The common edible mushroom found in your grocery store is classified in the phylum (a) Basidiomycota (b) Ascomycota $(c)$ Oomycota (d) Zygomycota.

Name of the fungi cause athlete's foot and vaginal yeast infection.

The fungus Rhizopus usually can be found growing on (a) soil (b) fruit $(c)$ bread (d) decaying logs.

Describe the process of conjugation. Is conjugation a form of reproduction? Explain your answer.

When transplanting a wild plant to garden soil, it is very important to include some of the soil from the original habitat. Write a possible explanation, based on the information from this chapter.

Express the molar enthalpy of vaporization for water $(40.79 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol})$ and the molar enthalpy of fusion for water $(6.009 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol})$ in joules per gram.

a. The molar enthalpy of vaporization for water is 40.79 kJ/mol. Express this enthalpy of vaporization in joules per gram. b. The molar enthalpy of fusion for water is 6.009 kJ/mol. Express this enthalpy of fusion in joules per gram.

Based on fossil evidence, scientists think that fungi adapted to land dwelling at about the same time plants did. Describe why fungi might have adapted to land dwelling before plants did.

Morels are ascomycetes that resemble mushrooms. Even though they resemble Basidiomycota they are classified as Ascomycota. What evolutionary mechanism causes fungi of one phylum to resemble fungi of another phylum? Explain.

Drosophila, the common fruit fly, ingests juices from ripe fruit and yeast. How might the fruit fly help speed the natural decay of fruit? Describe.

Explain why liquids in a test tube form a meniscus.

Why would upsetting the balance of microorganisms in the body, such as occurs during antibiotic treatments, cause a yeast infection? Explain.

Why would upsetting the balance of microorganisms in the body, such as occurs during antibiotic treatments, cause a yeast infection? Explain.

Distinguish between basidia, a basidiocarp, and a basidiospore.