Fungi

Question 1

About how many known species are in the Kingdom Fungi?

a) 1000 b) 10,000 c) 50,000 d) 100,000 e) 500,000

Answer 1

d) 100,000

Question 2

The difference between Fungi and Plants is that fungi are ________________.

a) multicellular b) prokaryotic c) eukaryotic d) heterotrophic
e) autotrophic

Answer 2

d) heterotrophic

Question 3

The difference between Fungi and Animals is that Fungi ___________________.

a) are prokaryotic b) ingest their food c) are autotrophic d) lack tissues
e) absorb their food

Answer 3

e) absorb their food

Question 4

The body of fungi are composed of which of the following?

a) fibers b) slime c) cellulose d) hyphae e) all of the above

Answer 4

d) hyphae

Question 5

Which of the following are not included in the Kingdom Fungi?
a) mushrooms b) toadstool c) truffles d) slime molds e) yeast

Answer 5

d) slime molds

Question 6

What percentage of fungi are thought to be parasitic?

a) 10 b) 30 c) 50 d) 66 e) 90

Answer 6

b) 30

Question 7

Which of the following represents the most important function that fungi serve in the natural world?

a) they produce a considerable of oxygen through photosynthesis
b) they add a major portion of the Net Primary Production to all communities
c) they are highly efficient decomposers without which most systems would collapse
d) they are a large food source for many animals, particularly mammals and have led to a large increase in mammalian diversity
e) all of the above

Answer 7

c) they are highly efficient decomposers without which most systems would collapse

Question 8

When the fine filaments that comprise the vegetative body of fungi form a large mat, this intricate mat is called a __________________________.
a) hyphae b) mycelium c) fibers d) synthate structure e) spores

Answer 8

b) mycelium

Question 9

Fungi reproduce by the formation and distribution of _______________.
a) hyphae b) mycelium c) fibers d) synthate structure e) spores

Answer 9

e) spores

Question 10

When you trim evidence of fungi off of moldy bread or cheese, which of the following are you removing?
a) hyphae b) mycelia c) spore capsules d) fibers e) none of the above

Answer 10

c) spore capsules

Question 11

When you remove evidence of fungi from the surface of bread or cheese, what is left behind?

a) nothing b) fibers penetrating throughout the bread or cheese
c) mycelia that have grown throughout the bread or cheese
d) an extensive matrix of spore capsules that are buried within the bread or cheese
e) an array of chemicals that fungi produce in order to ward off bacterial invasions

Answer 11

c) mycelia that have grown throughout the bread or cheese.

Question 12

Which of the following are not a result of a fungal infection?

a) yeast infections b) ringworm c) athlete’s foot d) Valley fever
e) Giardia

Answer 12

e) giardia

Question 13

Of all the species of fungi that are known, about how many are parasitic to animals?
a) 10 b) 50 c)100 d) 1000 e) almost all of them

Answer 13

b) 50

Question 14

The reason that you should be very careful about which wild mushrooms you choose to eat is ____________________.

a) they are full of complex carbohydrates and will make you fat
b) they contain complex compounds that bind to essential vitamins and compromise your immune system
c) certain ones can be very toxic and can cause long-term liver damage
d) if you eat spore producing parts, the spores will germinate within in your gut tract causing severe stomach cramps
e) all of the above

Answer 14

c) certain ones that can be very toxic and can cause long-term liver damage.