Which of the following is called black bread mold?
Correct answer: D. Rhizopus
- A. Pilobolus
- B. Penicillium
- C. Neurospora
- D. Rhizopus
Explanation
Rhizopus is commonly called black bread mold because it produces black sporangia on decaying bread and other organic material. Penicillium may be chosen because it is another common bread mold, but its colonies are typically blue-green and its spores are borne in brush-like conidiophores.
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