Across what pH range can fungi survive?
Correct answer C. 2-9
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By which process are spores produced inside sporangia?
Correct answer B. Asexual
About what percentage of vascular plants have mycorrhizae?
Correct answer D. 95%
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Which type of lichen is tightly attached to rocks?
Correct answer A. Crustose
What is it called when a mycelium simply breaks apart and each broken piece grows into a new mycelium?
Correct answer C. Fragmentation
Which fungus forms constricting rings to trap nematodes?
Correct answer A. Arthrobotrys
By which mechanism do unicellular yeasts reproduce?
Correct answer C. Budding
Parasitic fungi absorb nutrients straight from the living host’s cytoplasm using special hyphal tips. What are these called?
Correct answer C. Haustoria
Which fungus is unicellular and does not form hyphae?
Correct answer D. Yeast
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In which group of fungi do dikaryotic hyphae persist for a long period?
Correct answer A. Basidiomycota
By what other name are coenocytic hyphae known?
Correct answer C. Aseptate hyphae
Which fungus is known as black bread mould?
Correct answer D. Rhizopus
The role of fungi as decomposers in ecosystems is matched only by that of which organisms?
Correct answer D. Bacteria
At which stage of the Rhizopus life cycle does meiosis happen?
Correct answer A. Formation of a sporangiophore by germination of the zygospore
Under the two-kingdom classification, in which kingdom were fungi placed?
Correct answer D. Plantae
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Which kingdom is known as the kingdom of recyclers?
Correct answer C. Fungi
Which is the largest group of fungi?
Correct answer B. Ascomycota
What is the association called in which fungal hyphae penetrate the outer cells of a plant root, forming coils, swellings and tiny branches, and also extend into the surrounding soil?
Correct answer B. Endomycorrhizae
About what proportion of ascomycete species occur in lichen symbiotic associations?
Correct answer D. 50%
What are foliose lichens like?
Correct answer C. Leaf like