Mycology and Virology

Question 1

What is the study of fungi?

Answer 1

Mycology

Question 2

Give the Greek words of Mycology and its corresponding meaning.

Answer 2

Mykes/Mykos - mushroom

Logos - study of/knowledge of

Question 3

Founder of Mycology

Answer 3

Pier Antonio Micheli

Question 4

This characteristic describes fungi with a lack of properties of photosynthesis and chemotrophic.

Answer 4

Achlorophyllous

Question 5

Two types of spores

Answer 5

Sexual and asexual

Question 6

Two types of spores

Answer 6

Sexual and asexual

Question 7

It is a single-celled fungus with a thick cell wall and can be multiplied asexually by budding

Answer 7

Yeast cell

Question 8

Vegetative unit of moulds

Answer 8

Hyphae

Question 9

Two types of mycelium

Answer 9

Vegetative and Aerial mycelium

Question 10

This is a filamentous fungus that reproduces through sexual or asexual means

Answer 10

Mold/Mould

Question 11

This is the fungi that produces Gibberellin

Answer 11

Gibberella fujikuroi

Question 12

This acid elicits the formation of zygophores in Muroc mucedo

Answer 12

Trisporic acid

Question 13

This fungi is used for preparing citric and gluconic acid

Answer 13

Aspergillus niger

Question 14

It is one of the importance of fungi that described fungi as decomposers

Answer 14

Agent of Decay

Question 15

It is a symbiotic relationship between hyphae of some soil-borne fungi and the roots of the plants

Answer 15

Mycorrhiza

Question 16

What is fungi involved in penicillin

Answer 16

Penicillium notatum and Penicillium chrysogenum

Question 17

It is a fungus that is being used for producing characteristic flavor in blue cheese

Answer 17

Penicillium roqueforti

Question 18

Rhizopus nigricans produced _______.

Answer 18

Steroids in “the pill”

Question 19

List the three edible mushrooms

Answer 19

Agaricus bisporus (button mushroom)
Lentinus edodes (Shiitake) 
Volvariella volvacea (straw mushroom)

Question 20

It is one of the importance of fungi that describe fungi having the ability to produce visible light in the dark

Answer 20

BIoluminescence