Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5)

Mycology MCQs (Quiz 5) (Microbiology Quiz Series)
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1. A fungus living on a living host and deriving nutrients at its expense is called a _______

 Saprophyte

 Symbiont

 Decomposer

 Parasite

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

 Photosynthesis

 Nitrogen fixation

 Nutrient recycling

 Transpiration

3. The spores produced on a basidium are called _______

 Ascospores

 Conidia

 Basidiospores

 Zygospores

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

 Spore production

 Heterotrophic nutrition

 Eukaryotic cells

 Presence of chlorophyll

5. Which fungal structure is responsible for nutrient absorption?

 Hypha

 Ascus

 Basidium

 Conidium

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

 Plant Entomology

 Plant Physiology

 Plant Pathology

 Plant Nematology

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

 Cellulases and lignin-degrading enzymes

 Proteases and Lipases enzymes

 Amylases and Lipases enzymes

 Lipases and Amylases enzymes

8. Smut disease of maize is caused by _______

 Ustilago maydis

 Penicillium notatum

 Puccinia graminis

 Rhizopus stolonifer

9. A fungus obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter is called a _______

 Saprophyte

 Pathogen

 Symbiont

 Parasite

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

 All of these

 Organic acids

 Industrial enzymes

 Antibiotics

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