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Fungi and Protist Comparison Study Guide
Question 1: In the table below, compare the kingdom Fungi with the kingdoms Eubacteria and Protista
Characteristic
Domain
Eubacteria
Protista
Fungi
Kingdom
Type of cell
(prokaryote or eukaryote)
Nutrition
(autotroph, heterotroph, or
both)
Unicellular or Multicellular
Cell walls made of….
N/A
Questions 2 & 3: Mark as many as apply. Write the printed capital letters in the blank.
2. Fungi are not __________________________
A. autotrophs
D. unicellular
B. heterotrophs
E. photosynthetic
C. multicellular
F. prokaryotes
G. eukaryotes
H. economically important
3. Fungi ARE _______________________________
A. autotrophs
D. important symbionts
B. heterotrophs
E. nitrogen fixers
C. principal decomposers
F. carbon fixers
G. asexual reproducers
H. spore producers
Questions 4-8: Circle the letter of the description that most closely relates to each vocabulary word
4. lichen:
a) a relationship between an alga and a plant
b) a relationship between an alga and a fungus
5. chitin:
a) a tough material found in protist cells
b) a tough material found in fungal cells
hyphae:
a) long strands that absorb food for fungi
b) short strands that release nutrients from bacteria
7. mycorrhizae:
a) a relationship between fungi and algae
b) a relationship between fungi and plants
8. mycelium
a) a tangled mass of hyphae
b) a tangled mass of cilia
6.
Questions 9-17: Write a P next to words that can describe protists. Write F next to words that can describe
fungi. Write B next to words that can describe both.
____ 9. cilia
____ 12. mycorrhizae
____ 15. chitin
____ 10. lichen (hint: what is it?)
____ 13. protozoa
____ 16. hyphae
____ 11. algae
____ 14. mycelium
____ 17. eukaryote
Questions 18- 21: Write the correct answer in the box provided.
18. How does the decomposing activity of fungi help ecosystems?
A. It absorbs nutrients from decomposing organisms
B. It recycles nutrients into the soil
C. It stops pathogens
D. It releases oxygen into the atmosphere
19. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fungi?
A. filamentous bodies
B. cell walls made of chitin
C. chlorophyll
D. eukaryotic
20. Fungi reproduce by releasing which of the following?
A. lightweight spores
B. very small seeds
C. fast-swimming sperm
D. stationary eggs
21. Unlike animals, fungi
A. are heterotrophic
B. are nonmotile
C. have cell membranes.
D. are photosynthetic
Questions 22-31: What am I? Choose among the terms below to answer the riddles.
algae
chitin
cilia
lichen
mycelium
mycorrihizae
protist
protozoa
pseudopod
yeast
22. I am formed by amoebas and I help them move: ____________________________
23. I am part of a fungus and I look like a tangled mass of roots: ________________________
24. Use my name and you will be referring to any plantlike protist: __________________________
25. I am a relationship between a fungus and an alga: ________________________
26. I am the only unicellular fungus: ___________________________
27. I am a relationship between a fungus and a plant’s roots: _________________________
28. My name is not scientific, but is still often used to refer to any animal-like protist: ______________________
39. I am a tough material that is found in the cell walls of fungi as well as insect shells: __________________
30. I am not an animal, fungus, plant or prokaryote: ___________________
31. We are tiny and hairlike and if we work together we help a cell move: __________________