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To justify: Opisthokonts are the superclass of
Introduction: Fungi are haploid eukaryotic organisms having hair-like hyphae which cluster together to form mycelium. They can be single-celled or multi-celled organisms. They are mostly saprophytic but the
To justify: Microsporidia is classified as fungi.
Introduction: Fungi are haploid eukaryotic organisms having hair like hyphae which cluster together to form mycelium. They can be single-celled or multi-celled organisms. They are mostly saprophytic but the parasitic form is present. They are the biggest factor of loss of farm produce. In recent years fungi are used to produce a variety of biochemical, enzymes, and drugs.
To justify: Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes are regarded as “sister clades”.
Introduction: Fungi are haploid eukaryotic organisms having hair like hyphae which cluster together to form mycelium. They can be single-celled or multi-celled. They are mostly saprophytic but the parasitic form is present. They are the biggest factor of loss of farm produce. In recent years fungi are used to produce a variety of biochemical, enzymes, and drugs.
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- Which statement is not true of the chytrids? (a) they are simple aquatic fungi (b) they produce motile cells with single, posterior flagella (c) they undergo both sexual and asexual reproduction (d) their cells are dikaryotic (e) they were the earliest fungi to evolvearrow_forwardFungi and animals are both part of a group called Opisthokonta. The vast majority of fungi are multicellular. However, their sister taxon consists of unicellular species. Animals also are multicellular and their closest relatives are again unicellular. Briefly describe the two hypotheses that could explain the origin of multicellularity in the Opisthokonta, and then explain which of the two is the more likely hypothesisarrow_forwardFungi Imperfecti or Deuteromycota:(a) Do not have complete hyphae(b) Do not form hyphae(c) Have no observed sexual stage(d) Cannot form conidia(e) Only form antheridiaarrow_forward
- Which group of fungi is commonly known as imperfectfungi ?(a) Phycomycetes (b) Ascomycetes(c) Basidiomycetes (d) Deuteromycetes Please try to break the solutions into as many steps as practically possible and the steps should come one by one and they should be short and crisp and plagiarism-free.arrow_forwardWhich statement is not true of the zygomycetes? (a) many members of this group form endomycorrhizae with tree roots (b) their sexual spores are called zygospores (c) they undergo both sexual and asexual reproduction (d) plasmogamy and karyogamy occur (e) they have coenocytic hyphaearrow_forwardWith the exception of chytridiomycetes, fungi are generally disseminated by (a) water currents (b) fragmentation of hyphae (c) soredia (d) airborne spores (e) flagellate zoosporesarrow_forward
- Which phylogenetic tree below represents the evolutionary history of the fungi based on the most recent data? A) C) O Tree B O Tree A O Tree D O Tree C Amoebas Fungi Animals Algae Plants Animals Fungi Amoebas Algae Plants B) D) Algae Fungi Plants Amoebas Animals Plants Fungi Algae Animals Amoebasarrow_forwardWhich statement is not true of the basidiomycetes? (a) they produce a secondary mycelium with n + n hyphae (b) their sexual spores are called basidiospores (c) they have a diploid thallus that produces zoospores (d) reproduction is mainly sexual (e) they have microscopic basidiaarrow_forwardFungi are filamentous with the exception of "X" which isunicellular. Identify X.(a) Yeast (b) Albugo(c) Mucor (d) Lichen Please try to break the solutions into as many steps as practically possible and the steps should come one by one and they should be short and crisp and plagiarism-free.arrow_forward
- A compound organism consisting of a photoautotroph and a fungus is called (a) an arbuscular endomycorrhiza (b) an ectomycorrhiza (c) a lichen (d) a pathogenic agent (e) an aflatoxinarrow_forwardDikaryon formation is the characteristic feature of(a) ascomycetes and basidiomycetes.(b) phycomycetes and basidiomycetes.(c) ascomycetes and phycomycetes.(d) phycomycetes and zygomycetes Please try to break the solutions into as many steps as practically possible and the steps should come one by one and they should be short and crisp and plagiarism-free.arrow_forward1. 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?arrow_forward
- Biology (MindTap Course List)BiologyISBN:9781337392938Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. BergPublisher:Cengage Learning