Question

Red/Pink bread mould is the common name for

• A. Neurospora
• B. Mucor
• C. Aspergillus
• D. Rhizopus

Answer 1

The correct option is A Neurospora

Neurospora crassa is an ascomycete, the red bread mould. A fungus growing in the form of a filamentous structure called as hypha with a reddish colour at some stage of its life. N. crassa is used as a model organism because it is easy to grow and has a haploid life cycle that makes genetic analysis simple since, recessive traits will show up in the offspring.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.