Fungi Quiz (Dr.

Montamas Suntravat)

1. Which of these are in Kingdom fungi

A. mold algae yeast

B. mushroom mold yeast

C. mold mushroom lichen

D. mold yeast bacteria

2. All of the following are characteristic of fungi except

A. They acquire their nutrients by absorption

B. Their body plan is a netlike mass of filaments called

hyphae

C. They are all eukaryotes

D. Their cell walls consist mainly of cellulose

3. An example of a unicellular fungus is a

A. mold

B. mushroom

C. yeast
 D. rust

4. A coenocytic structure implies being

A. multicellular

B. multinucleate

C. saprophytic

D. heterotrophic

5. Deuteromycetes are called imperfect fungi because

A. The sexual cycle has not been observed

B. Nothing about them indicates their relation to other fungi

C. They do not produce mycelia

D. They have no asexual reproduction

6. Cell walls of fungi are composed primarily of

A. lignin

B. cellulose

C. chitin

D. pectin
7. The common mushroom or toadstool belongs to the phylum:

A. Ascomycota

B. Basidiomycota

C. Zygomycota

D. Deuteromycota

8. Zygomycete hyphae are unique in that they

A. have perforated septa

B. are monokaryotic

C. are dikaryotic

D. lack septa

9. Most fungi are saprobes, which means they

A. feed on dead and decaying organic matter

B. are predators

C. are parasites

D. live in mutually beneficial relationships with plants or

green algae
10. All fungi share which one of the following characteristics

A. symbiotic

B. heterotrophic

C. parasitic

D. saprobic

11. In some yeast, reproduction occurs by means of a tiny

protrusion on the surface of the parental cell, the nucleus of the

parent cell divides and one daughter nucleus migrates into the

protrusion which then pinches off to form a smaller new cell. This

kind of reproduction is best termed

A. fragmentation

B. binary fission

C. meiosis

D. budding

12. Athlete's foot is caused by a member of the

 A. yeasts

B. Fungi Imperfecti

C. basidiomycetes

D. zygomycetes

13. When hyphae of basidiomycetes fuse in sexual reproduction,

the resulting cell can best be called a:

A. monokaryon

B. dikaryon

C. homokaryon

D. basidiocarp

14. Most yeast reproduction occurs by

A. budding

B. conidia

C. ascospores

D. basidiospores

15. Superficial mycoses is caused by

 A. Phialophora verrucosa

B. Histoplasma capsulatum

C. Trichophyton rubrum

D. Pityrosporum furfur

16. Cutaneous mycoses is caused by

A. Phialophora verrucosa

B. Histoplasma capsulatum

C. Trichophyton rubrum

D. Pityrosporum furfur

17. Which is not dimorphic fungus

A. Histoplasma capsulatum

B. Penecillium marneffei

C. Blastomyces dermatitidis

D. Aspergillus fumigatus

18. C. neoformans recovered in large amounts in pigeon poop.

Does not cause disease in birds?

 A. Pigeon has an immunity against C. neoformans.

B. Pigeon’s body temperature is high. C. neoformans can not

live.

C. C. neoformans caused disease in human only.

D. Pigeon’s lungs contain enzyme destroying C. neoformans

19. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Tinea is caused by Pityrosporum furfur

B. Ringworm is a common appearance lesion found in Tinea

patient

C. Tinea corporis is a cutaneous mycosis of glabrous skin

D. Wood’s lamp test can be used to confirm scalp infection

20. Which of the following is NOT opportunistic fungus?

A. Histoplasma capsulatum

B. Candida albicans

C. Penecillium marneffei

D. Aspergillus fumigates