Mycology MCQs (Quiz 13)

Mycology MCQs (Quiz 13) (Microbiology Quiz Series)
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1. Yeast is an example of a _______ Ascomycete

 Multicellular

 Unicellular

 Coenocytic

 Filamentous

2. The spawn of a mushroom consists primarily of ____________________

 Spores

 Basidia

 Fruiting bodies

 Actively growing mycelium

3. Shiitake mushrooms are commonly cultivated on ___________________

 Hardwood sawdust or logs

 Compost

 Straw

 Soil

4. The cultivation of mushrooms is scientifically referred to as ___________________

 Sericulture

 Pomology

 Fungiculture

 Apiculture

5. In many fungi, the vegetative reproduction by breaking of hyphae into individual cells is known as __________________

 Budding

 Sporulation

 Fission

 Fragmentation

6. The characteristic sexual spore of Zygomycetes is the ___________________

 Zygospore

 Oospore

 Basidiospore

 Ascospore

7. Which environmental factor is commonly used as a trigger for mushroom fruiting?

 Nutrient depletion

 Complete anaerobic conditions

 High CO₂ concentration

 Lower temperature and fresh air

8. Phytophthora infestans, the causative agent of late blight of potato, belongs to ______________

 Basidiomycetes

 Oomycetes

 Ascomycetes

 Zygomycetes

9. Somatogamy is commonly observed in ________________________

 Primarily in slime molds

 Primarily in Oomycetes

 Several Basidiomycetes

 Primarily in Chytrids

10. Asexual spores in Ascomycetes are generally called ____________

 Conidia

 Zoospores

 Basidiospores

 Ascospores

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