number 1
asexual reproduction of yeast
budding
Fungi are prokaryotes.
False
Select the kingdoms where all eukaryotes are classified.
Fungi Plantae Protista Animalia
common edible mushroom
Agaricus bisporis
Select the kingdoms where all prokaryotes are classified.
Archaea Eubacteria
elm tree parasite
Ceratocystis ulmi
Select reasons that members of the phylum Chytridiomycota are sometimes grouped in the kingdom Protista, rather than the kingdom Fungi.
Most members are aquatic. The reproductive cells have flagellum.
produces common antibiotic
Penicillium chrysogenum
baker's yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Who is credited with discovering penicillin?
Sir Alexander Fleming
A zygospore is the product of sexual reproduction.
True
The cell wall of fungi is composed of chitin, the same material found in the exoskeleton of a lobster.
True
break down of complex molecules into simpler ones
fermentation
Fungi are commonly grouped as sac fungi or club fungi, based on the structure of their fruiting bodies.
True
The fuzzy-looking structures in a mold colony are called sporangium.
False
mycelia responsible for obtaining food from non-living organic material
rhizoids
plant that lives on decaying organic matter
saprophyte
reproductive cells which can tolerate bad conditions
spores
mutually positive relationship between two species
symbiosis
a group of hyphae
mycelia
structures which house the reproductive formation
fruiting
plant or animal which supports a parasite
host
multi-nucleated thread-like structures of fungi
hyphae
taxonomic category within a kingdom
phylum