Mycology MCQs (Quiz 22) Posted on July 9, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. The fungal term is correctly matched with its definition ___________________ Appressorium: Dormant survival structure Sclerotium: Nutrient-absorbing organ Haustorium: Anchoring structure Septum: Cross wall dividing hyphae 2. Plectenchyma is commonly found in fungal _______________________ Vegetative hyphae Zoospores Conidia Fruiting bodies and sclerotia 3. The common bread mold Rhizopus belongs to ______________ Mucoromycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota 4. The most common mode of asexual reproduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is _____________________ Binary fission Spore formation Budding Fragmentation 5. Specialized aerial hyphae that bear sporangia are called _________________ Sporangiophores Conidiophores Rhizoids Appressoria 6. Extensive branching of hyphae primarily increases _________________ DNA replication Spore pigmentation Nutrient absorption efficiency Cell wall thickness 7. The fungal structure is correctly matched with its advantage _______________________ Septate hyphae — Efficient damage localization Coenocytic hyphae — Better damage localization Septate hyphae — Rapid cytoplasmic streaming only Vegetative mycelium — Spore dispersal 8. ____________ is the enzyme responsible for cellulose degradation Cellulase Amylase Protease Lipase 9. The Five-Kingdom Classification system was proposed by ____________________ Ernst Haeckel Carl Linnaeus Charles Darwin Robert H. Whittaker 10. The fungal structure is correctly matched with its function _________________________ Septum: Spore-producing structure Appressorium: Penetration of host tissues Haustorium: Anchorage to substrate Rhizoid: Nutrient absorption from living host cells Loading … Question 1 of 10
