Which of the following is the common characteristic shown by mushroom, smut, and rust fungi?

Is presence of basidiocarps.

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Is presence of ascocarps.

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Are helpful to plants.

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Are saprophytic in nature.

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Solution

The correct option is A Is presence of basidiocarps.
Basidiocarps are found amongst the members of the phylum Basidiomycota, with the exception of the rust and smut fungi. The basidiospores are the sexual spores which are borne on the basidium.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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