Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5)

Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5) (Microbiology Quiz Series)
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1. __________________ of the following is NOT a characteristic of fungi

 Heterotrophic nutrition

 Presence of chlorophyll

 Eukaryotic cells

 Spore production

2. Smut disease of maize is caused by _______

 Rhizopus stolonifer

 Ustilago maydis

 Puccinia graminis

 Penicillium notatum

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

 Transpiration

 Nitrogen fixation

 Nutrient recycling

 Photosynthesis

4. The spores produced on a basidium are called _______

 Zygospores

 Conidia

 Ascospores

 Basidiospores

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

 Parasite

 Symbiont

 Pathogen

 Saprophyte

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

 Saprophyte

 Symbiont

 Decomposer

 Parasite

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

 Amylases and Lipases enzymes

 Cellulases and lignin-degrading enzymes

 Lipases and Amylases enzymes

 Proteases and Lipases enzymes

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

 Plant Nematology

 Plant Physiology

 Plant Entomology

 Plant Pathology

9. Which fungal structure is responsible for nutrient absorption?

 Ascus

 Conidium

 Basidium

 Hypha

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

 Antibiotics

 Organic acids

 All of these

 Industrial enzymes

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