Pre-Lab Questions 25

An organism that grows specifically on nonliving organic material is called

a saprophyte.

The club fungi are placed in the phylum Basidiomycota

because they form basidia

Which statement is not true of the imperfect fungi?

All of the above are false.

Which statement is not true of the zygospore-forming fungi?

Ascospores are found in an ascus.

Which structures would you find in a sac fungus?

ascogonia, asci, ascocarps, ascospores

An organism that is made up of a fungus and an associated green alga or cyanobacterium is known as a

lichen.

A relationship between two organisms in which both members benefit is said to be

mutualistic.

A mutualistic association between a plant root and a fungus is known as a

mycorrhizal root.

Taxonomic separation into fungal phyla

sexual reproduction, or lack thereof

Fungi is to fungus as __________ is to __________.

sporangia/sporangium