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REVIEW - FUNGI

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all photos that are fungi!

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

True or False: Fungi is a plant

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following are examples of fungi?

a)

bread mold

b)

pollen

c)

yeast

d)

mushrooms

4.

Where can fungi be found?

a)

Only in Africa

b)

In western regions.

c)

Everywhere

d)

Only in the U.S.A

5.

What can fungi be used for?

a)

Food

b)

Medicine

c)

Decomposition

d)

All of the Above

6.

True or False: There are only 2 catagories of fungi.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What can yeast be used for?

a)

Making eggs

b)

Wax for candles

c)

Making bread

d)

Making syrup

8.

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

a)

True

b)

False

9.
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
10.
__________ are fungi that that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
Mushrooms
b)
Athletes' foot
c)
Blue Cheese
d)
Yeast
11.
An antibiotic made from a species of thread-like fungus.
a)
lichen
b)
mold
c)
penicillin
d)
asprin
12.
What are some examples of food made by fungi
a)
Bread
b)
Cheese
c)
Mushrooms
d)
All of the above
13.
Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi
a)
Diphtheria
b)
The Common Cold
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's Foot
14.
The best environment for fungi is...
a)
Cool and damp
b)
Warm and dry
c)
Cool and dry
d)
Warm and moist
15.
Mold is classified into which of the following kingdoms?
a)
plantae
b)
fungi
c)
protista
d)
bacteria
16.

True or False: Fungi gets its food from other living things.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: Fungi are animals.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: Mushrooms can grow in dark places because they do not need sunlight.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How do fungi get food?

a)

They grow right on top of their food.

b)

From the sunlight.

20.

True or False: There are mushrooms that are bad or poisonous for humans and animals to eat.

a)

True! You should NOT eat mushrooms you see in the wild.

b)

False

21.

True or False: Fungi is in a kingdom all of its own!

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False: Humans can use certain types of fungi for antibiotics.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or False: We can eat ALL types of fungi.

a)

True

b)

False! Very few are okay for humans and animals to eat.

24.

What is an example of fungi?

a)

Algae

b)

Mold

c)

Euglena

d)

Bacteria

25.
Like bacteria, fungi play an important role in breaking down the 
a)
bodies of bugs
b)
bodies of dead organisms
c)
animal waste
d)
bacteria
26.
__________ are fungi that that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
Mushrooms
b)
Athletes' foot
c)
Blue Cheese
d)
Yeast
27.
A kind of fungi that usually grows on food products
a)
Mold
b)
Yeast
c)
Mushrooms
d)
Mildew
28.
Mushrooms are one type of fungi
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Fungi thrive in ___________ and ___________environments.
a)
warm and moist
b)
cool and dry
c)
oceans and lakes
d)
cold and snowy
30.
Fungi can be helpful to humans and the environment because they can...
a)
decompose matter
b)
be used to create medicines
c)
can be used to create yummy food
d)
all of the above