Mycology MCQs (Quiz 2) Posted on June 15, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. ____________________ is considered as the founder of modern fungal taxonomy Joseph Lister Elias Magnus Fries Louis Pasteur Alexander Fleming 2. Among the fungal groups _____________ are commonly used in bread making Yeasts Rhizopus Penicillium Aspergillus 3. _____________ is the association between fungal hyphae and plant roots Parasitism Endophytism Lichen Mycorrhiza 4. Based on their trophic behavior, fungi are generally classified as _______ Heterotrophs Chemolithotrophs Photoautotrophs Autotrophs 5. ______________________ is considered as the Father of Plant Pathology Robert Hooke Micheli Christian Persoon Anton de Bary 6. ____________________ is the vegetative body of a fungus Thallus Protonema Frond Rhizome 7. Karyogamy is the process of _______ Nuclear division Cytoplasmic fusion Spore discharge Fusion of nuclei 8. The principal mode of nutrition in fungi is _______ Photosynthetic Absorptive Holozoic Autotrophic 9. The term “mycology” is derived from the Greek word “mykes,” meaning _______ Plant Root Fungus Spore 10. The term lichen refers to a symbiotic association between a fungus and _______ Protozoan or plant root Plant root or Alga Bacterium or plant root Alga or cyanobacterium Loading … Question 1 of 10