Mycology MCQs (Quiz 3)

Mycology MCQs (Quiz 3) (Microbiology Quiz Series)
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1. Fungi play a major ecological role as _______

 Decomposers

 Nitrogen fixers

 Primary producers

 Secondary producers

2. The first antibiotic obtained from a fungus was _______

 Penicillin

 Chloramphenicol

 Erythromycin

 Tetracycline

3. The antibiotic streptomycin was discovered by _______

 Selman Waksman

 Edward Jenner

 Louis Pasteur

 Paul Ehrlich

4. _____________________ is a parasitic fungus that causes ergot of rye, infecting flowers of rye and other cereal grains

 Ustilago maydis

 Puccinia graminis

 Rhizopus stolonifer

 Claviceps purpurea

5. ______________ is the group of fungi commonly known as sac fungi

 Ascomycota

 Basidiomycota

 Zygomycota

 Deuteromycota

6. Most of the lichen-forming fungi belong to phylum __________________

 Chytridiomycota

 Basidiomycota

 Ascomycota

 Glomeromycota

7. A mass of interwoven hyphae is called _______

 Sporangium

 Mycelium

 Ascus

 Basidium

8. Members of the phylum ________________ are commonly known as club fungi

 Chytridiomycota

 Ascomycota

 Basidiomycota

 Zygomycota

9. __________________ is the primary storage carbohydrate in fungi

 Sucrose

 Glycogen

 Cellulose

 Starch

10. Fungi reproduce primarily by _______

 Seeds

 Spores

 Fruits

 Flowers

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