1. List two examples of the Deuteromyetes.
2. Slime mold resembles the
3. Most fungi are spread throughout the world by
4. The ascomycetes bear spores in a sac-like structure called a/an
5. The club-shaped structure which bears spores for the basidiomycetes is a
6. The Zygomycetes bear spores in a case known as a
7. Yeasts are sac fungi that reproduce by the process of
8. List several reasons fungi are important.
9. The cell walls of most fungi contain a hard substance called .
10. The cell walls of water molds are unique because they contain
11. All fungi lack the pigment
12. The differentiation of gametes into distinctly male and female forms is called
13. Rusts and smuts cause severe damage to crops.
14. The structure that secretes the enzymes that digest food for a fungus is called the
15. The "death angel" mushroom that produces a deadly toxin is called .
16. Fungi return nutrients to the soil by breaking down matter.
17. Organisms that feed on dead decaying organic matter are called .
18. Organisms that feed on living organisms are called .
19. The famine of Ireland that occurred between 1845 and 1847 was caused by the destruction
of what crop?
20. The stalk that supports the cap of the mushroom is called the .
21. A mass of hyphae is referred to by the term .
22. The body of a slime mold is called a .
23. The tube-like branching filaments that make up the basic structure of a fungus are called .
24. Which fungus is used in the alcoholic brewing industry?
25. Which fungus is used to make a well-known antibiotic?
26. The scientific name for black bread mold is
27. Which fungus was the cause of the Irish Potato Famine?
28. The union of two gametes forms a .
29. The structures that anchor a mold to its food supply are called .
30. The fruiting body of a mushroom is called the .
31. Stolons are horizontal .
32. Zygospores allow molds to conditions.
33. The sac fungi that produce carbon dioxide gas by fermentation (for breadmaking) are called .
34. What kingdom are the fungi in?
35. Fungi that reproduce only asexually are placed in the group
36. Rusts, smuts, and puffballs are found in which group?
37. The sac fungi are in the group .
38. Water molds are placed in the group .
39. Mushrooms and shelf fungi are in the group .