Question

Please answer all of the following questions.

What is the function of the gill-like compacted hyphae on the underside of the Basidiocarp’s cap?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   They shelter mating mycelia.

2. B

   They host basidiospores.

3. C

   They allow for nitrogen fixation.

4. D

   They bear developing basidia.

Which of the following describes the oxygen requirement of fungi?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   facultative anaerobes

2. B

   All of these are correct.

3. C

   obligate anaerobes

4. D

   obligate aerobes

A previously unknown fungus, which causes lethargy and anemia, has been found in the lungs and circulatory systems of infected cows. How should this fungal disease be classified?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   cutaneous mycosis

2. B

   opportunistic mycosis

3. C

   systematic mycosis

4. D

   superficial mycosis

What are the specialized hyphae, possessed primarily by parasitic fungi, with which they can penetrate the host?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   mycelium

2. B

   haustoria

3. C

   sporangium

4. D

   septa

What is the classification for fungal hyphae with distinct and separated cells?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   saprobic

2. B

   mycorrhizal

3. C

   coenocytic

4. D

   septated

A leaf-cutter ant carries a leaf back to its underground garden, where the leaf will be digested by the fungi that live there. Why does the leaf-cutter ant do this?

1. A

   Feeding leaves to the fungi prevent them from digesting the ant’s young.

2. B

   The fungi have infected the ant’s nervous system to control it like a puppet.

3. C

   Leaf-cutter ant eats the fungi that grow on these leaves in its garden.

4. D

   The fungi emit pheromones that repel the ant’s natural predators.

What is the risk associated with amateur mushroom hunting?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   histoplasmosis

2. B

   ringworm

3. C

   mycotoxicosis

4. D

   mycetismus

Which of the following is the scientific name for the common mushroom consumed by humans as a food source?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   Agaricus

2. B

   Saccharomyces

3. C

   Candida

4. D

   Penicillium

Which of the following is an example of a drug that is derived from fungus?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   aspirin

2. B

   acetominophen

3. C

   pseudoephedrine

4. D

   cyclosporine

Sexual reproduction between male and female ascomycetes requires each strain to develop special hyphae that combine during fertilization. What are the hyphae developed by the female strain called?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   antheridia

2. B

   ascogonia

3. C

   mycelia

4. D

   gametangia

Local cave explorers, returning from a recent expedition, reported discovering piles of dead bats with white froth around their mouths that they believed to be indicative of an outbreak of rabies. Subsequent testing revealed the ‘”froth” was actually a fungus, and the bats were in fact afflicted with white-nose syndrome. What species of fungus causes white-nose syndrome?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   Pseudogymnoascus destructans

2. B

   Histoplasma capsulatum

3. C

   Botrytis cinerea

4. D

   Batrachochytrium dentrobatidis

The chytrids in these micrographs are Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. What reproductive form do chytrids use that distinguishes them from other fungi?

1. A

   zygospores

2. B

   zoospores

3. C

   ascospores

4. D

   basidiospores

What is a Hartig net?

Use letters in alphabetical order to select options

1. A

   an ecosystem containing lichen that act as both producers and decomposers

2. B

   formation of hyphae enveloping the outer layer of root cells inside the mantle

3. C

   layer of fungi that surround roots, forming a thick exterior sheath

4. D

   sticky, hair-like fungus that hang from tree branches to catch and digest insects

Answer 1

D

They bear developing basidia.

D

obligate aerobes

C

systematic mycosis

B

haustoria

C

coenocytic