Mycology MCQs (Quiz 8)

Mycology MCQs (Quiz 8) (Microbiology Quiz Series)
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1. True slime molds are members of ______________________

 Basidiomycota

 Gymnomycota

 Ascomycota

 Zygomycota

2. The common ancestor shared by fungi and animals is believed to be more recent than the common ancestor they share with _______________________

 Bacteria

 Protists

 Archaea

 Plants

3. In fungal taxonomy, orders generally end with the suffix _______

 -mycetes

 -ales

 -aceae

 -phycota

4. __________________________ is the pathogen causing late blight of potato

 Phytophthora infestans

 Albugo candida

 Pythium debaryanum

 Saprolegnia parasitica

5. According to Alexopoulos and Mims, fungi belong to Kingdom _______

 Mycetae

 Protista

 Plantae

 Monera

6. A characteristic feature distinguishing Oomycetes from true fungi is the presence of ____________________

 Spores

 Cellulose-rich cell walls

 Sexual reproduction

 Hyphae

7. The absence of _______ distinguishes fungi from plants

 Nuclei

 Mitochondria

 Chlorophyll

 Cell walls

8. Oomycetes are commonly called ______________________

 Club fungi

 Water molds

 Sac fungi

 True fungi

9. The disease known as damping-off in seedlings is commonly caused by members of the genus _______

 Penicillium

 Pythium

 Aspergillus

 Puccinia

10. Sexual reproduction in Oomycetes is typically ___________________

 Isogamous

 Somatogamous

 Oogamous

 Conjugative

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