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BIO 109 Lab Quiz 3 (Bledsoe) Questions with
Correct Answers Graded A+ 2026
1. What is the name for the common structure of a unicellular fungus that
is found in moist environments?
Answer: Yeast
2. What is a multicellular filament that is the basic unit of most fungi? How
do they emerge?
Answer: Hypha; they emerge from spores.
3. What is an interconnected mass of hyphae called?
Answer: Mycelium
4. What are the two types of hyphae regarding septa?
Answer:
1. Coenocytic (aseptate; share cytoplasm, no septa)
2. Septate (divided into cells by septa)
5. Define a monokaryotic fungal cell.
Answer: A fungal cell that contains one nucleus.
6. Define a dikaryotic fungal cell.
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Answer: A fungal cell that contains two independent nuclei.
7. Determine the general characteristics and sexual/asexual components of
Phylum Mucoromycota (Zygomycota).
Answer:
Characteristics:
• Coenocytic hyphae
Sexual reproduction:
• Zygosporangia
• Sporangia
• Spores
Asexual reproduction:
• Sporangia
• Spores
8. Determine the general characteristics and sexual/asexual components of
Phylum Ascomycota.
Answer:
Characteristics:
• Dikarya
• Septate hyphae
Sexual reproduction:
• Ascocarp
BIO 109
BIO 109 Lab Quiz 3 (Bledsoe) Questions with
Correct Answers Graded A+ 2026
1. What is the name for the common structure of a unicellular fungus that
is found in moist environments?
Answer: Yeast
2. What is a multicellular filament that is the basic unit of most fungi? How
do they emerge?
Answer: Hypha; they emerge from spores.
3. What is an interconnected mass of hyphae called?
Answer: Mycelium
4. What are the two types of hyphae regarding septa?
Answer:
1. Coenocytic (aseptate; share cytoplasm, no septa)
2. Septate (divided into cells by septa)
5. Define a monokaryotic fungal cell.
Answer: A fungal cell that contains one nucleus.
6. Define a dikaryotic fungal cell.
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Answer: A fungal cell that contains two independent nuclei.
7. Determine the general characteristics and sexual/asexual components of
Phylum Mucoromycota (Zygomycota).
Answer:
Characteristics:
• Coenocytic hyphae
Sexual reproduction:
• Zygosporangia
• Sporangia
• Spores
Asexual reproduction:
• Sporangia
• Spores
8. Determine the general characteristics and sexual/asexual components of
Phylum Ascomycota.
Answer:
Characteristics:
• Dikarya
• Septate hyphae
Sexual reproduction:
• Ascocarp
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