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Plants and Society, 4/e
Dr. Estelle Levetin, University of Tulsa
Karen McMahon, University of Tulsa

Fungi in the Natural Environment

Multiple Choice Quiz



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In fungi, masses of threadlike _________branch extensively into a collective mass called a ________.
A)a. septa, hyphae
B)b. hyphae, mycelium
C)c. septa, mycelium
D)d. mycelium, septa
E)e. fibers, mushroom
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2. Which of the following describes the group fungi?
A)a. Fungi are heterotrophic.
B)b. Some fungal cells possess chlorophyll.
C)c. Fungi have an absorptive type of nutrition.
D)d. all of the above
E)e. only a and c
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3. The fusion of cytoplasm from two cells or gametes
A)a. occurs early in the fungi life cycle.
B)b. is called plasmogamy.
C)c. is followed by karyogamy.
D)d. all of the above.
E)e. b and c are correct.
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4. Fungal cell walls are largely composed of ________, a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, with a few exceptions that possess ________ fibrils.
A)a. cellulose, protein
B)b. lignin, chitin
C)c. chitin, cellulose
D)d. matrix, pectin
E)e. none of the above
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5. In the Division Myxomycota, the plasmodium stage is the animal-like feeding stage.
A)True
B)False
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6. In the Division Oomycota, ________ form as a result of fertilization, and ________ are motile asexual spores.
A)a. teleospores, zoospores
B)b. oospores, zoospores
C)c. zygospores, sporangiospores
D)d. oospheres, antheridia
E)e. oogonium, gametangia
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7. In the Division _______, ascospores are produced within a saclike ascus.
A)a. Ascomycota
B)b. Deuteromycota
C)c. Oomycota
D)d. Zygomycota
E)e. Myxomycota
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8. One of the largest living colony of organisms is a basidiomycete in Washington State that covers 1,500 acres.
A)True
B)False
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9. Penicillium is placed in a group of fungi called the Fungi Imperfecti.
A)True
B)False
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10. Organisms that have both a saprobic and a parasitic lifestyle are known as ectomycorrhizae.
A)True
B)False
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11. The mycobionts of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae belong to the Division ________.
A)a. Basidiomycota
B)b. Ascomycota
C)c. Zygomycota
D)d. Chytridiomycota
E)e. none of the above
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12. There are currently two mating types of Phytophthora infestans that may cause epidemics of potato blight throughout the world.
A)True
B)False
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13. The flask-shaped spermagonia of wheat rust develop on the alternate host, __________.
A)a. barberry
B)b. wheat
C)c. chestnut
D)d. potato
E)e. tomato
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14. Lichens are often used as a pollution indicator because they are very sensitive to sulfur dioxide.
A)True
B)False
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15. Corn smut fungus overwinters ________.
A)a. on apples
B)b. on plant debris
C)c. in soil
D)d. all of the above
E)e. b and c are correct
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16. Secondary products produced by plants in response to bacterial and fungal pathogens are known as __________.
A)a. phenolic compounds
B)b. phytoalexins
C)c. tannins
D)d. essential oils
E)e. both a and c
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17. Dutch Elm Disease fungus is carried from infected trees to healthy trees by the elm bark beetle.
A)True
B)False
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18. The fungal organism responsible for Sudden Oak Death is closely related to the organism that causes ___________.
A)a. late blight of potato
B)b. corn smut
C)c. wheat rust
D)d. Dutch elm disease
E)e. dry rot