Question 1

Which of the following statements about the Deuteromycetes is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  In some, the sexual phase of the life cycle has been lost. 
B)  In some, the sexual phase of the life cycle has not been discovered. 
C)  Some have a sexual phase, but it is not the principal basis of classification. 
D)  Some have a sexual phase, but the organism is classified because of its resemblance to an organism that lacks a sexual phase. 
E)  Most Deuteromycetes are clearly basidiomycetes. 
A)  In some, the sexual phase of the life cycle has been lost. 
B)  In some, the sexual phase of the life cycle has not been discovered. 
C)  Some have a sexual phase, but it is not the principal basis of classification. 
D)  Some have a sexual phase, but the organism is classified because of its resemblance to an organism that lacks a sexual phase. 
E)  Most Deuteromycetes are clearly basidiomycetes.

Question 2

______ are probably the earliest fungal lineage.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ascomycetes 
B)  Chytrids 
C)  Basidiomycetes 
D)  Zygomycetes 
E)  Deuteromycetes 
A)  Ascomycetes 
B)  Chytrids 
C)  Basidiomycetes 
D)  Zygomycetes 
E)  Deuteromycetes

Question 3

Hyphae are types of fungal:

Accepted Answer

A)  spores. 
B)  zygotes. 
C)  storage products. 
D)  filaments. 
E)  cell wall components. 
A)  spores. 
B)  zygotes. 
C)  storage products. 
D)  filaments. 
E)  cell wall components.

Question 4

A fungus that is important in baking, brewing, and winemaking is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pneumocystis carinii. 
B)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
C)  Candida. 
D)  Tolypocladium inflatum. 
E)  Cladosporium herbarum. 
A)  Pneumocystis carinii. 
B)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
C)  Candida. 
D)  Tolypocladium inflatum. 
E)  Cladosporium herbarum.

Question 5

Allomyces is a type of:

Accepted Answer

A)  ascomycete. 
B)  basidiomycete. 
C)  chytrid.. 
D)  zygomycete. 
E)  glomeromycete. 
A)  ascomycete. 
B)  basidiomycete. 
C)  chytrid.. 
D)  zygomycete. 
E)  glomeromycete.

Question 6

The pileus is the ______ of a mushroom.

Accepted Answer

A)  stalk 
B)  cap 
C)  gill 
D)  sterigma 
E)  hymenium 
A)  stalk 
B)  cap 
C)  gill 
D)  sterigma 
E)  hymenium

Question 7

Heterokaryosis is the presence of ______ in a common cytoplasm.

Accepted Answer

A)  more than one nucleus 
B)  genetically different nuclei 
C)  a haploid and a diploid nucleus 
D)  two haploid nuclei 
E)  two diploid nuclei 
A)  more than one nucleus 
B)  genetically different nuclei 
C)  a haploid and a diploid nucleus 
D)  two haploid nuclei 
E)  two diploid nuclei

Question 8

Cells of the microsporidia contain only a remnant of the mitochondria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The phylum Microsporidia consists of aquatic, free-living fungi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Karyogamy is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  fusion of protoplasts. 
B)  formation of a dikaryon. 
C)  fusion of nuclei. 
D)  formation of rhizoids. 
E)  absorption of nutrients. 
A)  fusion of protoplasts. 
B)  formation of a dikaryon. 
C)  fusion of nuclei. 
D)  formation of rhizoids. 
E)  absorption of nutrients.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about nuclear division in fungi is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  In many species, the nuclear envelope does not disintegrate. 
B)  Except for the chytrids, all fungi have centrioles. 
C)  In most fungi, the spindle forms within the nuclear envelope. 
D)  In some fungi, spindle pole bodies function as microtubule organizing centers. 
E)  In some fungi, the spindle moves into the nucleus from the cytoplasm. 
A)  In many species, the nuclear envelope does not disintegrate. 
B)  Except for the chytrids, all fungi have centrioles. 
C)  In most fungi, the spindle forms within the nuclear envelope. 
D)  In some fungi, spindle pole bodies function as microtubule organizing centers. 
E)  In some fungi, the spindle moves into the nucleus from the cytoplasm.

Question 12

In the life cycle of Puccinia graminis, dikaryotic hyphae extend downward from the spermogonium and give rise to:

Accepted Answer

A)  spermogonia. 
B)  spermatia. 
C)  aecia. 
D)  uredinia. 
E)  urediniospores. 
A)  spermogonia. 
B)  spermatia. 
C)  aecia. 
D)  uredinia. 
E)  urediniospores.

Question 13

Black stem rust of cereals belongs to the subphylum Pucciniomycotina.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Glomeromycetes are also called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the rust Puccinia graminis, meiosis occurs in a teliospore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Clamp connections are found only in members of the Phylum Basidiomycota.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Today, lichen symbiosis is considered to be parasitic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Saccharomyces cerevisiae has both haploid and diploid budding stages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are heterotrophic organisms. 
B)  Most are multicellular. 
C)  They are more closely related to plants than to animals. 
D)  The largest living organism may be a fungus. 
E)  Only the insects have a greater number of species. 
A)  They are heterotrophic organisms. 
B)  Most are multicellular. 
C)  They are more closely related to plants than to animals. 
D)  The largest living organism may be a fungus. 
E)  Only the insects have a greater number of species.

Question 20

The first eukaryote to have its genome completely sequenced is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pneumocystis carinii. 
B)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
C)  Candida. 
D)  Tolypocladium inflatum. 
E)  Cladosporium herbarum. 
A)  Pneumocystis carinii. 
B)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
C)  Candida. 
D)  Tolypocladium inflatum. 
E)  Cladosporium herbarum.

Exam 14: Fungi

Which of the following statements about the Deuteromycetes is FALSE?

______ are probably the earliest fungal lineage.

Hyphae are types of fungal:

A fungus that is important in baking, brewing, and winemaking is:

Allomyces is a type of:

The pileus is the ______ of a mushroom.

Heterokaryosis is the presence of ______ in a common cytoplasm.

Cells of the microsporidia contain only a remnant of the mitochondria.

The phylum Microsporidia consists of aquatic, free-living fungi.

Karyogamy is the:

Which of the following statements about nuclear division in fungi is FALSE?

In the life cycle of Puccinia graminis, dikaryotic hyphae extend downward from the spermogonium and give rise to:

Black stem rust of cereals belongs to the subphylum Pucciniomycotina.

Glomeromycetes are also called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

In the rust Puccinia graminis, meiosis occurs in a teliospore.

Clamp connections are found only in members of the Phylum Basidiomycota.

Today, lichen symbiosis is considered to be parasitic.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae has both haploid and diploid budding stages.

Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?

The first eukaryote to have its genome completely sequenced is:

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