BESC 204 Exam 2 WITH ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. Phytophthora infestans - ANSWER ✓ the fungus that caused Late Blight of
Potato
2. Direct germination - ANSWER ✓ germination by hyphal growth
3. Indirect germination - ANSWER ✓ germination by zoospore formation
4. Antheridium - ANSWER ✓ "male" part of oomycete sexual reproduction
5. Plasmopora viticola - ANSWER ✓ fungus that causes the disease Grape Downy
Mildew
, 6. Obligate pathogen - ANSWER ✓ The pathogen can only complete their
development on a living host.
Ex. Rusts
7. Obligate biotroph - ANSWER ✓ pathogens that extract nutrients only from
living plant tissues and cannot grow apart from their hosts.
8. whiplash flagella - ANSWER ✓ type of flagellum with no hair-like structures
9. tinsel flagella - ANSWER ✓ type of flagellum with many hair-like structures
attached
10. germ theory - ANSWER ✓ the theory that all contagious diseases are caused
by microorganisms
11. peptidoglycan - ANSWER ✓ main wall polymer of bacteria
12. penicillin - ANSWER ✓ antibiotic produced naturally by certain blue molds
mode of action: it prevents the cross-linking of small peptide chains in
peptidoglycan.
,13. cephalosporin - ANSWER ✓ one of several broad spectrum antibiotic
substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin
similar mode of action as penicillin; it affects the peptidoglycan
14. griseofulyin - ANSWER ✓ fungistatic antibiotic, that is it will inhibit the fungal
growth and does not kill fungi; it is not fungicidal
effective against fungal infections of hair, nail, and sking
Mode of Action: inhibits microtubule dynamics
15. fusic acid - ANSWER ✓
16. cilofungin - ANSWER ✓ a semi-synthetic antibiotic
developed to combat Candida albicans
17. cyclosporine - ANSWER ✓ immuno-modulator (depresses active immune
system)
, helpful for diabetics to free them from insulin injections
prevents rejection from transplants
18. lovastatin - ANSWER ✓ inhibits cholesterol synthesis by blocking the action of
an Enzyme HMG-CoA redcutase
19. secondary metabolite - ANSWER ✓ products of metabolism that are not
essential for normal growth, development or reproduction of an organism.
20. mycotoxin - ANSWER ✓ A secondary metabolite produced by fungus that is
toxic to humans and/or animals
21. turkey-x disease - ANSWER ✓ the disease that caused 100,000 turkeys to die
and mycotoxins to be discovered.
22. aflatoxin - ANSWER ✓ Aspergillus flavus
Primary site of action is the liver.
Commonly associated w/ liver cancer.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | LATEST
(2026/2027) UPDATED VERSION |
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{JUST RELEASED}
1. Phytophthora infestans - ANSWER ✓ the fungus that caused Late Blight of
Potato
2. Direct germination - ANSWER ✓ germination by hyphal growth
3. Indirect germination - ANSWER ✓ germination by zoospore formation
4. Antheridium - ANSWER ✓ "male" part of oomycete sexual reproduction
5. Plasmopora viticola - ANSWER ✓ fungus that causes the disease Grape Downy
Mildew
, 6. Obligate pathogen - ANSWER ✓ The pathogen can only complete their
development on a living host.
Ex. Rusts
7. Obligate biotroph - ANSWER ✓ pathogens that extract nutrients only from
living plant tissues and cannot grow apart from their hosts.
8. whiplash flagella - ANSWER ✓ type of flagellum with no hair-like structures
9. tinsel flagella - ANSWER ✓ type of flagellum with many hair-like structures
attached
10. germ theory - ANSWER ✓ the theory that all contagious diseases are caused
by microorganisms
11. peptidoglycan - ANSWER ✓ main wall polymer of bacteria
12. penicillin - ANSWER ✓ antibiotic produced naturally by certain blue molds
mode of action: it prevents the cross-linking of small peptide chains in
peptidoglycan.
,13. cephalosporin - ANSWER ✓ one of several broad spectrum antibiotic
substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin
similar mode of action as penicillin; it affects the peptidoglycan
14. griseofulyin - ANSWER ✓ fungistatic antibiotic, that is it will inhibit the fungal
growth and does not kill fungi; it is not fungicidal
effective against fungal infections of hair, nail, and sking
Mode of Action: inhibits microtubule dynamics
15. fusic acid - ANSWER ✓
16. cilofungin - ANSWER ✓ a semi-synthetic antibiotic
developed to combat Candida albicans
17. cyclosporine - ANSWER ✓ immuno-modulator (depresses active immune
system)
, helpful for diabetics to free them from insulin injections
prevents rejection from transplants
18. lovastatin - ANSWER ✓ inhibits cholesterol synthesis by blocking the action of
an Enzyme HMG-CoA redcutase
19. secondary metabolite - ANSWER ✓ products of metabolism that are not
essential for normal growth, development or reproduction of an organism.
20. mycotoxin - ANSWER ✓ A secondary metabolite produced by fungus that is
toxic to humans and/or animals
21. turkey-x disease - ANSWER ✓ the disease that caused 100,000 turkeys to die
and mycotoxins to be discovered.
22. aflatoxin - ANSWER ✓ Aspergillus flavus
Primary site of action is the liver.
Commonly associated w/ liver cancer.
