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