Question

Match column-I with column-II and select the correct option from codes given below.

	Column-I		Column-II
(a)	Morels	(i)	Deuteromycetes
(b)	Smut	(ii)	Ascomycetes
(c)	Bread mould	(iii)	Basidiomycetes
(d)	Imperfect fungi	(iv)	Phycomycetes

• A. a-(iii), b -(iv), c-(i), d-(ii)
• B. a-(ii), b -(iii), c-(iv), d-(i)
• C. a-(iv), b -(i), c-(ii), d-(iii)
• D. a-(iii), b -(iv), c-(ii), d-(i)

Answer 1

The correct option is B a-(ii), b -(iii), c-(iv), d-(i)

• Ascomycetes is a reproductive structure known as ascus or asci. Mostly they are terrestrial, parasitic or coprophilous.
• Basidiomycetes are a large and diverse group and include the mushrooms, earthstars, puffballs, bird's nest, rusts, and smuts.
• Phycomycetes organisms are found in refrigerators and are commonly known as bread moulds.
• Deuteromycetes, also called anamorphic fungi, fungi in which a true sexual state is uncommon or unknown. Many of these fungi reproduce asexually by spores or by budding.

So, the correct answer is opton B.