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Mycology Quiz

Quiz by Mary May-Sexton

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  • Q1
    Which of the following means ‘study of fungi’?
    Dueterology
    Basidiology
    Ascology
    Mycology
    30s
  • Q2
    What Kingdom are molds found in?
    Plantae
    Amamalia
    Protozoae
    Fungi
    30s
  • Q3
    What does eumycota mean?
    Blue fungi
    True fungi
    Blue bacteria
    True bacteria
    30s
  • Q4
    Are Fungi prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
    Eukaryotic
    Prokaryotic
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the macroscopic form of fungi?
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    30s
  • Q6
    What is the microscopic form of fungi?
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    30s
  • Q7
    A Fungus reproduces by:
    A hope and a prayer
    Sexually
    It doesn’t
    Spores
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the fungal cell wall made of?
    Lead
    Peptidoglycan
    Cellulose
    Chitin
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the role of fungi in the life cycle of the forest?
    Makes it colorful
    None
    Decomposition/recycling
    Killing unwanted plants
    30s
  • Q10
    What was the first antibiotic?
    Penicillin
    Streptomycin
    Amoxicillin
    Vancomycin
    30s
  • Q11
    Do fungal diseases affect only animals?
    No
    Yes
    Maybe
    30s
  • Q12
    What are hyphae?
    Method of fungal reproduction
    The reproductive portion of a fungus
    Cells of mold
    A dash that combines two words
    30s
  • Q13
    What does mycelium mean?
    the microscopic form of a fungus
    The macroscopic form of a fungus
    A mass of hyphae
    Something to do with a fungus
    30s
  • Q14
    What does the term dimorphic mean?
    The macroscopic form of a fungus
    the microscopic form of a fungus
    Able to change shapes
    There are two kinds of something
    30s
  • Q15
    When growing fungi in the lab, what 4 things aid in the identification of the fungus?
    Medium, colonial characteristics, morphology of spores and hyphae
    Medium, colonial characteristics, shape, smell
    Medium, color, morphology of spores and hyphae
    Smell, colonial characteristics, morphology of spores and hyphae
    30s

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