science: chpt. 20 test

Question 0

Filaments that are the basic structural units that make up the body of a multicellular fungus; threadlike

Answer 0

Hyphae

Question 1

A strong flexible polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of all fungi and in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans

Answer 1

Chitin

Question 2

Netlike mass made up of branching hyphae

Answer 2

Mycelium

Question 3

Spore producing fungal reproductive structure

Answer 3

Fruiting body

Question 4

Cross wall that divides hypha into cells

Answer 4

Septa

Question 5

Specialized hypha of parasitic fungi that grows into a host’s tissue and absorbs its nutrients

Answer 5

Haustoria

Question 6

Reproductive haploid cell with a hard outer shell that forms a new organism without the fusion of gametes and is produced in the asexual and sexual life cycles of most fungi and some other organisms

Answer 6

Spore

Question 7

Sac or case in which fungal spores are produced

Answer 7

Sporangium

Question 8

Type of hypha formed by a mold that spreads ever food service

Answer 8

Stolon

Question 9

Type of hypha formed by a mold that penetrates a food’s surface

Answer 9

Rhizoid

Question 10

Reproductive hyphal structure of zygotemycetes that contains a haploid nucleus

Answer 10

Gametangium

Question 11

Spore producing hypha sac fungi

Answer 11

Conidiophore

Question 12

In sac fungi the reproductive structure where haploid nuclei fuse to form a zygote

Answer 12

Ascocarp

Question 13

Spore producing saclike structure of sac fungi

Answer 13

Ascus

Question 14

Spore produced by an ascus

Answer 14

Ascospore

Question 15

Fruiting body of basidiomycetes

Answer 15

Basidiocarp

Question 16

Club straight, spore producing hypha of basidiomycetes

Answer 16

Basidium

Question 17

Haploid spores are released by a basidium during reproduction

Answer 17

Basidiospore

Question 18

Symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga or a photosynthetic partner

Answer 18

Lichen

Question 19

Living organism that is sensitive to environmental conditions and is one of the first to respond to changes

Answer 19

Bioindicator

Question 20

Symbiotic relationship between a specialized fungus and plant roots fungal hyphae help plants obtain water and minerals and plants supply carbohydrates and amino acids to the fungus

Answer 20

Mycorrhiza

Question 21

Fungi produce asexually by ______, ______, and ______

Answer 21

Fragmentation, budding, or producing spores

Question 22

Producing a large number of _____ increases a species chance of survival

Answer 22

Spores

Question 23

Fungal spores can be dispersed by _____, _____, and _____

Answer 23

Animals, water, and wind

Question 24

Fungi my produce spores by ______ and ______

Answer 24

Mitosis and meiosis