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Penicillium roqueforti and P. camemberti are used in the preparation of cheese. These fungi belong to class

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Zygomycetes

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Oomycetes

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Deuteromycetes

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Ascomycetes

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Solution

The correct option is D Ascomycetes
Ascomycetes also called sac fungi, are the organisms which produce microscopic spores. Both Penicillium roqueforti & Penicillium camemberti are ascomycetes fungi and are used in the preparation of cheese. They help in giving different flavours to the cheese.

The correct answer is D.

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