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Chapter 24, Problem 12RQ
The fungi that do not reproduce sexually used to be classified as.
- Ascomycota
- Deuteromycota
- Basidiomycota
- Glomeromycota
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Chapter 24 Solutions
Biology 2e
Ch. 24 - Figure 24.14 Which of the following statements is...Ch. 24 - Figure 24.17 Which of the following statements is...Ch. 24 - Figure 24.21 If symbiotic fungi are absent from...Ch. 24 - Which polysaccharide is usually found in the cell...Ch. 24 - Which of these organelles is not found in a fungal...Ch. 24 - The wall dividing individual cells in a fungal...Ch. 24 - During sexual reproduction, a homothallic mycelium...Ch. 24 - The life cycles of perfect fungi are most similar...Ch. 24 - The most primitive phylum of fungi is the...Ch. 24 - Members of which phylum produce a club shaped...
Ch. 24 - Members of which phylum establish a successful...Ch. 24 - The fungi that do not reproduce sexually used to...Ch. 24 - A scientist discovers a new species of fungus that...Ch. 24 - What term describes the close association of a...Ch. 24 - Why are fungi important decomposers? They produce...Ch. 24 - Consider an ecosystem where all the fungi not...Ch. 24 - A fungus that climbs up a tree reaching higher...Ch. 24 - A fungal infection that affects nails and skin is...Ch. 24 - The targets for anti-fungal drugs are much more...Ch. 24 - Yeast is a facultative anaerobe. This means that...Ch. 24 - The advantage of yeast cells over bacterial cells...Ch. 24 - Why are fungal insecticides an attractive...Ch. 24 - What are the evolutionary advantages for an...Ch. 24 - Compare plants, animals, and fungi, considering...Ch. 24 - Why is the large surface area of the mycelium...Ch. 24 - What is the advantage for a basidiomycete to...Ch. 24 - For each of the four groups of perfect fungi...Ch. 24 - Why does protection from light actually benefit...Ch. 24 - Ambrosia bark beetles carry Amb/os/e//a fungal...Ch. 24 - Ecologists often attempt to introduce new plants...Ch. 24 - Why can superficial mycoses in humans lead to...Ch. 24 - Explain how the Red Queen Hypothesis describes the...Ch. 24 - Historically, artisanal breads were produced by...Ch. 24 - How would treating an area of a forest with a...
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