Mycology MCQs (Quiz 11) Posted on June 16, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. The fusion of nuclei following plasmogamy is termed ____________ Conidiation Karyogamy Fragmentation Sporulation 2. The posterior flagellum of Oomycete zoospores is usually _____________________ Tinsel-type Branched Hairy Whiplash-type 3. The “seed” used in mushroom cultivation is commonly called ______________ Conidium Ascospore Spawn Basidiospore 4. The outermost layer of the cell wall of Cryptococcus neoformans is composed mainly of ___________________ Glucan Polysaccharide capsule Chitin Peptidoglycan 5. Fusion of differentiated male and female gametes is known as ____________________ Oogamy Isogamy Conjugation Somatogamy 6. Zoospores of Oomycetes possess _________________ One flagellum Two unequal flagella No flagella Three flagella 7. The process of killing all microorganisms in the substrate using high temperature and pressure is called ____________________ Incubation Sterilization Fermentation Pasteurization 8. In mushroom cultivation, the material used as a food source for fungal growth is called _____________ Compost tea Spawn Substrate Culture medium 9. Most Ascomycetes possess _______ mycelium Coenocytic Non-cellular Septate Aseptate 10. According to mushroom biology, the visible mushroom is actually the _______ of the fungus Mycelium Fruiting body Vegetative body Hypha Loading … Question 1 of 10