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Fungus

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

2.

Are fungi autotrophs or heterotrophs?

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

3.

Do fungi cells have a nucleus?

a)

YES! They are eukaryotic (have a nucleus)

b)

NO! They are prokaryotic (no nucleus)

4.

Are fungi in the same kingdom as plants?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

How do parasitic fungi get their energy?

a)

Feeding on dead and decaying organisms

b)

Feed on living organisms and harm the host

c)

Feed on other living organisms and DO NOT harm the host

6.

How do symbiotic fungi get their energy?

a)

Feeding on dead and decaying organisms

b)

Feeding on living organisms and causing them harm

c)

Feeding on living organisms but do not harm the host. Sometimes the fungus even helps the host.

7.

What is the reproductive fruiting structure of a fungi?

a)

mycorrhizae

b)

mushroom

8.

What to fungi use to reproduce?

a)

Spores

b)

Seeds

9.

What type of reproduction do fungi have?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Both sexual and asexual

d)

Neither sexual and asexual

10.
What are some examples of food made by fungi
a)
Bread
b)
Cheese
c)
Mushrooms
d)
All of the above
11.
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
12.
Fungi are multi-cellular organisms
a)
Yes, always
b)
No, never
c)
Sometimes
13.

Fungus are

a)

autotrophic

b)

heterotrophic

14.
Do fungi need sunlight? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
15.
The best environment for fungi is...
a)
Cool and damp
b)
Warm and dry
c)
Cool and dry
d)
Warm and moist
16.
A typical fungus body is made of ?
a)
hyphae
b)
many cells
c)
flagella
17.
The part of the mushroom one can see above ground is the
a)
basidium
b)
flower
c)
sapling
d)
fruiting body
18.

Where are spores formed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

19.

Which structure gathers nutrients?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

20.

Where will sexual reproduction happen?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

An organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter

a)

host

b)

parasite

c)

hyphae

d)

fungus

22.

A long branching structure found at the base of a fungus that is made up of a chain of cells

a)

hyphae

b)

mycelium

c)

spores

d)

mold

23.

A type of heterotroph that gets energy from decomposing, or breaking down, dead organisms

a)

saprotroph

b)

spores

c)

mycelium

d)

hyphae

24.

A type of asexual reproduction in which a new bud like cell stays attached to the parent until it is ready to pinch off and live independently

a)

budding

b)

spores

c)

mycelium

d)

fragmentation

25.

All of the hyphae that is woven together to form the part of the fungus that is hidden underground

a)

mycelium

b)

spores

c)

budding

d)

fragmentation

26.

A group of hyphae are referred to as ------------

a)

Parasitic

b)

Fruiting

c)

Mycelium

d)

Spores

27.

What is an example of a fungus?

a)

moss

b)

mildew

c)

bryophyte

d)

protist

28.
Which are examples of fungi?
a)
mold
b)
yeast
c)
mushrooms
d)
all of the above
29.

Fungus release a ________________ to break down substances so it can get energy and nutrients for its cells.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Glucose

c)

Insulin

d)

Digestive enzymes

30.

A fungus is used to create penicillin, an antibiotic.

a)

True

b)

False

31.
Fungi do respond to the stimulus of light.  This response to light is called---
a)
Gravitropism
b)
Hydrotropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Phototropism
32.

Fungi do respond to the stimulus of gravity. This response to gravity is called---

a)

gravitropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

tropism

d)

thigmotropism

33.

Fungi do respond to the stimulus of water. This response to water is called---

a)

thigmotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

gravitropism

34.

Fungi do respond to the stimulus of touch. This response to touch is called---

a)

thigmotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

gravitropism

d)

hydrotropism

35.

which are the spores?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

36.

How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

a)

Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants

b)

Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil

c)

Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria

d)

Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.

37.

Lichens are harmful.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Lichens have roots.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Lichens are a combination of [...] and [...] select two.

a)

Water

b)

Algae

c)

Minerals

d)

Fungi

40.

Fungi provide ___________ for the algae in lichen

a)

Colour

b)

Texture

c)

Structure

41.

Algae use [...] to make the food for the Lichens.

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Release digestive enzymes

d)

Eat bacteria

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