Fungal Division Quiz

Which of the following fungi is characterized by having motile spores with flagella

• Basidiomycota

• Ascomycota

• Chytridiomycota

• Deuteromycota

The modern taxonomic status of Zygomycota is

• A valid monophyletic phylum

• No longer considered a valid phylum, members distributed across multiple phyla

• A subphylum of Ascomycota

• Merged with Basidiomycota

Which structure is unique to Basidiomycetes

• Woronin bodies

• Clamp connections

• Dolipore septa

• Croziers

Deuteromycota (Fungi Imperfecti) are characterized by

• Only sexual reproduction

• Formation of zygospores

• Presence of flagellated spores

• Absence of any known sexual stage

Which of the following correctly describes the cell wall composition in Chytridiomycota

• Chitin only

• Cellulose only

• Chitin and sometimes cellulose

• Peptidoglycan

The term 'dikaryotic' refers to

• Cells with doubled chromosome number (2n)

• Cells undergoing meiosis

• Uninucleate cells

• Cells containing two genetically different nuclei (n+n)

Which structure would you expect to find in the hymenium of a mushroom

• Basidia

• Sporangia

• Conidiophores

• Asci

Rhizopus stolonifer, the common bread mold, belongs to which group

• Ascomycota

• Zygomycota

• Basidiomycota

• Deuteromycota

The 'shotgun fungus' Pilobolus demonstrates

• Explosive spore discharge using osmotic pressure

• Sexual reproduction

• Bioluminescence

• Parasexual cycle

Which of the following correctly describes the spore discharge mechanism in Basidiomycetes

• Explosive discharge from pressurized asci

• Surface tension catapult using Buller's drop mechanism

• Flagellar propulsion of zoospores

• Wind dispersal of dry conidia