Chapter 26 Fungi (Eumycota)

Chapter 26 Fungi (Eumycota)

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

Fill in the Blank Questions

1. Most fungi secure their nutrients from dead organic matter and are therefore called _________.
   saprophytes

ASM Objective: 03.02 The interactions of microorganisms among themselves and with their environment are determined by their metabolic abilities (e.g., quorum sensing, oxygen consumption, nitrogen transformations).
ASM Objective: 03.03 The survival and growth of any microorganism in a given environment depends on its metabolic characteristics.
ASM Objective: 05.01 Microorganisms are ubiquitous and live in diverse and dynamic ecosystems.
ASM Objective: 06.01 Microbes are essential for life as we know it and the processes that support life (e.g. in biogeochemical cycles and plant and / or animal microbiota).
ASM Topic: Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
ASM Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 26.01.01 Discuss the importance of fungi in the environment as well as their practical importance
Section: 26.01
Topic: Fungi

True / False Questions

2. Fungi are essential in industrial production of food and spirits.
   TRUE

ASM Objective: 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their products.
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 26.01.01 Discuss the importance of fungi in the environment as well as their practical importance
Learning Outcome: 26.05.01 Describe ecological, economic, and medical importance of ascomycetes
Section: 26.01
Section: 26.05
Topic: Fungi

3. Like some bacteria, fungal cells secrete enzymes that promote exodigestion after which the released nutrients are transported into the cell across the plasma membrane.
   TRUE

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.
ASM Objective: 03.03 The survival and growth of any microorganism in a given environment depends on its metabolic characteristics.
ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
ASM Topic: Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 26.01.01 Discuss the importance of fungi in the environment as well as their practical importance
Section: 26.01
Topic: Fungi

4. Yeast are true eukaryotes with a nucleus, mitochondria, and other membrane bound organelles including flagella.
   FALSE

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).
ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 26.01.02 Differentiate between a yeast and a mold, and between hypha and mycelium
Section: 26.01
Topic: Fungi

5. Recent analysis indicates that the chytrids are the most primitive division of fungi and that a single event resulted in the loss of flagella in the more advanced fungi.
   FALSE

ASM Objective: 01.02 Mutations and horizontal gene transfer, with the immense variety of microenvironments, have selected for a huge diversity of microorganisms.
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic trees.
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).
ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 26.02.01 Explain why chytrids are unique among fungi
Learning Outcome: 26.02.03 Describe general chytrid morphology
Section: 26.02
Topic: Fungi