Question
Members of this kingdom initiate sexual reproduction through a process called anastomosis. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this kingdom of organisms whose hyphae contain a chitinous cell wall and can form a mycelium.
ANSWER: fungi [or fungus]
[10m] Fungi can penetrate plant cortical cells to form the “arbuscule” type of this symbiotic association with the roots of vascular plants, which can also come in ecto-forms.
ANSWER: mycorrhizae
[10h] In fungal cells, hyphae are usually separated by these internal semi-permeable compartments that form behind a hyphae’s growing tip. Coenocytic fungi lack these structures.
ANSWER: septa [or septum]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers) | 10/14/2023 | Y | 2 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Swarthmore B | Lehigh | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| NYU C | Rowan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |