The Genus Microsporum Is Characterized by

question 46

Multiple Choice

The genus Microsporum is characterized by

• A)large spindle-shaped, rough-walled macroconidia with thick walls that contain 4 to 15 septa and small club-shaped microconidia.
• B)predominate spherical, teardrop-shaped or club-shaped microconidia and smooth, club-shaped, thin-walled macroconidia with 8 to 10 septa borne singly at the terminal ends of hyphae or on short conidiophores.
• C)numerous smooth, thin-walled, club-shaped, multiseptate macroconidia, which are rounded at the tip and are borne singly on a conidiophore or in groups of two or three, no microconidia, and numerous chlamydoconidia.
• D)spherical, teardrop-shaped microconidia and rough, club-shaped, thick-walled macroconidia with 8 to 10 septa borne on short conidiophores.

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Definitions:

Unpalatability

The quality or state of being unappetizing to eat or difficult to digest, often a defense mechanism in plants and animals against predators.

Potential Predators

Organisms that could potentially hunt and consume other organisms as their source of food.

Species Richness

A measure of the number of different species present in a specific ecological community or habitat.

Community Stability

The ability of an ecosystem to maintain its structure and function over time, despite the presence of stressors or disturbances.