Which of the following was responsible for the Irish potato famine?
Correct answer: B. Phytophthora infestans
- A. Physarum polycephalum
- B. Phytophthora infestans
- C. Naegleria polycephalum
- D. Phytophthora polycephalum
Explanation
The Irish Potato famine is also known as the Great Hunger, began in 1845 when a fungus-like organism called Phytophthora infestans, spread rapidly throughout Ireland. The infestation ruined up to one-half of the potato crop that year, and about three-quarters of the crop over the next seven years.
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