Chapter No. 5 - Fungi and Algae

CHAPTER NO.5.
Fungi and Algae

COMPLETION ITEMS.
Fill in the blanks.
1.
Important characteristic of thallophytes is that their reproductive organs are
_____________.
2.
A _________ is a plant body not differentiated into root, stem and leaves.
3.
Algae are ___________ thallophytes.
4.
___________ and mushrooms are both called fungi.
5.
Fungi are simple eukaryotes with _______ mode of nutrition and cell wall made up of
chitin.
6.
Bread mold is ___________ fungi.
7.
A group of hyphae is called __________.
8.
Multinucleated, non septate hyphae are called ___________.
9.
One of the examples of mutuaists fungi is ___________ fungi found in association
with plant roots.
10.
___________ is an exampleof imperfect fungi.
11.
___________ are the hyphae which spread along the surface of the substrate.
12.
Fruit body of mushroom has umbrella shaped, cap called _________.
13.
The first antibiotic penicillin was discovered by _________.
14.
Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by ___________.
15.
Chlorella is an example of __________ unicellular alga.
16.
Maximum photosynthesis in water is carried out by ________ after diatoms.
17.
__________ is an out growth of cell wall in the anterior part of chlamydomonas.
18.
The ___________ help the chlamydomonas to determine the changes in light
intensity.
19.
__________ is located in the chloroplast of algae and is meant for storing food.
20.
Tincture iodine is obtained from _________.
21.
Some fungi are associated with some algae to form ________.
22.
Ascomycetes are also called ________ fungi.
23.
Sporangia are formed at the tips of __________ in fungi.
24.
Histoplamosis is a disease of __________ caused by fungi.
25.
Some of the algae such as _______ are used as food.
TRUE/FALSE ITEMS.
Classify the following statements into true/false.
1.
Fungi and algae are embryophytes.
2.
Plant body of algae is well differentiated into root, stem and leaves.
3.
Fungi, algae and Amoeba are all placed in the same kingdom.
4.
Parasitic fungi obtain food from dead organic bodies.
5.
Mushrooms and Rhizopus are mutualistic fungi.
6.
Fungi lack chlorophyll and cannot prepare their own food, are hence called
autotrophic thallophytes.
7.
All plants other than fungi and algae are placed in sub kingdom embryophyta.
8.
Cell wall in fungi is made of chitin and in algae is of cellulose.
9.
Saprotrophs secrete out many digestive enzymes on the living bodies to obtain food.
10.
Mycorrhiza fungi found in association with roots of plants are mutualists.
11.
Morels are examples of basidiomycetes.
12.
Imperfect fungi reproduces both sexually and asexually.
13.
Rhizoidal hyphae in Rhizopus, penetrate the substrate and help in absorption of
digested food.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
Toadstools are edible mushrooms.

In Agaricus, spores are produced on the gills.
Consumption of food contaminated with Aspergillus is not harmful at all.
Athletes foot in humans is caused by Puccinia.
Sargassum and seapalm are examples of thallophytes.
Green algae are considered to be ancestors of plants because both the groups contain
same photosynthetic pigments and same reserve food material.
20.
Contractile vacuoles in chlamydomonas, are starch storing bodies.
21.
Spirogyra is a filamentous green alga found in oceans and seas.
22.
Filaments of spirogyra float on the surface of water due to accumulation of oxygen in
mucilage.
23.
Algin, carrageenan and agar are obtained from fresh water algae.
24.
Red tide is caused by dinoflagellates toxins produced in warm waters.
25.
There are approximately 23 million known species of algae which have been
classified.
MULIPLE CHOICE ITEMS.
You are provided with five options in the following items. Select the most appropriate one.
1.
A thallus is a:
a.
Plant body having root, stem and leaves.
b.
Plant body not having root, stem and leaves.
c.
Root part of plant.
d.
Stem part of plant
e.
None of the above.
2.
3.
4.
Rhizopus is a:
a.
parasitic fungus
b.
saprophytic fungus
c.
Mutalistic fungus
d.
e.
Green alga
Brown alga
Imperfect fungi reproduces:

a.
Sexually only
b.
Asexually only
c.
Both sexually & asexually
d.
e.
By fragmentation
By gametes
Hyphal cell wall contains:

a.
Chitin
b.
Cellulose
c.
Cutin
d.
e.
Lipid
All
5.
Function of rhizoidal hyphae is to:

a.
Penetrate the substrate and absorb the digested food.
b.
Bears sporangia
c.
Help in reproduction
d.
Help in respiration
e.
None of the above
6.
Fruit body of mushroom consists of:

a.
Stipe
b.
Pileus
c.
Annulus
7.
Which one is not a plant disease:

a.
Rust
d.
e.
Both a & b
All a, b & c
d.
Ring worm
b.
c.
8.
9.
Smut
Rot
e.
Mosaic disease
Kelps can grow upto:

a.
20 meters
b.
30 meters
c.
40 meters
d.
e.
50 meters
60 meters
Pediastrum is an example of:

a.
Unicellular motile
b.
Unicellular non motile
c.
Colonial motile
d.
e.
Colonial non motile

Filamentous thallus
10.
Algae can be best defined as:

a.
Cholorophyllous, photosynthetic saprotrophs
b.
Achlorophyllous, saprotrophs
c.
Chlorophyllous photosynthetic autotrophs
d.
Chlorophyllous parasites
e.
None of the above
11.
Green algae are considered to be the ancestors of plants because:

a.
They contain the same photosynthetic pigments.
b.
They contain same reserve food material as glucose
c.
They are aquatic
d.
They contain reserve food material as starch
e.
Both a & b
12.
Eye spot is sensitive to:

a.
Chemicals
b.
Temperature
c.
Light
d.
e.
All
None
13.
Each cell of spirogyra is usually:

a.
Twice as broad as long
b.
Twice as long as broad
c.
Thrice as long as broad
d.
Thrice as broad as long
e.
Same as long as broad
14.
Which is produced from algae:

a.
Agar
b.
Carrageenan
c.
Algin
d.
e.
All
None
Most important role of fungi is as:

a.
Producers
b.
Consumers
c.
Decomposers
d.
e.
Disease producing organisms

Food source
15.
16.
Of all the aquatic photosynthesis, ______% is carried out by algae:

a.
65 %
d.
80 %
b.
70 %
e.
90 %
c.
75 %
17.
Mycellium is a group of:
a.
b.
c.
18.
19.
20.
Hyphae
Cells
Sporangia
d.
e.
Leaves
Rhizoids
Pyrenoid stores carbohydrates in the form of:

a.
Glucose
d.
b.
Fructose
e.
c.
Starch
Glycogen
Cellulose
One of the following is not a fungus:

a.
Rhizopus
b.
Yeast
c.
Toadstool
d.
e.
Spirogyra
Penicillium
One of the following is not an alga:

a.
Spirogyra
b.
Chlorella
c.
Pediastrum
d.
e.
Cladophora
Penicillium
MATCHING ITEMS.
Match each item in column A with an appropriate statement given in column B.
1.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
COLUMN A
Sporangium
Septate hyphae
Coenocytic
Zygomycetes
2.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
COLUMN A
Ringworm
Amanita
Cladophora
Pediasterm
3.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
COLUMN A
Mutualist
Parasites
Saprophytes
Autotrophs
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
COLUMN B
Mushrooms
Rhizopus
Spore
Smuts
Many nuclei
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
COLUMN B
Filamentous thallus
Colonial thallus
Epidermaphyton
Death cap
Unicellular thallus
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
COLUMN B
Volvox
Rhizopus
Amoeba
Lichens
Ustilago
LABELLING ITEMS.
Label the marked parts of the following diagrams.
Mashroom
Chlamydomonas
****************************************************
ANSWERS.
COMPLETION ITEMS.
1.
Unicellular
4.
Molds
7.
Mycelluim
10.
Alternaria
2.
5.
8.
11.
Thallus
Absorptive
Coenocytic hyphae
Stolon
3.
6.
9.
12.
Autotrophic
Saprophytic
Mycorrhizal
Pileus
13.
16.
19.
22.
26.
Alexendar Flemming
Dinoflagellates
Pyrenoid
Sac fungi
Kelps.
TRUE/FALSE ITEMS.
1
2
3
4
13
F
F
T
F
T
14
F
15
T
16
F
17
F
14.
17.
20.
23.
Aspergillus
Apical papilla
Marine algae
Sporangiophore
18
T
MULIPLE CHOICE ITEMS.

1
2
3
4
5
13
b
b
b
a
a
b
14
d
17
a
18
c
MATCHING ITEMS.
1
i.
ii.
iii.
c
a
e
iv.
b
3.
15
c
i.
d
16
e
ii.
e
iii.
b
LABELING ITEMS.
1.
i.
Pileus
Stipe
2.
i.
Flagellum
Chloroplast
15.
18.
21.
24.
Non motile
Eye Spot
Lichens
Lungs
10
11
12
19
T
20
F
21
F
22
T
23
F
24
T
25
F
10
11
12
19
d
20
e
2.
i.
c
ii.
d
iii.
a
iv.
b
iv.
a
ii.
Gills
iii.
Annulus
iv.
ii.
Eye Spot
iii.
Cell wall
iv.

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CHAPTER NO.5.

Fungi and Algae

Toadstools are edible mushrooms.

Imperfect fungi reproduces:

Hyphal cell wall contains:

Function of rhizoidal hyphae is to:

Fruit body of mushroom consists of:

Which one is not a plant disease:

Kelps can grow upto:

Pediastrum is an example of:

Colonial non motile

Algae can be best defined as:

Green algae are considered to be the ancestors of plants because:

Eye spot is sensitive to:

Each cell of spirogyra is usually:

Which is produced from algae:

Most important role of fungi is as:

Disease producing organisms

Of all the aquatic photosynthesis, ______% is carried out by algae:

Mycellium is a group of:

Pyrenoid stores carbohydrates in the form of:

One of the following is not a fungus:

One of the following is not an alga:

MULIPLE CHOICE ITEMS.

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