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