Name that Funky Fungi Phylum!

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What is the phylum of potato mold?

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Chytridiomycota

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What is the phylum of mushrooms?

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Basidiomycota

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What is the phylum of mycorrhizal fungi?

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Glomeromycota

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What is the phylum of yeast?

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Ascomycota

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What is the phylum of the fungus that causes athlete's foot?

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Ascomycota

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What are the characteristics of Chytridiomycota?

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Aquatic fungi, often with flagellated spores.

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What are the characteristics of Basidiomycota?

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Includes mushrooms, characterized by basidia that produce spores.

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What are the characteristics of Glomeromycota?

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Form symbiotic relationships with plant roots (mycorrhizae).

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What are the characteristics of Ascomycota?

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Known as sac fungi, produce spores in sac-like structures called asci.

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Name a common example of Chytridiomycota.

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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a pathogen affecting amphibians.