Self Quiz for Fungi: Molds

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. Define mold. (ans)

2. Match the following:

_____ The hyphae that grow up in the air and produce asexual reproductive spores. (ans)

_____ Large asexual reproductive mold spores coming of of vegetative hyphae and often produced by dermatophytes. (ans)

_____ Asexual reproductive mold spores produced inside a sac or sporangium at the end of an aerial hypha. (ans)

_____ The hyphae that anchor a mold and absorb nutrients. (ans)

_____ Asexual reproductive mold spores produced in chains at the end of an aerial hypha. (ans)

_____ A branching tubular structure of a mold that is usually divided into cell-like units by crosswalls called septa. (ans)

_____ Asexual reproductive mold spores produced by fragmentation of vegetative hyphae. (ans)

A. hypha
B. macroconidia
C. vegetative mycelium
D. aerial mycelium
E. sporangiospores
F. arthrospores
G. conidiospores

3. Define dermatophyte. (ans)

4. List 2 genera of dermatophytes.

a. (ans)

b. (ans)

5. Name 3 dermatophytic infections. (ans)

6. Describe what is meant by the term "dimorphic fungus", name 2 systemic infections caused by dimorphic fungi, and state how they are initially contracted. (ans)

7. Multiple Choice (ans)

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