Mycology — MCQs Biology 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 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