(a) Aseptate and multinucleate (b) Septate and multinucleate (c) Aseptate and uninucleate (d) Septate and uninucleate Answer. (b) The...
Which type of tissue is found in the fungi
(a) Parenchyma (b) Chlorenchyma (c) Plectenchyma (d) Collenchyma Answer. (c) Plectenchyma (Pseudoparenchyma) is nothing but the interwoven mass of fungal...
The disease of potato responsible for famous famine of Europe was caused by or late blight of potato is caused by
(a) Colletotrichum falcatum (b) Phytophthora infestans (c) Potato mosiac virus (d) Alternaria solani Answer. (b) Late blight of potato is...
Which of the following is not correctly matched
(a) Root knot disease – Meloidogyne javanica (b) Smut of bajra – Tolysporium penicillariae (c) Covered smut of barley –...
The immobility and spread out nature of which group leads us to call them plants
(a) Moulds (b) Mushrooms (c) Lichens (d) All the above Answer. (d)
Yeast cell divides by
(a) Mitosis only (b) Mitosis and Amitosis (c) Endomitosis and Amitosis (d) Mitosis and Endomitosis Answer. (b)
Destruction of 50% maize plants in USA (1970) due to infection of
(a) Hemileia vastratrix (b) Helminthosporium oryzae (c) Claviceps purpurea (d) Ustilago maydis Answer. (d)
Which one of the following group of fungi is sometimes known as “fungal waste basket”
(a) Phycomycetes (b) Ascomycetes (c) Basidiomycetes (d) Deuteromycetes Answer. (d) Duteromycetes is also known as fungal waste basket because its...
Yeasts cell wall is rich in
(a) Protein (b) Cellulose (c) Carbohydrates (d) Lipids Answer. (c) Cell wall of yeast is rich in carbohydrates like glucan,...
Which one of the following is a member of the group fungi imperfecti
(a) Fusarium (b) Alternaria (c) Colletotricum (d) All the above Answer. (d)
Covered smut of Sorghum is caused by
(a) Sphaelotheca cruenta (b) Sphaelotheca sorghi (c) Sphaelotheca reiliana (d) Tolyposporium ehrenbergii Answer. (b)
Bekanae disease was due to
(a) Fungi toxin (b) Growth homones released by fungal infection (c) Inadequate nutrients (d) Change in photoperiods Answer. (b) Bakane...
Zygospore is formed from
(a) Gametangial copulation (b) Gametic union (c) Zygote (d) Oogamy Answer. (a) Gametangial copulation involves direct conjugation (fusion) of two...
Which of the following is the characteristic feature of ascomycetes
(a) Hyphae (b) Spores (c) Zoospores (d) Ascospores Answer. (d) In ascomycetes, diploid nucleus divided by meiosis and then by...
Which of the following does not contain chlorophyll
(a) Fungi (b) Algae (c) Bryophyta (d) Pteridophyta Answer. (a)
The term ‘fungus’ was coined by
(a) Gaspard Bauhin (b) De Bary (c) E.J. Butler (d) Sadasivan Answer. (a) The term fungus was used by...
Plasmogamy is fusion of
(a) Two haploid cells including their nuclei (b) Two haploid cells without nuclear fusion (c) Sperm and egg (d) Sperm...
Which one is not related to perfect stage of fungus
(a) Zygospores (b) Meiospores (c) Ascospores (d) Mitospores Answer. (d) Mitospores reproduce asexually by the formation of conidia or conidiospores....