Question 1

A large group of plant parasites belong to the Sac Fungi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Nearly all fungi have box like cells in their hyphae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Common names such as smut, rust and mildew reflect the role of many fungi as _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pathogens 
B)  parasites 
C)  food spoilage 
D)  destructive agents 
E)  All of the above 
A)  pathogens 
B)  parasites 
C)  food spoilage 
D)  destructive agents 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

The tiny pegs on which basidiospores are produced are

Accepted Answer

A)  gills. 
B)  sterigmata. 
C)  asci. 
D)  suspensors. 
E)  rhizoids. 
A)  gills. 
B)  sterigmata. 
C)  asci. 
D)  suspensors. 
E)  rhizoids.

Question 6

The little bypass loops on the sides of dikaryotic hyphae are

Accepted Answer

A)  sexually reproductive hyphae. 
B)  evidence the fungus is being parasitized. 
C)  developing sporangia. 
D)  clamp connections. 
E)  asexually reproductive hyphae. 
A)  sexually reproductive hyphae. 
B)  evidence the fungus is being parasitized. 
C)  developing sporangia. 
D)  clamp connections. 
E)  asexually reproductive hyphae.

Question 7

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 8

In fungi, mitosis takes place in__________

Accepted Answer

A)  the ascus. 
B)  the basidium. 
C)  the sporangium. 
D)  the hyphae. 
E)  all of these structures. 
A)  the ascus. 
B)  the basidium. 
C)  the sporangium. 
D)  the hyphae. 
E)  all of these structures.

Question 9

Rusts produce their spores along plate like gills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

The dung-inhabiting Pilobolus fungus is __________, and can catapult sporangia up to 8 meters (26 feet)away 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

Which of the following useful products is NOT associated with cup (sac)fungi?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethyl alcohol 
B)  yeasts 
C)  vitamins 
D)  common edible mushrooms 
E)  truffles 
A)  ethyl alcohol 
B)  yeasts 
C)  vitamins 
D)  common edible mushrooms 
E)  truffles

Question 13

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.

Question 14

In a fungal body, thread-like structures called _____________ are interwoven to form a tangled mass called a ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  microtubules / thallus 
B)  hyphae / mycelium 
C)  hyphae / plasmodium 
D)  microtubules / mycelium 
E)  filaments / colony 
A)  microtubules / thallus 
B)  hyphae / mycelium 
C)  hyphae / plasmodium 
D)  microtubules / mycelium 
E)  filaments / colony

Question 15

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 16

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 17

_________________ 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 18

Which of the following feature sets the bread molds and water molds apart from other groups of fungi?

Accepted Answer

A)  asexual spores 
B)  coenocytic hyphae 
C)  sexual reproduction 
D)  conidia 
E)  no members of any particular economic importance 
A)  asexual spores 
B)  coenocytic hyphae 
C)  sexual reproduction 
D)  conidia 
E)  no members of any particular economic importance

Question 19

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 20

Many chytrids reproduce only asexually.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Kingdom Fungi

A large group of plant parasites belong to the Sac Fungi.

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

Nearly all fungi have box like cells in their hyphae.

Common names such as smut, rust and mildew reflect the role of many fungi as _____________.

The tiny pegs on which basidiospores are produced are

The little bypass loops on the sides of dikaryotic hyphae are

Yeasts are a source of which of the following?

In fungi, mitosis takes place in__________

Rusts produce their spores along plate like gills.

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

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

Which of the following useful products is NOT associated with cup (sac)fungi?

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

In a fungal body, thread-like structures called _____________ are interwoven to form a tangled mass called a ________________.

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

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

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

Which of the following feature sets the bread molds and water molds apart from other groups of fungi?

True fungi differ from slime molds in

Many chytrids reproduce only asexually.

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