Test Your Knowledge - December 2002

Questions

1. Fungi can be divided into three groups, or "life-styles." Which group digests dead organic matter such as cellulose and lignin?

iA. Saprophytic fungi iB. Mycorrhizal fungi iC. Parasitic fungi

1. True or False: a positive reaction to a Stachybotrys chartarum serum antibody test absolutely indicates that the patient has developed antibodies to S. chartarum, indicating exposure to that fungus or its toxins.

2. Which of the following diseases are the indicator diseases present in 90 percent of AIDS patients?

iA. …