Question 1

Mushrooms and toadstools are reproductive structures characteristic of Phylum ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Rhizines are often present in which of the following lichen thallus layers?

Accepted Answer

A)  upper cortex 
B)  medulla 
C)  algal layer 
D)  lower cortex 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  upper cortex 
B)  medulla 
C)  algal layer 
D)  lower cortex 
E)  All of these answers are correct. D

Question 3

Heterotrophs that have chitin in their cell walls belong to the group commonly called

Accepted Answer

A)  fungi. 
B)  protists. 
C)  monerans. 
D)  plants. 
E)  algae. 
A)  fungi. 
B)  protists. 
C)  monerans. 
D)  plants. 
E)  algae. A

Question 4

Mushrooms that are reported to have more than twice the nutritional value of common edible mushrooms are

Accepted Answer

A)  morels. 
B)  Black Forest (Shiitake) mushrooms. 
C)  truffles. 
D)  false morels. 
E)  puffballs. 
A)  morels. 
B)  Black Forest (Shiitake) mushrooms. 
C)  truffles. 
D)  false morels. 
E)  puffballs.

Question 5

Lichens feature a symbiosis between a fungus and a red algal species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One reason lichens may live for hundreds of years is that

Accepted Answer

A)  they reproduce by spores. 
B)  they are completely independent of photosynthesis for their nutrition. 
C)  they have in their thalli gelatinous substances that aid in resisting drying. 
D)  they are able to parasitize trees and other plants. 
E)  they occur in a wide variety of forms. 
A)  they reproduce by spores. 
B)  they are completely independent of photosynthesis for their nutrition. 
C)  they have in their thalli gelatinous substances that aid in resisting drying. 
D)  they are able to parasitize trees and other plants. 
E)  they occur in a wide variety of forms.

Question 7

True fungi differ from slime molds in

Accepted Answer

A)  producing spores. 
B)  having chitin in their cell walls. 
C)  having forms without cell walls between their nuclei. 
D)  having forms with motile reproductive cells. 
E)  having sexual reproduction. 
A)  producing spores. 
B)  having chitin in their cell walls. 
C)  having forms without cell walls between their nuclei. 
D)  having forms with motile reproductive cells. 
E)  having sexual reproduction.

Question 8

Many chytrids reproduce only asexually.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Penicillium mold growing on an agar plate inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus bacteria and led to the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  symbiosis. 
B)  conjugation. 
C)  antibiotics for bacterial control. 
D)  germ theory of disease. 
E)  sexual reproduction in fungi. 
A)  symbiosis. 
B)  conjugation. 
C)  antibiotics for bacterial control. 
D)  germ theory of disease. 
E)  sexual reproduction in fungi.

Question 10

LSD can be synthesized from a precursor found in ergot of rye.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The dung-inhabiting Pilobolus fungus is ________, and can catapult sporangia up to 8 meters (26 feet) away from the from the dung pile where they are growing.

Accepted Answer

A)  moisture sensitive 
B)  temperature sensitive 
C)  sensitive to grazing animals 
D)  light sensitive 
E)  dangerous 
A)  moisture sensitive 
B)  temperature sensitive 
C)  sensitive to grazing animals 
D)  light sensitive 
E)  dangerous

Question 12

Yeasts are a source of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  ingredients for explosives 
B)  medicinal drugs 
C)  high protein cattle feed 
D)  B vitamins 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  ingredients for explosives 
B)  medicinal drugs 
C)  high protein cattle feed 
D)  B vitamins 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 13

Except for a ring of appendages, earth stars resemble

Accepted Answer

A)  common mushrooms. 
B)  slime molds. 
C)  bird's-nest fungi. 
D)  puffballs. 
E)  shelf or bracket fungi. 
A)  common mushrooms. 
B)  slime molds. 
C)  bird's-nest fungi. 
D)  puffballs. 
E)  shelf or bracket fungi.

Question 14

In mushrooms, meiosis takes place in this structure.

Accepted Answer

A)  ascus 
B)  basidium 
C)  sporangium 
D)  hyphae 
E)  underground mycelium 
A)  ascus 
B)  basidium 
C)  sporangium 
D)  hyphae 
E)  underground mycelium

Question 15

Which of the following pairs of diseases is associated with cup (sac) fungi?

Accepted Answer

A)  peach leaf curl, chestnut blight 
B)  white pine blister rust, black stem rust of wheat 
C)  downy mildew, molds of fish 
D)  aspergilloses, white piedra 
E)  late blight of potato, black bread mold 
A)  peach leaf curl, chestnut blight 
B)  white pine blister rust, black stem rust of wheat 
C)  downy mildew, molds of fish 
D)  aspergilloses, white piedra 
E)  late blight of potato, black bread mold

Question 16

Sufu and tempeh are made by inoculating soybeans with a

Accepted Answer

A)  cup (sac) fungus. 
B)  club fungus. 
C)  imperfect fungus. 
D)  coenocytic fungus. 
E)  bread mold. 
A)  cup (sac) fungus. 
B)  club fungus. 
C)  imperfect fungus. 
D)  coenocytic fungus. 
E)  bread mold.

Question 17

Which of the following groups of fungi and fungi-like organisms do NOT have chitin in the cell walls?

Accepted Answer

A)  bread molds 
B)  cup fungi 
C)  club fungi 
D)  water molds 
E)  imperfect fungi 
A)  bread molds 
B)  cup fungi 
C)  club fungi 
D)  water molds 
E)  imperfect fungi

Question 18

Which of the following pairs of fungi belongs to the imperfect fungi (Phylum Deuteromycota)?

Accepted Answer

A)  ringworm fungi, athlete's foot fungi 
B)  stinkhorns, puffballs 
C)  molds of fish, Pilobolus 
D)  morels, truffles 
E)  rusts, smuts 
A)  ringworm fungi, athlete's foot fungi 
B)  stinkhorns, puffballs 
C)  molds of fish, Pilobolus 
D)  morels, truffles 
E)  rusts, smuts

Question 19

________ are being investigated for their potential to help clean up oil spills along beaches and in marine waters.

Accepted Answer

A)  Diatoms 
B)  Water molds 
C)  Lichens 
D)  Fungi 
E)  Bread mold 
A)  Diatoms 
B)  Water molds 
C)  Lichens 
D)  Fungi 
E)  Bread mold

Question 20

The only known antidote for poisoning from death angel and similar mushrooms is

Accepted Answer

A)  penicillin. 
B)  egg white. 
C)  extracts of milk thistle (silibinin and silymarin) 
D)  lentinacin. 
E)  interferon. 
A)  penicillin. 
B)  egg white. 
C)  extracts of milk thistle (silibinin and silymarin) 
D)  lentinacin. 
E)  interferon.

Exam 19: Kingdom Fungi

Mushrooms and toadstools are reproductive structures characteristic of Phylum ________.

Rhizines are often present in which of the following lichen thallus layers?

Heterotrophs that have chitin in their cell walls belong to the group commonly called

Mushrooms that are reported to have more than twice the nutritional value of common edible mushrooms are

Lichens feature a symbiosis between a fungus and a red algal species.

One reason lichens may live for hundreds of years is that

True fungi differ from slime molds in

Many chytrids reproduce only asexually.

Penicillium mold growing on an agar plate inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus bacteria and led to the concept of

LSD can be synthesized from a precursor found in ergot of rye.

The dung-inhabiting Pilobolus fungus is ________, and can catapult sporangia up to 8 meters (26 feet) away from the from the dung pile where they are growing.

Yeasts are a source of which of the following?

Except for a ring of appendages, earth stars resemble

In mushrooms, meiosis takes place in this structure.

Which of the following pairs of diseases is associated with cup (sac) fungi?

Sufu and tempeh are made by inoculating soybeans with a

Which of the following groups of fungi and fungi-like organisms do NOT have chitin in the cell walls?

Which of the following pairs of fungi belongs to the imperfect fungi (Phylum Deuteromycota)?

________ are being investigated for their potential to help clean up oil spills along beaches and in marine waters.

The only known antidote for poisoning from death angel and similar mushrooms is

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