By which mechanism do unicellular yeasts reproduce?
Correct answer C. Budding
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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
A lichen is a mutualistic association of a fungus with which organisms?
Correct answer B. Green algae and cyanobacterium
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The oyster mushroom is a predatory fungus that attacks which animals?
Correct answer D. Round worms
What is the mode of nutrition of Penicillium?
Correct answer A. Saprotrophic
What are fungi that can grow only on a living host and not on a defined culture medium, such as mildews and most rusts, called?
Correct answer C. Obligate parasitic fungi
How does Penicillium reproduce asexually?
Correct answer C. Conidia
What are the root-like structures of saprotrophic fungi called?
Correct answer A. Rhizoids