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Ch. 31: Fungi (II)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The major groups of fungi are categorized mainly on the basis of their _______ . 
a)
habitat
b)
color and size
c)
reproductive structures
d)
digestive enzymes
2.
Fungi can reproduce asexually by __________ . 
a)
forming spores
b)
budding
c)
fragmenting of parent bodies
d)
all of the above
3.
New mycelia form following the germination of __________ . 
a)
hyphae
b)
spores
c)
mycelia
d)
mushrooms
4.
A "mushroom" is _______ . 
a)
the food-absorbing part of a fungal body
b)
the part of the fungal body not constructed of hyphae
c)
a reproductive structure
d)
a nonessential part of the fungus
5.
A mycorrhiza is a ________ . 
a)
fungal disease of the foot
b)
fungus-plant relationship
c)
parasitic water mold
d)
fungus endemic to barnyards
6.
A lichen is an intimate symbiotic association between a fungus and a ________ . 
a)
mycorrhiza
b)
green alga or cyanobacteria
c)
parasitic fungus
d)
virus
7.
Parasitic fungi obtain nutrients from _______ .
a)
tissues of living host organisms
b)
nonliving organic matter
c)
only living plants
d)
only living animals
8.
Saprobic fungi _______ . 
a)
feed on nonliving organic matter
b)
feed on nutrients from living organisms
c)
are partners with other organisms
d)
are rarely multicellular
9.
When the sexual phase is undiscovered or undetected from the life cycle of a fungus, that specimen is assigned to an informal category called _______ . 
a)
zygomycetes
b)
ascomycetes
c)
imperfect fungi
d)
basidiomycetes
10.
Refers to an interaction between species in which positive benefits flow each way
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
senioritis
11.
Some yeasts and morels
a)
zygomycetes
b)
basidiomycetes
c)
chytridiomycetes
d)
ascomycetes
12.
Term for each filament in a mycelium
a)
dikaryotic mycelium
b)
septate
c)
hypha
d)
mycelia
13.
black bread mold
a)
basidiomycetes
b)
zygomycetes
c)
ascomycetes
d)
glomeromycetes
14.
mushrooms, puffballs, shelf-fungi, stink-horns
a)
zygomycetes
b)
basidiomycetes
c)
ascomycetes
d)
chytridiomycetes
15.
each cell contains two nuclei (one of each mating type)
a)
heterokaryotic
b)
dikaryotic
c)
monokaryotic
d)
homokaryotic
16.
ALL fungi are
a)
symbiotic
b)
heterotrophic
c)
flagellated
d)
decomposers
17.
Which of the following cells or structures are associated with ASEXUAL reproduction in fungi?
a)
ascospores
b)
basidiospores
c)
zygosporangia
d)
conidiophores
18.
The closest relatives of fungi are thought to be the
a)
animals
b)
vascular plants
c)
mosses
d)
slime molds
19.
The most important adaptive advantage associated with the filamentous nature of fungal mycelia is
a)
the ability to form haustoria and parasitize other organisms
b)
the potential to inhabit almost all terrestrial habitats
c)
the increased chance of contact between mating types
d)
an extensive surface area well suited for invasive growth and absorptive nutrition