Basidiomycetes

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How many essential minerals are there?

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What is the dolipore septum?

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What is a zygospore?

Q. The pathogen Microsporum responsible for ringworm disease in humans belongs to the same kingdom of organisms as that of

1. Ascaris, a round worm
2. Rhizopus, a mould
3. Taenia, a tapeworm
4. Wuchereria, a filarial worm

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Black (Stem) Rust Of Wheat Is Caused By

Q. Identify the labeled part in the given figure and select the correct option.

1. A – Heterocyst; B – Mucilaginous sheath
2. A – Mucilaginous; B – Heterocyst
3. A – Heterocyst; B – Capsid
4. A – Pseudopoida; B – Mucilaginous sheath

Q. What is the edible part of the mushroom?

1. Basidiocarp
2. Primary mycelium
3. Fungal hyphae
4. Basidiospores

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Is bacteria bigger than fungi?

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Edible part of mushroom is

1. basidiocarp

2. fungal hyphae

3. basidiospores

4. primary mycelium

Q. Which fungal class shows the presence of dolipore septum?

1. Deuteromycetes
2. Basidiomycetes
3. Phycomycetes
4. Ascomycetes

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Are ascomycetes unicellular?

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What is the basic difference between conidia and sporangiospores?

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Name the structure present on the erect hyphae of bread mold?

Q. Identify the basis of classification of fungi into phycomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes and deuteromycetes.
i. Fruiting bodies
ii. Nature of habitat
iii. Morphology of mycelium
iv. Mode of spore formation

1. All of these
2. i & ii only
3. i, iii, & iv only
4. ii & iii only

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Is algae a saprotroph?

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What is the button stage in a mushroom?

Q. Which of the following plants has a thalloid body?

1. Funaria
2. Polytrichum
3. Sphagnum
4. Marchantia

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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding fungi?

1. Yeasts have filamentous bodies with long thread-like hyphae.

2. Morels and truffles are edible delicacies.

3. Claviceps are a source of many alkaloids and LSD.

4. Conidia are produced exogenously and ascospores endogenously.

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Is Rhizopus parasitic?

Q. Choose the correct statement regarding bryophytes:

1. The liverworts are of two types: thallose and prostrate
2. The juvenile sporophyte developed from the zygote is known as protonema
3. The rhizoids in mosses and liverworts are unicellular and multicellular, respectively
4. The arrangement of leaves in mosses and liverworts is spiral and in two rows, respectively

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There is a myth that immediately after heavy rains in the forest, mushrooms appear in large number and make a very large ring or cycle, which may be several metres in diameter. These are called as 'fairy rings'. Can you explain this myth of fairy rings in biological terms?

Discuss the mycelial structure in Agaricus and its soil-borne nature.

Q. Which one of the following fungi contains hallucinogens?

1. Morchella esculenta
2. Amanita muscaria
3. Neurospora sp.
4. Ustilago sp.

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What makes Basidiomycota unique?

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What are ascus and basidium?

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What are the 13 essential minerals?

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Which fungi is most dangerous?

Q. The edible part of the mushroom that we consume is technically formed during the

1. reproductive phase
2. assimilative phase
3. monokaryotic hyphae
4. dikaryotic phase

Q. Which among the following fungi belonging to the given class is poisonous to human beings?

1. Toadstool, Club fungi
2. Mushroom, Basidiomycota
3. Rust, Sac fungi
4. Smut, Deuteromycota

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Are Agaricomycetes poisonous?

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What is the rust fungi also called?