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