Glencoe Biology

Chapter 20: Fungi

Standardized Test Practice

1.
The netlike mass that branches at the tip of hyphae is called ____.
A)fragmentation
B)chitin
C)mycelium
D)septa
2.
Which of the following is true of fungi?
A)There are less than a hundred different species.
B)They cannot be multicellular.
C)They are prokaryotic.
D)They are decomposers.
3.
The familiar, above-ground portion of this fungus can be described as what?

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A)photosynthetic structure
B)site for mycelium fragmentation
C)soil nutrient absorber
D)reproductive fruiting body
4.
Hyphae provides a ____ for nutrient absorption.
A)flexible polysaccharide
B)large surface area
C)chitin membrane
D)nucleus
5.
What key structural difference exists between these two fungae?

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A)cross-walls called septa
B)cross-walls called haustoria
C)presence of a fruiting body
D)presence of a sporangium
6.
____ are mostly terrestrial and live in mutualistic relationships with plants.
A)Rhizoids
B)Common molds
C)Ascocarps
D)Sporangiums
7.
Spore-producing hyphae found on sac fungi are called ____.
A)mycelium
B)chitin
C)lichens
D)conidiophores
8.
How many types of reproduction are shown in this image?

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A)3
B)1
C)2
D)4
9.
How do club fungi differ from sac fungi?
A)Club fungi are mostly unicellular.
B)Club fungi rarely reproduce asexually.
C)Club fungi are never saprophytic.
D)Club fungi are never mutualistic.
10.
This figure, known as a phylogenetic tree, represents ____ relationships.

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A)evolutionary
B)reproductive
C)symbiotic
D)conidiophoric
11.
What makes chytrids unique among fungi?
A)reproduce asexually
B)not aquatic
C)produce flagellated spores
D)parasitic
12.
What organism forms a symbiotic relationship with algae or cynobacteria?
A)saprophytes
B)ascocarps
C)parasitic fungi
D)lichens
13.
What process describes fungi being used to break down harmful pollutants?
A)mycorrhiza
B)bioremediation
C)photosynthesis
D)gametangium
14.
What does this picture show?

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A)a parasitic relationship
B)a mutualistic organism
C)a bread mold
D)a symbiotic relationship
15.
Which of the following describes a bioindicator?
A)sac fungi releasing spores into the environment
B)removal of harmful pollutants from an ecosystem
C)declining population of lichens near a city
D)mycorrhizae in plant roots
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