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Fungi

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi
a)
Diphtheria
b)
The Common Cold
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's Foot
2.
What do fungi use to reproduce?
a)
Hyphae
b)
Branches
c)
Spores
d)
They split apart
3.
Fungi produce spores in
a)
Hyphae
b)
Orange peels
c)
Fruiting bodies
d)
Sigotrophs
4.
Fungi are decomposers
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The best environment for fungi is...
a)
Cool and damp
b)
Warm and dry
c)
Cool and dry
d)
Warm and moist
6.

Where can fungi be found?

a)

Only in Africa

b)

In western regions.

c)

Everywhere

d)

Only in the U.S.A

7.

True or false: Fungi are prokaryotic.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What can fungi be used for?

a)

Food

b)

Medicine

c)

Decomposition

d)

All of the Above

9.

What can yeast be used for?

a)

Making eggs

b)

Wax for candles

c)

Making bread

d)

Making syrup

10.

True or False: Not all mushrooms are safe to eat.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What does the latin word "mushroom" mean?

a)

Parasitic

b)

Fungus

c)

Shared nutrients

d)

Symbiotic

12.

What is the top of a mushroom called?

a)

Hat

b)

Tip

c)

Scale

d)

Cap

13.

What is an example of fungi?

a)

Algae

b)

Mold

c)

Euglena

d)

Bacteria

14.

What is an example of a decomposer?

a)

a squirrel

b)

a fox

c)

a mushroom

d)

a hawk

15.

What characteristic do most adult fungi and plants share?

a)

They are both producers

b)

They both have cells with cell walls

c)

They reproduce through binary fission

d)

They both have multiple nuclei in each cell

16.
Fungi thrive in ___________ and ___________environments.
a)
warm and moist
b)
cool and dry
c)
oceans and lakes
d)
cold and snowy
17.
Hyphae grow into a food source and release _____________________ which break down the food into smaller pieces for the hyphae to then absorb.
a)
digestive chemicals
b)
photosynthesis
c)
chemosynthesis
d)
budding
18.
Fungi produce millions of ____________________which are lightweight and easily carried through the air or water.
a)
buds
b)
gills
c)
spores
d)
hyphae
19.
__________________________________ are the fungi structures where spores form.
a)
spores
b)
gills
c)
hyphae
d)
fruiting bodies
20.
__________________________________is a form of asexual reproduction which occurs in unicellular yeast.
a)
budding
b)
flowering
c)
dna swap
d)
branching