Chapter 19 – Kingdom Fungi
Chapter 19
Kingdom Fungi
Multiple Choice Questions
1. True fungi differ from slime molds in
2. Which of the following groups of fungi and fungi-like organisms do NOT have chitin in the
cell walls?
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3. Fungi were removed from the plant kingdom for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
4. In a fungal body, thread-like structures called _____________ are interwoven to form a
tangled mass called a ________________.
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5. Heterotrophs that have chitin in their cell walls belong to the group commonly called
6. _________________ are being investigated for their potential to help clean up oil spills
along beaches and in marine waters.
7. Common names for different fungi include which of the following?
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8. Common names such as smut, rust and mildew reflect the role of many fungi as
_____________.
9. Biologists who study fungi are ______________________.
10. Human consumers of fungi are known as
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11. One group of fungi implicated in the worldwide decline of amphibians, particularly frogs,
is the _______.
12. Fungi were first classified as plants, then moved to Kingdom _____________ before
being placed in the Kingdom Fungi.
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13. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of organisms in Kingdom Fungi?
14. Which of the following feature sets the bread molds and water molds apart from other
groups of fungi?
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15. Sufu and tempeh are made by inoculating soybeans with a
16. The characteristic reproductive structure produced by fungi in the phylum __________,
the coenocytic true fungi, is the ______________.
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17. The dung-inhabiting Pilobolus fungus is __________, and can catapult sporangia up to 8
meters (26 feet) away from the dung pile where they are growing.
18. Which of the following pairs of diseases is associated with cup (sac) fungi?
19. Which of the following useful products is NOT associated with cup (sac) fungi?
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20. Monokaryotic and dikaryotic mycelia would be found in
21. Yeasts are a source of which of the following?
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22. Prized by gourmets around the world, _______________________ are two edible fruiting
bodies of sac fungi.
23. Two parasitic fungal diseases classified in the Ascomycota that have completely changed
the urban landscape and deciduous forests in eastern North America are
__________________.
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24. The form of the reproductive structure of the Basidiomycota give this phylum the
common name of the ___________________
25. Mushrooms and toadstools are reproductive structures characteristic of Phylum
__________.
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26. Which of the following pairs of fungi belongs to the imperfect fungi (Phylum
Deuteromycota)?
27. Upright hyphae that produce sporangia at their tips are known as
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28. Which of the following is a fungal protuberance that penetrates another organism’s cells
and aids in digestion of the penetrated cells?
29. Truffles are the reproductive bodies of
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30. Hyphae at the tips of which spores are produced externally (as opposed to within a
sporangium) are called
31. Stinkhorns belong to the