Question

In the laboratory, you are trying to identify which fungal lineage a particular fungus belongs to. You examine many different cells from the individual, and notice that some are flagellated and motile. Into which group do you place the fungus?

Answer 1

Chytrids

Explanation:

• Chytrids also known as Chytridiomycota are saprotrophs and have chitin cell wall and a posterior whiplash flagellum
• Chytrids reproduce with zoospores that are capable of active movement through aqueous phases
• For most members of Chytrids asexual reproduction occurs through the release of these zoospores derived through mitosis
• In some members, sexual reproduction is achieved through the fusion of isogametes
• Chytrids are coenocytic with no distinction between individual cells
• The filaments are long and tubular with a cytoplasm lining and large vacuole in the center
• These single-celled organisms have branching hyphae with rhizoids