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Fungi Test
Name: ____________
November 2, 2011
Instructions: Read each question carefully and answer to the best of
your ability. Read the test over prior to starting and make sure there are
6 pages total! Once you are finished, hand in the test. Finally, Good
Luck, you will do great!
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Section A: Multiple Choice:
Directions: For each question below select the best answer from the four options. Please write
the letter of the option chosen on the line provided to the right of the question. If stuck on a
question, guess the correct answer, you will NOT be penalized for a wrong answer.
1. The principle role of fungi in the environment is to:
a. Recycle inorganic materials
b. Reproduce until soil is fertile
c. Decompose and recycle living material
d. Form symbiotic relationships with plants
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2. The two different methods fungi reproduce asexually are through:
a. Gametangium and hypae
b. Spores and Fragmentation
c. Hyphae and Mycelium
d. Zoospores and Andelium
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3. Phylum Basidiomycota examples include:
a. Yeasts, morels, truffles
b. Water molds, downy mildew
c. Bread mold, dung fungus
d. Mushrooms, puffballs
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4. Which of the following Phyla are known as “Common Molds”?
a. Phylum Ascomycota
b. Phylum Basidiomycota
c. Phylum Deuteromycota
d. Phylum Zygomycota
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5. Humans use fungi for the purpose of:
a. Producing bread and beer
b. Producing yogurt and fruit
c. Cleaning-up environmental disasters
d. Reducing toxic metal levels in soil
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6. Human Diseases that are caused by Fungi include:
a. Ringworm and athletes foot
b. Itchy scalp and leukemia
c. Canker sores and kidney infections
d. Eczema and acne
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7. The structure produced when two hyphae of opposite mating types
(- and +) come together is a:
a. Hyphae
b. Gametangium
c. Conidium
d. Sporangia
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8. Which of the following Phyla produce spores that are motile in water?
a. Phylum Oomycota
b. Phylum Zygomycota
c. Phylum Ascomycota
d. Phylum Deuteromycota
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9. The common name of members of Phylum Ascomycota is:
a. Club Fungi
b. Protistlike Fungi
c. Sac Fungi
d. Cool Fungi
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10. The largest Fungi Phyla is:
a. Ascomycota
b. Basidiomycota
c. Zygomycota
d. Deuteromycota
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11. Mushrooms are a structure found in what phylum?
a. Basidiomycota
b. Arthropoda
c. Deuteromycota
d. Oomycota
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12. Phylum Deuteromycota is known as “imperfect fungi” because:
a. Asexual reproduction has never been observed in this phyla
b. They form irregularly shaped reproductive structures
c. They lack spore producing structures
d. Sexual reproduction has never been observed in this phyla
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13. A common prey of predatory fungi is:
a. Arthropods (include insects)
b. Nematodes (type of round worm)
c. Humans
d. Birds
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14. What is the term for fungi that lack crosswalls?
a. Nonseptate
b. Septate
c. Nucleod
d. Imperfect
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15. The fungi observed in the Zygomycota lab was:
a. Aspergillus
b. Neurospora
c. Rhizopus
d. Pilobolus
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16. Ringworm is caused by a fungi found in what phyla?
a. Ascomycota
b. Zygomycota
c. Oomycota
d. Deuteromycota
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17. The Cordyceps fungi observed on the video (that killed the ants) is what
type of Fungi:
a. Killer Fungi
b. Parasitic
c. Symbiotic
d. Decomposer
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18. In the Zygomycota Phylum where are spores produced?
a. Conidiophore
b. Sporangiophore
c. Gametangium
d. Sporangia
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19. Gills are part of what reproduction method?
a. Sexual
b. Budding
c. Asexual
d. Fruiting
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20. Fungi decompose dead matter through:
a. Surrounding the material and squeezing it
b. Secreting digestive enzymes that break down the material
c. Ingesting the material through pores in hyphae
d. Absorption through cilia
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21. Members of Phylum Ascomycota include:
a. Yeasts + Morels
b. Mushrooms + Puffballs
c. Penicillium and Aspergillus
d. Bread Mold and Pilobolus
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22. Cell walls of fungi are composed one of two organic compounds.
What are the two possible compounds?
a. Cellulose and Carbon
b. Keratin and Carbon
c. Cellulose and Chitin
d. Chitin and Keratin
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23. Which of the following is NOT the correct Phylum – Common Name
association?
a. Deuteromycota – Sac Fungi
b. Basidiomycota – Club Fungi
c. Oomycota – Protistlike Fungi
d. Zycomycota – Common Molds
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24. Which of the following is NOT a fungi?
a. Penicillin
b. Slime Mold
c. Pilobolus
d. Yeast
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25. Why did the algae and the fungus get married?
a. Because the algae and fungus loved each-other
b. Because the fungus blackmailed the algae
c. Because they took a lichen to each-other
d. Because the fungus wanted the algae’s family inheritance money
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Section B: True or False:
Direction: For each statement below circle whether it is True or False. If you do not know
whether the statement is True or False, guess the correct option, you will NOT be penalized for a
wrong answer.
1. TRUE or FALSE: A lichen is a symbiotic relationship between fungus and tree root.
2. TRUE or FALSE: Sexual reproduction has been observed in Ascomycota
3. TRUE or FALSE: Oomycota members have hyphae that lack cross walls
4. TRUE or FALSE: Spores produced by fungi can last years in the soil before they
grow into a new fungal organism
5. TRUE or FALSE: Truffle spores are dispersed primarily by wind.
Continue onto next page.
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Section C: Matching:
Directions: Match the vocabulary term in Column A with the definition in Column B. Write the
letter of the term on the line next to each number. Each vocabulary term in Column A may be
used once, more than once, or not at all. (12 marks)
Column A
a) Sporangia
Column B
______1. Specialized hyphae that support the spore producing
structure
b) Stolon
______2. Structure formed when the hyphae of opposing mating types
of fungi meet
c) Conidium
______3. Specialized hypha that produce spores in ascomycetes
d) Ascus
______4. Small branching hyphae that grow downwards from the
stolons that anchor the fungus
e) Basidiospore
______5. A thick walled zygote formed during the sexual reproduction
of members of the Phylum also known as Common Molds
f) Conidiophore
______6. Structure produced by fungi that harbour spores
g) Basidium
______7. Tiny sac in which fungal spores develop for sexual
reproduction in ascomycetes
h) Lichen
______8. An organism that breaks down and obtains energy from
dead organic material
i)
Rhizoid
______9. The spore-producing structures of a mushroom (looked at in
our mushroom lab)
j)
Gametangium
______10. A symbiotic relationship between a fungi and a tree root
k) Zygospore
______11. A type of hyphae that runs along the surface of the bread or
material of decomposition
l)
______12. A symbiotic relationship between a fungi and a
cyanobacterium or a green algae
Mycorrihiza
m) Sporangiophore
n) Decomposer
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Section D: Written:
Directions: Answer the following questions as best as possible. They do NOT have to be in
complete sentences; however, make sure you explain your reasoning behind your answer for the
questions that require you to do so.
1. List four ways humans use fungi (4)
2. Name the three major types of Fungi. Explain what these types are. (3)
3. Name and explain four different dispersal methods used by Fungi (4)
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4. What is a hypha? What is a mycelium? (2)
5. Many fungi use both asexual and sexual means of reproduction. Why wouldn’t a Fungi
primarily use asexual reproduction since it does not need a different fungi? Explain your
answer. (2)
6. List three places in your home that you are likely to find Fungi. (3)
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7. List and explain five reasons why Fungi are so successful. (5)
8. Compare and contrast the following phyla: Basidiomycota and Deuteromycota (5)
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Sections:
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