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biodiversity - Fungi

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do fungi use to reproduce?
a)
Hyphae
b)
Branches
c)
Spores
d)
They split apart
2.
Fungi produce spores in
a)
Hyphae
b)
Orange peels
c)
Fruiting bodies
d)
Sigotrophs
3.
Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi
a)
Diphtheria
b)
The Common Cold
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's Foot
4.
Fungi can ONLY reproduce asexually
a)
True
b)
Fales
5.
Most fungi are eukaryotes.
a)
True
b)
Fales
6.
Most fungi are heterotrophs.
a)
True
b)
Fales
7.
Fungi are decomposers
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The best environment for fungi is...
a)
Cool and damp
b)
Warm and dry
c)
Cool and dry
d)
Warm and moist
9.
What is a Hyphae?
a)
Part of a fungi where spores are made
b)
Part of a fungi used for reproduction
c)
Part of a fungi used for obtaining food
d)
Part of a fungi used for movement
10.
What are some examples of food made by fungi
a)
Bread
b)
Cheese
c)
Mushrooms
d)
All of the above
11.

True or false: Fungi are prokaryotic.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What makes fungi different from plants?

a)

Their chloroplasts are located on the cap rather than the leaves.

b)

Their cell walls are made of chitin rather than cellulose.

c)

Fungi can only live in moist places while plants can live anywhere.

13.

How do fungi produce?

a)

Fruits

b)

Pollen

c)

Seeds

d)

Spores

14.

What can fungi be used for?

a)

Food

b)

Medicine

c)

Decomposition

d)

All of the Above

15.
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.
16.
A collective mass of hyphae are referred to as ------------
a)
Parasitic
b)
Fruiting
c)
Mycelium
d)
Spores
17.
The reproductive cells of fungi are called:
a)
pollen
b)
seeds
c)
spores
d)
mold
18.
Mold is classified into which of the following kingdoms?
a)
plantae
b)
fungi
c)
protista
d)
bacteria
19.
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.
20.
Fungi break down dead organisms, or waste products of living organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.  What role do fungi play in food webs?
a)
primary consumer
b)
producer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
decomposer
21.
Yeasts, mildews and morels are examples of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
22.
Earth star, puffball and jelly fungi are examples of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
23.

What is the fugal cell wall made from?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Sugar and protein

c)

Chitin

24.
To what domain does Kingdom Fungi belong?
a)
Eukarya
b)
Archaea
c)
Bacteria
25.
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
26.
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
27.

The organism used in bread, beer and wine production is the

a)

Candida sp.

b)

Saccharomyces sp.

c)

Penicillium sp.

d)

Agaricus sp.

28.

Which of the following features that acts as an important fungal identification and classification in Basidiomycota?

a)

Mycelium

b)

Hyphae

c)

Sexual spores

d)

Cell wall

29.

The fungi phylum that produces sexual spores in microscopic sac-like structure is called

a)

Ascomycota

b)

Zygomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Chordata

30.

Agaricus sp. belongs to

a)

Ascomycota

b)

Zygomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Apicomplexa

31.

Penicillium sp. belongs to

a)

Ascomycota

b)

Zygomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Apicomplexa

32.

Rhizopus sp. belongs to

a)

Ascomycota

b)

Zygomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Apicomplexa

33.

All statements listed below are true about Rhizopus sp. except

a)

it's hyphae is coenocytic

b)

asexual reproduction by conidia

c)

it produces zygospore

d)

the phylum of Rhizopus sp. is Zygomycota

34.

Hyphae is filamentous body plan (long, branched, thread-like cells). There are two types of hyphae;septate and aseptate. How are they differ from another?

a)

Septate is not divided by crosswall while aseptate is divided by crosswall.

b)

Septate is divided by crosswall while aseptate is not divided by crosswall.

c)

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35.

Which of the following statements about organisms in the kingdom Fungi are TRUE?

I. Cell wall mainly made of chitin

II. Stores glycogen

III. Some fungi are motile

IV. Heterotrophs

a)

I, II and III

b)

I, II and IV

c)

II, III and IV

d)

I, II, III and IV

36.

The phylum of Mucor sp. is…

a)

Ascomycota

b)

Basidiomycota

c)

Zygomycota

d)

Bryophyta

37.

Fungi are NOT classified as plants because

a)

They do not have cell wall

b)

They produce asexual spores

c)

They do not produce flowers

d)

They do not have chlorophyll

38.

All statements below is true about importance of Kingdom Fungi except

a)

act as pathogen

b)

decomposers

c)

causes red tide

d)

pharmaceuticals

39.

All statements below are true about Kingdom Fungi except

a)

composed of mycelium

b)

carbohydrate storage in the form of starch

c)

no chlorophyll

d)

cell wall made of chitin

40.

Which of the characteristics is true about Penicillium sp.?

a)

Asexual reproduction by conidia

b)

Aseptate hyphae

c)

Produce spores within sporangia

d)

The phylum is Zygomycota

41.

Which of the following is the mode of digestion for fungi?

a)

Photosynthetic

b)

Chemotrophic

c)

Saprophytic

d)

Holozoic

42.

Which of the following statements are not the unique characteristics of fungi?

a)

Reserve carbohydrate in form of glycogen

b)

Non-motile

c)

Can reproduce asexually and sexually

d)

Cell wall made of peptidoglycan

43.

Kingdom Fungi is classified into 3 classes based on...

a)

presence of septum in hyphae

b)

modes of nutrition

c)

sexual spore-bearing structures

d)

components of cell wall

44.

The cells wall of fungi are made up of the following substances?

a)

Chitin

b)

Cellulose

c)

Peptidoglycan

d)

Lipopolysaccharides

45.

Fungi are reproduced by production of ...........

a)

flower

b)

seed

c)

spore

d)

cone

46.

Which statements below is true about importance of Kingdom Fungi

a)

as pathogen

b)

as decomposer

c)

causes red tide

d)

as symbiont

47.

Where are the basidia located?

a)

On the gills of the mushroom

b)

On hyphae underground

c)

On the stem of the mushroom

d)

Inside the cell wall of mushroom

48.

Fungi can exist as

I. saprotrophs

II. autotrophs

III. parasites

IV. mutualists

a)

I only

b)

I, II and III

c)

I, III and IV

d)

I, II and III

49.

All statements below are TRUE about Kingdom Fungi EXCEPT

a)

composed of mycelium

b)

carbohydrate storage in the form of starch

c)

no chlorophyll

d)

cell wall made of chitin

50.

Which of the following is the mode of nutrition for fungi?

a)

Photosynthetic

b)

Chemotrophic

c)

Saprophytic

d)

Holozoic