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Leaving Cert Biology: Fungi

How often Fungi comes up on the Biology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

OL Asked on 7 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

June 2027 is the first exam on the new Biology course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.

Fungi, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Fungi.

(a)Nutrition of Rhizopus?
  1. Parasitic
  2. Saprophytic
  3. Autotrophic
(b)Thread-like filaments that make up a fungus?
  1. Villi
  2. Pseudopodia
  3. Hyphae
(c)Mass of hyphae is called a?
  1. Mycelium
  2. Colony
  3. Sporangium
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(a) Saprophytic

(b) Hyphae

(c) Mycelium

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Fungi.

Higher Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q16
2025Q10, Q16
2024Q17
2023Q10, Q16
2022Q5
2021Q10, Q17
2019Q15
2018Q9
2017Q4
2016Q3

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Fungi questions

Fungi, 2 marks

Nutrition in which an organism feeds on a living host and harms it?

  1. Saprophytic
  2. Autotrophic
  3. Parasitic
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Parasitic

Parasites feed on living hosts (e.g. potato blight). Saprophytes feed on dead matter and are decomposers.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 7 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q17
2025Q16
2024Q2
2023Q10, Q17
2022Q3
2021Not asked
2019Q15
2018Not asked
2017Q6
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Fungi questions

Fungi, 2 marks

Which kingdom do yeast and mushrooms belong to?

  1. Plantae
  2. Bacteria
  3. Fungi
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Fungi

Fungi have no chlorophyll, so they cannot make their own food. They feed on dead or living material instead.

Fungi, 3 marks

What are the thread-like structures that make up the body of Rhizopus called?

  1. Flagella
  2. Hyphae
  3. Villi
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Hyphae

A mass of hyphae is called a mycelium. The hyphae grow into the bread and digest it.

Fungi, 3 marks

Fungi that feed on dead organic matter are called?

  1. Saprophytes
  2. Parasites
  3. Producers
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Saprophytes

Saprophytes release enzymes onto dead material and absorb the digested food. They are important decomposers.

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