Questions from Conceptual Biology


Q: Bacteria that serve as decomposers are ______. a. photoautotrophs

Bacteria that serve as decomposers are ______. a. photoautotrophs b. photoheterotrophs c. chemoautotrophs d. chemoheterotrophs

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Q: Researchers working in a Brazilian rain forest recently found eight species of

Researchers working in a Brazilian rain forest recently found eight species of bioluminescent mushrooms at a single site. The mushrooms continually emit a faint glow that, although undetectable in day...

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Q: Most fungi obtain nutrients from _______. a. nonliving organic matter

Most fungi obtain nutrients from _______. a. nonliving organic matter b. living plants c. living animals d. photosynthesis

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Q: Health professionals refer to fungal skin diseases as “tineas” and

Health professionals refer to fungal skin diseases as “tineas” and name them according to the region affected (TABLE 23.1). Fungal skin diseases are persistent, in...

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Q: The yeasts whose fermentation reactions produce the carbon dioxide that makes bread

The yeasts whose fermentation reactions produce the carbon dioxide that makes bread rise are a type of _______. a. chytrid b. zygote fungus c. sac fungus d. club fungus

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Q: In most ______, an extensive dikaryotic mycelium is the longest-lived

In most ______, an extensive dikaryotic mycelium is the longest-lived phase of the life cycle. a. chytrids b. zygote fungi c. sac fungi d. club fungi

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Q: No animal cell has a ______. a. plasma membrane

No animal cell has a ______. a. plasma membrane b. flagellum c. lysosome d. cell wall

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Q: The mycelium of a multicelled fungus is a mesh of filaments,

The mycelium of a multicelled fungus is a mesh of filaments, each called a _______. a. septa b. hypha c. spore

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Q: A mushroom is ______. a. a fungal digestive organ

A mushroom is ______. a. a fungal digestive organ b. the only part of the fungal body made of hyphae c. a reproductive structure that releases sexual spores d. made of haploid hyphae

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Q: Spores released from a mushroom’s gills are ______. a. flagellated

Spores released from a mushroom’s gills are ______. a. flagellated b. produced by mitosis c. dikaryotic d. haploid

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