Kingdom Fungi

Question 1

How many known species of fungi are there?

Answer 1

More than 81,000

Question 2

What does saprohilic mean?

Answer 2

It means that the organism is a decomposer

Question 3

What are spores?

Answer 3

Mainly nonmotile reproductive cells dispersed by wind, water, and animals

Question 4

What are the 2 eukaryotic forms of Fungi?

Answer 4

Filamentous form

Unicellular form

Question 5

What are the cell walls of fungi mostly made up of?

Answer 5

CHITIN

Question 6

What are six examples of economic and ecological importance of fungi?

Answer 6

They are decomposers

Symbiotic relationships

Retting of flax and other fibers

Destruction of timber and stored goods

Food production

Useful drugs

Question 7

What does it mean for a fungi to be a decomposer?

Answer 7

It means that they recycle nutrients back to new generations

Question 8

What is meant by symbiotic relationships?

Answer 8

The parasitic and mutualistic relationships

Question 9

What does it mean for an organism to be a parasite?

Answer 9

A parasite lives in or on a host and is harmful

Question 10

What is the fungal disease behind the theory of the witch trials?

Answer 10

ERGOT DISEASE (ergotism)

Question 11

What is another name for mutualistic?

Answer 11

MYCORRHIZAE

Question 12

Describe the relationship between fungus and the roots of plants?

Answer 12

The fungus absorbs more water and nutrients, while the plant provides sugars, amino acids, and other nutrients

Question 13

Chesses, alcoholic beverages, breads, soy sauce, and edible fungi are all examples of what?

Answer 13

Food production in fungi

Question 14

What is the genus name for the “death angel” fungi?

Answer 14

AMANITA

Question 15

What is the genus name for the hallucinogenic fungi?

Answer 15

PSILOCYBE

Question 16

What are 2 useful drugs that come from fungi?

Answer 16

PENICILLIN

CYCLOSPORINE

Question 17

What is the genus and species name for penicillin?

Answer 17

Penicillium notatum

Question 18

What does the drug cyclosporine do?

Answer 18

It suppresses the immune system after transplants

Question 19

What is a hyphae?

Answer 19

A filamentous vegetative body

Question 20

What is mycelium?

Answer 20

Tangled tissue-like mass of hyphae

Question 21

What does the term septate mean?

Answer 21

WALLED

Question 22

What does the term coencytic mean?

Answer 22

MANY NUCLE AND UNWALLED

Question 23

What does the term aseptate mean?

Answer 23

UNWALLED

Question 24

What are the reproductive cells in fungi called?

Answer 24

SPORES

Question 25

When do spores germinate?

Answer 25

AFTER DISPERSAL FROM THE PARENT

Question 26

What are Fungi phyla based on?

Answer 26

The type of reproduction

Question 27

What do spores develop into?

Answer 27

A rapidly growing mesh like group of filaments called mycelium

Question 28

Where does the mycelium grow?

Answer 28

Over organic matter

Question 29

Mycelium grows over organic matter creating a good ________________________ for absorption of food

Answer 29

SURFACE TO VOLUME RATIO

Question 30

What is each filament of the mycelium called?

Answer 30

A hyphae

Question 31

What is the hyphae's function?

Answer 31

It allows for nutrient flow throughout the mycelium

Question 32

What are the 4 phyla of fungi?

Answer 32

Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Deuteromycota

Question 33

What is the common name of Rhizopous stoloniifer?

Answer 33

"BLACK BREAD MOLD"

Question 34

Sac Fungi belongs to what phylum?

Answer 34

PHYLUM ASCOMYCOTA

Question 35

What is an ascocarp?

Answer 35

It is the fruiting body belonging to the phylum Ascomycota

Question 36

What is an asci? (ascus)

Answer 36

A microscopic sac containing 8 ascospores

Question 37

Most yeasts, mildews, cup fungi, morels, and truffels are all examples of what kind of fungi?

Answer 37

SAC FUNGI (Phylum Ascomycota)

Question 38

Club Fungi belongs to what phylum?

Answer 38

Phylum Basidiomycota

Question 39

What is a basidium? (basidia)

Answer 39

A microscopic club shaped structure which forms basidiospores

Question 40

Bracket Fungi PUff Balls Agricus campestris Coprinius Fairy Ring These are examples from what phylum?

Answer 40

Phylum Basidiomycota

Question 41

What is a "fairy ring"?

Answer 41

A structure founded by the basidiocarps that outline the outer edge of the fungus

Question 42

What phylum contains what is known as the imperfect fungi?

Answer 42

Phylum Deuteromycota

Question 43

There is no known sexual stage in what phylum?

Answer 43

Phylum Deuteromycota

Question 44

What is a lichen?

Answer 44

Half fungi half algae

Question 45

A _______________ is both a fungus and phototroph

Answer 45

lichen

Question 46

In a lichen, the fungus is usually what?

Answer 46

An ASCOMYCETE

Question 47

In a lichen, the phototroph is usally what?

Answer 47

Green algae or Cyanobacteria

Question 48

What are the three types of lichens?

Answer 48

Custose Fruticose Foliose

Question 49

How would the Crustose lichen be described?

Answer 49

"Crusty"

Question 50

How would the Fruticose lichen be described?

Answer 50

"Hairy"

Question 51

How would the Foliose lichen be described?

Answer 51

"Leafy"

Question 52

What are four ecological and economic applications of lichens?

Answer 52

Primary Ecological Succession Food for wildlife Litmus Dyes

Question 53

Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Answer 53

EUKARYOTIC

Question 54

Fungi are non _____________

Answer 54

PHOTOSYNTHETIC

Question 55

Fungi have __________________ that contain mostly chitin

Answer 55

CELL WALLS

Question 56

All fungi are __________________ and cannot produce their own organic compounds

Answer 56

HETEROTROPHIC

Question 57

Fungi reproduce by ______________

Answer 57

SPORES

Question 58

Fungi are classified by their means of ____________________

Answer 58

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question 59

Some fungi are ______________ and some are _______________ (decomposers)

Answer 59

PARASITIC SAPROPHITIC

Question 60

_______________ recycle nutrients back to new generations

Answer 60

DECOMPOSERS