Question

Assertion (A): Deuteromycetes are known as imperfect fungi.
Reason (R): Only the sexual phases of these fungi are known.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explaination of A
• B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explaination of A
• C. A is true and R is false
• D. Both A and R are false

Answer 1

The correct option is C A is true and R is false

Deuteromycetes are known as imperfect fungi because only the asexual or vegetative phases of these fungi are known. When the sexual forms of these fungi were discovered they were moved into classes they rightly belong to.