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  • Fungi are important to food webs because


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  • A. they are photoautotrophs
  • B. they have prokaryotic cell structure
  • C. they serve as key decomposers of dead organic matter
  • D. they generate antibiotics that kill competing plants and animals

  • Correct Answer
  • they serve as key decomposers of dead organic matter 


  • Fungi - Molds and Yeasts problems


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    • 1. __________ produce basidiospores.

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    • A. Slime molds
    • B. Dimorphic fungi
    • C. Club fungi
    • D. Sac fungi
    • Discuss
    • 2. Anaerobic degradation of proteins brought about by bacteria and fungi give the products like

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    • A. mercaptans and indole
    • B. H2S
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. The number of sets of chromosomes in a dikaryotic cell

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    • A. is greater than diploid cell
    • B. is lesser than diploid cell
    • C. is equal to diploid cell
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. The bread mold Rhizopus stolonifer belongs to which of the following fungal divisions?

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    • A. Ascomycota
    • B. Deuteromycota
    • C. Oomycota
    • D. Zygomycota
    • Discuss
    • 5. Fungi

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    • A. are photosynthetic
    • B. are prokaryotic cells
    • C. have cell walls of peptidoglycan
    • D. secrete extracellular enzymes to breakdown nutrients
    • Discuss
    • 6. The fungus responsible for ergotism belongs to which of the following fungal divisions?

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    • A. Deuteromycota
    • B. Oomycota
    • C. Zygomycota
    • D. Ascomycota
    • Discuss
    • 7. Fungi are important in the production of all of the following commercial products except

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    • A. bread
    • B. beer
    • C. cheese
    • D. rubber
    • Discuss
    • 8. The amount of phagocytosis done by the Plasmodium

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    • A. is greater than by the water mold mycelium
    • B. is lesser than by the water mold mycelium
    • C. is equal to by the water mold mycelium
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Ecologically fungi are important because

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    • A. they act as decomposers and aid in nutrient cycling
    • B. they are a major cause of plant diseases
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Fungi are generally not

    • Options
    • A. multicellular
    • B. containing cell walls
    • C. photosynthetic
    • D. spore-producing
    • Discuss


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