Question 1

The cell walls of fungi contain chitin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Yeast are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) photosynthetic fungi. 
B) unicellular fungi. 
C) fungi-like bacteria. 
D) fungi with no cell walls. 
A) photosynthetic fungi. 
B) unicellular fungi. 
C) fungi-like bacteria. 
D) fungi with no cell walls. B

Question 3

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s).
  
-The missing label indicated by a "2" corresponds to:

Accepted Answer

A) a spore. 
B) the fruiting body. 
C) hyphae. 
D) mycelium. 
A) a spore. 
B) the fruiting body. 
C) hyphae. 
D) mycelium. D

Question 4

Dikaryotic cells of a fungus contain diploid nuclei.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss the ways in which fungi are both helpful and harmful to human society.

Accepted Answer

Fungi are probably responsible for more

Question 6

What is the best explanation of why we have identified only a small fraction of fungi species?

Accepted Answer

A) Most fungi species are unicellular and microscopic. 
B) Fungi species lack chlorophyll and are transparent. 
C) Fungi species have extremely short life spans and are seldom found alive. 
D) Most fungi species grow underground and in inaccessible places. 
A) Most fungi species are unicellular and microscopic. 
B) Fungi species lack chlorophyll and are transparent. 
C) Fungi species have extremely short life spans and are seldom found alive. 
D) Most fungi species grow underground and in inaccessible places.

Question 7

Most of the "body" of a fungus consists of slender,tube-like filaments called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most of the "body" of a fungus...

Question 8

Yeasts are all members of the chytrids.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Fungi that reproduce by "budding" are:

Accepted Answer

A) prokaryotic. 
B) yeasts. 
C) autotrophic. 
D) made of hyphae to form a reproductive mycelium. 
A) prokaryotic. 
B) yeasts. 
C) autotrophic. 
D) made of hyphae to form a reproductive mycelium.

Question 10

The two most closely related groups of fungi are the:

Accepted Answer

A) zygomycetes and chytrids. 
B) basidiomycetes and ascomycetes. 
C) basidiomycetes and zygomycetes. 
D) ascomycetes and zygomycetes. 
A) zygomycetes and chytrids. 
B) basidiomycetes and ascomycetes. 
C) basidiomycetes and zygomycetes. 
D) ascomycetes and zygomycetes.

Question 11

Fungi obtain food by:

Accepted Answer

A) engulfing food through phagocytosis and then digesting it within fungal cells. 
B) producing antibiotics that internally destroy bacteria. 
C) photosynthesis. 
D) absorbing predigested material. 
A) engulfing food through phagocytosis and then digesting it within fungal cells. 
B) producing antibiotics that internally destroy bacteria. 
C) photosynthesis. 
D) absorbing predigested material.

Question 12

A fungus is examined microscopically and found to have a "lollypop-shaped" sporangium.This fungus must belong to:

Accepted Answer

A) chytrids. 
B) basidiomycetes. 
C) zygomycetes. 
D) ascomycetes. 
A) chytrids. 
B) basidiomycetes. 
C) zygomycetes. 
D) ascomycetes.

Question 13

A more or less circular ring of mushrooms appears in your yard,apparently overnight.The circle is several yards in diameter.The most likely explanation for this circle of mushrooms is that:

Accepted Answer

A) the mushrooms are all part of the same organism, with mycelia radiating out from the location of a germinated spore. 
B) a circle is nature's most perfect shape for asexual reproduction structures. 
C) one mushroom in the circle reproduced sexually to make all the other mushrooms in the circle. 
D) the fungus produces a toxin in the center to prevent too many mushrooms from being produced. 
A) the mushrooms are all part of the same organism, with mycelia radiating out from the location of a germinated spore. 
B) a circle is nature's most perfect shape for asexual reproduction structures. 
C) one mushroom in the circle reproduced sexually to make all the other mushrooms in the circle. 
D) the fungus produces a toxin in the center to prevent too many mushrooms from being produced.

Question 14

Fungi obtain food exclusively by decomposing dead organisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Nearly all fungi reproduce using mushrooms as their reproductive structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Fungi are more closely related to:

Accepted Answer

A) plants. 
B) photosynthetic protists. 
C) animals. 
D) archaea. 
A) plants. 
B) photosynthetic protists. 
C) animals. 
D) archaea.

Question 17

Lichens are:

Accepted Answer

A) a mutualistic association of algae or photosynthetic bacteria and fungi. 
B) algae-like fungi. 
C) fungi that grow on the roots of plants. 
D) fungi adapted for life in rocky soil. 
A) a mutualistic association of algae or photosynthetic bacteria and fungi. 
B) algae-like fungi. 
C) fungi that grow on the roots of plants. 
D) fungi adapted for life in rocky soil.

Question 18

You are a biologist traveling with a group of explorers who encounter an ancient tomb.You find an amazingly well-preserved mummy and notice a little fungus growing on some bandages.When you examine your samples of the fungus back at the lab,you notice the fungus has small sac-like,spore-releasing structures.Based on the information you have so far,you will start the process of classifying this organism by placing it in this category of fungus: ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You are a biologist traveling with a...

Question 19

Which of the following is a fungal skin disease?

Accepted Answer

A) dry rot 
B) ringworm 
C) Dutch elm disease 
D) skin rust 
A) dry rot 
B) ringworm 
C) Dutch elm disease 
D) skin rust

Question 20

Mycorrhizae are a:

Accepted Answer

A) parasitic association between algae and fungi. 
B) parasitic association between animals and fungi. 
C) mutualistic association between plant roots and a fungus. 
D) mutualistic association between algae and plant roots. 
A) parasitic association between algae and fungi. 
B) parasitic association between animals and fungi. 
C) mutualistic association between plant roots and a fungus. 
D) mutualistic association between algae and plant roots.

Exam 22: Fungi: the Diversity of Life 2

The cell walls of fungi contain chitin.

Yeast are an example of:

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s). -The missing label indicated by a "2" corresponds to:

Dikaryotic cells of a fungus contain diploid nuclei.

Discuss the ways in which fungi are both helpful and harmful to human society.

What is the best explanation of why we have identified only a small fraction of fungi species?

Most of the "body" of a fungus consists of slender,tube-like filaments called ________.

Yeasts are all members of the chytrids.

Fungi that reproduce by "budding" are:

The two most closely related groups of fungi are the:

Fungi obtain food by:

A fungus is examined microscopically and found to have a "lollypop-shaped" sporangium.This fungus must belong to:

A more or less circular ring of mushrooms appears in your yard,apparently overnight.The circle is several yards in diameter.The most likely explanation for this circle of mushrooms is that:

Fungi obtain food exclusively by decomposing dead organisms.

Nearly all fungi reproduce using mushrooms as their reproductive structure.

Fungi are more closely related to:

Lichens are:

Which of the following is a fungal skin disease?

Mycorrhizae are a:

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