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Ch31
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/05/2013

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Most fungi are saprobes, meaning they digest dead organisms
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True
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"Imperfect" fungi are those that are difficult to classify, because sexual reproduction either does not exist, or has not be studied.
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True
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Most of the living tissue of a mushroom is the underground mycelium; the fruiting body that appears on the soil's surface is reproductive tissue
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True
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Most fungi are photosynthetic, but their method of photosynthesis is very different than that of most plants
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False
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Which of the following are examples of fungi that are classified as ascomycota?
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Morels, Penicillium, and Candida
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Lichens are the symbiotic association of a fungal species and a photosynthetic species; usually an ascomycota fungus and a cyanobacteria or green algae
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True
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Mycorrhyzae are fungi that invade the roots of plants, causing such diseases as cedar blight and sudden oak death
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False
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When a fungal spore germinates, it first produces the familiar fruiting body above ground, then develops a complex root system called a mycelium
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False
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Like plants, most fungi produce diploid "seeds" that contain a diploid embryo, with nutrients to support the developing fungus.
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False
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Which of the following is the most likely pairing of symbiotic organisms in a lichen
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Cyanobacteria and ascomycota
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Lichens and mycorrhizae are both symbiotic associations between fungi and photosynthetic organisms
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True
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When a fungal spore germinates, it first produces the familiar fruiting body above ground, then develops a complex root system called a mycelium
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False
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Which of the following produces a club-like, or capped fruiting body
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Ergogotism is a condition caused by ingesting toxins produced by Claviceps fungi, which grows especially well in rye bread
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True
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Most fungi are photosynthetic, but their method of photosynthesis is very different than that of most plants
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False
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Chytrids are primitive fungi that are associated with some skin diseases, such as chytridiosis in amphibians
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True
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