Quiz_Fungi

1. A control measure prior to the appearance of a particular disease comes under:

 
 
 
 

2. Rhizopus, which is saprophytic by nature, is also known as:

 
 
 
 

3. Yeast is a source of:

 
 
 
 

4. Coenogamete is found in:

 
 
 
 

5. Which part of the plant is not affected by Albugo?

 
 
 
 

6. It is sometimes seen that conjugation between two hyphae of Rhizopus does not take place even in most favourable conditions because:

 
 
 
 

7. The two conjugating gametangia of Rhizopus are:

 
 
 
 

8. What is mycorrhiza?

 
 
 
 

9. Spores formed at the tip of fungal hyphae are called:

 
 
 
 

10. Mycelium is the name given to the plant body of:

 
 
 
 

11. Which is an edible fungus?

 
 
 
 

12. When a fungus is able to pass its complete life cycle on one host it is called:

 
 
 
 

13. Pseudomycelium is found in:

 
 
 
 

14. Reproduction in Rhizopus is:

 
 
 
 

15. Yeast grows more rapidly in:

 
 
 
 

16. The life cycle of Saccharomyces ludwigii represents a typical type of life cycle:

 
 
 
 

17. A gill of Agaricus:

 
 
 
 

18. Who discovered streptomycin?

 
 
 
 

19. White rust of crucifers is caused by:

 
 
 
 

20. Saccharomyces ludwigii ascus produces:

 
 
 
 

21. Who discovered heterothallism in fungi?

 
 
 
 

22. Rhizopus and yeast are usually:

 
 
 
 

23. The branch of Botany under which fungi are studied is known as:

 
 
 
 

24. Rhizopus is also commonly known by the name of:

 
 
 
 

25. Penicillin was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

26. Facultative saprophyte is:

 
 
 
 

27. The importance of study of parasitic fungi is that they are:

 
 
 
 

28. The most common method of vegetative reproduction in yeast is:

 
 
 
 

29. Penicillin is obtained from:

 
 
 
 

30. Severe famine of West Bengal of 1942-43 was due to destruction of rice crop by a fungus called:

 
 
 
 

31. The reserve food in yeast is in the form of:

 
 
 
 

32. The most important property of yeast is:

 
 
 
 

33. The chief enzyme found in the yeast cell is:

 
 
 
 

34. Pythium debaryanum is the causative agent of:

 
 
 
 

35. The disease apple scab is caused by:

 
 
 
 

36. If a disease appears on a large scale after a long interval it is:

 
 
 
 

37. The mycelium of Rhizopus is:

 
 
 
 

38. Aflatoxin is produced by:

 
 
 
 

39. The fungi are usually:

 
 
 
 

40. Black rust of wheat is caused by:

 
 
 
 

41. Which of the following is wrong for fungi? (NEET 2016)

 
 
 
 

42. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by:

 
 
 
 

43. The multinucleate and aseptate hypha of Rhizopus are known as:

 
 
 
 

44. Yeast belongs to class:

 
 
 
 

45. Black rust of wheat is caused by:

 
 
 
 

46. Which is a fungicide?

 
 
 
 

47. The zygospore in Rhizopus on germination forms:

 
 
 
 

48. Zygospores may not be produced in Rhizopus due to:

 
 
 
 

49. Zoogametes are not found in:

 
 
 
 

50. Early blight of potato is caused by:

 
 
 
 

51. The sexual reproductive organs in Rhizopus are:

 
 
 
 

52. A disease is an abnormal state that may result due to:

 
 
 
 

53. A characteristic spore of Agaricus, a mushroom is known as:

 
 
 
 

54. For the production of which microbial action is not required?

 
 
 
 

55. The ascus of yeast contains:

 
 
 
 

56. The parasitic fungi take their nutrition from their host with the help of:

 
 
 
 

57. Discovery of penicillin was based on:

 
 
 
 

58. What is streptomycin?

 
 
 
 

59. What is absent in Deuteromycetes?

 
 
 
 

60. One of the major components of the cell wall of most fungi is: (NEET 2016)

 
 
 
 

61. The fungi are mostly:

 
 
 
 

62. An excessive enlargement of diseased organ because of increase in the number of cells is called:

 
 
 
 

63. The sporangiophores in Rhizopus are:

 
 
 
 

64. Rhizopus belongs to:

 
 
 
 

65. The Rhizopus gametes are formed in:

 
 
 
 

66. The fungi used as food are:

 
 
 
 

67. Saccharomyces is well known for:

 
 
 
 

68. Ergot of rye is caused by:

 
 
 
 

69. The spores which are formed in the sporangium of Rhizopus are:

 
 
 
 

70. Yeast is different from Rhizopus and Penicillium in being:

 
 
 
 

71. Sometimes a gamete of Rhizopus functions as zygospore. It is known as:

 
 
 
 

72. Facultative parasite is:

 
 
 
 

73. Sexual reproduction in Rhizopus is by:

 
 
 
 

74. LSD is:

 
 
 
 

75. Columella is a specialized sterile structure found in sporangium of:

 
 
 
 

76. Which of the following causes smut disease in wheat?

 
 
 
 

77. Saccharomyces is used in:

 
 
 
 

78. The zygospores formed by the conjugation of gametangia are:

 
 
 
 

79. Metulae are found in:

 
 
 
 

80. Fairy ring is the name given to:

 
 
 
 

81. Disease-resistant plant varieties can be produced by:

 
 
 
 

82. The fungi that grow on wood are called:

 
 
 
 

83. Late blight of potato is caused by:

 
 
 
 

84. The Rhizopus is:

 
 
 
 

85. The chief characteristic of class Ascomycetes is:

 
 
 
 

86. Where does meiosis occur in yeast?