Fungi

Question 1

The branch of botany that deals with the fungi is called
The father of mycology is

Answer 1

Mycology
P.A Michelli

Question 2

The fungal body is a Thallus called

Answer 2

Mycelium

Question 3

Define fungi according to BESSEY (1968)

Answer 3

Fungi are chlorophyll less non-vascular plants whose reproductive or vegetative structure do not permit them to be assigned to a position among the recognised group of higher plants.

Question 4

Heterothallism and Homothallism

Answer 4

A. F .Blakeslee(1904) called fungi with different mating types HETEROTHALLIC and fungi without different mating types HOMOTHALLIC.

Question 5

Why can’t fungi synthesised their own food

Answer 5

Because they lack chlorophyll

Question 6

During sexual and asexual reproduction processes, what are the essential structures

Answer 6

Spores

Question 7

The diploid body produced as a result of sexual fusion is known as zygote which is termed as resulting spore called

Answer 7

Zygospore or Oospore

Question 8

In higher fungi the zygote after undergoing meiosis results in the formation of haploid nuclei serving as centres for haploid sexual spores called

Answer 8

Ascospores or Basidiospores

Question 9

What are the methods of vegetative reproduction in fungi

Answer 9

Fragmentation
Fusion
Budding
Rhizomprphs

Question 10

What is vegetative reproduction

Answer 10

A type of reproduction where a part of the mycelium separates and forms a new individual.