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Fungus

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do fungi use to reproduce?
a)
Hyphae
b)
Branches
c)
Spores
d)
They split apart
2.

What part of a fungus is used for reproduction?

a)

mushroom

b)

flagellum

c)

cilia

d)

hyphae

3.
What are some examples of food made by fungi
a)
Bread
b)
Cheese
c)
Mushrooms
d)
All of the above
4.
What vocabulary word describes the breaking off of dead things and recycling it's nutrients through the food chain?
a)
Symbiosis
b)
Decomposing
c)
Budding
d)
Mycelium
5.
This fungus is getting its energy from
a)
The sun
b)
Small organisms floating in the air
c)
The dead tree
d)
The ground
6.
Fungi are multi-cellular organisms
a)
Yes, always
b)
No, never
c)
Sometimes
7.

Fungus are

a)

autotrophic

b)

heterotrophic

8.

If a fungus is eating you like athlete's foot, what kind of relationship is that?

a)

Predator/Prey

b)

Parasitic

c)

Autotrophic

9.
Do fungi need sunlight? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
Does mold grow on old food? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
Does fungi come in different shapes? 
a)
Yes
b)
No 
12.
What is the plural for fungus?
a)
funguses
b)
fun guys
c)
fangs
d)
fungi
13.
The best environment for fungi is...
a)
Cool and damp
b)
Warm and dry
c)
Cool and dry
d)
Warm and moist
14.
What term is used for fungi that feed on living organisms but cause harm to the organism?
a)
Saprophytic
b)
Parasitic
c)
Cilia
d)
ymbiotic
15.
ALL fungi have this in common.
a)
They are all eukaryotic.
b)
They all reproduce asexually.
c)
They all are autotrophs.
d)
They are all mushrooms.
16.
A typical fungus body is made of ?
a)
hyphae
b)
many cells
c)
flagella
17.
The mass of fungal filaments that forms the fungal body is called?
a)
mycelium
b)
hyphae
c)
chitin
18.
How do fungi get nutrients?
a)
photosynthesis
b)
ingest through mouth opening
c)
Absorb the nutrients across their cell walls.
19.
Fungus kingdom: Clublike sexual reproductive structure that produces spores
a)
 basidium
b)
ascocarp
c)
zygosporangium
20.
The part of the mushroom one can see above ground is the
a)
basidium
b)
flower
c)
sapling
d)
fruiting body
21.
Fungi obtain water and nutrients through hyphae.  What are hyphae?
a)
Hair-like structures to gather food in water environments
b)
Structures that help fungi to gather light.
c)
Structures that produce spores.
d)
Fibrous strands that will grow toward food or water.
22.
This part of the mushroom contains the reproductive structure
a)
gill
b)
stipe
c)
mycelium
d)
annulus
23.
Fungi were originally classified as plants but later they were classified separately.  Which of the following characteristics of fungi separates them from plants?
a)
They reproduce asexually.
b)
They are able to grow in dry conditions.
c)
They are unable to make their own food.
d)
They can move from one place to another.