These statements compare and contrast Ascomycota and Basidiomycota.I. Some species in both groups can cause plant diseases.II. Species from both groups can be used in making bread rise.III. All species in both groups can be used as food.IV. Ascomycota produce spores in a sac-like structure; Basidiomycota produce spores in a club-shaped structure. Which of the statements are true?

Statement I is true: species in both groups include plant pathogens. Statement IV is also true: Ascomycota form spores in sac-like asci, while Basidiomycota form spores on club-shaped basidia. Statement II is not generally true because the yeast commonly used to make bread rise belongs to Ascomycota, not both groups. Statement III is false because many species in these groups are not edible.

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