Shelby is a plant breeder who is trying to identify the cause of a disease among a group of trees. She observes that the organis
m reproduces through spores and has reproductive structures that are shaped like a sac. Which type of fungus is it? A. Ascomycota B. Basidiomycota
C. Chytridiomycota
D. Zygomycota
They are also referred to as sac fungi. The sac-like structure, from which their name is derived, is called an ascus that contains approximately four (4) to eight (8) spores each. Most ascomycetes fungi are plant pathogens (e.g apple scab, chestnut blight). The most common ascomycetes fungi is yeast.
The answer to the problem above is A. Ascomycota. The organisms that reproduces through spores and has a reproductive structures that are shaped a sac is Ascomycota, a division of a kingdom fungi where its members are commonly known as sac fungi.
