Explain at least three important roles for fungi growing in a temperate deciduous forest. What would happen if all the fungi in these forests went extinct? Explain, in detail, why ferns are better adapted for life on land than mosses. Explain how the structure of hyphae (and a mycelium) relates to the function of these cells.

Q: Mycelia of some mushroom-forming club fungi extend for miles growing underground. Embryonic…

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Q: 3. Distinguish structurally and functionally between endomycorrhyzae, ectomycorrhizae, and…

A: Answer. Mycorrhiza is the symbiotic relationship between the root of the plant and the fungus.…

Q: Make a sketch of the specimen and label the following structures: sporophyte, frond, pinna, rhizome,…

A: In plant science, plants are, generally, photosynthetic eukaryotes that make up the kingdom Plantae.…

Q: Define the  sporophyte ? Explain why it is helpful for plants ?

A: Alterations of generation in plants is very common. In them sporophytes is one stage in which plant…

Q: What is mosses? Explain the stages occur in mosses.

A: The small, non-vascular plants that belongs to the category/division of bryophytes are known as…

Q: Describe the life history of fern with the significance of alternation of generations.

A: The life cycle of ferns and the other land plants are entirely different. It is so because the…

Q: Name two reasons mosses usually live in moist, shadyhabitats.

A: Step 1 Mosses are radially symmetrical leafy bryophytes in which rhizoids are multicellular and the…

Q: Describe the life cycle of Pyropia

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Q: Compare the morphophysiological characteristics of fungi and plants by filling-in the Venn Diagram.…

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Q: Lichens are a mutualistic association of a fungus and either an alga or a cyanobacterium in which…

A: The relationship between the fungus and the photosynthetic partner in lichens is a well-established…

Q: Based on your understanding on the basic structure of fungi especially on the fungal cell membrane.…

A: Fungi  Fungi are the uni to multicellular organisms and are non photosynthetic in nature.

Q: Mention any two differences of Riccia and Funaria with reference toSporophyte

A: Brayphts are also called as amphibians of plant world. They re found in moist shady places and…

Q: If ferns produce spores, are they a sporophyte or agametophyte? Are they haploid or diploi Describe…

A: Ferns grow in a moist environment. They proceed their life via alternation of generations.

Q: Describe the inside of hyphae

A: Hyphae are produced by fungi. These are long and have branching and can be seen in number of…

Q: Mushroom-forming fungi and other basidiomycetes spend most of their lives in what life cycle stage?…

A: Due to the existence of gill-like projections on the underneath of the cap, the basidiomycetes that…

Q: One of the genera of Lycophytes are the Selaginellaceae. Like other Lycophytes, Selaginellids bear…

A: Selaginellas is the genus present in the class lycophytes and family Selaginellaceae. Lycophytes are…

Q: The fungal component of a lichen thallus is most often a basidiomycete. In eucarpic thallus, the…

A: The fungal component of a lichen thallus is most often a basidiomycete - True In eucarpic thallus,…

Q: If I am comparing a fungi and a bryophyte, what are some similarities and some differences I should…

A: Bryophytes are non-vascular plants, including liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. They are…

Q: Choose the best below ? Fungi are classified according to a. sexual reproductive structures.b. shape…

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Q: Discuss the importance of root nodules and mycorrhizal fungi to plants.

A: The mycorrhizal fungus (mycorrhizae) allows the plant to get more moisture and nutrients. This is…

Q: What benefits do plants obtain from the association with fungi?

A: Organisms live together with each other and can benefit or harm each other directly or indirectly.…

Q: How can ascomycetes be distinguished from basidiomycetes?a. Ascomycete hyphae have simple pores in…

A: The fungi compromise various organisms that range in structure from single celled yeasts to…

Q: If you are looking at the fungal structure we usually call a mushroom, what are you looking at?

A: A mushroom is the fleshy, edible, spore-forming body of fungus typically produced above the ground.

Q: Use simple diagrams to illustrate how the life cycle of a typical basidiomycete differs from that of…

A: R.H. Whitaker’s classification system divides organisms into five major kingdoms. Kingdom Fungi…

Q: Give arguments to support the hypothesis that chytrids may have been the earliest fungal group to…

A: chytrids are the most primitive fungal group they have a chitin cell wall they have whiplash…

Q: Some fungal species can undergo both sexual and asexual life cycles. During very hot seasons fungi…

A: Fungi undergo both sexual and asexual reproduction. They reproduce sexually by the formation of…

Q: 1. )Bryophytes do not have true roots. What do they use to anchor themselves to the ground? a)…

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Q: The Greek root endo means "within" or "internal." Why are endomycorrhizal fungi, or AM Fungi, aptly…

A: Endomycorrhizal fungi refers to the relationship between a plant root and a fungal specie in which…

Q: Draw the life cycle of a typica bryophyte such as moss. Your drawing should contain the following…

A: Introduction Bryophytes are non-vascular plants that include hornworts, liverworts and moss. These…

Q: O their spores are always diploid they are gametophyte-dominant their spores are heterosporous their…

A: Selaginella, commonly called  as spike moss or arborvitae fern is a pteridophyte that has been…

Q: Lichens are said to be composite organisms made up of two very different types of organisms: usually…

A: Lichen is the symbiotic association between alga and fungus.

Q: Read these two statements about plant-fungal interactions, then pick the statement below that is…

A: The scarcity of water jeopardizes not only dry and arid regions but agricultural areas as well.…

Q: Compare and contrast the following terms: A. Pterophyte and pteridophyte B. Thallophyte and…

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Q: What is the difference between the fruiting body and the mycelium of a multicellular fungus?…

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Q: Fungi and animals are both part of a group called Opisthokonta. The vast majority of fungi are…

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Q: Mushrooms are part of the group that also includes bracket fungi, boletes, puffballs, and…

A: Yes, it is true. Mushroom (edible musroom)belongs to Class Fungi, all the mentioned fungi belongs to…

Q: Explain saprophytes.

A: Heterotrophs are organism that cannot synthesize its own food, instead taking nutrition from sources…

Q: Some fungal species can undergo both sexual and asexual life cycles. During very hot seasons fungi…

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Q: Plant life cycle(s) include Select the correct response: the diplontic cycle only. haplontic,…

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Q: How to differentiate between the zygospore and sporangia? Use the picture given in the link folder…

A: Zygospores and sporangia are all the reproductive structures are deployed and some are haploid.

Q: Why are both bryophytes and fern (with fern allies) are restricted in habitats with significant…

A: Bryophytes are the simplest and primitive non flowering, embryophytes that do not contain vascular…

Fungi

Fungi can be single-celled or complex multicellular creatures. They are found in pretty much any natural surroundings; however, they generally live on the land, principally in soil or plant material instead of in the ocean or water. Fungi are the members of the group called the decomposers that live off dead and decaying matters. Fungi assume a significant part in the carbon cycle and its different components. They act as a parasite by causing illnesses like rusts, scabs, or ulcers. In crops, contagious illnesses can prompt critical money-related misfortune for the rancher. An exceptionally modest number of growths cause illnesses in creatures. In people, these incorporate skin illnesses such as competitors' feet, ringworm, and thrush.