Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
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![1. How are fungi unique among the diversity of life on earth? (i.e., why are they considered in their own Kingdom?)
2. What is the relationship between fungi and land plant evolution? What evidence do we have for this relationship?
3. Distinguish structurally and functionally between endomycorrhyzae, ectomycorrhizae, and endophyte.
4. Distinguish between the following word pairing: hyphae and mycelium; diploid and dikaryotic; plasmogamy and
karyogamy.
5. What is the evolutionary connection between fungi and the Opisthokonta clade? Why are there no fossils of fungi
until 460 million years ago?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2713e6b2-3f28-4338-b228-d69e902ffc17%2F89f29991-11f9-4d3d-8457-7d1627a4f54f%2Frm1c3dj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. How are fungi unique among the diversity of life on earth? (i.e., why are they considered in their own Kingdom?)
2. What is the relationship between fungi and land plant evolution? What evidence do we have for this relationship?
3. Distinguish structurally and functionally between endomycorrhyzae, ectomycorrhizae, and endophyte.
4. Distinguish between the following word pairing: hyphae and mycelium; diploid and dikaryotic; plasmogamy and
karyogamy.
5. What is the evolutionary connection between fungi and the Opisthokonta clade? Why are there no fossils of fungi
until 460 million years ago?
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