Useful Effects of Fungi

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What are 2 examples of fungi?

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Why excretion is considered a very important process for living organisms?

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What are the three types of fungi?

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Is Bacillus subtilis aerobic or anaerobic?

Q. What is meant by kingdomfungi and mycelium

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Penicillium and __ are two common moulds popularly called blue and green mould respectively.

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Why are basidiomycetes called club fungi?

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A fungus ______ can be seen without microscope.

Q. Which gas is added to the atmosphere by the decay of organic matter ?

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Is agaricus an ascomycetes?

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What is mean by probiotic yoghurt and other food stuff that are popular now a days?

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how do fungi obtain their nutrition?

Q. The antibiotic penicillin is extracted from Penicillium.To which of the following Kingdom does Penicillium belong?

1. Kingdom Monera
2. Kingdom Fungi
3. Kingdom Protista
4. Kingdom Plantae

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Why the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is considered a model organism?

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Penicillium falls under the kingdom:

1. Monera

2. Plantae

3. Fungi

4. Protista

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Are truffles edible fungi?

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Plants which live on the dead tissues of plants and animals are called:

1. Both A & R true and R explains A

2. Both A & R true and R does not explain A

3. A is true and R is false

4. Both A & R are false

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Are contractile vacuoles permanent structures?

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Mushrooms are __________ fungi.

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Cases of food spoilage are more in:

Q. Give an example of food of fungi

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How do the saprophytes get their food? Give two examples of saprophyte. [2 MARKS]

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Roquefort cheese is ripened by using a _____.

1. Type of yeast

2. Fungus

3. Bacterium

4. Cyanobacteria

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The scientist who discovered penicillin was

1. Einstein

2. Fleming

3. Priestley

4. Pasteur

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Why are dinoflagellates harmful to humans?

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Which of the following is an application of fermentation

1. Tanning of leather
2. Curing of tea
3. Production of wine
4. All of the above

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What do fungi represent in the given food chain?

1. Carnivore

2. Decomposer

3. Producer

4. Primary consumer

Q. Match column I with column II option from the given codes.

	Column I		Column II
A.	Edible delicacies	(i)	Penicillium, Streptomyces
B.	Experimental genetics.	(ii)	Neurospora crassa
C.	Source of antibiotics	(iii)	Puccinia, Ustilago
D.	Rust and smut diseases	(iv)	Morel and truffles

1. A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
2. A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(i)
3. A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i)
4. A-(iii), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iv)

Q. Is fungi used in medicine?

Q. Which of the following antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming?

1. Streptomycin
2. Penicillin
3. Terramycin
4. Tetracycline