Arrange the following in order from largest to smallest. Arrange the following in order from largest to smallest. a. ascomycete, ascus, ascospore, ascocarp. b. ascomycete, ascocarp, ascus, ascospore. c. ascocarp, ascomycete, ascus, ascospore. d. ascocarp, ascus, ascospore, ascomycete.

The correct answer is b. ascomycete, ascocarp, ascus, ascospore.

Explanation:

The largest would be the ascomycete, which refers to the whole fungal structure. Then, the ascocarp, in ascomycetes, that houses the ascus where the ascospores are located. Ascomycetes are one, of the two main kinds of fungi, and the other one is the basidiomycetes, which do not have ascus but basidius and, therefore, basidiospores.