Chapter 20:
Fungi
Practice Test
1.
The cell walls of most fungi contain ___________.
a.
nuclei
b.
chitin
c.
buds
d.
cellulose
Hint
2.
Fungi are important decomposers, but some cause __________.
a.
spoiled food and disease
b.
decay of inorganic substances
c.
inorganic substances to build up
d.
raw materials to build up
Hint
3.
Most human disease-causing fungi invade __________.
a.
skin, nails, and hair
b.
white blood cells
c.
the central nervous system
d.
the eyes, ears, and nose
Hint
4.
A lichen includes a fungus and a cyanobacterium or an alga. The cyanobacterium or alga is a __________ of the fungus.
a.
hypha
b.
bud
c.
symbiont
d.
sporangium
Hint
5.
A form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual grows out and eventually separates from a parent cell is called __________.
a.
forming a spore
b.
forming a zygote
c.
budding
d.
regeneration
Hint
6.
A sac or case in which spores are produced is called a __________.
a.
stolon
b.
basidium
c.
sporangium
d.
bud
Hint
7.
Fungal spores can be dispersed by water, animals or __________.
a.
reproduction
b.
wind
c.
ascospores
d.
budding
Hint
8.
Parasitic fungi use specialized hyphae called __________ that penetrate host cells.
a.
haustoria
b.
zygospores
c.
mycelia
d.
rhizoids
Hint
9.
In the life cycle of a bread mold, __________.
a.
only asexual reproduction occurs
b.
only sexual reproduction occurs
c.
only one mating type occurs
d.
both sexual and asexual reproduction occur
Hint
10.
Yeasts are beneficial in what industry?
a.
tree farming
b.
baking
c.
growing grain
d.
horticulture
Hint
11.
When yeasts metabolize, they produce ethyl alcohol and __________.
a.
carbon dioxide
b.
oxygen
c.
sulfur dioxide
d.
methane
Hint
12.
Basidia produce __________.
a.
basidiospores
b.
buds
c.
conidiophores
d.
ascospores
Hint
13.
A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a __________.
a.
mammal
b.
virus
c.
plant
d.
bacteria
Hint
14.
Conidiophores produce __________.
a.
basidiospores
b.
conidia
c.
asci
d.
buds
Hint
15.
The part of the mushroom that supports the cap is called the __________.
a.
button
b.
base
c.
stolon
d.
stipe
Hint
