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BIO 104
Chapter 12: The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths Exam
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS




12.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which of the following statements regarding fungi is FALSE?
A) Most fungi are pathogenic for humans.
B) Fungi are eukaryotic heterotrophs.
C)Fungi reproduce by forming asexual or sexual spores.
D) Most fungi grow well in acidic culture condition.
E)Fungi tolerate low moisture
conditions. Answer: A



2. Which of the following statements about helminths is FALSE?
A) They are heterotrophic.
B) They are multicellular animals.
C)They have eukaryotic cells.
D) All are parasites.
E)Some have male and female reproductive organs
in one animal. Answer: D



3. Which of the following statements about the oomycote algae is FALSE?
A) They form hyphae.
B) They produce zoospores in a sporangium.
C)They cause plant diseases.
D) They have chlorophyll.

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E)They reproduce
sexually. Answer: D


4. Seventeen patients in ten hospitals had cutaneous infections caused by Rhizopus. In
all seventeen patients, Elastoplast bandages were placed over sterile gauze pads to cover
wounds. Fourteen of the patients had surgical wounds, two had venous line insertion
sites, and one had a bite wound. Lesions present when the bandages were removed
ranged from vesiculopustular eruptions to ulcerations and skin necrosis requiring
debridement. Fungi are more likely than bacteria to contaminate bandages because they
A) are aerobic.
B) can tolerate low-moisture conditions.
C)prefer a neutral environment (pH 7).
D) have a fermentative metabolism.
E)cannot tolerate high osmotic
pressure. Answer: B



5. Which of the following statements regarding lichens is FALSE?
A) Lichens are a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and a protozoan.
B) Lichens represent a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and an alga.
C)Lichens are often the first life form to colonize rock or soil.
D) The algal partner produces carbohydrates that are absorbed by the fungal partner.
E)The fungal partner provides a means of attachment and protects the algal
partner from desiccation. Answer: A


6. Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) Basidiomycota basidiospores
B) Ascomycota conidiospores


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C)Zygomycota sporangiospores
D) microsporidia lack mitochondria
E)anamorphs lack spores
Answer: E


Table 12.1
1-Arthroconidium 5-
Chlamydoconidium 2-Ascospore
6-Conidiospore
3-Basidiospore 7-
Sporangiospore 4-
Blastoconidium 8-Zygospore


7. In Table 12.1, which of these spores are characteristic of Penicillium?
A) 1 and 2
B) 3 and 4
C)2 and 6
D) 1 and 4
E)4 and
6
Answer:
C


8. In Table 12.1, which of these spores are characteristic of Rhizopus?
A) 1 and 2
B) 6 and 7
C)2 and 8



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D) 1 and 4
E)7 and
8
Answer:
E


9. In Table 12.1, which is a thick-walled spore formed as a segment within a hypha?
A) 1
B) 3
C)5
D) 7
E)None of the answers is
correct. Answer: C


10. In Table 12.1, which of these spores are asexual spores?
A) 1, 4, 5, 6, 7
B) 2, 3, 6, 8
C) 1, 3, 5, 8
D) 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
E) All of the spores are
asexual. Answer: A


11. Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) teleomorph produces both sexual and asexual spores
B) dermatomycosis fungal infection of the skin
C)dimorphic fungus grows as a yeast or a mold
D) systemic mycosis fungal infection of body organs


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