What will not be true for members of Kingdom Fungi?
1. The fungi are heterotrophic organisms.
2. Fungi are cosmopolitan and occur in air, water, soil and on animals and plants.
3. They prefer to grow in warm and humid places.
4. None of the members is unicellular.
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Which of the following is not a fungus?
1. Causative agent of white spots on mustard
2. Source of penicillin
3. Wheat-rust causing organism
4. Causative agent of citrus canker
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding body organization in fungi:

1. With the exception of yeast, fungi are filamentous.
2. Their bodies consist of long, slender hyphae that may be coenocytic or septate.
3. The network of hyphae is known as the mycelium.
4. The cell walls of fungi lack chitin and polysachharides.
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Regarding the structural organisation of fungi:
I: Their bodies consist of long, slender thread-like structures called hyphae.
II: The network of hyphae is known as mycelium.
III: Some hyphae are continuous tubes filled with multinucleated cytoplasm – these are called coenocytic hyphae.
IV: The cell walls of fungi are composed of chitin and polysaccharides.
1. Only I, II and III are correct
2. Only I, III and IV are correct
3. Only II, III and IV are correct
4. I, II, III and IV are correct
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The correct chronological steps [earliest to last] in the sexual cycle of fungi are:
1. Plasmogamy – Karyogamy – Mitosis in zygote resulting in diploid spores
2. Plasmogamy – Karyogamy – Meiosis in zygote resulting in haploid spores
3. Karyogamy – Plasmogamy – Mitosis in zygote resulting in diploid spores
4. Karyogamy – Plasmogamy – Meiosis in zygote resulting in haploid spores
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The dikaryon is a nuclear feature that is unique to certain fungi including the members of class:
I. Phycomycetes
II. Ascomycetes
III. Deuteromycetes
IV. Basidiomycetes

1. I and II only
2. I and IV only
3. II and III only
4. II and IV only
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The basis of classification for the division of Kingdom Fungi into various classes includes all the following except:
1. Morphology of the mycelium
2. Mode of spore formation
3. Types of pigments present
4. Fruiting bodies

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Mucor, Rhizopus [the bread mould] and Albugo [the parasitic fungi on mustard] belong to:

1.  Phycomycetes 2. Ascomycetes
3. Basidiomycetes 4. Deuteromycetes
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. Yeasts have filamentous bodies with long thread-like hyphae
2. Morels and truffles are edible delicacies
3. Claviceps is a source of many alkaloids and LSD
4. Conidia are produced exogenously and ascopores endogenously
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