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Fungi

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ are threadlike tubes in fungi.

a)

Heterotrophs

b)

Hyphae

c)

Spores

d)

Lichens

2.

Fungi obtain energy

a)

Directly from the sun

b)

From inorganic (unnatural) materials in their environment

c)

By absorbing organic (natural) materials

d)

From nuclear fusion

3.

Fungi

a)

Do not contain chlorophyll

b)

Do not produce their own food

c)

Have cell walls that contain chitin

d)

All of these

4.

Fungi are important to an ecosystem as

a)

Producers

b)

Controllers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Regulators

5.

Fungi are important to an ecosystem as

a)

Producers

b)

Controllers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Regulators

6.

Fungi are like plants in many ways except fungi

a)

Do not have cellulose

b)

Do not grow upward out of the soil

c)

Cannot make their own food

d)

Do not have eukaryotic cells

7.

Fungi are _____, which means they cannot make their own food.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Carnivores

d)

Omnivores

8.

Which is not true about fungi?

a)

All are consumers

b)

All are multicellular

c)

Are eukaryotic

d)

Can be useful to humans

9.

What is a mass of hyphae called?

a)

Mycelae

b)

Mycelium

c)

Mycellen

d)

Mycelia

10.

What part of plants would we compare hyphae to?

a)

Roots

b)

Stem

c)

Leaves

d)

Seed

11.
What is an example of a fungus?
a)
moss
b)
mold
c)
bryophyte
d)
protist
12.
What do you call fungi that absorb nutrients from living organisms? 
a)
saprobe
b)
parasite
c)
decomposer
13.
Fungi usually like dry and bright places to grow
a)
true 
b)
false
14.
Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi
a)
Diphtheria
b)
The Common Cold
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's Foot
15.

This is the type of fungus that lives off living organisms without hurting them to obtain energy.

a)

parasitic

b)

paramecium

c)

saprophytic

d)

symbiotic

16.
Which are examples of fungi?
a)
mold
b)
yeast
c)
mushrooms
d)
all of the above
17.
Fungi are like animals because...
a)
they all reproduce sexually.
b)
they get their food from other organisms.
c)
they can move from one place to another.
d)
They are not like animals.
18.
What part of a fungus is described as long, thread-like structures that absorb nutrients?
a)
roots
b)
fruit body
c)
hyphae
d)
spores
19.
What part of a fungus is used for reproduction?
a)
spores
b)
flagellum
c)
cilia
d)
hyphae
20.
What are some bad effects of fungi?
a)
Athletes Foot
b)
Ringworm
c)
Mushroom's produce deadly poison
d)
All of the above
21.
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
22.
How can humans benefit from fungi?
a)
 Eats the bacteria in their yards.
b)
Makes pretty flower-like structures.
c)
Used dish soaps
d)
Used in antibiotics
23.
A collective mass of hyphae are referred to as ____________
a)
parasitic
b)
fruiting
c)
mycelium
d)
spores
24.
Mold is classified into which of the following kingdoms?
a)
plantae
b)
fungi
c)
protista
d)
bacteria
25.
All of the following are examples of fungi except one.  Which of the following is NOT a type of fungus?
a)
yeast
b)
mold
c)
mushroom
d)
algae
26.
__________ are fungi that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
mushrooms
b)
athlete's foot
c)
blue cheese
d)
yeast
27.
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 towards food or water
28.
Any method of reproducing that create offspring identical to the single parent. 
a)
asexual
b)
budding
c)
sexual
d)
sporogenesis
29.
Fungi that feed on and HELP the host.
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
30.
When the plant grows away from the stimuli
a)
Positive 
b)
Negative
31.
What is the plural for fungus?
a)
funguses
b)
fun guys
c)
fangs
d)
fungi
32.
A fungus is an organism whose cells have
a)
a nuclei
b)
cell walls
c)
no chlorophyll
d)
A, B and C
33.
__________ are fungi that that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
Mushrooms
b)
Athletes' foot
c)
Blue Cheese
d)
Yeast
34.
An antibiotic made from a species of thread-like fungus.
a)
lichen
b)
mold
c)
penicillin
d)
asprin
35.
Fungi cells walls are made of a material called ____.
a)
cellulose
b)
fibers
c)
hyphae
d)
chitin
36.
Yeast is in the ______ fungi category.
a)
Sac
b)
Mold
c)
incomplete
d)
club
37.
Puffball mushrooms are in the category...
a)
Sac fungi
b)
Club fungi
c)
incomplete fungi
d)
Mold
38.
Lichens are a _______ relationship between _____ and a fungus.
a)
commenalistic; animal
b)
mutualistic; plant
c)
parasitistic; fungus
d)
mutualistic; root
39.
Mycorrhizae are a fungus that have a ______ relationship with a ______.
a)
commenalistic; arthropod
b)
mutualistic; root
c)
mutualistic; tree
d)
parasitistic; animal
40.
Athlete's foot would be considered
a)
commensalistic
b)
mutualistic
c)
parasitic
41.
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.
42.
Fungi cells walls are made of a material called ____.
a)
cellulose
b)
fibers
c)
hyphae
d)
chitin
43.
Mold is an example of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
44.
Earth star, puffball and jelly fungi are examples of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
45.
Yeasts, mildews and morels are examples of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
46.

How would you describe the arrengement of cells in most fungi?

a)

In structures called hyphae.

b)

In groups

c)

They are all unicellular

47.

What roles does fungi play in nature?

a)

Decomposers and recyclers of plant and animal material

b)

A source of food

c)

To fight and cause diseases

d)

None of the above

e)

Produce oxygen

48.

Reproductive structure that produces spores

a)

fungi

b)

hyphae

c)

fruiting body

d)

budding

49.

Eukaryotes that have cell walls, feed by absorbing their food, and reproduce sexually or asexually

a)

Fungi

b)

Hyphae

c)

Budding

d)

lichen

50.

A sac or case in which spores are produced.

a)

septa

b)

haustoria

c)

spore

d)

sporangium

51.

A photosynthetic partner with fungus

a)

basidiocarps

b)

lichen

c)

bioindicator

d)

mycorrhiza

52.

A symbiotic relationship between a specialized fungus and plant roots.

a)

basidiocarps

b)

lichen

c)

bioindicator

d)

mycorrhiza

53.
a mushroom
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
54.
Ascomycota is......
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
55.
reproduces asexually
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect

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