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Lewis Life 4e
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Ricki Lewis, University of New York at Albany
Mariëlle Hoefnagels, University of Oklahoma
Douglas Gaffin, University of Oklahoma
Bruce Parker, Utah Valley State College
Fungi

Testing Your Knowledge

1. Identify each structure drawn below from this list:

  • a. mycelium
  • b. ascus
  • c. zoospore
  • d. nonseptate hypha
  • e. basidium with basidiospores
  • f. septate hypha
  • g. zygospore

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    2. What characteristics do all types of fungi share?

    3. List the characteristics that distinguish the four phyla of fungi.

    4. Distinguish between:

  • a. nonseptate and septate hyphae
  • b. a yeast and a mycelium
  • c. an ascomycete and a basiodiomycete
  • d. ectomycorrhizae and endomycorrhizae
  • e. a saprotroph and a parasite
  • f. a zoospore and a zygospore
  • g. diploid and dikaryotic

    • 5. Give an example of reclassification of a fungus based on molecular evidence.

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    Additional Questions

    1. To which other kingdoms are the fungi most closely related?

    2. Which type of fungus causes:

  • a. Valley fever
  • b. Chestnut blight
  • c. Black wart of potatoes
  • d. Histoplasmosis
  • e. Amphibian deaths
  • f. Thrush
  • g. Dutch elm disease

    • 3. Name a fungus that has:

  • a. Nonseptate hyphae
  • b. A flagellum
  • c. Basidia
  • d. Zygospores
  • e. Asci
  • f. Dikaryotic hyphae

    • 4. What is yeast?

    5. How is the fungal mode of nutrition different from that of plants and animals?

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