Mycology 1, 2 & 3

Question 1

Mycology means

Answer 1

“Study of mushrooms”
but is now broadened to
“Study of fungi”

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE
Fungi are eukaryotic and heterotrophic

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

When an organism is a heterotroph

Answer 3

Means that organism cannot produce its own food.
- gets their nutrients externally -

Question 4

TRUE OR FALSE
Fungi are usually filamentous and multicellular

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

There are around 1.5 million species of fungi

Answer 5

CORRECT but only ~ 120,000 species have been described

Question 6

How does fungi decompose human, flora and fauna?

Answer 6

Via enzymes

Question 7

Found in almost every ecological niche

Answer 7

CORRECT

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE
Considered to only contain small organisms

Answer 8

FALSE
Mycology actually contain some of the largest organisms on earth

Question 9

Honey Fungus is a really small fungus

Answer 9

FALSE
Honey Fungus is one of the largest fungi (on single organism covers 10^2km in a national park)

Question 10

TRUE OR FALSE
Fungi are some of the most important agents of decay

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

DEFINITION
mycorrhizaal relationship

Answer 11

Symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a plant

Question 12

TRUE OR FALSE
there are no fungus that are beneficial to humans

Answer 12

FALSE
Most fungi are benefited to humans

Question 13

QUESTION
How many Phylum groups are there?

Answer 13

10

Question 14

Phylum Ascomycota contains

Answer 14

~ 65,000 species
(Cup fungi, truffles, powdery mildew ms and yeasts etc)

Question 15

Phylum Ascomycota means

Answer 15

“Sac fungi”

Question 16

Phylum Ascomycota contains how many ascospores?

Answer 16

Typically 8

Question 17

Which Phylum contains the largest group?

Answer 17

Phylum Ascomycota

Question 18

Phylum Ascomycota contains these species of fungi

Answer 18

• Aspergillus
• Stachybotrys
• Coccidioides

Question 19

Aspergillus causes

Answer 19

Tissue infections
Allergic reactions
Cancers

Question 20

Coccidioides causes lung infections in …

Answer 20

Healthy and immunocompromised

Question 21

Coccidioides is native to which country

Answer 21

Western part of the USA

Question 22

TRUE OR FALSE
Phylum Basidiomycota are not safe to eat

Answer 22

FALSE
Phylum Basidiomycota are safe fungi that are safe to eat

Question 23

Phylum Basidiomycota contains how many species

Answer 23

23,000 species in the Phylum

Question 24

Phylum Basidiomycota means

Answer 24

“Club fungi”

Question 25

TRUE OR FALSE
Phylum Basidiomycota basidium contains 4 basidiospores

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

What are the poisonous species within Phylum Basidiomycota?

Answer 26

Amanita species (Amanita phalloides)
Psilocybe species

Question 27

Which mushroom is called the ‘Angel of Death’?

Answer 27

Amanita phalloides

Question 28

Amanita phalloides causes

Answer 28

Vomiting, diarrhoea, convulsions, liver damage, death within a few days

Question 29

Cryptococcus is part of which Phylum?

Answer 29

Phylum Basidiomycota

Question 30

Cryptococcus is found in …
And causes …

Answer 30

Pigeons and eucalyptus trees

Meningoencephalitis

Question 31

Other fungal groups are

Answer 31

Phylum Mucoromycota
Phylum Chytridiomycota
Phylum Oomycota
Phylum Myxomycota

Question 32

Fungi cause what percentage of hospital-acquired infections

Answer 32

10%

Question 33

TRUE OR FALSE
most anti-fungal drugs are safe for humans

Answer 33

FALSE
most antifungal are TOXIC to humans and can cause organ failures

Question 34

Mycoses meaning?

Answer 34

Fungal infections

Question 35

What are the four types of mycoses?

Answer 35

Superficial
Cutaneous
Subcutaneous
Systemic

Question 36

What is considered immunocompromised people

Answer 36

Young and elderly
Transplant patients
Diabetics
AIDS patients
Cancer patients

Question 37

Anti-fungal drugs are

Answer 37

Azoles, polyenes, griseofulvin, flucytosine, echinocandins

Question 38

Fungal diseases cause how many deaths per year

Answer 38

1.6 million