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WorksheetsKingdom Fungi
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To what domain does Kingdom Fungi belong?
a)
Eukarya
b)
Archaea
c)
Bacteria
2.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Kingdom Fungi?
a)
Autotrophic
b)
Cell walls of chitin
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Saprotrophic
3.
Fungi are made up of filaments known as _________, which allow the fungus to digest substances and absorb nutrients.
a)
Hyphae
b)
Spores
c)
Roots
d)
Fruiting Bodies
4.
What is the tangled, underground network of hyphae that makes up the largest portion of a fungus?
a)
Mycelium
b)
Basidia
c)
Gills
d)
Fruiting Body
5.
What is the above-ground, reproductive structure produced by fungi?
a)
Fruiting body
b)
Hyphae
c)
Mycelium
d)
Chitin
6.
The cells walls of fungi are made of a chemical compound known as ____________.
a)
Chitin
b)
Cellulose
c)
Phospholipid Bilayer
d)
Calcium Carbonate
7.
Which of the following best describes how fungi obtain their nutrition and energy?
a)
Digest --> Ingest
b)
Ingest --> Digest
c)
Photosynthesi
d)
Autotrophic
8.
Which letter points to the spore producing structures of a mushroom?
a)
B
b)
A
c)
C
d)
D
9.
True or False: Fungi are prokaryotic.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
This term describes a form of asexual reproduction utilized by yeasts in which 2 identical cells are produced.
a)
Budding
b)
Conjugation
c)
Fragmentation
d)
Fertilization
11.
Which of the following is NOT paired correctly?
a)
Fungi - Autotrophic
b)
Fungi - Saprotrophic
c)
Fungi - Decomposers
d)
Fungi - Eukaryotic
12.
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 _____________.
a)
Mychorrizae
b)
Lichen
c)
Diatoms
d)
Bracket Fungi
13.
Parasitic fungi, such as Athlete's Foot and ringworm, are unique because they decompose _____________ cells of organisms.
a)
Living
b)
Dead
c)
Decaying
d)
Blood
14.
__________________ is asexual fungal reproduction which takes place when the mycelium is physically broken and the hyphae begin growing again.
a)
Fragmentation
b)
Budding
c)
Conjugation
d)
Binary Fission
15.
Lichens are ________ and photosynthetic _____________ in a mutualistic relationship with one another.
a)
Fungi and Algae
b)
Fungi and Plants
c)
Plants and Algae
d)
Animals and Plants
16.
Which of the following does NOT describe the purpose of spores in fungi?
a)
Absorb sunlight during photosynthesis
b)
Used for asexual reproduction
c)
Used for sexual reproduction
d)
Produced by the gills of the basidia
17.
True or False: Spores are used for both asexual and sexual reproduction in fungi.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
True or False: Fragmentation is an example of sexual reproduction in fungi.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
True or False: Budding is an example of asexual reproduction used by unicellular fungi known as yeasts.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which of the following does NOT describe a beneficial use of fungi to humans?
a)
Fungi provide humans with oxygen during photosynthesis.
b)
Fungi are nature's "recyclers" and return nutrients to the environment.
c)
Fungi are used to create many medicines.
d)
Fungi are used for food for making certain foods.
21.
When fungi reproduce sexually, the offspring fungi are genetically ________________ from the parent fungi.
a)
different from
b)
identical to
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