Second Laboratory examination Botany 359 Name_____________________________

1. _________________________Name the sporocarp indicated by the pointer.

2. _________________________What is the function of the spores produced in this sporocarp?

3. _________________________Name the spore stage indicated by the pointer

4. _________________________On what plant will this spore stage be produced?

5. _________________________What plant will this spore stage infect?

6. _________________________What is the ploidy number of this spore stage?

7. _________________________Name the part indicated by the pointer?

8. _________________________Place the letter of the sporocarp or sporocarps that produce the type of structure seen in the microscope.

9. _________________________What are the structures seen under the microscope.

10. _________________________Name order of fungi that possess the structures seen under the microscope.

11. _________________________At maturity, the entire structure indicated by the pointer is composed of how many cells?

12. _________________________To what order is this fungus classified?

This station is composed of several examples of basidiocarps.

13. _________________________Place the letter or letters of those that are NOT monomitic.

14. _________________________Place the letter or letters of those that have a porose hymenophore

15. _________________________Place the letter or letters of those that have remnants of a partial veil

16. _________________________Place the letter or letters of those that have an amphigenous hymenium

17. _________________________Provide the name of the cluster of cells indicated by pointer.

18. _________________________From this group of basidiocarps, place the letter or letters of those that possess the structures indicated in the microscope.

19. _________________________What is the term that refers to the chemical reaction of the spores that are seen in the microscope.

20. _________________________What is the term that refers to the chemical reaction shown on the specimen to the right of the microscope.

21. _________________________Specifically what structures are reacting in the specimen on the table.

22. _________________________What is the function of these structures?

23. _________________________Describe the spores that are seen in the microscope.

24. _________________________Name the family of mushrooms that possess these spores.

25. _________________________The cluster of structures indicated by the pointer are composed of what?

26. _________________________In what family in the Agaricales would you find these structures?

27. _________________________Name two other families or genera that possess similar spores as those seen in the microscope.

28. _________________________

29. _________________________What is the structure indicated by the pointer?

30. _________________________What is the ploidy number of this structure? Defend your answer.

31. _________________________The spores seen under the microscope have what distinct structure

32. _________________________What is the function of this structure?

Which basidiocarp(s) seen at this station has (have)

33. _________________________An effuso-reflexed sporocarp attachment

34. _________________________A catahymenium

35. _________________________A porose hymenophore

36. _________________________Pileate and sessile.

37. _________________________What is the structure indicated by the pointer

38. _________________________In which family of Aphyllophorales would you find this structure.

39. _________________________Describe the spores seen under the microscope

40. _________________________In what family of Aphyllophorales would you find such spores?

41. _________________________What is the function of the hairs on the pileus surface of this fungus.

42. _________________________Provide a term that describes the mitic system of this fungus; defend your answer

43. _________________________What is the growth habit of the fungus seen at this station

44. _________________________Describe the hymenophore and also provide the term that describes the type of hymenophore attachment of this fungus.

45. _________________________What is the name of the structures indicated by the pointer

46. _________________________These structures compose which part of the basidiocarp of this fungus?

47. _________________________Give the name of the structures indicated by the pointer.

48. _________________________Which basidiocarp(s) at this station possesses these structures?

49. _________________________What is the vector that aids in the spore dispersal in this fungus?

50. _________________________In what habitat would you find the basidiocarp found at this station?