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Zygomycota Phylum Characteristics
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What is the method of asexual reproduction in Zygomycota?

  • Oidia and conidia
  • Zoospores and gametangia
  • Blastospores and chlamydospores
  • Aplanospores and sporangiospores (correct)

    • What is the cell wall of Zygomycota composed of?

  • Chitin and chitosan (correct)
  • Cellulose and hemicellulose
  • Silica and calcium carbonate
  • Pectin and lignin

    • How is lysine synthesized in Zygomycota?

  • $\alpha$-aminoadipic acid (AAA) route (correct)
  • $\delta$-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) pathway
  • $\gamma$-carotene biosynthesis pathway
  • $\beta$-glucan synthesis pathway

    • What evidence suggests the divergence of Zygomycota from Chytridiomycota?

    <p>Molecular evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mycelial organization in Zygomycota?

    <p>Coenocytic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the method of sexual reproduction in Zygomycota?

    <p>Gametangial copulation resulting in the formation of a zygospore</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the spores called in Zygomycota due to their non-motile nature?

    <p>Aplanospores</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What evidence suggests the relationship between Zygomycota and 'higher fungi'?

    <p>Molecular evidence indicating that Zygomycota probably gave rise to the Asco- and Basidiomycota</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the composition of the cell wall in Zygomycota?

    <p>Chitin and chitosan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are aplanospores dispersed in Zygomycota?

    <p>Passively by wind, insects, and rain splash</p> Signup and view all the answers

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