Question 1

A group of AIDS patients and their families is exposed to the fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci.There is great concern among the individuals.You have been asked to address the situation.Explain what you would say to the group to give them a plausible treatment strategy.

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A)  Those with AIDS should not be concerned.This fungus is the cause of AIDS--they already have the fungus.
B)  Those with AIDS should be concerned as this fungus attacks T-cells in the same way as does AIDS and thereby increases the severity of the disease.
C)  Those with AIDS should not be concerned,as the fungus attacks the AIDS pathogen and thereby reduces the severity of the disease.
D)  Those with AIDS should be concerned as the fungus infects individuals whose immune system has been weakened by AIDS and causes pneumonia.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

The septum in a fungus is

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A)  the seventh cellular division.
B)  the seventh nucleus in a dikaryote cell.
C)  the seventh cell from the tip of the hypha.
D)  the demarcation between the mycelium and the fruiting body.
E)  a cross wall that separates hyphae into cells.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 3

The cell walls of most fungi are composed of

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A)  chitin.
B)  cellulose.
C)  dentine.
D)  peptides.
E)  glycerol.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Some lichens can reach ages of at least

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A)  2 years.
B)  10 years.
C)  100 years.
D)  450 years.
E)  4,500 years.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Conidia are sexual spores produced by mushrooms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A sac fungus is exposed to a mutagen,and it mutates so that it cannot produce a functional ascocarp.The most likely consequence is

Accepted Answer

A)  this is a vestigial structure,so there is no consequence.
B)  fruiting bodies would not occur.
C)  asexual spores would not be produced.
D)  lichens could not form.
E)  cellular metabolism could not occur.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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Conidia are sexual spores produced by mushrooms.

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A sac fungus is exposed to a mutagen,and it mutates so that it cannot produce a functional ascocarp.The most likely consequence is

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The septum in a fungus is

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Some lichens can reach ages of at least

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The cell walls of most fungi are composed of

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A group of AIDS patients and their families is exposed to the fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci.There is great concern among the individuals.You have been asked to address the situation.Explain what you would say to the group to give them a plausible treatment strategy.

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A sac fungus is exposed to a mutagen,and it mutates so that it cannot produce a functional ascocarp.The most likely consequence is

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The septum in a fungus is

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Some lichens can reach ages of at least

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The cell walls of most fungi are composed of

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A group of AIDS patients and their families is exposed to the fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci.There is great concern among the individuals.You have been asked to address the situation.Explain what you would say to the group to give them a plausible treatment strategy.

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