Chapter 21—Kingdom Fungi Key
1. Fungi
2. Which of the following statements concerning fungi is FALSE?
3. An organism that lives in or on another organism and harms it is called a
4. Yeasts are
5. Most fungi produce filaments called
6. Fungal hyphae which lack septa are called
7. Large reproductive structures produced by some fungi are called
8. Fungi reproduce by means of
9. Which of the following statements concerning spores is FALSE?
10. If plasmogamy occurs but karyogamy does not, the resulting cell is described as being
11. Hyphae that contain two genetically distinct nuclei within each cell are referred to as
12. The only fungi that have flagellated cells are the
13. Which is thought to be the earliest fungal group to evolve?
14. Who am I? Some species are unicellular but others form a thallus with rhizoids.
15. In the zygomycete life cycle, meiosis occurs inside the
16. Rhizopus nigricans is a member of the phylum
17. The zygomycetes include
18. In the zygomycete life cycle, which of the following is diploid?
19. Microsporidia are classified with the
20. Who am I? I am unicellular, parasitic, and cause a variety of diseases in humans.
21. Polar tubes are ____ produced by ____.
22. Fungi that form symbiotic associations with roots belong to the phylum
23. Members of the phylum ____ form blastospores but evidently do not reproduce sexually.
24. Mycorrhizae are a
25. In a mycorrhizal association, the plant provides ____ to the ____.
26. Which of the following statements concerning mycorrhizae is FALSE?
27. The sac fungi belong to the phylum
28. The ascomycetes include
29. Dutch elm disease is caused by a(n)
30. Conidia are
31. ____ typically form conidia.
32. In the ascomycetes, karyogamy takes place in a(n)
33. In the ascomycetes, meiosis occurs inside a(n)
34. An ascocarp is described as being
35. An ascus is
36. Yeasts belong to the phylum
37. Who am I? I am a unicellular ascomycete that reproduces asexually by budding.
38. The basidiomycetes include
39. Basidia
40. Mushrooms belong to the phylum
41. Septa are typically found in hyphae of the
42. A basidocarp is composed of hyphae that are
43. In the basidiomycete life cycle, the only diploid cell is the
44. Spore bearing structures found in fungi are called
45. In the basidiomycete life cycle, the primary mycelium is ____ and the secondary mycelium is ____.
46. Some fungi are important in the ecosystem as ____, forming mutually beneficial physical associations with
plant roots.
47. Which of the following statements concerning fungi is FALSE?
48. Fungi are used commercially to produce
49. Which of the following statements concerning mycorrhizal fungi is FALSE?
50. Lichens are made up of two different kinds of organisms living in a symbiotic relationship. The two
organisms are
51. When a lichen has a flat appearance and grows tightly attached to a rock the lichen is described as being
52. Which of the following statements concerning fungi is FALSE?
53. Ergot of rye is caused by
54. The fungus that causes wheat rust must alternate between two plant species: wheat and ____.
55. Fungi cause