Which of the following does not belong to the class basidiomycetes?
a. Agaricus
b. Ustilago
c. Alternaria
d. Puccinia

Which of the following is commonly known as ‘imperfect fungi’?
a. Phycomycetes
b. Ascomycetes
c. Basidiomycetes
d. Deuteromycetes

Deuteromycetes are known as ‘imperfect fungi’ because –
a. Only the sexual phases of these fungi are known.
b. Because they do not have true cell wall
c. Only the asexual or vegetative phases of these fungi are known.
d. They do not show typical fungal characteristics.

On the discovery of sexual phase in a fungus the mycologist moved it from class ‘A’ to ascomycetes. Identify the class ‘A’?
a. Phycomycetes
b. Basidiomycetes
c. Ascomycetes
d. Deuteromycetes

Which type of spores are found in the members of deuteromycetes?
a. Zoospore
b. Aplanospore
c. Conidia
d. Oospore

Which of the following does not belong to the class Deuteromycetes?
a. Alternaria
b. Colletotrichum
c. Ustilago
d. Trichoderma

Lichens, viruses, viroids and prions have been included in the kingdom –
a. Monera
b. Protista
c. Plantae
d. None of the above

Viruses did not find a place in classification because –
a. They do not possess a cellular structure
b. They can be crystallized
c. They do not divide outside the cell
d. All of the above

Which of the following statement is incorrect?
a. No virus contains both RNA and DNA.
b. A virus is a nucleoprotein and the genetic material is infectious.
c. Bacterial viruses or bacteriophages are usually single stranded DNA viruses
d. Viruses are inert outside their specific host cell.

Which of the following statement is incorrect with respect to capsid?
a. Capsid is the outermost covering of most of the viruses.
b. Capsid is made up of capsomeres.
c. Capsid protects the genetic material
d. Capsomeres are arranged in random geometric forms.