1. Which of the following statements about fungi is true?
a) All fungi are unicellular
b) Fungi are autotrophic organisms
c) Fungi have cell walls made of cellulose
d) Fungi are heterotrophic organisms
2. Which of the following fungi is used to make bread and beer?
a) Penicillium
b) Puccinia
c) Saccharomyces
d) Aspergillus
3. Which of the following is a parasitic fungus that causes wheat rust?
a) Mucor
b) Rhizopus
c) Puccinia
d) Penicillium
4. The network of hyphae in fungi is known as:
a) Mycelium
b) Mycorrhiza
c) Sporangium
d) Conidium
5. What is the composition of fungal cell walls?
a) Cellulose and lignin
b) Chitin and polysaccharides
c) Pectin and lignin
d) Keratin and cellulose
6. Fungi that absorb soluble organic matter from dead substrates are called:
a) Parasites
b) Symbionts
c) Saprophytes
d) Autotrophs
7. Which of the following structures is not associated with fungal reproduction?
a) Conidia
b) Sporangiospores
c) Zoospores
d) Gametangia
8. In which fungi does an intervening dikaryotic stage occur?
a) Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes
b) Phycomycetes and deuteromycetes
c) Only in phycomycetes
d) Only in ascomycetes
9. Which of the following fungi is used in biochemical and genetic work?
a) Penicillium
b) Claviceps
c) Neurospora
d) Aspergillus
10. What type of spores are produced endogenously in sac-like asci?
a) Zoospores
b) Sporangiospores
c) Ascospores
d) Conidia
11. Assertion (A): Fungi prefer to grow in warm and humid places.
Reason (R): Fungi are autotrophic and require sunlight for photosynthesis.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
12. Assertion (A): Penicillium is a source of antibiotics.
Reason (R): Penicillium is a parasitic fungus.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
13. Assertion (A): Deuteromycetes are also known as imperfect fungi.
Reason (R): Deuteromycetes reproduce only by asexual spores known as conidia.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
14. Match the following types of fungi with their characteristics:
A. Phycomycetes
B. Ascomycetes
C. Basidiomycetes
D. Deuteromycetes
1. Produce ascospores in sac-like asci
2. Known as imperfect fungi
3. Mycelium is aseptate and coenocytic
4. Commonly known as mushrooms and puffballs
A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
15. Match the following fungi with their examples:
A. Mucor
B. Saccharomyces
C. Aspergillus
D. Neurospora
1. Used in genetic work
2. Causes bread mold
3. Used to make bread and beer
4. Produces conidia
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
Correct Answers:
1. d) Fungi are heterotrophic organisms
2. c) Saccharomyces
3. c) Puccinia
4. a) Mycelium
5. b) Chitin and polysaccharides
6. c) Saprophytes
7. d) Gametangia
8. a) Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes
9. c) Neurospora
10. c) Ascospores
11. c) A is true but R is false
12. c) A is true but R is false
13. a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
14. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
15. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
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