These questions will be similar to the ones on Test 3 (Chapters 19, 20 & 21).
1). "Fly agaric" is the common name for the genus __1__ which is a __2__
a) Armillaria ; ascomycete b) Amanita ; ascomycete
c) Armillaria ; basidiomycete d) Amanita ; basidiomycete
2). Peanuts infected by the fungus __________________ contain chemicals
called aflatoxins which increase the risk of ____________ cancer
3). What genus of fungus is used to make soy sauce ? ____________________
4). What does saprophyte mean? ___________________________________________
5). Compare how the spores are dispersed in the genus Phallus and Pilobolus:
Phallus: ____________________________________________________________
Pilobolus: __________________________________________________________
6). The cell wall of a fungus is made of:
a) cellulose b) lignin c) silica d) chitin
7). What is meant by "plasmogamy"? _______________________________________
8). Which genus of fungus is used to make tofu?
a) Saccharomyces b) Rhizopus c) Aspergillus d) Entomophthora
9). Which genus of fungus kills nematode worms? ____________________________
10). The fungus Claviceps purpurea causes the disease _____________ in crops
and ______________________ in humans.
11). The fungi that cause athlete's foot are in the phylum:
a) Zygomycota b) Basidiomycota c) Deuteromycota d) Ascomycota
12). Roughly how many species are in the phylum Ascomycota?
a) 1,000 b) 60,000 c) 10,000 d) 30,000
13). What is the genus and phylum of truffles, that are collected in woods
using either pigs or dogs ?
Genus: ____________________ Phylum: __________________________
14). In “alternation of generations” a diploid _________phyte produces
spores that grow into a haploid __________phyte.
15). A strobilus is _________________________________ and is found in
the phylum ____________________________.
16). Which of the following is a homosporous genus ?
a) Pinus b) Hibiscus c) Lycopodium d) Selaginella
17). Which phylum below contains the largest number of species ?
a) Sphenophyta b) Bryophyta c) Hepaticophyta d) Lycophyta
18). Which of the following plants have the gametophyte dominant ?
a) hepaticophyta b) psilophyta c) pterophyta d) lycophyta
19). The spores of the genus _______________ burn well, and were used
in early flash photography, and circus fire-breathers.
20). Sori are _____________________ and are typical of the phylum:
____________________.
21). Wheat rust, caused by the fungus _____________ ______________
infects two different plants : wheat and __________________
22). Why are liverworts (Hepaticophyta) restricted to wet areas?
____________________________________________________________________
23). How many spores are produced in an ascus?
a) 8 b) 4 c) 2 d) 1
24). What is the name for the thread-like structures in fungi that
join together to form mycelium ? _______________________
25). One trend in plant evolution is from needing water for reproduction
to no water needed. What is the other trend?
_________________________________________________________________
26). The underground stem of Psilotum, or Pteridium, is called a:
a) rhizoid b) root c) rhizome d) rhizopod
27). Which phylum includes the genus Equisetum? ____________________
28). Which phylum uses elaters to disperse their spores? ________________
29). Explain how Liverworts reproduce asexually: _________________________
______________________________________________________________________
30). Which group of plants can be used to detoxify soil by removing arsenic,
which was used in pressure treated lumber?
a) conifers b) mosses c) ferns d) horsetails