
Mycology Quiz
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- Q1Which of the following means ‘study of fungi’?DueterologyBasidiologyAscologyMycology30s
- Q2What Kingdom are molds found in?PlantaeAmamaliaProtozoaeFungi30s
- Q3What does eumycota mean?Blue fungiTrue fungiBlue bacteriaTrue bacteria30s
- Q4Are Fungi prokaryotic or eukaryotic?EukaryoticProkaryotic30s
- Q5What is the macroscopic form of fungi?Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q6What is the microscopic form of fungi?Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q7A Fungus reproduces by:A hope and a prayerSexuallyIt doesn’tSpores30s
- Q8What is the fungal cell wall made of?LeadPeptidoglycanCelluloseChitin30s
- Q9What is the role of fungi in the life cycle of the forest?Makes it colorfulNoneDecomposition/recyclingKilling unwanted plants30s
- Q10What was the first antibiotic?PenicillinStreptomycinAmoxicillinVancomycin30s
- Q11Do fungal diseases affect only animals?NoYesMaybe30s
- Q12What are hyphae?Method of fungal reproductionThe reproductive portion of a fungusCells of moldA dash that combines two words30s
- Q13What does mycelium mean?the microscopic form of a fungusThe macroscopic form of a fungusA mass of hyphaeSomething to do with a fungus30s
- Q14What does the term dimorphic mean?The macroscopic form of a fungusthe microscopic form of a fungusAble to change shapesThere are two kinds of something30s
- Q15When growing fungi in the lab, what 4 things aid in the identification of the fungus?Medium, colonial characteristics, morphology of spores and hyphaeMedium, colonial characteristics, shape, smellMedium, color, morphology of spores and hyphaeSmell, colonial characteristics, morphology of spores and hyphae30s