Question

For each of the four groups of perfect fungi (Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota), compare the body structure and features, and provide an example.

a) Chytridiomycota have a zygospore, Zygomycota have basidia, Ascomycota have ascocarps, and Basidiomycota have ascospores.
b) Chytridiomycota have ascocarps, Zygomycota have zygospores, Ascomycota have ascospores, and Basidiomycota have basidia.
c) Chytridiomycota have chytrids, Zygomycota have zygomycetes, Ascomycota have sac fungi, and Basidiomycota have club fungi.
d) Chytridiomycota have ascospores, Zygomycota have zygosporangia, Ascomycota have ascocarps, and Basidiomycota have basidia.

Answer 1

Chytridiomycota have chytrids, Zygomycota have zygomycetes, Ascomycota have sac fungi, and Basidiomycota have club fungi. Examples are Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Rhizopus stolonifer, Morchella esculenta, and Agaricus bisporus.

Step-by-step explanation:

The four groups of perfect fungi are Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota. Each group has different body structures and features:

1. Chytridiomycota: They have chytrids as their body structure. They reproduce both sexually and asexually, with a zygospore as their sexual reproductive structure.
2. Zygomycota: They have zygomycetes as their body structure. They reproduce sexually by forming zygospores in zygosporangia.
3. Ascomycota: They have sac fungi as their body structure. They reproduce both sexually and asexually, with ascocarps as their sexual reproductive structure.
4. Basidiomycota: They have club fungi as their body structure. They reproduce sexually by forming basidia, which contain basidiospores.

Examples of each group are:

• Chytridiomycota: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (cause of chytridiomycosis)
• Zygomycota: Rhizopus stolonifer (bread mold)
• Ascomycota: Morchella esculenta (morel mushroom)
• Basidiomycota: Agaricus bisporus (button mushroom)