One Ancestral Characteristic Remaining in Representatives of the Chytridiomycota Is

Question

One ancestral characteristic remaining in representatives of the Chytridiomycota is:
A) both sexual and asexual reproduction.
B) gametes formed by mitosis.
C) alternation of generations.
D) flagellated cells.
E) cell walls.

Accepted Answer

Chytridiomycota, or chytrids, are unique among fungi because they produce flagellated spores and gametes, a characteristic that is ancestral and links them to their evolutionary past, suggesting a close relationship to the ancestral fungal lineage.