Mycology MCQs (Quiz 20) Posted on July 9, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. ___________________ is the primary organelle responsible for ATP production in fungi Ribosome Vacuole Mitochondrion Golgi apparatus 2. Yeasts are commonly found in environments rich in ___________________ Cellulose Sugars Lignin Silica 3. The primary distinction between asci and basidia is that they produce sexual spores ____________________ Externally on asci and internally in basidia Internally in asci and externally on basidia They are similar and both produce internally They are similar and both produce externally 4. Binary fission is the characteristic mode of reproduction in __________________ Rhizopus Schizosaccharomyces Aspergillus Penicillium 5. Species of genus _______ cause root-knot disease Meloidogyne Rotylenchulus Pratylenchus Heterodera 6. The fungal cytoskeleton is composed primarily of _____________________ Peptidoglycan layers Microtubules and microfilaments Chitin fibers Cellulose fibers 7. Basidiospores are borne on small projections of the basidium called ___________________________ Conidiophores Sterigmata Paraphyses Ascogenous hyphae 8. Yeasts commonly reproduce by __________________ Spore germination Fragmentation Binary fission Budding or fission 9. The fungal component is correctly matched with its function _____________________________ Plasma membrane — Selective transport of substances Cell wall — Photosynthesis Vacuole — Cell division Nucleus — Nutrient absorption 10. The fungal structure is correctly matched with its description __________________________ Mycelium — Single fungal filament Hypha — Network of fungal filaments Thallus — Vegetative body of a fungus Septum — Reproductive structure Loading … Question 1 of 10
