Question 1

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 2

Monokaryotic and dikaryotic mycelia would be found in

Accepted Answer

A)  morels. 
B)  athlete's foot fungus. 
C)  yeasts. 
D)  black bread molds. 
E)  puffballs. 
A)  morels. 
B)  athlete's foot fungus. 
C)  yeasts. 
D)  black bread molds. 
E)  puffballs.

Question 3

The Imperfect Fungi are so-called because they have no known sexual stage of the life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Fruticose lichens mostly resemble small fruits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Stinkhorns and puffballs are examples of cup (sac)fungi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Penicillin is produced by a bread mold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

Each species of lichen has its own species of fungus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

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 14

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 the above 
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 the above

Question 15

All fungi reproduce sexually.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An attempt to control rusts that need two hosts to complete their life cycle involves eradication of the non-economical alternate host.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

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

Question 19

The horse dung fungus, Pilobolus, and black bread molds have coenocytic hyphae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Morels and truffles are poisonous mushrooms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Kingdom Fungi

Biologists who study fungi are ______________________.

Monokaryotic and dikaryotic mycelia would be found in

The Imperfect Fungi are so-called because they have no known sexual stage of the life cycle.

Fruticose lichens mostly resemble small fruits.

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

Stinkhorns and puffballs are examples of cup (sac)fungi.

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

Penicillin is produced by a bread mold.

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

Each species of lichen has its own species of fungus.

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

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

Lichens

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

All fungi reproduce sexually.

An attempt to control rusts that need two hosts to complete their life cycle involves eradication of the non-economical alternate host.

Except for a ring of appendages, earth stars resemble

Mushrooms and toadstools are reproductive structures characteristic of Phylum __________.

The horse dung fungus, Pilobolus, and black bread molds have coenocytic hyphae.

Morels and truffles are poisonous mushrooms.

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