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1. If haustoria from the fungal partner were to appear within the photosynthetic partner of a lichen, and if the growth rate of the photosynthetic partner consequently slowed substantially, then this would support the claim that
2. Orchid seeds are tiny, with virtually no endosperm and with miniscule cotyledons. If such seeds are deposited in a dark, moist environment, then which of the following represents the most likely means by which fungi might assist in seed germination, given what the seeds lack?
3. A billionaire buys a sterile volcanic island that recently emerged from the sea. To speed the arrival of conditions necessary for plant growth, the billionaire might be advised to aerially sow what over the island?
4. Which of the following terms refers to symbiotic relationships that involve fungi living between the cells in plant leaves?
5. When pathogenic fungi are found growing on the roots of grape vines, grape farmers sometimes respond by covering the ground around their vines with plastic sheeting and pumping a gaseous fungicide into the soil. The most important concern of grape farmers who engage in this practice should be that the
6. Sexual reproduction has never been observed among the fungi that produce the blue-green marbling of blue cheeses. What is true of these fungi and others that do not have a sexual stage?
7. Both fungus-derived antibiotics and hallucinogens used by humans probably evolved in fungi as a means to
8. Immediately after karyogamy occurs, which term applies?
9. What are the sporangia of the bread mold Rhizopus?
10. The multicellular condition of animals and fungi seems to have arisen
11. What do fungi and arthropods have in common?
12. Among the organisms listed here, which are thought to be the closest relatives of fungi?
13. Many infected animals are induced by the parasitic microsporidians to develop huge cells, known as xenomas, which are full of spores. Given their large size, what should be true of the xenomas?
14. Which of the following conditions is caused by a fungus that is accidentally consumed along with rye flour?
15. Which of the following has the least affiliation with all of the others?
16. The functional significance of porous septa in certain fungal hyphae is most similar to that represented by which pair of structures in animal cells and plant cells, respectively?
17. In septate fungi, what structures allow cytoplasmic streaming to distribute needed nutrients, synthesized compounds, and organelles throughout the hyphae?
18. Which feature seen in chytrids supports the hypothesis that they diverged earliest in fungal evolution?
19. Which of the following statements is true of deuteromycetes?
20. Plasmogamy can directly result in which of the following? 1.cells with a single haploid nucleus 2.heterokaryotic cells 3.dikaryotic cells 4.cells with two diploid nuclei
21. Arrange the following from largest to smallest:1.ascospore 2.ascocarp 3.ascomycete 4.ascus
22. Among sac fungi, which of these correctly distinguishes ascospores from conidia?
23. A fungal spore germinates, giving rise to a mycelium that grows outward into the soil surrounding the site where the spore originally landed. Which of the following accounts for the fungal movement, as described here?
24. Which of the following characteristics is shared by both chytrids and other kinds of fungi?
25. Consider two hyphae having equal dimensions: one from a septate species and the other from a coenocytic species. Compared with the septate species, the coenocytic species should have

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