Mycology MCQs (Quiz 6) Posted on June 16, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. In __________________ the fungal thallus may be unicellular Saccharomyces Rhizopus Penicillium Mucor 2. Which group of fungi plays a major role in the decomposition of organic residues in soil? Saprophytic fungi Mycorrhizal fungi Lichens Obligate parasites 3. The fungal body lacks true _______ Roots All of these Stems Leaves 4. The fungal kingdom is more closely related evolutionarily to _______ Algae Bryophytes Animals Plants 5. In fungal taxonomy, families generally end with the suffix _______. -ales -aceae -mycetes -phycota 6. Like fungi, chitin is also a major structural component of the exoskeleton of _______ Annelids Echinoderms Mollusks Arthropods 7. The scientific naming system used for fungi is called ___________________________________ Binomial nomenclature Numerical taxonomy Trinomial nomenclature Polynomial nomenclature 8. Fungi synthesize lysine through the _______ pathway L-α-adipic acid Shikimic acid Krebs cycle Embden-Meyerhof 9. _________________ is the primary sterol found in fungal cell membranes Sitosterol Lanosterol Ergosterol Cholesterol 10. The ecological role of most mushrooms growing on dead logs is _________________ Parasitism Decomposition Nitrogen fixation Photosynthesis Loading … Question 1 of 10
