Objective - Understand that microorganisms are found almost everywhere.
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Diversity of Living Things 2.4 (page 66-71) – Worksheet
1. Fungi are…
a. consumers.
b. decomposers.
c. parasites.
d. producers.
2. Fungi are multicellular except for…
a. mildew.
b. mold.
c. mushrooms.
d. yeasts.
3. Plants and fungi are similar.
a. True
b. False
4. Multicellular fungi don’t have tissues or organs.
a. True
b. False
5. The cells of these are one cell thick.
a. Hyphae
b. Mycelium
c. Spore
6. A single mushroom can produce how many spores.
a. A thousand
b. A million
c. A billion
d. A trillion
Match the fungus with its description.
_____7. Mold
_____8. Mushroom
_____9. Yeast
A. The part of this fungus we see is only a small part of this
fungus.
B. This is a fuzzy growth we see on food.
C. This fungus is single-celled.
10. A pizza is a good place to look for the three types of fungi.
a. True
b. False
Objective - Understand that microorganisms are found almost everywhere.
11. What is produced in a mushroom cap?
a. Hyphae
b. Mycelium
c. Spores
12. Different fungi are used to make which food? (There are two or more answers
to this question.)
a. Blue Cheese
b. Yogurt
c. Soy Sauce
d. Pudding
13. This fungus is used to give blue jeans a stonewashed look.
a. Aspergillus
b. Penicillium
c. Pilobolus
d. Trichoderma
14. Yeast won’t grow on a moist surface.
a. True
b. False
15. These are the main decomposers on Earth. (There are two or more answers to
this question.)
a. Algae
b. Bacteria
c. Fungi
d. Protists
16. A fungus ____________ its food.
a. absorbs
b. consumes
c. produces
17. Most plants interact with fungi because the hyphae produce nutrients for the plant.
a. True
b. False
18. Some fungi live together with single-celled algae. They are called…
a. hyphae.
b. lichens.
c. mycelium.
d. spores.
19. This part of a lichen can break down rock.
a. Hyphae
b. Mycelium
c. Spores
20. This was responsible for the 1845 Irish Potato Famine.
a. Algae
b. Bacteria
c. Fungi
d. Protists
Objective - Understand that microorganisms are found almost everywhere.
Diversity of Living Things 2.4 – Worksheet - Key
1. Fungi are…
b. decomposers.
2. Fungi are multicellular except for…
d. yeasts.
3. Plants and fungi are similar.
b. False
4. Multicellular fungi don’t have tissues or organs.
a. True
5. The cells of these are one cell thick.
a. Hyphae
6. A single mushroom can produce how many spores.
c. A billion
B 7. Mold
A 8. Mushroom
C 9. Yeast
10. A pizza is a good place to look for the three types of fungi.
a. True
Objective - Understand that microorganisms are found almost everywhere.
11. What is produced in a mushroom cap?
c. Spores
12. Different fungi are used to make which food? (There are two or more answers
to this question.)
a. Blue Cheese; c. Soy Sauce
13. This fungus is used to give blue jeans a stonewashed look.
d. Trichoderma
14. Yeast won’t grow on a moist surface.
b. False
15. These are the main decomposers on Earth. (There are two or more answers to
this question.)
b. Bacteria; c. Fungi
16. A fungus ____________ its food.
a. absorbs
17. Most plants interact with fungi because the hyphae produce nutrients for the plant.
a. True
18. Some fungi live together with single-celled algae. They are called…
b. lichens.
19. This part of a lichen can break down rock.
a. Hyphae
Objective - Understand that microorganisms are found almost everywhere.
20. This was responsible for the 1845 Irish Potato Famine.
c. Fungi
Objective - Understand that microorganisms are found almost everywhere.
Diversity of Living Things 2.4 – Worksheet – Scoring Guide
1. b
2. d
3. b (2 choices)
4. a (2 choices)
5. a (3 choices)
6. c
7. B (3 choices)
8. A (3 choices)
9. C (3 choices)
10. a (2 choices)
11. c (3 choices)
12. a,c
13. d
14. b (2 choices)
15. b,c
16. a (3 choices)
17. a (2 choices)
18. b
19. a (3 choices)
20. c
Scoring Guide
19-20 – 4
13-18 – 3
7-12 – 2
1-6 – 1
0–0