Fungi Lesson

Diversity of Fungi

by Frances Lash

Multiple Choice

Which category of organism cannot make its own food?

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

Multiple Choice

Which of following set of traits describe the Kingdom Fungi?

• Multicellular, autotrophic, photosynthetic, cell wall of lignin, reproduce with seeds or spores

• Multicellular or unicellular, heterotrophic, nonmotile, cell wall of chitin, reproduce with spores

• Unicellular, heterotrophic, photosynthetic, nonmotile, cell wall of chitin, reproduces with spores

• Multicellular or unicellular, heterotrophic motile, cell wall of lignin, reproduce with spores

Multiple Choice

What is the term for a disease causing organism?

• heterotroph

• saprobe

• pathogen

• parasite

Multiple Choice

How does a fungi obtain nutrients from complex molecules - like lignin and cellulose?

• It simply passes through the cell wall

• Digestive enzymes break it down outside the hyphae

• It is ingested through a fungal mouth

• Fungi only obtain nutrients from simple molecules

Multiple Choice

All fungi are decomposers.

• Tr

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how fungi obtain their nutrition and energy?

• Digest --> Ingest
• Ingest --> Digest
• Photosynthesi
• Autotrophic

Multiple Choice

Fungi are made up of filaments known as _________, which allow the fungus to digest substances and absorb nutrients.

• Hyphae
• Spores
• Roots
• Fruiting Bodies

Multiple Choice

What is the tangled, underground network of hyphae that makes up the largest portion of a fungus?

• Mycelium
• Basidia
• Gills
• Fruiting Body

Multiple Choice

What is the above-ground, reproductive structure produced by fungi?

• Fruiting body
• Hyphae
• Mycelium
• Chitin

Multiple Choice

The cells walls of fungi are made of a chemical compound known as ____________.

• Chitin
• Cellulose
• Phospholipid Bilayer
• Calcium Carbonate

Multiple Choice

Spores are used for both asexual and sexual reproduction in fungi.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT describe the purpose of spores in fungi?

• Absorb sunlight during photosynthesis
• Used for asexual reproduction
• Used for sexual reproduction
• Produced by the gills of the basidia

Multiple Choice

What group of organisms are being wiped out by a chytrid fungus?

• bats

• frogs

• ants

• trees

Multiple Choice

What is the common name for zygomycetes?

• sac fungi

• club fungi

• bread mold

• root fungi

Multiple Choice

Certain fungi exists in mutualistic relationships with plants, wrapping around the roots of the plant. This increases the surface area of the plant roots and allows them to absorb more nutrients. Fungi in this relationship are known as _____________.

• Mychorrizae
• Lichen
• Diatoms
• Bracket Fungi

Multiple Choice

What is the common name for ascomycetes?

• sac fungi

• club fungi

• bread mold

• root fungi

Multiple Choice

Lichens are ________ and photosynthetic _____________ in a mutualistic relationship with one another.

• Fungi and Algae
• Fungi and Plants
• Plants and Algae
• Animals and Plants

Multiple Choice

What is the common name for basidiomycetes?

• sac fungi

• club fungi

• bread mold

• root fungi

Multiple Choice

98% of fungi are in which two phyla?

• Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes

• Ascomycetes and Glomeromycetes

• Basidiomycetes and Chytridiomycetes

• Ascomycetes and Zygomycetes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Kingdom Fungi?

• Autotrophic
• Cell walls of chitin
• Eukaryotic
• Saprotrophic

Multiple Choice

To what domain does Kingdom Fungi belong?

• Eukarya
• Archaea
• Bacteria

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT describe a beneficial use of fungi to humans?

• Fungi provide humans with oxygen during photosynthesis.
• Fungi are nature's "recyclers" and return nutrients to the environment.
• Fungi are used to create many medicines.
• Fungi are used for food for making certain foods.