Mycology MCQs (Quiz 24) Posted on July 9, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Endophytic fungi generally have a _______ relationship with their host plants Symbiotic or neutral Obligately parasitic Pathogenic None of these 2. Which pair is correctly matched? Systematics: Scientific naming of organisms Phylogeny: Evolutionary history of organisms Taxonomy: Evolutionary history Phylogeny: Science of classification 3. Genus ____________ belongs to phylum Ascomycota Puccinia Agaricus Penicillium Ustilago 4. ____________ is an important genus of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, that form vital symbiotic relationships with the roots of the majority of vascular plants Glomus Rhizopus Agaricus Penicillium 5. During budding in yeast, a new daughter cell develops as a ________________ Sporangium Hyphal tip Small outgrowth from the parent cell Conidium 6. Almost all members of the phylum _____________ form mutually beneficial, symbiotic associations called arbuscular mycorrhizae with the roots of the majority of land plants Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Chytridiomycota 7. _________________ is the largest fungal phylum Mucoromycota Chytridiomycota Ascomycota Glomeromycota 8. The fungal term is correctly matched with its definition _________________ _______________ Hypha — Network of hyphae Hypha — Long, thread-like fungal filament Septum — Fungal spore Mycelium — Single tubular filament 9. ______________________ is the flask-shaped fruiting body (ascocarp) of Ascomycota Cleistothecium Basidiocarp Apothecium Perithecium 10. Which fungal structure is most likely to exhibit abundant plectenchyma? Conidium Basidiospore Mushroom Zoospore Loading … Question 1 of 10
