Fungi (BIO 400) Exam Questions &
Answers (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update)
Fungi are - CORRECT ANSWER-heterotrophs
- use complex organic compounds as sources of energy and carbon, not
photosynthesis
Fungi multiply - CORRECT ANSWER-asexually, sexually, or both
Spores - CORRECT ANSWER-haploid cells that can undergo mitosis to form
multicellular, haploid individuals
Ways that fungi interact with other organisms - CORRECT ANSWER-1.
Mutualistic associations
2. Causing serious infections
_____ and _____ are complex polysaccharides that make up the rigid cell wall of
fungi - CORRECT ANSWER-chitins, glucans
Ergosterol - CORRECT ANSWER-steroid molecule in the cell membranes
(similar to cholesterol in eukaryotes)
Answers (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update)
Fungi are - CORRECT ANSWER-heterotrophs
- use complex organic compounds as sources of energy and carbon, not
photosynthesis
Fungi multiply - CORRECT ANSWER-asexually, sexually, or both
Spores - CORRECT ANSWER-haploid cells that can undergo mitosis to form
multicellular, haploid individuals
Ways that fungi interact with other organisms - CORRECT ANSWER-1.
Mutualistic associations
2. Causing serious infections
_____ and _____ are complex polysaccharides that make up the rigid cell wall of
fungi - CORRECT ANSWER-chitins, glucans
Ergosterol - CORRECT ANSWER-steroid molecule in the cell membranes
(similar to cholesterol in eukaryotes)