Question

An adhesive pad of fungi penetrates the host with the help of :

• A. Mechanical pressure and enzymes
• B. Hooke and suckers
• C. Softening by enzymes
• D. Only by mechanical pressured

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Mechanical pressure and enzymes

The adhesive pad of fungi penetrates the host with the help of mechanical pressure and enzymes. It pushes against the cell wall of the host and then releases cellulase to digest cellulose of the host cell wall so that the hypha is able to penetrate the host cell wall.