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Fungi are mainly multicellular, non-photosynthetic organisms with chitinous cell walls that obtain nutrients by extracellular digestion and absorption. Coverage includes hyphae, mycelium, spores, yeast, moulds, mushrooms, decomposer and parasitic roles, and the differences between fungi, plants and bacteria.
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- A. Lack cellulose in their cell wall
- B. Heterotrophs
- C. Contains chitin
- D. Non Motile
Explanation: A. animal like property, both lack cellulose. B. Do not synthesize their own food they are heterotrophs C. Like arthropods
Correct answer: Non Motile- A. Mycelium
- B. Hyphae
- C. Septate hyphae
- D. Coenocytic
Explanation: B. Thread like filaments C. Divided by cross walls called septa D. septate hyphae with elongated multinucleates large cell
Correct answer: Mycelium- A. Absorptive heterotrophs
- B. Saprotrophs
- C. Decomposers
- D. Autotrophs
Explanation: A. Direct absorption from environment B. feeding on dead organic matter. C. feeding on dead organisms and matter.
Correct answer: Autotrophs- A. Saprobic fungi and bacteria
- B. Plants
- C. Animals
- D. Algae
Explanation: B. AutotrophsC. HeterotrophsD. Photosynthetic protists
Correct answer: Saprobic fungi and bacteria- A. Rhizoids
- B. Constricting ring
- C. Haustoria
- D. Hyphae
Explanation: A. thin filamentous modified hyphae B. used to capture nematodes D. Thread like filaments
Correct answer: Haustoria- A. Pleurotus ostreatus
- B. Mildews
- C. Armillaria
- D. Yeast
Explanation: B. Obligate parasiteC. Parasitic fungusD. Non hyphal unicellular fungi
Correct answer: Pleurotus ostreatus- A. Mycorrhizae
- B. Lichens
- C. Endomycorrhizae
- D. Ectomycorrhizae
Explanation: A. Association between fungi and roots of plantsC. Fungal hyphae penetrate the outer cells of plant rootD.
Correct answer: Lichens- A. Tolerate wide range of pH
- B. Tolerate temperature
- C. Tolerate high osmotic pressure
- D. All of the above
Explanation: A. 2-9 B. Wide range upto 70 degrees C. can survive in conc. salt/sugar solutions E.g jam, jelly
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Spores
- B. Conidia
- C. Binary fission
- D. Budding
Explanation: Correct Option: C Binary fission is a method of Asexual reproduction in bacteria, not Fungi. A. Produced in sporangia B.
Correct answer: Binary fission- A. Zygomycota
- B. Ascomycota
- C. Basidiomycota
- D. Deuteromycota
Explanation: A. Sexual reproduction by ZygosporesB. Sexual reproduction by AscosporesC. Sexual reproduction by Basidiospores
Correct answer: Deuteromycota- A. Zygomycota
- B. Basidiomycota
- C. Deuteromycota
- D. Ascomycots
Explanation: A. Non-septate, multinucleate.B. Hyphae are variable.C. Septate, lengthy dikaryotic phase but is sac-like fungi.
Correct answer: Basidiomycota- A. Karyogamy
- B. Plasmogamy
- C. Heterokaryotic
- D. Fragmentation
Explanation: A. Fusion of nuclei B. Fusion of protoplasts D. Breaking of mycelium of some hyphal fungi
Correct answer: Heterokaryotic- A. Ascospores
- B. Zygospores
- C. Asci
- D. Ascocarps
Explanation: A. Ascomycota produce haploid sexual spores known as ascospores C. Ascospores are produced inside the sac like structure called Asci D.
Correct answer: Zygospores- A. Asexual reproduction
- B. Unicellular
- C. They ferment carbohydrate to ethanol and carbon dioxide
- D. Sexual reproduction
Explanation: A. By buddingB. Microscopic fungiD. Reproduce by ascospores or basidiospores
Correct answer: They ferment carbohydrate to ethanol and carbon dioxide- A. Orange-yellow colored disease spots on their host surface
- B. Dusty spore masses that resemble soot
- C. Rust have fruiting bodies
- D. Puccinia species
Explanation: B. Produced by SmutsC. Visible mushrooms are formed entirely of dikaryotic myceliumD. Most common rust fungi
Correct answer: Orange-yellow colored disease spots on their host surface- A. Penicillium
- B. Imperfect fungi
- C. Powdery mildews
- D. Spitting fungus
Explanation: A. No sexual phase is seenC. Reproduce by ascosporesD. Reproduce by zygospores
Correct answer: Imperfect fungi- A. Griseofulvin
- B. Cyclosporine
- C. Lovastatin
- D. Ergotin
Explanation: A. Used to inhibit fungal growthB. Used in organ transplantationD. Relieve one kind of headache migraine
Correct answer: Lovastatin- A. Yeast
- B. Penicillium
- C. Aspergillus
- D. Neurospora
Explanation: B. a type of anti biotic C. Produce soya sauce from soya bean D. Used for genetic research
Correct answer: Penicillium- A. Imperfect fungi
- B. Aspergillus fumigatus
- C. Purple ergot
- D. Soil contaminated with bird's feces
Explanation: B. Causes AspergillosisC. ErgotismD. Histoplasmosis
Correct answer: Imperfect fungi20. Yeast are:
- A. Hyphal unicellular fungi
- B. Non-Hyphal unicellular fungi
- C. Hyphal multicellular fungi
- D. Non-Hyphal multicellular fungi
- E. All are incorrect
Explanation: Yeast are typically oval or spherical in shape and reproduce through budding, where a small outgrowth or bud forms on the parent cell and…
Correct answer: Non-Hyphal unicellular fungiKingdom Fungi MCQs: common questions
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