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Fungi and Fermentation

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In a trophic level, ____ always have the most energy and the most biomass.  ____ level consumers always have the least energy.  Decomposers are located on the ____ of the trophic level diagram.
a)
producers, top, side
b)
top level consumers, primary, bottom
c)
producers, primary consumers, side
d)
top level consumers, producers, bottom
2.

Fungi are considered

a)

Heterotrophs

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Hemotrophs

3.

Both humans and fungi have _____________ cells.

a)

photosyntheic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

eukaryotic

4.

2 organisms that benefit from their relationship.

a)

binary fision

b)

mutualism

c)

symbiosis

5.

What are the products of cellular respiration?

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Carbon dioxide and glucose

c)

Oxygen and water

d)

Oxygen and glucose

6.

If the temperature of the liquid is 140°F when preparing yeast bread, it will:

a)

cause the yeast to overproduce steam

b)

will not activate the yeast

c)

cause the yeast to die

d)

will not allow the yeast to produce enough steam

7.

When making yeast bread, punching down the dough releases:

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

carbon monoxide

c)

hydrogen

d)

oxygen

8.

Select all of the microorganisms that are responsible for fermentation.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Yeasts

c)

Molds

d)

Virus

9.

What is produced by lactobacillus acidophilus and some other bacteria to turn milk into yogurt?

a)

Ethanol

b)

Acetic Acid

c)

Propionic Acid

d)

Lactic Acid

10.

What type of pH slows or stops fermentation?

a)

Acidic (<7)

b)

Basic (>7)

c)

Neutral

11.

What type of bacteria thrive in warm temperatures?

a)

thermophilic

b)

mesophilic

c)

tempophilic

d)

microphilic

12.

Select the following dairy products that are made via fermentation.

a)

Butter

b)

Cheese

c)

Sour Cream

d)

Whipping Cream

13.
A fungus is an organism whose cells have
a)
a nuclei
b)
cell walls
c)
no chlorophyll
d)
A, B and C
14.
Fungi get their food by
a)
eating bugs
b)
absorbing sunlight
c)
releasing chemicals that breakdown organic matter and absorb the nutrients
d)
through animal waste and decaying wood
15.
__________ are fungi that that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
Mushrooms
b)
Athletes' foot
c)
Blue Cheese
d)
Yeast
16.
An antibiotic made from a species of thread-like fungus.
a)
lichen
b)
mold
c)
penicillin
d)
asprin
17.
A kind of fungi that usually grows on food products
a)
Mold
b)
Yeast
c)
Mushrooms
d)
Mildew
18.
Which of the following terms is NOT a method for fungi to obtain energy?
a)
Saprophytic
b)
Parasitic
c)
Flagellum
d)
Symbiotic
19.
Which term describes organisms in the Fungi Kingdom?
a)
Unicellular
b)
Multicellular
c)
Single-celled
d)
Autotrophs
20.
Which group of fungi obtain their energy from dead, decaying organic matter?
a)
Saprophytic
b)
Parasitic
c)
 Cilia
d)
Symbiotic
21.
Fungi do respond to the stimulus of light.  This response to light is called---
a)
Gravitropism
b)
Hydrotropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Phototropism
22.
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.
23.
A collective mass of hyphae are referred to as ------------
a)
Parasitic
b)
Fruiting
c)
Mycelium
d)
Spores
24.
What term is used for fungi that feed on living organisms but cause harm to the organism?
a)
Saprophytic
b)
Parasitic
c)
Cilia
d)
ymbiotic