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What are the three phyla of fungi?
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Zygomycota, Basidiomycota, and Ascomycota
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Name two defining characteristics of Zygomycota
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1. Coenocytic hyphae
2. Reproduce by conjugation |
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Why are Basidiomycota often called club fungi?
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During sexual reproduction, they produce small, clublike reproductive structures called basidia (mushrooms)
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What are the distinguishing traits of Ascomycota?
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They live parasitically and in habitats like salt and fresh water. They contain saclike compartments where sexually produced spores form.
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Mycorrhiza
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Symbiotic structure formed by a fungus and plant roots.
the fungus absorbs and concentrates ions for delivery to the plant, and in turn receives sugars made after photosynthesis |
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lichen
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represent symbiotic relationships between a fungus and photosynthetic partner
*most fungi in lichens are ascomycetes* |
