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What genus includes baker's yeast and many other budding yeasts?

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Saccharomyces

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What cross-walls divide the hyphae of many fungi into cells?

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Septa

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Which wood-decay type is known for breaking down lignin and leaving pale, fibrous wood?

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White rot

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What fungal fruiting body is commonly called a shelf fungus when it grows from tree trunks?

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Bracket fungus

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What club-shaped cell produces basidiospores in Basidiomycota?

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Basidium

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What saclike structure gives Ascomycota their name and produces sexual spores?

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Ascus

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Which phylum is the largest group of fungi by number of described species?

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Ascomycota

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What edible mushroom is also called wood ear because of its ear-like shape?

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Auricularia auricula-judae

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Which edible mushroom is commonly called the golden needle mushroom?

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Enoki

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What is the common name of Cantharellus cibarius, a yellow edible mushroom prized in cooking?

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Chanterelle

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What common name is used for the circular growth pattern of mushrooms in grassland or woodland?

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Fairy ring

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• Fungi

Which carbohydrate do fungi use as their main storage polysaccharide?

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Glycogen

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