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Fungi Quiz (Multiple Choice)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main component of the cell walls of fungi?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Lignin

c)

Chitin

d)

Keratin

2.

How do fungi obtain nutrients?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Absorbing from the environment

c)

Ingesting other organisms

d)

Producing their own food

3.

Which type of reproduction do some fungi use exclusively?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

c)

Both asexual and sexual reproduction

d)

No reproduction

4.

What is the reproductive method of yeast?

a)

Budding

b)

Binary fission

c)

Spore formation

d)

Fragmentation

5.

What is the function of mycorrhizae?

a)

To produce toxins

b)

To fight off diseases

c)

To decompose dead organisms

d)

To form a symbiotic relationship with plant roots

6.

What is the role of endophytes?

a)

To produce energy

b)

To absorb nutrients

c)

To break down dead organisms

d)

To colonize rock surfaces

7.

What is the purpose of spores in fungi?

a)

To provide structural strength

b)

To reproduce asexually

c)

To obtain energy

d)

To release minerals

8.

Which type of fungi are unicellular?

a)

Ascomycetes

b)

Basidiomycetes

c)

Zygomycetes

d)

Chytrids

9.

What is the term for the division of cytoplasm in fungi?

a)

Plasmogamy

b)

Karyogamy

c)

Dikaryon

d)

Mycelium

10.

What is the term for the fusion of nuclei in fungi?

a)

Plasmogamy

b)

Karyogamy

c)

Dikaryon

d)

Mycelium

11.

What is a lichen?

a)

A fungal infection in animals

b)

A type of ascomycete

c)

A symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic microorganism

d)

A mass of hyphae

12.

Which type of fungi are major causes of amphibian decline?

a)

Ascomycetes

b)

Basidiomycetes

c)

Zygomycetes

d)

Chytrids

13.

What is the function of glomeromycetes?

a)

To produce toxins

b)

To fight off diseases

c)

To decompose dead organisms

d)

To form mycorrhizal associations

14.

What is the term for the specialized spores of zygomycetes?

a)

Ascospores

b)

Basidiospores

c)

Chlamydospores

d)

Zoospores

15.

What is the main function of chytrids?

a)

To produce energy

b)

To absorb nutrients

c)

To break down dead organisms

d)

To produce swimming flagellate cells