Question

Select the correct option and fill up the blanks in the following statements.
(1) The ......(I)...... reproduces by asexual spores called conidia but conidia, as well as fruiting bodies, are found in ......(II)..........
(2) Lichens are very good ......(III)...... indicators.
(3) The most notorious organism is ......(IV)...... that causes malaria which has a staggering effect on the human population.

(I)	(II)	(III)	(IV)
(A) Deuteromycetes	Basidiomycetes	Water pollution	Plasmodium
(B) Phycomycetes	Ascomycetes	Water pollution	Entamoeba
(C) Deuteromycetes	Basidiomycetes	Air pollution	Entamoeba
(D) Deuteromycetes	Ascomycetes	Air pollution	Plasmodium

Answer 1

Deuteomycetes	Reproduce asexual spores called conidia.
Ascomycetes	Reproduce asexual spores called conidia as well as formed fruiting bodies (by sexual reproduction).
Lichens	Air pollution indicator.
Plasmodium	Causal organism of malaria.

So, the correct answer is 'Option D'