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Apologia Biology Module 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does chitin provide for a fungus?

a)

It is an essential nutrient for a fungi

b)

It boosts its immune system

c)

cell wall material that is flexible and tough

d)

It grows

2.

If a fungus forms haustoria, is it saprophytic or parasitic?

a)

saprophytic

b)

parasitic

c)

Neither. Fungi are decomposers. they do not feed off of living hosts

d)

Both can support each other

3.

An organism eats food and then digests it. Does this organism belong to kingdom Fungi?

a)

Some digest outside of their bodies and some do not, so this cannot be used as a way to classify them

b)

Yes

c)

No. Fungi digest outside of their bodies

d)

Depends on what state it's in

4.

A biologist looks through a microscope at a single-celled life form. The microscope is not good enough to discern whether the cell is eukaryotic or prokaryotic. However, the biologist does see that the cell reproduces by budding. What is the most likely kingdom in which this organism belongs?

a)

Kingdom Fungi. It is most likely a yeast

b)

Kingdom Monera

c)

Kingdom Protista

d)

Its just yeast

5.

Name two specialized aerial hyphae.

a)

haustorium and stolon

b)

sporophore and mycelium

c)

sporophore and stolon

d)

haustorium and mycelium

6.

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

7.
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
8.

What is the above-ground, reproductive structure produced by fungi?

a)

Fruiting body

b)

Hyphae

c)

Mycelium

d)

Chitin

9.

Which of the following best describes how fungi obtain their nutrition and energy?

a)

Digest --> Ingest

b)

Ingest --> Digest

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Autotrophic

10.
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
11.

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

12.
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
13.
True or False: Spores are used for both asexual and sexual reproduction in fungi.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

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.

15.
When fungi reproduce sexually, the offspring fungi are genetically ________________ from the parent fungi.
a)
different from
b)
identical to