Biology: The Dynamics of Life, California Edition

Chapter 20: Fungi

Fungi

1.
Which of the following shows a zygospore?
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2.
What are the sexual spores of ascomycotes called?
A)ascospores
B)stolons
C)gametangia
D)zygospores
3.
Which fungi is used to make the antibiotic penicillin?
A)ascomycotes
B)zygomycotes
C)deuteromycotes
D)basidiomycotes
4.
When zygomycotes reproduce sexually, they produce __________.
A)conidia
B)zygospores
C)basidia
D)lichens
5.
At the present time, which phylum of fungi has the fewest number of known species?
A)zygomycotes
B)ascomycotes
C)basidiomycotes
D)deuteromycotes
6.
Which of the following statements about fungi is NOT true?
A)Scientists had previously classified fungi as members of the plant kingdom.
B)Chitin, made from complex carbohydrates, gives the cell walls of fungi strength.
C)Warm, moist environments are excellent habitats for many fungi species.
D)All fungi are unicellular organisms.
7.
Which type of organism is responsible for chestnut blight, a disease that has drastically reduced the population of chestnut trees in the United States and parts of Europe?
A)a fungus
B)a slime mold
C)a protozoan
D)a diatom
8.
Which of these is NOT a reproductive process used by fungi?
A)budding
B)spore production
C)cyst formation
D)fragmentation
9.
Which of these statements is NOT true?
A)Humans use lichens as indicators of levels of air pollution.
B)Lichens are considered a pioneer species.
C)A symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a green alga is called a mycorrhiza.
D)There are about 20 000 identified species of lichens.
10.
Which of these is a basidiomycote?
A)a lichen
B)a puffball
C)a morel
D)a sac fungi
11.
Which of these is a product made by yeast?
A)basidia
B)rhizoids
C)hyphae
D)carbon dioxide
12.
Organisms that form a symbiotic relationship with other organisms are called __________.
A)filter feeders
B)parasites
C)mutualists
D)saprophytes
13.
Certain fungi that invade human skin, nails, and hair are classified as __________.
A)gametophytes
B)euglenoids
C)dermatophytes
D)protozoans
14.
Which type of hyphae penetrate a food source to anchor mycelium within it?
A)septa
B)stolons
C)rhizoids
D)haustoria
15.
__________ form the basic structural unit of a multicellular fungus.
A)Hyphae
B)Septum
C)Nuclei
D)Chitin
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