The Dung-Inhabiting Pilobolus Fungus Is __________, and Can Catapult Sporangia

question 11

Multiple Choice

The dung-inhabiting Pilobolus fungus is __________, and can catapult sporangia up to 8 meters (26 feet) away from the dung pile where they are growing.

• A) moisture sensitive
• B) temperature sensitive
• C) sensitive to grazing animals
• D) light sensitive
• E) dangerous

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Definitions:

Bacteria

Single-celled microorganisms that can exist either as independent organisms or as parasites, some of which can cause diseases.

Asexually

Reproduction without the combination of genetic material from two different parents, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.

Mitosis

A type of cell division in which a cell divides into two daughter cells with the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

Prophase II

A stage of meiosis where chromosomes condense, nuclear envelopes break down, and spindle apparatus forms in each of the two daughter cells from meiosis I.