Ch 31 (Study Module) – Flashcards

Ectomycorrhizal fungi __________.

It has been suggested that the fungal ancestor was a ___________.

Based on a genomic analysis of a mycorrhizal fungus and four nonmycorrhizal fungi, researchers were able to identify ___________.

Fungi that consist of a continuous mass containing hundreds or thousands of nuclei are known as __________.

Multicellular fungal bodies are composed of ___________.

A parasitic fungus that attacks rye plants produces a structure called a(n) ________.

The asexual spores produced by members of the phylum Ascomycota are called __________.

Molecular evidence suggests that fungi __________.

The __________ clade includes 160 species, with most producing arbuscular mycorrhizae.

In coenocytic hyphae, __________.

Lichens are important pioneers in areas that have been burned by fires or destroyed by lava flows because __________.

Haustoria _______.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ___________.

Fungal species are classified in a particular phylum based on __________.

The zygosporangium _________.

What is the major feature of glomeromycetes?

Which choice below generally represents the correct order of events in fungal sexual reproduction?

____________ shows that the ancestors of animals and fungi diverged into separate lineages 1-1.5 billion years ago.

The fungal groups that are paraphyletic—that is, a group of taxa that consists of a common ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants—are the __________.

Fungi in the phylum Basidiomycota are the most important decomposers of wood because of their ability to break down __________.

_________ fungi absorb nutrients from living organisms.

The decline of amphibian populations is most probably due to a(n) ________ parasite.

While hiking through a forest, you discover a fungus growing on the remains of a decaying tree trunk. You hypothesize that it is a basidiomycete fungus because it resembles a mushroom in shape and size. If your logic is correct, microscopic analysis of the tissue found in the stalk of this fungus will reveal the presence of __________.

During sexual reproduction of Neurospora, you observe asci that contain _________ ascospores that resulted from _________.

Two of the most common mycoses (fungal infections) in humans are __________.

During what stage of fungal reproduction are diploid cells produced?

Fungi belong to the clade ___________.

Hyphae with two nuclei per cell are called __________.

What role do pheromones play in fungal sexual reproduction?

Fungi "eat" their food by ___________.