Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5)

Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5) (Microbiology Quiz Series)
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1. A fungus obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter is called a _______

 Pathogen

 Saprophyte

 Parasite

 Symbiont

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

 Nutrient recycling

 Photosynthesis

 Transpiration

 Nitrogen fixation

3. Fungi are economically important because they are used in the production of _______

 Organic acids

 Industrial enzymes

 Antibiotics

 All of these

4. Smut disease of maize is caused by _______

 Penicillium notatum

 Ustilago maydis

 Puccinia graminis

 Rhizopus stolonifer

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

 Plant Pathology

 Plant Nematology

 Plant Entomology

 Plant Physiology

6. The spores produced on a basidium are called _______

 Ascospores

 Basidiospores

 Zygospores

 Conidia

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

 Eukaryotic cells

 Heterotrophic nutrition

 Presence of chlorophyll

 Spore production

8. Which fungal structure is responsible for nutrient absorption?

 Basidium

 Hypha

 Ascus

 Conidium

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

 Saprophyte

 Decomposer

 Symbiont

 Parasite

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

 Lipases and Amylases enzymes

 Cellulases and lignin-degrading enzymes

 Amylases and Lipases enzymes

 Proteases and Lipases enzymes

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