Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5)

Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5) (Microbiology Quiz Series)
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1. A fungus obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter is called a _______

 Parasite

 Pathogen

 Symbiont

 Saprophyte

2. A fungus living on a living host and deriving nutrients at its expense is called a _______

 Decomposer

 Symbiont

 Parasite

 Saprophyte

3. Which group of enzymes is commonly secreted by saprophytic fungi to break down plant debris?

 Lipases and Amylases enzymes

 Proteases and Lipases enzymes

 Amylases and Lipases enzymes

 Cellulases and lignin-degrading enzymes

4. The breakdown of dead plant material by fungi contributes directly to _______

 Transpiration

 Nitrogen fixation

 Photosynthesis

 Nutrient recycling

5. Smut disease of maize is caused by _______

 Penicillium notatum

 Rhizopus stolonifer

 Puccinia graminis

 Ustilago maydis

6. Fungi are economically important because they are used in the production of _______

 All of these

 Antibiotics

 Organic acids

 Industrial enzymes

7. __________________ of the following is NOT a characteristic of fungi

 Spore production

 Eukaryotic cells

 Heterotrophic nutrition

 Presence of chlorophyll

8. ____________________ is the branch of science that deals with the scientific study of fungal diseases of plants

 Plant Pathology

 Plant Nematology

 Plant Entomology

 Plant Physiology

9. Which fungal structure is responsible for nutrient absorption?

 Basidium

 Ascus

 Conidium

 Hypha

10. The spores produced on a basidium are called _______

 Conidia

 Zygospores

 Basidiospores

 Ascospores

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