Quiz_Fungi

1. The Rhizopus gametes are formed in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

4. The sexual reproductive organs in Rhizopus are:

 
 
 
 

5. Sexual reproduction in Rhizopus is by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

7. The chief characteristic of class Ascomycetes is:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

11. Saccharomyces is well known for:

 
 
 
 

12. What is mycorrhiza?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

14. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by:

 
 
 
 

15. Rhizopus and yeast are usually:

 
 
 
 

16. Coenogamete is found in:

 
 
 
 

17. The fungi used as food are:

 
 
 
 

18. The most important property of yeast is:

 
 
 
 

19. Reproduction in Rhizopus is:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

21. Yeast is a source of:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

23. The Rhizopus is:

 
 
 
 

24. Where does meiosis occur in yeast?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

27. The fungi are usually:

 
 
 
 

28. The fungi are mostly:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

30. Pythium debaryanum is the causative agent of:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

35. The two conjugating gametangia of Rhizopus are:

 
 
 
 

36. Saccharomyces ludwigii ascus produces:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

38. The sporangiophores in Rhizopus are:

 
 
 
 

39. Black rust of wheat is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

42. The zygospore in Rhizopus on germination forms:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

44. Yeast belongs to class:

 
 
 
 

45. Ergot of rye is caused by:

 
 
 
 

46. Black rust of wheat is caused by:

 
 
 
 

47. The ascus of yeast contains:

 
 
 
 

48. What is streptomycin?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

51. Fairy ring is the name given to:

 
 
 
 

52. Pseudomycelium is found in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

54. Late blight of potato is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

56. What is absent in Deuteromycetes?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

58. Saccharomyces is used in:

 
 
 
 

59. Discovery of penicillin was based on:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

61. The mycelium of Rhizopus is:

 
 
 
 

62. Facultative parasite is:

 
 
 
 

63. The disease apple scab is caused by:

 
 
 
 

64. Metulae are found in:

 
 
 
 

65. Penicillin is obtained from:

 
 
 
 

66. Yeast grows more rapidly in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

68. Who discovered streptomycin?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

70. LSD is:

 
 
 
 

71. Aflatoxin is produced by:

 
 
 
 

72. A gill of Agaricus:

 
 
 
 

73. Who discovered heterothallism in fungi?

 
 
 
 

74. White rust of crucifers is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

76. Early blight of potato is caused by:

 
 
 
 

77. Which is a fungicide?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

79. Facultative saprophyte is:

 
 
 
 

80. Which is an edible fungus?

 
 
 
 

81. Rhizopus belongs to:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

83. The fungi that grow on wood are called:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

85. Zoogametes are not found in:

 
 
 
 

86. Penicillin was discovered by: