Mycology MCQs (Quiz 19) Posted on July 9, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. The dikaryotic condition is particularly characteristic of ______________________ Mucoromycota Glomeromycota Chytridiomycota Basidiomycota 2. Large vacuoles in fungal cells mainly function in ______________________ Storage and osmoregulation Photosynthesis Cell division DNA synthesis 3. The characteristic root-knot galls commonly observed on the roots of many crop plants are primarily caused by ___________ Nematodes Viruses Fungi Bacteria 4. Which pair is correctly matched? Aspergillus — Coenocytic hyphae Mucor — Septate hyphae Rhizopus — Septate hyphae Penicillium — Septate hyphae 5. The primary function of aerial mycelium is _______________ Digestion of substrate Production and dispersal of spores Anchorage Water absorption 6. Which phase of microbial growth is characterized by the highest rate of cell division? Death phase Stationary phase Lag phase Log phase 7. Coenocytic hyphae are characterized by ____________________________ Rigid compartmentalization Frequent cross-walls Single nucleus per compartment Absence of septa and numerous nuclei 8. The fungus is correctly matched with its growth form _________________ Penicillium — Dimorphic Saccharomyces cerevisiae — Filamentous Blastomyces dermatitidis — Dimorphic Rhizopus — Unicellular 9. Unlike higher plants, the fungal thallus lacks ________________ True roots Nucleus Cell wall Plasma membrane 10. The primary function of vegetative mycelium is _____________________ Spore dispersal Absorption of nutrients from the substrate Sexual reproduction Conidium production Loading … Question 1 of 10
