BIO 112 EXAM 3 SAMPLE PROBLEMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What unique feature helps you identify the fungus? - Correct Answers -Presence of
chitinous cell walls
Arrange the following from largest to smallest: ascospore; ascocarp; ascomycete; ascus
- Correct Answers -Ascomycete
Ascocarp
Ascus
Ascospore
Which phylogenetic tree represents the evolutionary history of the fungi based on the
most recent data? - Correct Answers -Branches off from Animals, Plants and Algae are
in a separate grouping
You are given a fungus to identify. It has a fruiting body that contains many structures
with eight haploid spores lined up in a row. What kind of fungus is this? - Correct
Answers -Ascomycete
What is a statement about mycorrhizae that is FALSE? - Correct Answers -They are in
a commensalistic relationship with plants
What is not a lineage of fungi? - Correct Answers -Conidia
Lichens are - Correct Answers -Symbiotic associations between photosynthetic
organisms and fungi
Chytrids are unique among fungi in that they - Correct Answers -Have flagellated spores
Many fungi produce antibiotics, for example, penicillin, that are effective at stopping
bacterial growth. Which do you think is the evolutionary advantage to the fungus of
secreting antibacterial chemicals? - Correct Answers -Competition; Destroying bacteria
that compete for their food
Which of the following phyla includes aquatic, flagellated fungi? - Correct Answers -
Chytridiomycota
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What unique feature helps you identify the fungus? - Correct Answers -Presence of
chitinous cell walls
Arrange the following from largest to smallest: ascospore; ascocarp; ascomycete; ascus
- Correct Answers -Ascomycete
Ascocarp
Ascus
Ascospore
Which phylogenetic tree represents the evolutionary history of the fungi based on the
most recent data? - Correct Answers -Branches off from Animals, Plants and Algae are
in a separate grouping
You are given a fungus to identify. It has a fruiting body that contains many structures
with eight haploid spores lined up in a row. What kind of fungus is this? - Correct
Answers -Ascomycete
What is a statement about mycorrhizae that is FALSE? - Correct Answers -They are in
a commensalistic relationship with plants
What is not a lineage of fungi? - Correct Answers -Conidia
Lichens are - Correct Answers -Symbiotic associations between photosynthetic
organisms and fungi
Chytrids are unique among fungi in that they - Correct Answers -Have flagellated spores
Many fungi produce antibiotics, for example, penicillin, that are effective at stopping
bacterial growth. Which do you think is the evolutionary advantage to the fungus of
secreting antibacterial chemicals? - Correct Answers -Competition; Destroying bacteria
that compete for their food
Which of the following phyla includes aquatic, flagellated fungi? - Correct Answers -
Chytridiomycota
