Quiz_Fungi

1. Late blight of potato is caused by:

 
 
 
 

2. The chief characteristic of class Ascomycetes is:

 
 
 
 

3. Rhizopus belongs to:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

6. What is mycorrhiza?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

8. Sexual reproduction in Rhizopus is by:

 
 
 
 

9. Where does meiosis occur in yeast?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

11. Pythium debaryanum is the causative agent of:

 
 
 
 

12. Which is a fungicide?

 
 
 
 

13. Early blight of potato is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

15. Zoogametes are not found in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

17. Saccharomyces is well known for:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

19. Facultative saprophyte is:

 
 
 
 

20. The Rhizopus is:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

23. Pseudomycelium is found in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

26. Fairy ring is the name given to:

 
 
 
 

27. Penicillin is obtained from:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

29. Black rust of wheat is caused by:

 
 
 
 

30. Rhizopus and yeast are usually:

 
 
 
 

31. Yeast grows more rapidly in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

33. Who discovered heterothallism in fungi?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

35. Black rust of wheat is caused by:

 
 
 
 

36. What is absent in Deuteromycetes?

 
 
 
 

37. Saccharomyces is used in:

 
 
 
 

38. The fungi are mostly:

 
 
 
 

39. Coenogamete is found in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

42. LSD is:

 
 
 
 

43. Reproduction in Rhizopus is:

 
 
 
 

44. The fungi used as food are:

 
 
 
 

45. Metulae are found in:

 
 
 
 

46. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by:

 
 
 
 

47. The mycelium of Rhizopus is:

 
 
 
 

48. Penicillin was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

49. The Rhizopus gametes are formed in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

52. What is streptomycin?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

54. Yeast belongs to class:

 
 
 
 

55. Discovery of penicillin was based on:

 
 
 
 

56. The disease apple scab is caused by:

 
 
 
 

57. The zygospore in Rhizopus on germination forms:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

64. The sporangiophores in Rhizopus are:

 
 
 
 

65. Ergot of rye is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

67. A gill of Agaricus:

 
 
 
 

68. Aflatoxin is produced by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

70. The ascus of yeast contains:

 
 
 
 

71. Which is an edible fungus?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

73. The fungi that grow on wood are called:

 
 
 
 

74. The sexual reproductive organs in Rhizopus are:

 
 
 
 

75. Who discovered streptomycin?

 
 
 
 

76. Saccharomyces ludwigii ascus produces:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

79. Facultative parasite is:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

81. The most important property of yeast is:

 
 
 
 

82. White rust of crucifers is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

84. Yeast is a source of:

 
 
 
 

85. The fungi are usually:

 
 
 
 

86. The two conjugating gametangia of Rhizopus are: