List the major types of foods and beverages for which fungi are responsible, and give an example of the particular

fungus involved in each. What will be an ideal response?


Yeasts: bread, pizza and other wheat products; alcoholic beverages such as beer and wine
Penicillium species: cheeses
Aspergillus: soy sauce
Agaricus and other basidiomycetes: edible mushrooms

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Flatworms

(a) are radially symmetrical. (b) possess a body cavity. (c) reproduce by parthenogenesis. (d) have tissues derived from all three primary germ layers.

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The filaments typically grow as an extensive mesh

called a __________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Endosperm is usually triploid

____________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Consider the figure illustrating the two major classes of hormones and their actions. Which class of hormones would you expect to be ideally suited for long-term processes such as growth and development?

A) protein hormones, because they can relay messages B) steroid hormones, because they can turn specific genes on or off C) protein hormones, because they cannot cross cell membranes D) steroid hormones, because they can diffuse across cell membranes

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