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What is the term for the basic unit that makes up fungi?
Hyphae.
What type of life cycle do most fungi have?
Haploid.
What is the defining characteristic of the supergroup Opisthokonta?
Posterior flagellum.
What do fungi use in their cell walls instead of cellulose?
Chitin.
What are the two main categories of fungus heterotrophy?
Saprotrophic and biotrophic.
What is the term for a fungal life cycle that is mostly haploid?
Haplontic.
What is the reproductive structure that fungi produce?
Spores.
Which group of fungi is known as the sac or cup fungi?
Ascomycota.
What type of mycorrhizae are fungi that live inside plant cells?
Endomycorrhizae.
What is the mutualistic relationship between fungi and plant roots called?
Mycorrhizae.
Which group of fungi predominantly reproduces sexually and includes gilled mushrooms?
Basidiomycota.
What are the two mating types required for sexual reproduction in some fungi?
Plus and minus.
What is the pathogen that has been devastating amphibian populations and belongs to the chytrids?
Chytrid fungi.
What specialized structures do glomeromycota produce within plant cells?
Arbuscules.
What is the main difference between lichens and mycorrhizae?
Lichens are a symbiosis between fungi and photosynthetic organisms, while mycorrhizae are a symbiosis between fungi and plant roots.
What are the sexual spores produced in Ascomycota called?
Ascospores.
What type of spore do zygomycota produce for asexual reproduction?
Sporangiospores.
What is the reproductive structure of basidiomycota called?
Basidiocarp.
What is the life stage of a fungus that consists of a cell with two separate nuclei?
Dikaryotic cell.
What type of fungi have flagellated spores?
Chytrids.
How do yeasts reproduce asexually?
Budding.
What allows fungi to absorb nutrients through their cell surface?
External digestion.