Question 1

Rusts and smuts are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) fungal plant diseases. 
B) lichens. 
C) mycorrhizae. 
D) yeasts. 
E) human pathogens. 
A) fungal plant diseases. 
B) lichens. 
C) mycorrhizae. 
D) yeasts. 
E) human pathogens.

Question 2

Which fungal phylum usually carries on sexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A) chytrids 
B) ascomycetes 
C) basidiomycetes 
D) zygomycetes 
E) glomeromycetes 
A) chytrids 
B) ascomycetes 
C) basidiomycetes 
D) zygomycetes 
E) glomeromycetes

Question 3

The worldwide die-off of frogs has been traced to infection by:

Accepted Answer

A) basidiomycetes. 
B) ascomycetes. 
C) zygomycetes. 
D) glomeromycetes. 
E) chytrids. 
A) basidiomycetes. 
B) ascomycetes. 
C) zygomycetes. 
D) glomeromycetes. 
E) chytrids.

Question 4

What gives blue cheeses like Roquefort and Stilton their unique flavor?

Accepted Answer

A) chytrids 
B) ascomycete mold 
C) Aspergillus 
D) Claviceps purpurea 
E) Candida albicans 
A) chytrids 
B) ascomycete mold 
C) Aspergillus 
D) Claviceps purpurea 
E) Candida albicans

Question 5

Fungi usually obtain food by:

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A) digesting it externally and then absorbing it. 
B) photosynthesis. 
C) absorbing it and then digesting it within fungal cells. 
D) chemosynthesis. 
E) producing antibiotics that internally destroy bacteria. 
A) digesting it externally and then absorbing it. 
B) photosynthesis. 
C) absorbing it and then digesting it within fungal cells. 
D) chemosynthesis. 
E) producing antibiotics that internally destroy bacteria.

Question 6

Chytrids are the fungal species best adapted to colonizing dry environments. True or False?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Both bacteria and fungi digest food by:

Accepted Answer

A) secreting enzymes and then absorbing the smaller molecules. 
B) forming food vacuoles. 
C) eating only already decomposed molecules made of very large molecules. 
D) eating only small organisms that they can engulf. 
E) photosynthesis. 
A) secreting enzymes and then absorbing the smaller molecules. 
B) forming food vacuoles. 
C) eating only already decomposed molecules made of very large molecules. 
D) eating only small organisms that they can engulf. 
E) photosynthesis.

Question 8

Why are fungi important in recycling woody plants?

Accepted Answer

A) Fungi digest chloroplasts. 
B) Fungi are the only organisms capable of digesting both cellulose and lignan. 
C) Woody plants occupy the same environment as fungi. 
D) Fungi have internal digestion necessary to digest wood. 
A) Fungi digest chloroplasts. 
B) Fungi are the only organisms capable of digesting both cellulose and lignan. 
C) Woody plants occupy the same environment as fungi. 
D) Fungi have internal digestion necessary to digest wood.

Question 9

When you eat mushrooms on your pizza, you are technically eating the:

Accepted Answer

A) seeds. 
B) chloroplasts. 
C) fungal leaves. 
D) mycelium. 
E) roots. 
A) seeds. 
B) chloroplasts. 
C) fungal leaves. 
D) mycelium. 
E) roots.

Question 10

Claviceps purpurea is an organism from the phylum ________ that infects rye plants and produces toxins (including LSD)that can cause convulsions, hallucinations, and death if consumed by a person.

Accepted Answer

A) Ascomycota 
B) Chytridiomycota 
C) Basidiomycota 
D) Glomeromycota 
E) Zygomycota 
A) Ascomycota 
B) Chytridiomycota 
C) Basidiomycota 
D) Glomeromycota 
E) Zygomycota

Question 11

Some fungi are predators (not parasites)of:

Accepted Answer

A) humans. 
B) wheat. 
C) chestnut and elm trees. 
D) nematodes (roundworms). 
E) spiders. 
A) humans. 
B) wheat. 
C) chestnut and elm trees. 
D) nematodes (roundworms). 
E) spiders.

Question 12

Which group of fungi appears to lack sexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A) basidiomycetes 
B) ascomycetes 
C) zygomycetes 
D) glomeromycetes 
E) chytrids 
A) basidiomycetes 
B) ascomycetes 
C) zygomycetes 
D) glomeromycetes 
E) chytrids

Question 13

The body of a fungus is generally composed of:

Accepted Answer

A) cellulose. 
B) vascular tissue. 
C) mycorrhizae. 
D) mold. 
E) hyphae. 
A) cellulose. 
B) vascular tissue. 
C) mycorrhizae. 
D) mold. 
E) hyphae.

Question 14

How do ascomycetes differ from zygomycetes?

Accepted Answer

Ascomycetes reproduce sexually

Question 15

Originally, fungi were considered a type of plant. Now they are classified in their own kingdom. What characteristics differentiate fungi from plants?

Accepted Answer

Plant cell walls are based on

Question 16

Fungal hyphae usually are diploid. True or False?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Hyphae are divided into cells by ________.

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The answer of Hyphae are divided into cells by ________....

Question 18

Huitlacoche, or ________, is a fungal corn pathogen that is also eaten as a delicacy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Huitlacoche, or ________, is a fungal corn...

Question 19

Based on the fossil record, the oldest fungi were:

Accepted Answer

A) chytrids. 
B) ascomycetes. 
C) basidiomycetes. 
D) zygomycetes. 
E) glomeromycetes. 
A) chytrids. 
B) ascomycetes. 
C) basidiomycetes. 
D) zygomycetes. 
E) glomeromycetes.

Question 20

The structure in the photograph is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) seed. 
B) zygosporangium. 
C) ascus. 
D) glomeromycetes. 
E) basidium. 
A) seed. 
B) zygosporangium. 
C) ascus. 
D) glomeromycetes. 
E) basidium.

Exam 22: The Diversity of Fungi

Rusts and smuts are examples of:

Which fungal phylum usually carries on sexual reproduction?

The worldwide die-off of frogs has been traced to infection by:

What gives blue cheeses like Roquefort and Stilton their unique flavor?

Fungi usually obtain food by:

Chytrids are the fungal species best adapted to colonizing dry environments. True or False?

Both bacteria and fungi digest food by:

Why are fungi important in recycling woody plants?

When you eat mushrooms on your pizza, you are technically eating the:

Claviceps purpurea is an organism from the phylum ________ that infects rye plants and produces toxins (including LSD)that can cause convulsions, hallucinations, and death if consumed by a person.

Some fungi are predators (not parasites)of:

Which group of fungi appears to lack sexual reproduction?

The body of a fungus is generally composed of:

How do ascomycetes differ from zygomycetes?

Originally, fungi were considered a type of plant. Now they are classified in their own kingdom. What characteristics differentiate fungi from plants?

Fungal hyphae usually are diploid. True or False?

Hyphae are divided into cells by ________.

Huitlacoche, or ________, is a fungal corn pathogen that is also eaten as a delicacy.

Based on the fossil record, the oldest fungi were:

The structure in the photograph is a(n):

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