Kingdom Fungi

Q.

Are fungi unicellular or multicellular?

Q.

Which one of the following microbes forms a symbiotic association with plants and helps them in their nutrition.

1. Aspergillus

2. Glomus

3. Trichoderma

4. Azotobacter

Q. Which of the following is not a fungus?

1. Penicillium
2. Nostoc
3. Agaricus
4. Saccharomyces

Q.

Fungi are cosmopolitan, write the role of fungi in your daily life.

Discuss the role of fungi, with respect to its economic importance to humans.

Q.

Which one of the following is linked to the discovery of Bordeaux Mixture as a popular fungicide?

1. Loose smut of wheat

2. Downy mildew of grapes

3. Bacteria; leaf blight of rice

4. Black rust of wheat

Q. Coenocytic mycelium is found in

1. Phycomycetes
2. Deuteromycetes
3. Ascomycetes
4. All of the above

Q. The main reserve food material in animals is similar to the main reserve food material in

1. plants
2. fungi
3. diatoms
4. none of these

Q.

What is meant by conidiophore?

Q. The fungal cell wall is chemically made up of

1. chitin, glucans and glycoproteins
2. chitin and cellulose
3. chitin and hemicellulose
4. chitin and lignin

Q. Given below are assertions and reason. Point out if:
A. Both are true with reason being the correct explanation
B. Both true but reason is not correct explanation
C. Assertion is true but reason is wrong
D. Both assertion and reason are wrong

Assertion: Fungal members are distributed throughout and sometimes are even found growing inside and outside other plants and animals.
Reason: They are able to grow in any habitat or on other organisms because they
have a wide variety of pigments such as chlorophyll, xanthophyll, carotenoids,
fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.

1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C

Q. Bt toxin is

Q. Which one is saprophytic in nutrition?

1. Fungi
2. Cyanobacteria
3. Viruses
4. All of these

Q.

Which one of the following shows saprophytic nutrition?

1. Fungi

2. Cyanobacteria

3. Viruses

4. All of these

Q. Name the fungus that is often used in experimental genetics.

1. Agaricus
2. Puccinia
3. Rhizopus
4. Neurospora

Q.

Are ascomycetes coprophilous?

Q.

How are animals different form plants. Give answer in three points.

Q. Which among the following is a phosphate solubilising symbiotic association?

1. Rhizobium
2. Mycorrhiza
3. Azolla
4. Pseudomonas

Q. Late blight of potato is caused by

1. Phytophthora infestans
2. Rhizopus
3. Aspergillus
4. Albugo

Q. Causative agent of late blight in potatoes is

1. Agaricus campestris
2. Albugo candida
3. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4. Phytophthora infestans

Q. What are haustoria?

Q. Which among the following is the most common type of fungal disease that we see in humans?

1. Cholera
2. Typhoid
3. Plague
4. Ringworm

Q.

Give any two characteristics of kingdom fungi.

Q. The fungal cell wall is chemically made up of

1. chitin, glucans and glycoproteins
2. chitin and cellulose
3. chitin and hemicellulose
4. chitin and lignin

Q. Causative agent of late blight in potatoes is

1. Agaricus campestris
2. Phytophthora infestans
3. Albugo candida
4. Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Q. Assertion: Misuse and overuse of insecticides and antibiotics contributed significantly to the development of resistant strains.

Reason: Resistance against antibiotics or pesticides develop due to the internal vital force in bacteria and pests.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
2. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
3. Assertion is true but reason is false
4. Both assertion and reason are false

Q. Fungi differ from other kingdoms in being

1. unicellular decomposers
2. unicellular consumers
3. multicellular decomposers
4. multicellular consumers

Q. What is the cell wall of fungal members composed of?

1. Cellulose
2. None of the above
3. Chitin
4. Lipid

Q.

Which is the most common variety of cultivated mushrooms?

Q. In which phylum of fungi does the fusion of hyphae lead directly to the formation of a zygote?

1. Basidiomycota
2. Zygomycota
3. Ascomycota
4. Imperfect fungi

Q.

Name one fungus which is used as a food.