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