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Fungus

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Common name of Basidiomycota?

a)

cup fungus

b)

club fungus

c)

bread molds

d)

water molds

e)

mycorrhizae

2.

Common name of Zygomycota?

a)

cup fungus

b)

club fungus

c)

bread molds

d)

water molds

e)

mycorrhizae

3.

To which phylum does this fungus belong?

a)

Ascomycota

b)

Basidiomycota

c)

Chytridiomycota

d)

Glomeromycota

e)

Zygomycota

4.
How do fungi obtain water and resources?
a)
roots
b)
flowers
c)
hyphae
d)
spores
5.
Which describes a win-win situation for the host and fungus?
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
6.
Which fungi get their energy from feeding on and harming a host?
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
7.
Which fungi get their energy from decaying organic matter?
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
8.

Moldy bread indicates that a fungus is growing in and on your bread, but how did it get there? The bread was in a plastic bag.

a)

People carry mold on their hands and if someone touched the bread before washing their hands, they caused the mold to form.

People carry mold on their hands and if someone touched the bread before washing their hands, they caused the mold to form.

b)

The bread was stored near other food that contained mold, and the mold was transferred by contact.

c)

Mold spores are in the air around us. Some settled on the bread when it was unwrapped.

d)

The mold or fungus was already in the bread, but it could not be seen.

9.

A fungus is growing near a nutrient-rich food source. What will most likely happen?

a)

The fungus will grow away from the food source.

b)

The fungus will stop growing.

c)

The fungus will continue to grow independently of the food source.

d)

The fungus will grow toward the food source.

10.

All fungi are

a)

heterotrophs

b)

autotrophs

c)

chemotrophs

d)

phototrophs

11.

Fungal cells walls often contain a polysaccharide called

a)

cellulose

b)

starch

c)

chitin

d)

spore coat

12.

The roots of the plant connect with the underground parts of a fungus, which form

a)

spores

b)

lichen

c)

mycorrhizae

d)

yeast

13.

A mass of hyphae is called a

a)

mycelium

b)

spore

c)

mutualistic relationship

d)

hypha

14.

The wall dividing individual cells in a fungal filament is called a

a)

thallus

b)

hypha

c)

mycelium

d)

septum

15.

A symbiotic relationship where one member in the relationship benefits and the other is harmed or incurs an expense is called

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parastism

d)

lichen