Yeast is unique amongst the members of Kingdom Fungi because it:

1. reproduces by ascospores
2. is unicellular
3. does not have a chitinous cell wall
4. does not have a sexual mode of reproduction

Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes | Kingdom Fungi: Basidomycetes | Mycorrhiza | Virus, Viroids & Prions |
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A symbiotic relation between fungi and the roots of higher plants is called as:

1. Lichen 2. Mycorrhiza
3. Amensal 4. Proto-cooperation
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Deuteromycetes | Kingdom Fungi: Zygomycetes | Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes | Kingdom Fungi: Basidomycetes |
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A fungus used extensively in biochemical and genetic work is:

1. Neurospora 2. Trichoderma
3. Paecilomyces 4. Streptomyces
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Which of the following is not a character of Ascomycetes?

1. Mycelium is unbranched and septate
2. Asexual spores conidia are produced exogenously
3. Sexual spores called ascospores are produced endogenously
4. Conidia on germination produce mycelium
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes |
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Morels and truffles are edible fungi belonging to the class:

1. Phycomycetes 2. Ascomycetes
3. Basidiomycetes 4. Deuteromycetes
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes |
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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
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Introduction | Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes |
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In a fungus like Neurospora, conidia can be distinguished from ascospores as:

1. ascospores are diploid, conidia are haploid
2. ascospores are produced only by meiosis, conidia are produced only by mitosis
3. ascospores have undergone genetic recombination during their production, conidia have not
4. ascospores are larger, conidia are smaller
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes |
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The asexual spores in Ascomycetes:
I: are called conidia.
II: are produced endogenously
1. Only I is correct 2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct 4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes |
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Identify the fungal class:
I: Commonly known as sac-fungi
II: Mycelium is branched and septate
III: The asexual spores are conidia produced exogenously
 
1. Phycomycetes 2. Ascomycetes
3. Basidiomycetes 4. Deuteromycetes
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes |
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The fungal class ascomycetes does not include:
1. Morels and truffles
2. Neurospora and Claviceps
3. Aspergillus, Saccharomyces
4. Puff balls and smuts 
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Ascomycetes |
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