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