Kingdom Fungi

Question 1

Where does Fungi preferably live?

Answer 1

Hot and humid regions

Question 2

Exception in fungus?

Answer 2

Yeast is unicellular whereas all the members of fungi are multicellular

Question 3

Aseptate mycelium

Answer 3

Here the mycelium has a multi nucleated cytoplasm

And us called coenocytic hyphae

Question 4

Fungal cell wall is made up of?

Answer 4

Chitin and polysaccharides

Question 5

Fungal nutrition ?

Answer 5

Heterotrophic

Question 6

Name the unicellular fungi which is used to make bread and beer

Answer 6

Yeast

Question 7

Wheat rust-causing fungi is known as

Answer 7

Puccini’s

Question 8

Example of fungus which is a source of anitbiotics

Answer 8

Penicillium

Question 9

Fungi bodies consist of long, slender thread-like structures called

Answer 9

Hyphae

Question 10

The network of hyphae is known as

Answer 10

Mycelium

Question 11

Hyphae that are continuous tubes filled with multinucleated cytoplasm – these are called

Answer 11

Coenocytic hyphae

Question 12

Fungi can live as symbionts – in association with algae known as

Answer 12

Lichens

Question 13

Symbiotic association of Fungus with roots of higher plants is known as

Answer 13

Mycorrhiza

Question 14

Fusion of protoplasms between two motile or non-motile gametes are called

Answer 14

Plasmogamy

Question 15

Fusion of two nuclei is called

Answer 15

Karyogamy

Question 16

In fungi (ascomycetes and basidiomycetes), an intervening dikaryotic stage (n + n, i-e-, two nuclei per cell) occurs; such a condition is called

Answer 16

Dikaryon

Question 17

In Phycomycetes mycelium is

Answer 17

Coenocytic and aseptate

Question 18

Name the fungi which is also known as bread mould

Answer 18

Rhizopus

Question 19

Ascomycetes are commonly known as

Answer 19

Sac fungi

Question 20

Fungi that grows on dung are known as

Answer 20

Coprophilous

Question 21

Mycelium in Ascomyctetes is

Answer 21

Branches and septate

Question 22

Asexual spores of Ascomycetes are known as

Answer 22

Conidia

Question 23

Sexual spores of Ascomycetes are known as

Answer 23

Ascospores

Question 24

An example of Ascomycetes that is used extensively in biochemical and genetic work is called

Answer 24

Neurospora

Question 25

Many members like _____and ______ are edible and are considered delicacies.

Answer 25

Morels and truffels

Question 26

The basidiospores are exogenously produced on the

Answer 26

Basidium

Question 27

Example of Smut fungus is

Answer 27

Ustilago

Question 28

Example of Rust fungus is

Answer 28

Puccinia

Question 29

Deuteromycetes is commonly known as

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Imperfect fungi

Question 30

Mycelium of Deuteromycetes is

Answer 30

Septate and branched

Question 31

The deuteromycetes reproduce only by asexual spores is known as

Answer 31

Conidia

Question 32

Examples of Deuteromycetes is

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Alternaria , Colletotrichum

Question 33

Name the asexual spores

Answer 33

Conidia
Zoospores
Spoirangiospores

Question 34

Name the sexual spores

Answer 34

Oospores
Basidiospores
Ascospores