front 1 _______are the fungi that are associated with plant roots and send haustoria to form an intimate contact with the cells of the plant root. | back 1 endomycorrhizae |
front 2 Fungi are in which major clade of eukaryotes? | back 2 Unikonta |
front 3 The conspicuous mushroom reproductive structure of a basidiomycete is heterokaryotic, but officially it is_____. | back 3 Haploid |
front 4 According to the very recent report published in Science, a lichen is a symbiotic association between a photosynthesizing organism ( a cyanobacterium and/or a green alga) and ______. | back 4 Ascomycota & Basidiomycota |
front 5 Which of the following is NOT a synapomorphy supporting animal monophyly? | back 5 a. extracellular matrix of collagen, proteoglycan, adhesive glycoprotein, and integrin b. intercellular junctions including tight junctions , adherent junctions and desmosomes c. development with a blastula d. cells organized into tissues |
front 6 Despite the presence of pinacoderm, the ____ officially lack true tissues and so sometimes are referred to as the "Parazoa." | back 6 Porifera |
front 7 Animals & Fungi arose from which protistan supergroup? | back 7 Unikonts |
front 8 Of the following, the closest relatives to fungi are the ______. | back 8 animals |
front 9 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the fungi? | back 9 a. nuclear mitosis b. cytoplasm of adjacent cells in continuous through "pores" c. cell walls made of the protein keratin d. conspicuous haploid reproductive structures e. major ecological role as decomposers |
front 10 Grocery-store mushrooms belong to the ______. | back 10 Basidiomycota |
front 11 The yeast that produces beer belongs to the ____. | back 11 Ascomycota |
front 12 Fungal cells are joined end to end forming threads called _____. | back 12 Hypae |
front 13 The earliest unambiguous fossil fungus dates from about _____ years ago | back 13 460 million |
front 14 "St. Anthony's Fire" killed many people through the Middle Ages (including an estimated 40,000 individuals in France in 944 AD). This disease is caused when people eat ____ that has/have been contaminated by an ascomycota, Claviceps purpurea. | back 14 rye grain |
front 15 Which of the following is a synapomorphy supporting animal monophyly? | back 15 muscle tissue |