Mycology MCQs (Quiz 12) Posted on June 16, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. A common substrate used for cultivating oyster mushrooms is ________________ Peat moss Compost manure Hardwood sawdust Straw 2. The term “dimorphic fungus” refers to a fungus that can exist in ____________________ Yeast and mold forms Two nutritional forms Two chromosomal forms Two reproductive forms 3. The defining feature of Deuteromycetes is that their _______ stage is unknown Conidial Sexual Asexual Vegetative 4. Asexual reproduction in Oomycetes commonly occurs through ______________________ Basidia Asci Sporangia producing zoospores Sclerotia 5. The infectious propagules of many pathogenic fungi are _____________ Hyphal fragments Basidiospores Ascospores Conidia 6. The anterior flagellum of Oomycete zoospores is typically ___________________ Absent Non-functional Tinsel-type with hairs Smooth 7. The fungal structure specialized for attachment to host tissues is called _____________________ Appressorium Ascus Basidium Conidium 8. The transfer of male nuclei into the oogonium during sexual reproduction in Oomycetes occurs through a _________________ Fertilization tube Basidium Conidiophore Ascus 9. In somatogamy, sexual reproduction occurs through fusion of ___________________ Zoospores Vegetative cells or hyphae Gametes Conidia 10. A specialized absorbing structure formed by parasitic fungi inside host cells is called ______________ Haustorium Conidiophore Sporangiophore Rhizoid Loading … Question 1 of 10