Biological Classification Questions and Answers Part-8

1. The kingdom fungi is divided into various classes on the basis of
a) Morphology of mycelium
b) Mode of spore formation
c) Type of fruiting bodies
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

2. During sexual reproduction in fungus
a) Hyphae of same class come together and fuse.
b) Hyphae of same genus come together and fuse.
c) Hyphae of closely related species come together and fuse.
d) Hyphae of compatible mating type come together and fuse.

Answer: d
Explanation: Hyphae of compatible mating type come together and fuse.

3. Habitats of phycomycetes are
a) Aquatic
b) Decaying wood in moist and damp place
c) Obligate parasite in plant
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

4. Endogenously produced spores are found in all except
a) Mushroom
b) Mucor
c) Albugo
d) Rhizopus

Answer: a
Explanation: Endogenously produced spores are found in all except Mushroom.

5. The following features belong to class
A. Asexual reproduction by zoospores or aplanospores.
B. Fusion of gametes may be isogamous, anisogamous or oogamous.
C. Mycelium is aseptate and coenocytic.
D. Spores are endogenously produced in sporangium.
a) Ascomycetes
b) Deuteromycetes
c) Phycomycetes
d) Basidiomycetes

Answer: c
Explanation: Phycomycetes

6. The following fungus belongs to class ascomycetes (count the total number). Rhizopus, Penicillium, Yeast, Mucor, Agaricus, Puccinia, Albugo, Claviceps, Neurospora, Alternaria, Trichoderma, Aspergillus, Ustilago, Morels, Buffles, Colletotrichum, Toadstool
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 10

Answer: b
Explanation: 7

7. Ascomycetes are mostly
a) Acellular
b) Unicellular
c) Multicellular
d) All of these

Answer: c
Explanation: Ascomycetes are mostly multicellular.

8. Unicellular ascomycetes is
a) Penicillium
b) Alternaria
c) Saccharomyces (yeast)
d) Agaricus

Answer: c
Explanation: Unicellular ascomycetes is Saccharomyces (yeast).

9. The following features belongs to class
A. Mycelium branched and septate.
B. Asexual spores conidia produced exogenously.
C. Sexual spores produced endogenously.
D. Many members of this class are edible.
a) Ascomycetes
b) Phycomycetes
c) Basidiomycetes
d) Deuteromycetes

Answer: a
Explanation: Ascomycetes

10. Which of the following is extensively used in biochemical and genetic work?
a) Aspergillus
b) Claviceps
c) Neurospora
d) Penicillium

Answer: c
Explanation: Neurospora is extensively used in biochemical and genetic work.