Question

which of the following are characteristics of ascomycota? check all that apply. flagellated spores spores produced in the ascus lack reproduction phase important in the food industry important in the digestion of animals can cause disease in plants can cause disease in animals

Explanation:

• Flagellated spores are not a trait of Ascomycota; this is typical of chytrids.
• Ascomycota are defined by producing spores (ascospores) in a sac-like structure called an ascus.
• All fungi, including Ascomycota, have both sexual and asexual reproductive phases.
• Many Ascomycota are critical in food production (e.g., yeast for baking/brewing, molds for cheese like Penicillium).
• Ascomycota are not key to animal digestion; that role is filled by gut bacteria and some other fungi like chytrids in certain species.
• Species like powdery mildews and apple scab are Ascomycota that cause plant diseases.
• Some Ascomycota (e.g., Aspergillus and Candida) can cause infections in animals, including humans.

Answer:

• spores produced in the ascus
• important in the food industry
• can cause disease in plants
• can cause disease in animals