Question 1

Penicillium is a club fungus that is used to make beer and wine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Invasive fungi have caused ecological disasters in the U.S.during the last century.The American chestnut tree commonly grew in forests from Michigan to Louisiana and from Maine to Georgia.In the 1900s Cryphonectria parasitica,an invasive species,commonly known as Chestnut blight,decimated the chestnut tree population leading to one of the worst ecological disasters in U.S.history.It is thought that the invasive fungus was imported from Japan and China.Other invasive fungi have destroyed large numbers of redbay,dogwood,and oak trees.Is human activity to blame for such disasters? What can be done to alleviate this problem?

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Question 3

The presence of ________ indicates that the air is healthy for humans to breathe.

Accepted Answer

A)  lichens
B)  ergot
C)  yeast
D)  morels
E)  smutsF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Which statement is the most likely description of the common ancestor that exists between fungi and animals?

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A)  The ancestor was a flagellated organism that lived in some type of aquatic environment.It was most likely a unicellular protist.
B)  The ancestor was a flagellated organism that lived on the terrestrial environment.It was most likely a unicellular protist.
C)  The ancestor was a flagellated organism that lived in some type of aquatic environment.It was most likely a multicellular protist.
D)  The ancestor was a multicellular organism that lived in some type of aquatic environment.It was most likely a flagellated protist.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

In differentiating fungi from plants and animals,which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animals are heterotrophic by ingestion while fungi are heterotrophic by absorption.
B)  Plants have cell walls of cellulose; fungi have cell walls of chitin.
C)  The energy reserve of fungi is starch while the energy reserve of animals is glycogen.
D)  Fungal spores develop into haploid hyphae; in animals,haploid gametes combine to form a diploid organism.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Why are fungi classified in the supergroup Opisthokonta,which includes animals and heterotrophic protists?

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Question 7

Which is NOT a correct association of a fungus and product?

Accepted Answer

A)  rusts and smuts-truffles
B)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae-beer and wine
C)  Penicillium-blue cheese
D)  Aspergillus-soy sauceE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The current hypothesis about fungal evolution suggests that Microsporidia are most distantly related to Neocallimastigomycota.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The relationship between the fungi and algae in lichens is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  a simple cooperative mutualism between normally free-living strains.
B)  a possible controlled parasitism wherein the fungi withdraw food from the algae and the algae do not benefit from the association.
C)  an endosymbiotic transfer of the chloroplasts of algae to the hyphae cells.
D)  a complete mixing of the genomes of the two groups at the cellular level.
E)  a possible controlled parasitism wherein the algae are moistened and protected by the fungi,but the fungi do not benefit from the association.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Based upon the current evolutionary tree,which of the following groups would have the closest evolutionary relatedness to the fungi?

Accepted Answer

A)  choanoflagellates
B)  foraminiferans
C)  amoeboids
D)  cellular slime mold
E)  euglenoidsF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Which of the following traits are found in both fungi and animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  heterotrophic & consume preformed organic matter
B)  heterotrophic & absorb food
C)  multicellular & saprotrophs
D)  saprotrophs & contain cell walls of cellulose
E)  saprotrophs & contain cell walls of chitinF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

An asexual spore produced by a sac fungus or club fungus is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  zygospore.
B)  conidiospore.
C)  ascospore.
D)  basidiospore.
E)  sporangiospore.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 13

What is the correct order of reproduction in members of phylum Basidiomycota? 
a.Cytoplasmic fusion results in a dikaryotic mycelium.
B.The mycelium produces basidiocarps.
C.Nuclear fusion produces a diploid nucleus.
D.Meiosis produces basidiospores.
E.Spores germinate into haploid hyphae.
F.Basidia develop on the gills of the mushroom.
G.Basidiospores are released.

Accepted Answer

A)  a - b - f - c - d - g - e
B)  a - b - f - d - c - g - e
C)  a - c - f - d - c - g - e
D)  a - d - b - f - c - g - eE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following traits is NOT found in both fungi and animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  saprotrophic
B)  heterotrophic
C)  multicellular
D)  consumersE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following structures are NOT involved in sexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A)  mushrooms
B)  ascocarps
C)  conidia
D)  gametangiaE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

What is the correct order of reproduction in members of phylum Zygomycota? 
a.Hyphae of opposite mating strains touch each other.
B.Gametangia merge,nuclei pair and fuse.
C.Spores are released from the sporangium.
D.Gametangia form at the end of the hyphae.
E.A thick wall develops around the zygospore.

Accepted Answer

A)  a - d - b - e - c
B)  a - b - e - c - d
C)  a - b - c - d - e
D)  e - d- a - b - cE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Species of ________ are known to decompose jet fuel and wall paint.

Accepted Answer

A)  club fungi
B)  sac fungi
C)  AM fungi
D)  chytridsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Fungi and animals share a more recent common ancestor than do fungi and plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

You are studying a newly discovered fungus and find an area of a hyphae that contains cells with two nuclei.You should classify these cells as diploid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following does NOT describe phylum Ascomycota?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are limited to only asexual reproduction.
B)  They use conidiospores during reproduction.
C)  Morel mushrooms are members of this phylum.
D)  The fruiting body is known as an ascocarp.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following does NOT describe phylum Ascomycota?

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Which is NOT a correct association of a fungus and product?

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The current hypothesis about fungal evolution suggests that Microsporidia are most distantly related to Neocallimastigomycota.

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Why are fungi classified in the supergroup Opisthokonta,which includes animals and heterotrophic protists?

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Which statement is the most likely description of the common ancestor that exists between fungi and animals?

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Based upon the current evolutionary tree,which of the following groups would have the closest evolutionary relatedness to the fungi?

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Fungi and animals share a more recent common ancestor than do fungi and plants.

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You are studying a newly discovered fungus and find an area of a hyphae that contains cells with two nuclei.You should classify these cells as diploid.

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In differentiating fungi from plants and animals,which of the following statements is NOT true?

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Which of the following traits are found in both fungi and animals?

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Which of the following structures are NOT involved in sexual reproduction?

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An asexual spore produced by a sac fungus or club fungus is called a(n)

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The relationship between the fungi and algae in lichens is best described as

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Penicillium is a club fungus that is used to make beer and wine.

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