Fungi Quiz: questions and answers

1. The English word "fungus" was adopted from:

A Greek word

A Latin word

A German word

2. Who was the first to publish the descriptions of fungi?

Anton de Bary

Pier Antonio Micheli

Miles Joseph Berkeley

3. In which year were the first descriptions of fungi published?

1729

1727

1726

4. What is the scientific name of fungus?

Opisthokonta

Holomycota

Fungi

5. Who has established the first classification of fungi?

Christian Hendrik Persoon

Pier Andrea Saccardo

Anton de Bary

6. How many species of fungi have been described by taxonomists?

Around 120,000 species

Around 110,000 species

Around 130,000 species

7. Allergies are:

Fungal food

Fungal diseases

Species of fungi

8. Who was the founder of modern mycology?

Miles Joseph Berkeley

Heinrich Anton de Bary

Joseph Corda

9. When was microscope developed?

18th century

17th century

16th century

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