BIO 104- CH. 27 & 29 Study Guide

Dikaryotic cells are denoted as:

2 nuclei per cell

The sori of most ferns are found on the:

Bottom of the leaves

The cell walls of fungi are composed of:

Chitin

Members of the phylum ____________________ are the most primitive of the fungi and were previously classified as protists

Chytridiomycetes

Asexual reproduction in sac fungi involves production of spores called:

Conidida

During sexual reproduction of sac fungi, spores are made and they are called ___________________

Conididaphores

The most recent group of plants to evolve are the:

Fiddle heads

In a fungus, a complex multicellular reproductive structure is called an:

Fruiting body

Lichens are most typically formed by the symbiotic association of algae or cyanobacterium and a:

Fungi

In plants, _______________ are multicellular sexual organs used for reproduction

Gametangia

The ______________ generation is the dominant in mosses, as it can live independently.

Gametophyte

Name a plant that produces seeds:

Gymnosperms

Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of ______________ stages.

Haploid & diploid

A ______________ is a filament that makes up the vegetative body of most fungi.

Hyphae

Cell walls of plants contain cellulose and ____________, which aids in structural support.

Liginin

The gametophyte generation of ferns is called the:

Prothallus

In mosses, the ______________ grows into the leafy gametophyte plant.

Protonema

An example of a member of phylum Zygomycota is?

Red/black mold

The leafy fern that you might have as a house plant is the ____________ generation.

Sporophytic generation

The ____________ is the male sexual structure that produces sperm in ferns.

Stamen

Mosses and liverworts are limited in size because they lack what?

Vascular tissue

Reproduction in the black bread mold occurs between _____________ hyphae

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