Fungi pp pt 3

Question 1

Zygospore Fungi fall under what phlyum?

Answer 1

Zygomycota

Question 2

Zygospore Fungi are mainly____, which decompose animal and plant remains

Answer 2

saprotrophs

Question 3

Black bread mold - Rhizopus stolonifer – is a good example of ___fungi, and is used routinely in laboratory observations

Answer 3

Rhizopus stolonifer, Zygospore Fungi

Question 4

Phylum Glomeromycota are the

Answer 4

the arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) fungi

Question 5

tarbuscular mycorrhizae ___fungi

Answer 5

AM

Question 6

Phylum ____are a small group of about 160 species

Answer 6

Phylum Glomeromycota

Question 7

Phylum Glomeromycota are characterized by ____ that enable the invasion of plant roots

Answer 7

branching invaginations

Question 8

Phylum Glomeromycota form mutualistic associations with ____

Answer 8

plants

Question 9

Phylum Glomeromycota used to be classified as _____fungi, but now are classified as a separate group based on ____

Answer 9

zygospore, molecular data

Question 10

There are about 50,000 species of

Answer 10

sac fungi

Question 11

Phylum Ascomycota is what

Answer 11

Sac Fungi

Question 12

most sac fungi are ____ that digest resistant materials containing cellulose, lignin, or collagen

Answer 12

saprotrophs

Question 13

Major examples of sac fungi are:

Answer 13

Neurospora
Morels and truffles
mold
yeast

Question 14

experimental organism in genetic studies is

Answer 14

Neurospora

Question 15

famous gourmet delicacies are

Answer 15

Morels and truffles

Question 16

including the Toxic Black Mold in homes caused

by Stachybotrys chartarum are

Answer 16

mold