1. Roots of Pinus seedling are associated with
(a) algae
(b) fungus
(c) microbes
(d) bacteria
Ans. b
2. Fungal cell wall is composed of
(a) chitin
(b) chitin and cellulose
(c) hemicellulose
(d) only cellulose
Ans. a
3. Oomycetes is the alternate name of
(a) Zygomycetes
(b) Phycomycetes
(c) Ascomycetes
(d) Club fungi
Ans. 4.
4. In Rhizopus, we find white cottony mycelium, which shows black spots during asexual reproduction. These spots are
(a) zoospores
(b) spores
(c) oospores
(d) sporangia
Ans. d
5. One of the common fungal diseases of man is
(a) cholera
(b) plague
(c) typhoid
(d) ringworm
Ans. d
6. Sac fungi are
(a) Ascomycetes
(b) Basidiomycetes
(c) Phycomycetes
(d) Zygomycetes
Ans. a
7. White rust of crucifers is caused by
(a) Albugo
(b) Pythium
(c) Cercospora
(d) Phyllactinia
Ans. a
8. Yeast is abundantly found in
(a) moist bread
(b) horse dung
(c) organic substances rich in fats
(d) organic substances rich in sugar
Ans. d
9. The edible fungi are
(a) rusts
(b) moulds
(c) mildews
(d) mushrooms
Ans. d
10. Phycomycetes are characterised by
(a) flagellate zoospores
(b) septate mycelium
(c) oogamous reproduction
(d) imperfect sexual organ
Ans. a
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11. The common method of reproduction in yeast is
(a) budding
(b) fragmentation
(c) sexual reproduction
(d) apomixis Ans. a
12. Sexual reproduction is absent in
(a) Phycomycetes
(b) Ascomycetes
(c) Basidiomycetes
(d) Deuteromycetes
Ans. d
13. Fungus without mycelium is
(a) Puccinia
(b) Phytophthora
(c) Rhizopus
(d) Saccharomyces
Ans. d
14. Lomasomes are commonly found in
(a) bacterial cell
(b) fungal cell
(c) algal cell
(d) cyanobacterial cell
Ans. b
15. Mycorrhiza is an example of
(a) symbiotic relationship
(b) ectoparasitisnm
(c) endoparasitism
(d) decomposers
Ans. a
16. A sexual reproduction in fungi occurs by
(a) conidia
(b) oospores
(c) basidiospores
(d) ascospores
Ans. a
17. Lichens are pioneers of vegetation in a
(a) xerosere
(b) hydroponics
(c) marine life
(d) hydrosere
Ans. a
18. The common method of reproduction in yeast is
(a) fragmentation
(b) fission
(c) fusion
(d) budding
Ans. d
19. Lichen known as reindeer moss is
(a) Lecanora
(b) Cetraria
(c) Cladonia
(d) Aspicila
Ans. c
20. Component secrete by lichens in high amount
(a) enzymes
(b) hormones
(c) alkaloids
(d) acids
Ans. d
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21. Fungi living on dead and decaying matter are often incapable of infecting living organisms. These are known as
(a) facultative saprobes
(b) obligate saprobes
(c) obligate parasities
(d) None of these
Ans. b
22. Sexual reproduction seems to be absent in
(a) Deuteromycetes
(b) Rhizopus
(c) Ascomycetes
(d) Zygomycetes
Ans. a
23. Basidiospores are produced by
(a) mycelium
(b) conidia
(c) basidium
(d) hyphae
Ans. c
24. The lichens are
(a) fast growing, long lived
(b) fast growing, short lived
(c) slow growing, long lived
(d) slow growing, short lived
Ans. c
25. The loser component in a lichen is
(a) phycobiont
(b) mycobiont
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Ans. a
26. The fungal partner in lichen is called mycobiont whereas, algal partner is called
(a) phycobiont
(b) mycobiont
(c) often referred as algal partner
(d) algobiont
Ans. a
27. Graphis is a
(a) foliose lichen
(b) crustose lichen
(c) filamentous lichen
(d) fruticose lichen
Ans. b
28. Lichens are the major pollution indicators of
(a) SO2
(b) NO2
(c) mercury
(d) Co
Ans. a
29. Benefit of algae in this association is
(a) food
(b) vitamins
(c) protection
(d) growth substances
Ans. c
30. Major group of algae involved in lichen formation is
(a) red algae
(b) brown algae
(c) blue-green algae
(d) All of these
Ans. c
