Fungi - Molds and Yeasts
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Select
the statement that does not apply to the kingdom Fungi__________.
a. The fungi are
eukaryotic, multicellular, ingestive heterotrophs
b.
Some fungi form beneficial interrelationships with plants
c.
The fungal life cycle typically includes a spore stage
d.
Certain fungi are natural sources of antibiotic substances
The
amount of peptidoglycan in the cell walls of a mushroom__________.
a.
is greater than the amount of chitin in the cell walls of a mushroom
b. is lesser than the
amount of chitin in the cell walls of a mushroom
c.
is exactly or approximately equal to the amount of chitin in the cell walls of
a mushroom
d.
none of the above
Yeast
play an important role in the alcohol industry, converting pyruvic acid into
carbon dioxide and ethyl alcohol by the process of__________.
a.
glycolysis
b.
respiration
c. fermentation
d.
Krebs cycle
Ascospores
located in asci are found in__________.
a.
conidiocarps
b.
sorocarps
c. ascocarps
d.
plasmodiocarps
Slime
molds differ from the moldy fungi__________.
a. in their mode of
nutrition: phagocytosis for the slime molds; absorptive heterotroph for moldy
fungi
b.
in that the moldy fungi produce amoeboid or flagellated cells and the slime
molds do not
c.
Both (a) and (b)
d.
none of the above
Fungi
are important to food webs because__________.
a.
they are photoautotrophs
b.
they have prokaryotic cell structure
c. they serve as key
decomposers of dead organic matter
d.
they generate antibiotics that kill competing plants and animals
__________
exhibit yeast-like growth at human body temperatures and mold-like growth at
room temperature.
a. Dimorphic fungi
b.
Black bread molds
c.
Sac fungi
d.
Water molds
Saprophytic
fungi__________.
a.
engulf their food in order to break it down.
b. secure their food
from dead organic materials
c.
both (a) and (b)
d.
none of the above
The
evolutionary record suggests that the first occurrence of multicellularity was
in the kingdom__________.
a.
Monera
b. Protista
c.
Fungi
d.
Plantae
The
amount of phagocytosis done by the Plasmodium__________.
a. is greater than by
the water mold mycelium
b.
is lesser than by the water mold mycelium
c.
is equal to by the water mold mycelium
d.
none of the above
Water
molds belong to which division?
a.
Ascomycota
b.
Basidiomycota
c.
Chytridiomycota
d. Oomycota
__________
produce basidiospores.
a.
Slime molds
b.
Dimorphic fungi
c. Club fungi
d.
Sac fungi
Which
of these spores are characteristic of the black bread mold Rhizopus?
a.
Arthrospore and Ascospore
b.
Ascospore and Zygospore
c.
Arthrospore and Blastospore
d. Sporangiospore and
Zygospore
Which
of the following is correct?
a.
All members of Sac fungus are also members of chemo-lithotrophic autotroph, but
not all members of chemolithotrophic autotroph are members of Sac fungus.
b.
All members of chemolithotrophic autotroph are also members of Sac fungus, but
not all members of Sac fungus are members of chemolithotrophic autotroph.
c. All members of Sac
fungus are members of chemolithotrophic autotroph, and all members of
chemolithotrophic autotroph are members of Sac fungus.
d.
none of the above
Which
of the following does not represent a human disease caused by fungi?
a.
Ringworm
b.
Cryptococcosis
c. Malaria
d.
Jock itch
Fungi
that lack partitions (septa) are called__________.
a.
ahyphae
b. coenocytic
c.
yeast
d.
conidia
The
number of sets of chromosomes in a dikaryotic cell__________.
a.
is greater than diploid cell
b.
is lesser than diploid cell
c. is equal to
diploid cell
d.
none of these
The
fruiting body of a mushroom is called__________.
a.
sorocarps
b. basidiocarps
c.
ascocarps
d.
plasmodiocarps
__________
produce motile sexual and asexual spores.
a.
Slime molds
b.
Dimorphic fungi
c.
Club fungi
d. Water molds
Fungi___________.
a.
are photosynthetic
b.
are prokaryotic cells
c.
have cell walls of peptidoglycan
d. secrete
extracellular enzymes to breakdown nutrients
__________
produce ascospores in an ascus.
a.
Slime molds
b.
Dimorphic fungi
c.
Club fungi
d. Sac fungi
Ecologically
fungi are important because__________.
a.
they act as decomposers and aid in nutrient cycling
b.
they are a major cause of plant diseases
c. Both (a) and (b)
d.
none of the above
The
fungus responsible for ergotism belongs to which of the following fungal
divisions?
a.
Deuteromycota
b.
Oomycota
c.
Zygomycota
d. Ascomycota
Why
are slime molds considered to resemble plants?
a.
They can photosynthesize
b. They have cell
walls composed largely of cellulose
c.
They form a threadlike structure
d.
They form structures that resemble leaves
The
most significant reason why fungi are not in the kingdom Plantae is that fungi__________.
a. are
chemoorganotrophic heterotrophs
b.
have unicellular and multi-cellular forms
c.
are prokaryotes
d.
are eukaryotes
Which
spore is on a club and results from the fusion of two nuclei from different
strains of the same fungi?
a.
Ascospore
b. Basidiospore
c.
Blastospore
d.
Conidiospore
The
bread mold Rhizopus stolonifer belongs to which of the following fungal
divisions?
a.
Ascomycota
b.
Deuteromycota
c.
Oomycota
d. Zygomycota
The
basidiomycetes include plant parasites that can cause__________.
a. rust and smut
diseases
b.
candidiasis
c.
ergot disease
d.
Dutch elm disease & chestnut blight
Ergotism
is responsible for all of the following except__________.
a.
hallucinations
b.
Irish potato famine
c.
both (a) and (b)