1. Based on molecular evidence, fungi were present on land at least a. 1 billion years ago. b. 500 million years ago. c, 250 million years ago. d. 125 million years ago. e. 10 million years ago. 2.The study of fungi is called a. ecology b. botany c. mycology d. microbiology e. parasitology 3. Yeast are a. single-celled fungi. b. multicellular plants. c. single-celled plants. d. single-celled protists. e. multicellular fung 4. The substance that typically provides rigidity to fungal cell walls, and is found in some animals, is a. lignin b. cellulose c. starch d. collagen e. chitin 5. All fungi can reproduce via a. asci b. fruiting bodies C. spores d. conidia e. basidia 6. Mating types in fungi are generally termed a. sperm and eggs. b. Band B. c. male and female. d. plus and minus. e. Fungi do not have specific mating types. Solution (1) b. 500 million years ago (2) c. Mycology (3) a. single-celled fungi (4)e. chitin (5)c. spores (6)e. fungi do not have specific mating types Fungal reproduction can be sexual, asexual or both..