Assessment Test: Fungi
INSTRUCTION: Read the questions carefully and encircle the
letter of the correct answer.
1. In what conditions do fungi thrive?
a. dry and hot conditions, such as a desert
b. moist and cold conditions, particularly where there is heavy
rainfall year-round
c. moist and warm conditions, often in the soil or on rotting
plant material
d. dry and cold conditions such as in the tundra areas of the
Arctic, where the first layer of soil is permanently frozen
2. Mushrooms, molds, and yeasts are all types of
a. spores. b. fungi. c. molds. d. protozoans.
3. Most fungi reproduce asexually by using
a. fission. b. chromosomes. c. mitosis. d. spores.
4. Fungi cannot make their own food. a. True b. False
5. Mushrooms are an edible type of fungus, some of which
grow in undisturbed parts of the woodlands on dead wood.
a. True b. False
6. Fungi cannot make their own food because
a. their cells have cell walls.
b. their cells have more than one nucleus.
c. their cells have no chloroplasts.
d. they are not made of cells.
7. True fungi differ from slime molds in
a. producing spores.
b. having chitin in their cell walls.
c. having forms without cell walls between their nuclei.
d. having forms with motile reproductive cells.
8. A mass of interconnected hyphae is called a
a. plasmodium. b. thallus. c. mycelium. d. capillitium
9. Filaments of fungi are woven together in a tangled mass
called a a. hyphae b. mycelium. c. reproductive body. d. lichen
10. These are heterotrophs which have a cell wall
polysaccharide called chitin.
a. fungi b. protists c. monerans d. plants
11. are being investigated for their potential to help clean up oil
spills along beaches and in marine waters.
a. Diatoms b. Water molds c. Lichens d. Fungi
12. Biologists who study fungi are
a. phycologists b. physiologists c. mycologists d. ecologists
13. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of organisms
in Kingdom Fungi?
a. the fungal body is formed of tubular threads called hyphae
b. produce chlorophyll and function as autotrophs
c. generally lacks motile (flagellated) cells
d. cell walls of chitin
14. Yeasts are a source of which of the following?
a. ingredients for explosives b. medicinal drugs
c. B vitamins d. All of the above
15. The fungi which derive their food directly from dead organic
matter are known as
a. Predators b. Decomposers c. Mutualists d. Parasitic fungi
16. Death angel/death cap (amanita) and Jack O Lantern
mushroom are all examples of
a. Poisonous mushrooms b. Edible mushrooms
c. None of the above d. Both (a) and (b)
17. Which is NOT an example of a fungus?
a. mushroom b. ginger c. yeast d. mold
18. What is the benefit of fungus in pizza dough?
a. It makes the dough brown. b. It makes the dough taste good.
c. It makes the dough rise. d. It makes the dough soft.
19. They can make their own food.
a. animals b. plants c. fungi d. micro-organisms
20. Fungi multiply through: a. eggs b. bacteria
c. spores d. photosynthesis
21.. All of these are microorganisms, except:
a. bacteria b. viruses c. yeasts d. mushrooms
22. Which microorganisms we use to prepare yoghurt?
a. bacteria b. viruses c. yeasts d. mushrooms
23. Which microorganisms act as decomposers of dead
material? a. bacteria and virus b. fungi and viruses
c. bacteria and fungi d. fungi, virus, bacteria and algae
24. The word “micro” means:
a. very small b. very large c. disease causing d. indivisible
25. Main groups of microorganisms are:
a. three b. two c. five d. seven
26. Which one of the following is not a microorganism?
a. Bacteria b. virus c. earth worm d. some fungi
27. Whose body from the following does not consist of cell?
a. Bacteria b. Virus c. Fungi d. Mushroom
28. Are fungi plants or not?
a. Yes, since they grow on land b. No, because they lack the
typical features of plants.
c. maybe since fungi have roots. d. none of the above
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For items 29-32, choose the letter of the correct answer for the
parts of fungi.
29. ______ a. spores b. stolon c. hyphae d. sporangium
30. _______ a. spores b. stolon c. hyphae d. sporangium
31. ________ a. spores b. stolon c. hyphae d. sporangium
32. ________ a. spores b. stolon c. hyphae d. sporangium
33. Fungi that live in or on host organisms.
a. Fungus b. Parasites c. spores d. none of the above
34. What are the 3 types of fungi that were used by humans?
a. yeast b. mushrooms c. mold d. all of these
35. The word "fungus" is a Latin word meaning
a. fungi b. mushrooms c. spores d. umbrella
36. The top of a mushroom is called
a. umbrella b. mush c. cap d. head
37. The small plates under the cap are called
a. umbrella b. cap c. scales d. gills
38. They often appear in various shapes and sizes, contributing
to the unique physical appearance of mushrooms in the wild.
a. gills b. scales c. volva d. stem
39. The main supportive stalk of the fruiting body of the
mushroom.
a. gills b. annulus c. volva d. stem

40. The remains of a protective veil that once covered the gills
a. gills b. annulus c. volva d. stem

41. A cup-like structure at the base of the fruiting body of a

mushroom, above the mycelium in some mushrooms
a. mycelium b. annulus c. volva d. stem

42. A network of underground filaments, below the fruiting

body of a mushroom
a. mycelium b. annulus c. volva d. stem

43. The mycelium helps anchor the mushroom in the

a. stem b. soil c. cap d. volva

For items 44-50, choose the letter of the correct answer for the
parts of mushroom.
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44. ______ a. cap b. scales c. volva d. stem

45. _______ a. cap b. scales c. stem d. annulus

46. ________ a. cap b. scales c. stem d. annulus

47. ________ a. gills b. volva c. stem d. annulus

48. ______ a. gills b. volva c. stem d. annulus

49. _______ a. gills b. volva c. stem d. mycelium

50. ________ a. gills b. volva c. stem d. mycelium