Question 1

In black bread molds, the spores are produced at the tips of upright hyphae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is a fungal protuberance that penetrates another organism's cells and aids in digestion of the penetrated cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  vegetative hypha 
B)  progametangium 
C)  enzymatic hypha 
D)  haustorium 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  vegetative hypha 
B)  progametangium 
C)  enzymatic hypha 
D)  haustorium 
E)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 3

Fruticose lichens mostly resemble small fruits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Rusts produce their spores along platelike gills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Each species of lichen has its own species of fungus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Nearly all fungi have boxlike cells in their hyphae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Prized by gourmets around the world, ________ are two edible fruiting bodies of sac fungi.

Accepted Answer

A)  yeast and ergot 
B)  corn smut and amanita 
C)  pilobolus and puffballs 
D)  bracket fungus and earth stars 
E)  truffles and morels 
A)  yeast and ergot 
B)  corn smut and amanita 
C)  pilobolus and puffballs 
D)  bracket fungus and earth stars 
E)  truffles and morels

Question 8

Hyphae at the tips of which spores are produced externally (as opposed to within a sporangium) are called

Accepted Answer

A)  sporangiophores. 
B)  conidiophores. 
C)  gametophores. 
D)  progametangia. 
E)  pseudophores. 
A)  sporangiophores. 
B)  conidiophores. 
C)  gametophores. 
D)  progametangia. 
E)  pseudophores.

Question 9

Morels and truffles are poisonous mushrooms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Truffles are the reproductive bodies of

Accepted Answer

A)  cup (sac) fungi. 
B)  club fungi. 
C)  imperfect fungi. 
D)  coenocytic fungi. 
E)  water molds. 
A)  cup (sac) fungi. 
B)  club fungi. 
C)  imperfect fungi. 
D)  coenocytic fungi. 
E)  water molds.

Question 11

Bread molds absorb most of their food in solution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Lichens

Accepted Answer

A)  are a form of moss. 
B)  usually grow very rapidly. 
C)  are chiefly confined to wet or permanently damp areas. 
D)  do not reproduce asexually. 
E)  occur in a variety of colors and forms. 
A)  are a form of moss. 
B)  usually grow very rapidly. 
C)  are chiefly confined to wet or permanently damp areas. 
D)  do not reproduce asexually. 
E)  occur in a variety of colors and forms.

Question 13

Biologists who study fungi are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phycologists 
B)  physiologists 
C)  mycologists 
D)  ecologists 
E)  microbiologists 
A)  phycologists 
B)  physiologists 
C)  mycologists 
D)  ecologists 
E)  microbiologists

Question 14

Rusts, smuts, and mushrooms all belong to this group.

Accepted Answer

A)  Deuteromycetes 
B)  Basidiomycetes 
C)  Ascomycetes 
D)  Zygomycetes 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  Deuteromycetes 
B)  Basidiomycetes 
C)  Ascomycetes 
D)  Zygomycetes 
E)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 15

Two parasitic fungal diseases classified in the Ascomycota that have completely changed the urban landscape and deciduous forests in eastern North America are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ergot and bracket fungi 
B)  downy mildew and corn blight 
C)  Dutch elm disease and Chestnut blight 
D)  wheat rust and fire blight 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  ergot and bracket fungi 
B)  downy mildew and corn blight 
C)  Dutch elm disease and Chestnut blight 
D)  wheat rust and fire blight 
E)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 16

A ringlike membrane on the stalk of a mushroom is called a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  annulus. 
B)  veil. 
C)  peripheral mycelium. 
D)  volva. 
E)  gill. 
A)  annulus. 
B)  veil. 
C)  peripheral mycelium. 
D)  volva. 
E)  gill.

Question 17

Fungi were first classified as plants, then moved to Kingdom ________ before being placed in the Kingdom Fungi.

Accepted Answer

A)  Animalia 
B)  Archaea 
C)  Bacteria (Monera) 
D)  Plantae 
E)  Protista 
A)  Animalia 
B)  Archaea 
C)  Bacteria (Monera) 
D)  Plantae 
E)  Protista

Question 18

Yeasts reproduce primarily by means of spores produced within basidia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Fungi were removed from the plant kingdom for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Fungi are heterotrophs; plants are autotrophs. 
B)  Fungi have chitin in their cell walls; plants have cellulose. 
C)  Fungal cells are prokaryotic; plant cells are eukaryotic. 
D)  Plants and fungi have very different reproductive strategies. 
E)  DNA data suggests that fungi are more closely related to animals than they are to plants. 
A)  Fungi are heterotrophs; plants are autotrophs. 
B)  Fungi have chitin in their cell walls; plants have cellulose. 
C)  Fungal cells are prokaryotic; plant cells are eukaryotic. 
D)  Plants and fungi have very different reproductive strategies. 
E)  DNA data suggests that fungi are more closely related to animals than they are to plants.

Question 20

Common names for different fungi include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  rusts 
B)  mildews 
C)  smuts 
D)  stinkhorns 
E)  All of the above refer to groups of fungi. 
A)  rusts 
B)  mildews 
C)  smuts 
D)  stinkhorns 
E)  All of the above refer to groups of fungi.

Exam 19: Kingdom Fungi

In black bread molds, the spores are produced at the tips of upright hyphae.

Which of the following is a fungal protuberance that penetrates another organism's cells and aids in digestion of the penetrated cells?

Fruticose lichens mostly resemble small fruits.

Rusts produce their spores along platelike gills.

Each species of lichen has its own species of fungus.

Nearly all fungi have boxlike cells in their hyphae.

Prized by gourmets around the world, ________ are two edible fruiting bodies of sac fungi.

Hyphae at the tips of which spores are produced externally (as opposed to within a sporangium) are called

Morels and truffles are poisonous mushrooms.

Truffles are the reproductive bodies of

Bread molds absorb most of their food in solution.

Lichens

Biologists who study fungi are ________.

Rusts, smuts, and mushrooms all belong to this group.

Two parasitic fungal diseases classified in the Ascomycota that have completely changed the urban landscape and deciduous forests in eastern North America are ________.

A ringlike membrane on the stalk of a mushroom is called a/an

Fungi were first classified as plants, then moved to Kingdom ________ before being placed in the Kingdom Fungi.

Yeasts reproduce primarily by means of spores produced within basidia.

Fungi were removed from the plant kingdom for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Common names for different fungi include which of the following?

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