1. Mycology is the study of:
(A) Algae
(B) Mosses
(C) Bacteria
(D) Fungi
2. Fungi are:
(A) Eukaryotic and heterotrophic
(B) Prokaryotic and autotrophic
(C) Prokaryotic and parasitic
(D) Eukaryotic and autotrophic
3. Fungi store food mainly as:
(A) Starch
(B) Cellulose
(C) Glycogen
(D) Laminarin
4. The cell wall of fungi is made of:
(A) Cellulose
(B) Lignin
(C) Chitin
(D) Pectin
5. Fungi reproduce by:
(A) Only sexual methods
(B) Only asexual methods
(C) Both sexual and asexual methods
(D) Budding only
6. Yeast reproduces mainly by:
(A) Binary fission
(B) Spore formation
(C) Fragmentation
(D) Budding
7. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in:
(A) Antibiotic production
(B) Alcohol fermentation and baking
(C) Medicine
(D) Rubber production
8. Penicillium produces:
(A) Penicillin
(B) Alcohol
(C) Lactic acid
(D) Citric acid
9. Mushrooms are:
(A) Unicellular fungi
(B) Bacteria
(C) Algae
(D) Multicellular fungi
10. Agaricus is a:
(A) Bread mold
(B) Rust fungus
(C) Yeast
(D) Edible mushroom
11. Rhizopus is commonly called:
(A) Yeast
(B) Blue-green algae
(C) Bread mold
(D) Mushroom
12. Zygomycota reproduce sexually by:
(A) Zygospores
(B) Ascospores
(C) Basidiospores
(D) Conidia
13. Aspergillus reproduces by:
(A) Zygospores
(B) Conidia
(C) Basidiospores
(D) Ascospores
14. Sac fungi are called:
(A) Ascomycota
(B) Basidiomycota
(C) Zygomycota
(D) Chytridiomycota
15. Club fungi belong to:
(A) Glomeromycota
(B) Ascomycota
(C) Zygomycota
(D) Basidiomycota
16. Penicillium belongs to:
(A) Basidiomycota
(B) Ascomycota
(C) Zygomycota
(D) Chytridiomycota
17. Rust and smut fungi are:
(A) Ascomycota
(B) Basidiomycota
(C) Zygomycota
(D) Chytridiomycota
18. Mycorrhizal fungi form association with:
(A) Roots of higher plants
(B) Animals
(C) Leaves
(D) Soil only
19. Lichens are a symbiotic association of:
(A) Fungus and bacteria
(B) Fungus and alga
(C) Alga and bacteria
(D) Fungus only
20. Chytrids differ from other fungi because they:
(A) Are multicellular
(B) Produce basidiospores
(C) Lack cell wall
(D) Produce motile zoospores with flagella
21. Fungi obtain food by:
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Ingestion
(C) Absorption
(D) Pinocytosis
22. Saprophytic fungi feed on:
(A) Living organisms
(B) Animals only
(C) Dead organic matter
(D) Minerals
23. Parasitic fungi feed on:
(A) Dead matter
(B) Air
(C) Soil nutrients
(D) Living hosts
24. Candida is a:
(A) Edible mushroom
(B) Pathogenic yeast
(C) Bread mold
(D) Alga
25. Athlete’s foot is caused by:
(A) Trichophyton
(B) Aspergillus
(C) Penicillium
(D) Saccharomyces
26. Ergot disease affects:
(A) Wheat
(B) Barley
(C) Maize
(D) Rice
27. Claviceps purpurea causes:
(A) Ergot
(B) Rust
(C) Smut
(D) Wilt
28. Fusarium oxysporum causes:
(A) Leaf spot
(B) Rust
(C) Wilt
(D) Smut
29. Smut fungi mainly attack:
(A) Seeds and flowers
(B) Leaves
(C) Roots
(D) Stem only
30. Penicillium is important in:
(A) Antibiotic production
(B) Baking only
(C) Rubber production
(D) Oil extraction
31. Saccharomyces is used in:
(A) Beer and wine fermentation
(B) Antibiotics
(C) Rubber production
(D) Oil extraction
32. Mushrooms are:
(A) Saprophytes only
(B) Saprophytes or parasites
(C) Parasites only
(D) Photosynthetic
33. Zygomycota have:
(A) Septate hyphae
(B) Coenocytic hyphae
(C) Flagellated spores
(D) Single-celled body
34. Basidiomycota reproduce sexually by producing:
(A) Zygospores
(B) Conidia
(C) Ascospores
(D) Basidiospores
35. Edible mushroom cap is called:
(A) Mycelium
(B) Sporangium
(C) Hyphae
(D) Fruiting body
36. Hyphae are:
(A) Single-celled fungi
(B) Roots
(C) Reproductive organs
(D) Filamentous structure of fungi
37. Fungi help in ecosystems by:
(A) Decomposing organic matter
(B) Producing oxygen
(C) Producing food
(D) Fixing nitrogen
38. Industrial importance of fungi includes:
(A) Oil extraction
(B) Rubber and fiber production
(C) Antibiotics, alcohol, and enzymes
(D) Textile industry
39. Fungi used in citric acid production belong to:
(A) Penicillium
(B) Saccharomyces
(C) Aspergillus
(D) Claviceps
40. Mushrooms are rich in:
(A) Carbohydrates only
(B) Proteins and vitamins
(C) Lipids only
(D) Starch only
41. Fungi are used as biocontrol agents against:
(A) Weeds
(B) Plant pathogens and pests
(C) Algae
(D) Bacteria
42. Bread mold belongs to phylum:
(A) Zygomycota
(B) Basidiomycota
(C) Ascomycota
(D) Chytridiomycota
43. Lichens are indicators of:
(A) Water pollution
(B) Light intensity
(C) Soil fertility
(D) Air pollution
44. Fungi lack:
(A) Cell wall
(B) Chlorophyll
(C) Hyphae
(D) Spores
45. Agar is obtained from:
(A) Basidiomycota
(B) Red algae
(C) Ascomycota
(D) Cyanobacteria
46. Which fungus produces citric acid industrially?
(A) Penicillium
(B) Saccharomyces
(C) Aspergillus niger
(D) Claviceps
47. Antibiotic penicillin is obtained from:
(A) Penicillium notatum
(B) Aspergillus niger
(C) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(D) Rhizopus stolonifer
48. Zygomycota fungi are mostly:
(A) Aquatic
(B) Terrestrial saprophytes
(C) Parasitic only
(D) Endophytic only
49. Coenocytic hyphae lack:
(A) Cell wall
(B) Septa
(C) Cytoplasm
(D) Nucleus
50. Fungi are important in:
(A) Textile only
(B) Food, medicine, industry, and agriculture
(C) Rubber production only
(D) Oil extraction only