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Introductory Biology

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Set 31 Fungi

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Question 1

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If all of their nuclei are equally active transcriptionally, then the cells of both dikaryotic and heterokaryotic fungi, in terms of the gene products they can make, are essentially

A) haploid.
B) diploid.
C) alloploid.
D) completely homozygous.
E) completely hemizygous.

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Question 2

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If all fungi in an environment that perform decomposition were to suddenly die, then which group of organisms should benefit most, due to the fact that their fungal competitors have been removed?

A) plants
B) protists
C) prokaryotes
D) animals
E) mutualistic fungi

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Question 3

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What accounts most directly for the extremely fast growth of a fungal mycelium?

A) rapid distribution of synthesized proteins by cytoplasmic streaming
B) a long tubular body shape
C) the readily available nutrients from their ingestive mode of nutrition
D) a dikaryotic condition that supplies greater amounts of proteins and nutrients

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