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
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.
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
Explanation: All of these
4. Endogenously produced spores are found in all except
a) Mushroom
b) Mucor
c) Albugo
d) Rhizopus
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
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
Explanation: 7
7. Ascomycetes are mostly
a) Acellular
b) Unicellular
c) Multicellular
d) All of these
Explanation: Ascomycetes are mostly multicellular.
8. Unicellular ascomycetes is
a) Penicillium
b) Alternaria
c) Saccharomyces (yeast)
d) Agaricus
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
Explanation: Ascomycetes
10. Which of the following is extensively used in biochemical and genetic work?
a) Aspergillus
b) Claviceps
c) Neurospora
d) Penicillium
Explanation: Neurospora is extensively used in biochemical and genetic work.