Fungi & Protists

Which of these is an example of fungi?

• Algae

• Mold

• Euglena

• Bacteria

What characteristic do most adult fungi and plants share?

• They are both producers

• They both have cells with cell walls

• They reproduce through binary fission

• They both have multiple nuclei in each cell

Fungi are like animals because they -

• have cell walls

• contain chitin

• are heterotrophic

• have filamentous bodies

Fungi obtain water and nutrients through hyphae.  What are hyphae?

• Hair-like structures to gather food in water environments
• Structures that help fungi to gather light.
• Structures that produce spores.
• Fibrous strands that will grow toward food or water.

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A collective mass of hyphae are referred to as ------------

• Parasitic
• Fruiting
• Mycelium
• Spores

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The reproductive cells of fungi are called:

• pollen
• seeds
• spores
• mold

Fungi were originally classified as plants but later they were classified separately.  Which of the following characteristics of fungi separates them from plants?

• They reproduce asexually.
• They are able to grow in dry conditions.
• They are unable to make their own food.
• They can move from one place to another.

Fungi break down dead organisms, or waste products of living organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.  What role do fungi play in food webs?

• autotroph

• producer
• scavenger

• decomposer

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All of the following are examples of fungi except one.  Which of the following is NOT a type of fungus?

• yeast
• mold
• mushroom
• algae

__________ are fungi that produce the gas that makes bread rise.

• Mushrooms
• Athletes' foot
• Blue Cheese
• Yeast