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A biologist is in the process of classifying a newly discovered fungus. The fungus is a decomposer and has saclike structures. The organism most likely belongs in the same group as which of the following?
fungi that are rusts
fungi that are associated with bread mold
fungi that makes blue cheese
fungi that are autotrophic decomposers

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Fungi that makes blue cheese.

Reason: "Saclike structures" refers to asci (sac fungi = Ascomycota). Penicillium (the blue-cheese mold) is an ascomycete and is a decomposer. Rusts are basidiomycetes, bread mold (Rhizopus) are zygomycetes, and fungi are heterotrophic (not autotrophic).