Biology MCQ – MCQ on Fungi Introduction
1. A fungus is any member of –
- Eukaryotic
- Prokaryotic
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2. Example of fungus are –
- yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Streptococcus pyrogenes
- Euglenophyta
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3. A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is
- chitin in their cell walls
- photosynthesize like plants
- they possess specialized structures and cell-organelles, like centrioles and flagella
- contain three types of double-membrane-bound organelles: the nucleus, the chloroplast, and the mitochondrion.
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4. Fungi, are –
- consumers
- heterotrophs
- autotrophs
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5. Fungi do not –
- contain chitin
- photosynthesize
- Heterotrophs feed on dead and decaying matter
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6. Fungi are the principal _______in ecological systems.
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7. This fungi division includes ‘Club fungi’
- Zygomycota
- Deuteromycota
- Basidiomycota
- Ascomycota
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8. This group is used to represent pathological fungi
- Penicillium
- Truffles, mushrooms and morels
- Smuts, rusts and moulds
- All of the above
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9. The fungi which derive their food directly from dead organic matter are known as
- Predators
- Decomposers
- Mutualists
- Parasitic fungi
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10. What is the name of the special hyphal tips through which parasitic fungi absorb nutrients directly from the cytoplasm of the living host?
- Haustoria
- Mildew
- Constricting ring
- All of the above
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11. Which of these entities is an indicator of the SO2 pollution of air?
- Puffballs
- Mushrooms
- Mosses
- Lichens
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12. The fungal disease – the black rust of wheat is caused by
- Melampsora lini
- Claviceps purpurea
- Puccinia graminis tritici
- Albugo candida
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13. What does ‘Perfect stage’ of a fungus indicate?
- indicates that it can reproduce asexually
- indicates that it is perfectly healthy
- indicates that it is able to form perfect sexual spores
- All of the above
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14. Death angel/death cap (amanita) and Jack O Lantern mushroom are all examples of
- Poisonous mushrooms
- Edible mushrooms
- None of the above
- Both (a) and (b)
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15. Covered smut of Sorghum is caused by
- Sphacelotheca sorghi
- Sphacelotheca cruenta
- Sphacelotheca reiliana
- Tolyposporium ehrenbergii
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16. Oyster mushroom is an example of predator fungi that attacks
- Tapeworms
- Pinworms
- Platyhelminthes
- Roundworms
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17. Fungi are ……
- Non-plants
- Non-photosynthetic
- Non-motile
- Saprobes
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18. Fungi do releases …………………………………………………………….. To do break down of organic material or their host.
- Chemicals
- Digestive enzymes
- Glycogen
- Rhizomes
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19. Body of fungi is known as-
- Thallus
- Chitin
- Stem
- Leaves
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20. Which of the following chemical is used to kill fungi?
- Pesticide
- Fungicide
- Insecticide
- Algaecide
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21. …………… are the root like structure of hyphae that anchor the fungus
- Rhizoids
- Stolons
- Septa
- Thallus
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22. Coenocytic fungi are …
- With septa
- One septa
- Two septa
- Without septa
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23. In asexual spores, the production of spores is by
- Single mycelium
- Double mycelium
- Triple mycelium
- Quaternary mycelium
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24. Which of the following is bread molds?
- Basidiomycota
- Zygomycota
- Lichens
- AM fungi
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25. Which of the following show benefits of fungus to the humans?
- Human diseases
- Allergies
- Hormone production
- Toxins
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26. The puccinia is also known as
- Rust fungi
- Golden fungi
- Rock fungi
- Blue fungi
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27. The molds that are consists of long, branched, thread like filaments of cells known as
- Hyphae
- Henle
- Hilum
- Hamuli
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28. The fungi are important …………………………Of organic matter
- Producers
- Makers
- Decomposers
- Parasites
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29. Which property of fungi separates them from plants?
- Have chlorophyll
- Have Stem
- Lack of chlorophyll
- Have petals
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30. …….. Type of fungi is sexual fungi.
- Anamorph
- Imperfect mitotic
- Holomorph
- Telemorphs
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31. The nuclear fusion phase where positive and negative nuclei fuse to form a diploid zygote nucleus is also known as ………
- Karyogamy
- Plasmogamy
- Meiosis
- Cell fusion
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32. Ascospores that are produced within spherical cell are known as
- Smutes
- Hyphae
- Henle
- Asci
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33. Economically important yeast produces
- Waste water
- Avoid fermentation
- Ethanol
- Beer destroyer
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34. A small generated cell that becomes large and separate from mother cells is a process of
- Fermentation
- Budding
- Fragmentation
- Fission
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35. Some of yeasts produce buds which fail to detach themselves and forms short chain of cell known as
- Blue buds
- Pseudohypha
- Rusthenle
- Candida
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36. Bread moulds and fruits are examples of………………….. Type of fungi.
- Zygote fungi
- Sac fungi
- Club fungi
- Puffballs
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