Mycology MCQs (Quiz 12)

Mycology MCQs (Quiz 12) (Microbiology Quiz Series)
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1. The transfer of male nuclei into the oogonium during sexual reproduction in Oomycetes occurs through a _________________

 Conidiophore

 Basidium

 Fertilization tube

 Ascus

2. A common substrate used for cultivating oyster mushrooms is ________________

 Straw

 Peat moss

 Hardwood sawdust

 Compost manure

3. The anterior flagellum of Oomycete zoospores is typically ___________________

 Tinsel-type with hairs

 Absent

 Smooth

 Non-functional

4. In somatogamy, sexual reproduction occurs through fusion of ___________________

 Gametes

 Zoospores

 Conidia

 Vegetative cells or hyphae

5. The infectious propagules of many pathogenic fungi are _____________

 Hyphal fragments

 Conidia

 Basidiospores

 Ascospores

6. The fungal structure specialized for attachment to host tissues is called _____________________

 Appressorium

 Basidium

 Conidium

 Ascus

7. Asexual reproduction in Oomycetes commonly occurs through ______________________

 Asci

 Sclerotia

 Basidia

 Sporangia producing zoospores

8. The defining feature of Deuteromycetes is that their _______ stage is unknown

 Conidial

 Vegetative

 Sexual

 Asexual

9. A specialized absorbing structure formed by parasitic fungi inside host cells is called ______________

 Conidiophore

 Haustorium

 Sporangiophore

 Rhizoid

10. The term “dimorphic fungus” refers to a fungus that can exist in ____________________

 Two nutritional forms

 Yeast and mold forms

 Two reproductive forms

 Two chromosomal forms

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