Mycology MCQs (Quiz 23) Posted on July 9, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. The most common form of fungal thallus is ______________________ Unicellular Filamentous Plasmodial Colonial 2. The correct sequence of taxonomic hierarchy is ____________________ Kingdom → Genus → Family → Order→ Phylum → Species Species → Genus → Family → Order→ Kingdom→ Class Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species Kingdom → Class → Family → Genus→ Phylum → Order→ Species 3. The hyphal type is correctly matched with its example _______ ________________ Aspergillus — Septate hyphae Mucor — Septate hyphae Rhizopus — Septate hyphae Penicillium — Coenocytic hyphae 4. _______________ is NOT a fungal spore Basidiospore Conidium Plectenchyma Ascospore 5. The cup-shaped ascocarp, a fruiting body of an Ascomycete fungus, is called _______ Perithecium Apothecium Basidiocarp Cleistothecium 6. Yeast reproduction by budding is an example of _____________________ Meiosis Conjugation Sexual reproduction Asexual reproduction 7. The phylum _______________ is considered among the most primitive true fungi Ascomycota Chytridiomycota Glomeromycota Basidiomycota 8. Apical growth enables fungi to ___________________ Perform photosynthesis Produce chlorophyll Rapidly colonize new substrates Fix atmospheric nitrogen 9. ___________ is the enzyme responsible for protein degradation Protease Pectinase Cellulase Lipase 10. The sexual spore characteristic of phylum Mucoromycota is the _______ Basidiospore Conidium Ascospore Zygospore Loading … Question 1 of 10
