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Campbell Biology 8th Ed Test Bank Chapter 31
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1. 1) Which of the following do all fungi have in com- D
mon? Topic: Concept
A) meiosis in basidia 31.1
B) coenocytic hyphae
C) sexual life cycle
D) absorption of nutrients
E) symbioses with algae

2. : Knowledge/Comprehension D
2) The hydrolytic digestion of which of the following Topic: Concept
should produce monomers that are 31.1
aminated (i.e., have an amine group attached) mole-
cules of beta-glucose?
A) insect exoskeleton
B) plant cell walls
C) fungal cell walls
D) A and C only
E) A, B and C

3. : Knowledge/Comprehension C
3) If all fungi in an environment that perform decom- Topic: Concept
position were to suddenly die, then 31.1
which group of organisms should benefit most, due to
the fact that their fungal competitors
have been removed?
A) plants
B) protists
C) prokaryotes
D) animals
E) mutualistic fungi

4. : Application/Analysis C
642 Topic: Concept
4) When a mycelium infiltrates an unexploited source 31.1
of dead organic matter, what are most
likely to appear within the food source soon there-
after?
A) fungal haustoria
B) soredia


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C) fungal enzymes
D) increased oxygen levels
E) larger bacterial populations

5. : Application/Analysis D
5) Which of the following is a characteristic of hyphate Topic: Concept
fungi (fungi featuring hyphae)? 31.1
A) They acquire their nutrients by phagocytosis.
B) Their body plan is a unicellular sphere.
C) Their cell walls consist mainly of cellulose microfib-
rils.
D) They are adapted for rapid directional growth to
new food sources.
E) They reproduce asexually by a process known as
budding.

6. : Knowledge/Comprehension B
6) The functional significance of porous septa in cer- Topic: Concept
tain fungal hyphae is most similar to that 31.1
represented by which pair of structures in animal cells
and plant cells, respectively?
A) desmosomes : tonoplasts
B) gap junctions : plasmodesmata
C) tight junctions : plastids
D) centrioles : plastids
E) flagella : central vacuoles

7. : Application/Analysis A
7) What is the primary role of a mushroom¹s under- Topic: Concept
ground mycelium? 31.1
A) absorbing nutrients
B) anchoring
C) sexual reproduction
D) asexual reproduction
E) protection

8. : Knowledge/Comprehension D
8) What do fungi and arthropods have in common? Topic: Concept
A) Both groups are commonly coenocytic. 31.1
B) The haploid state is dominant in both groups.


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C) Both groups are predominantly heterotrophs that
ingest their food.
D) The protective coats of both groups are made of
chitin.
E) Both groups have cell walls.

9. : Knowledge/Comprehension B
Chapter 31, Fungi 643 Topic: Concept
9) In septate fungi, what structures allow cytoplasmic 31.1
streaming to distribute needed
nutrients, synthesized compounds, and organelles
throughout the hyphae?
A) multiple chitinous layers in cross walls
B) pores in cross walls
C) complex microtubular cytoskeletons
D) two nuclei
E) tight junctions that form in cross walls between
cells

10. : Knowledge/Comprehension A
10) What accounts most directly for the extremely fast Topic: Concept
growth of a fungal mycelium? 31.1
A) rapid distribution of synthesized proteins by cyto-
plasmic streaming
B) a long tubular body shape
C) the readily available nutrients from their ingestive
mode of nutrition
D) a dikaryotic condition that supplies greater
amounts of proteins and nutrients

11. : Knowledge/Comprehension E
11) The vegetative (nutritionally active) bodies of most Topic: Concept
fungi are 31.1
A) composed of hyphae.
B) referred to as a mycelium.
C) usually underground.
D) A and B only
E) A, B, and C

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