Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5)

Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5) (Microbiology Quiz Series)
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1. Fungi are economically important because they are used in the production of _______

 Industrial enzymes

 All of these

 Organic acids

 Antibiotics

2. __________________ of the following is NOT a characteristic of fungi

 Spore production

 Presence of chlorophyll

 Eukaryotic cells

 Heterotrophic nutrition

3. A fungus obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter is called a _______

 Pathogen

 Parasite

 Symbiont

 Saprophyte

4. Smut disease of maize is caused by _______

 Penicillium notatum

 Puccinia graminis

 Ustilago maydis

 Rhizopus stolonifer

5. ____________________ is the branch of science that deals with the scientific study of fungal diseases of plants

 Plant Entomology

 Plant Physiology

 Plant Nematology

 Plant Pathology

6. The spores produced on a basidium are called _______

 Ascospores

 Basidiospores

 Zygospores

 Conidia

7. Which fungal structure is responsible for nutrient absorption?

 Ascus

 Hypha

 Conidium

 Basidium

8. Which group of enzymes is commonly secreted by saprophytic fungi to break down plant debris?

 Proteases and Lipases enzymes

 Cellulases and lignin-degrading enzymes

 Lipases and Amylases enzymes

 Amylases and Lipases enzymes

9. The breakdown of dead plant material by fungi contributes directly to _______

 Nutrient recycling

 Photosynthesis

 Transpiration

 Nitrogen fixation

10. A fungus living on a living host and deriving nutrients at its expense is called a _______

 Symbiont

 Parasite

 Decomposer

 Saprophyte

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