Statistics for BIOL132 Fungi

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questions	Answer	% Correct
spores of ........... are produced internally inside a sack called the ascus	ascomycetes	100%
stem rust can overwinter on a plant called ........ this is an example of a survival technique	barberry	100%
......... pathogens live their whole life cycle inside a live host	biotrophic	100%
fungal secretion occurs mainly from hyphal tip, this includes enzymes, proteins, effectors, metabolites, etc which may be to ... or to manipulate or .... from the host	eat, hide	100%
asexual reproduction in fungi occurs when the conditions are ........	favourable	100%
asexual spores are ....... (half the number of chromosomes)	haploid	100%
............. fungi are pathogens that have a phase of symbiosis with the host before necrotrophy	hemibiotrophic	100%
fungi explore the environment using ...... creating a ........	hyphae, mycelium	100%
the tip of the hyphae excretes the enzyme ......... which breaks the bonds between ..... monomers allowing for the cell to take up the nutrients.	invertase, sugar	100%
some fungi such as lichens exemplify .......... relationships whereby both individuals benefit	mutualistic	100%
.......... are fungal toxins which harm humans and animals	mycotoxins	100%
........... fungi are aggressive pathogens which kill the host plant cells and use the nutrients to support their own growth	necrotrophic	100%
what organisms live a fungal like lifestyle but ARE NOT fungi ?	Oomycetes	100%
fungi which decompose dead material are known as .......... fungi	saprotrophic	100%
The fungus Puccinia graminis causes .... .... which infects wheat	stem rust	100%
septate mycelium is where lots of separate cells make up the mycelium whereas ......... mycelium has lots of free nuclei (a.k.a coenocytic)	syncytial	100%
the ... of the hyphae is where there is most activity	tip	100%
true or false, most fungi can reproduce sexually and asexually	true	100%
sexual reproduction occurs when conditions are ...........	unfavourable	100%
spores of .............( mushrooms and toadstools) are produced externally on the end of specialised cells called basidia	basidiomycetes	0%
........ is a form of poisoning from ingesting grains, typically rye, that have been infected by the ascomycete fungus Claviceps purpurea	ergotism	0%
fungi are ............ just like humans, we cannot make our own food	heterotrophs	0%
there are many medical fungal products which we rely on today, these include antibiotics such as ......... and immunosuppressants such as ...........	penecillin, cyclosporin	0%
.... ..... ..... (Magnaporthe oryzae) is the major pathogen of cultivated rice globally and kills enough rice each year to feed 60M people	rice blast fungus	0%
slime moulds are not classed as fungi anymore as they do not have mycelium networks made up of hyphae, they are however similar to syncytial mycelium in the sense that they are a ....... cell with .... nuclei	singular, many	0%