fungi

Question 1

Death cap/death angel (Amanita) and Jack O Latern mushroom are examples of

A.
Edible mushrooms
B.
Poisonous mushrooms
C.
Both of these
D.
None of these

Answer 1

B.
Poisonous mushrooms

Question 2

How many species of mushrooms are edible?

A.
100
B.
200
C.
3000
D.
4000

Answer 2

B.
200

Question 3

Penicillium reproduce via

A.
Spores
B.
Conidia
C.
Budding
D.
Fragmentation

Answer 3

B.
Conidia

Question 4

Mode of nutrition in penecillium is

A.
Saprotrophs
B.
Parasitic
C.
Predators
D.
Mutualistics

Answer 4

A.
Saprotrophs

Question 5

All such fungi in which sexual phase has not been observed are present in

A.
Zygomycota
B.
Ascomycota
C.
Basidiomycota
D.
Deuteromycota

Answer 5

D.
Deuteromycota

Question 6

How many species of ascomycota occur in lichen symbiotic association?

A.
30%
B.
40%
C.
50%
D.
60%

Answer 6

C.
50%

Question 7

Which one of the following is the largest group of fungi?

A.
Zygomycota
B.
Ascomycota
C.
Basidiomycota
D.
Deuteromycota

Answer 7

B.
Ascomycota

Question 8

At which stage in the life cycle of Rhizopus meiosis takes place?

A.
Formation of sporangiophore via germination of zygospore.
B.
Formation of spores in sporangia
C.
Fusion of two hyphae
D.
Formation of Zygote by fusion of gametangia.

Answer 8

A.
Formation of sporangiophore via germination of zygospore.

Question 9

Which of the following is called black bread mold?

A.
Pilobolus
B.
Penicillium
C.
Neurospora
D.
Rhizopus

Answer 9

D.
Rhizopus

Question 10

In which of the following example of fungi dikaryotic hyphae exist for long period?

A.
Deuteromycota
B.
Basidiomycota
C.
Zygomycota
D.
All of these

Answer 10

B.
Basidiomycota

Question 11

By which of the following mechanism unicellular yeast reproduce?

A.
Sporing
B.
Conidiation
C.
Budding
D.
Fragmentation

Answer 11

C.
Budding

Question 12

Simple breaking of mycelium resulting in formation of a new mycelium from each broken segments is called

A.
Sporing
B.
Conidiation
C.
Budding
D.
Fragmentation

Answer 12

D.
Fragmentation

Question 13

Which of the following statement is incorrect about asexual reproduction by spores in fungi?

A.
Spores are haploid structures
B.
They are dispersed via wind water and insects
C.
On falling to a suitable place they germinate
D.
These are produced through fruiting bodies like ascocarps and basidiocarps.

Answer 13

D.
These are produced through fruiting bodies like ascocarps and basidiocarps.

Question 14

Spores in sporangia are produced by process.

A.
Sexual
B.
Asexual
C.
Both of these
D.
None of these

Answer 14

B.
Asexual

Question 15

Fungi can tolerate pH from

A.
3?7
B.
2?6
C.
2?9
D.
3?6

Answer 15

C.
2?9

Question 16

Mycorrhizae are found in about ______ vascular plants

A.
90%
B.
95%
C.
98%
D.
96%

Answer 16

B.
95%

Question 17

type of lichen which tightly attaches to rocks is

A.
Parmelia
B.
Fruticose
C.
Foliose
D.
Crustose

Answer 17

D.
Crustose

Question 18

Constricting ring around nematode is formed by

A.
Arthrobotrys
B.
Pleurotus ostreatus
C.
Mildews
D.
All of these

Answer 18

A.
Arthrobotrys

Question 19

Parasitic fungi absorb nutrients directly from the living host cytoplasm with the help of special hyphal tips called

A.
Mildew
B.
Constricting ring
C.
Haustoria
D.
All of these

Answer 19

C.
Haustoria

Question 20

Unicellular fungi which is non-hyphal is

A.
Mushroom
B.
Yeast
C.
Penicillium
D.
Mold

Answer 20

B.
Yeast

Question 21

Coenocytic hyphae are also known as

A.
Septate
B.
Perforated hyphae
C.
Aseptate
D.
Uninucleate hyphae

Answer 21

C.
Aseptate

Question 22

Ecological role of fungi as decomposers is only paralleled by

A.
Cyanobacteria
B.
Blue green algae
C.
Bacteria
D.
Virus

Answer 22

C.
Bacteria

Question 23

According to two kingdom classification fungi were placed in kingdom

A.
Plantae
B.
Animalia
C.
Protista
D.
Fungi

Answer 23

A.
Plantae

Question 24

The Kingdom of recyclers is known as kingdom

A.
Algae
B.
Bacteria
C.
Fungi
D.
Embryophata

Answer 24

C.
Fungi

Question 25

An association in which fungal hyphae penetrate the outer cells of the plant root forming coils swellings and minute branches and also extend out into surrounding soil is called

A.
Stem like
B.
Branching
C.
Leaf like
D.
Crust like

Answer 25

C.
Leaf like

Question 26

Lichen is a symbiotic mutualistic association of fungi with

A.
Autotrophs
B.
Roots of vascular plants
C.
Green algae and cyanobacterium
D.
Leguminous plants

Answer 26

C.
Green algae and cyanobacterium

Question 27

Oyster mushroom is an example of predator fungi which attack on

A.
Pin warms
B.
Tape worms
C.
Round worms
D.
Platehelminthes

Answer 27

C.
Round worms

Question 28

Those fungi which can grow only on their living host and cannot be grown on available defined growth culture medium e.g. various mildews and most rust species are called

A.
Parasitic fungi
B.
Obligate parasitic fungi
C.
Facultative parasitic fungi
D.
All of these

Answer 28

B.
Obligate parasitic fungi

Question 29

Root like structure in saprotrophic fungi are called

A.
Rhizodis
B.
Haustoria
C.
Hyphae
D.
Constricting rings

Answer 29

A.
Rhizodis

Question 30

Fungi which get their food directly from dead organic matter are called?

A.
Parasitic fungi
B.
Predators
C.
Mutualists
D.
Decomposers

Answer 30

D.
Decomposers

Question 31

Which one of the following is different from all the rest regarding the number of cells inits body?

A.
Rusts
B.
Mushrooms
C.
Molds
D.
Yeasts

Answer 31

D.
Yeasts

Question 32

Which of the following group represent pathological fungi?

A.
Mushrooms morels and truffles
B.
Rusts smuts and molds
C.
Penicillium
D.
All of these

Answer 32

B.
Rusts smuts and molds

Question 33

How many species of fungi are known till now

A.
10000
B.
100000
C.
10000000
D.
1000

Answer 33

B.
100000