Q.1
The fungus without a mycelium is … [ BHU 1998]
  • a) Rhizopus
  • b) Saccharomyces
  • c) Puccinia
  • d) Phytophthora
Q.2
Antibiotic flavicin is produced by … [ MPPMT 1999]
  • a) Aspergillus fumigates
  • b) A. clavatus
  • c) Streptomyces griseus
  • d) S. fradiae
Q.3
Coenocytic mycelium is characteristic feature of … [ HPPMT 2012]
  • a) Phycomycetes
  • b) Ascomycetes
  • c) Basidiomycetes
  • d) Deuteromycetes
Q.4
Bakane disease is connected with discovery of ,,,
  • a) GA
  • b) IAA
  • c) ABA
  • d) 2,4-D
Q.5
Citric acid is got from .. [ AMU 1999]
  • a) Aspergillus niger
  • b) Polyporus species
  • c) Penicillium notatum
  • d) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Q.6
Fungi are always …. [AFMC 2001]
  • a) Heterotrophs
  • b) Saprophytes
  • c) Parasites
  • d) Autotrophs
Q.7
When bacteria and fungi feed on dead organic matter, they are called …. [AFMC 1999]
  • a) Parasites
  • b) Saprophytes
  • c) Lithophytes
  • d) Dimorphic
Q.8
Rhizopus reproduces asexually through … [ AMU 1999]
  • a) Sporangiospores
  • b) Aplanospores
  • c) Chlamydospores
  • d) Akinetes
Q.9
Sexual reproduction is absent in … [ Pn PMT 2000]
  • a) Deuteromycetes
  • b) Phycomycetes
  • c) Ascomycetes
  • d) Basidiomycetes
Q.10
Collateral host is …. [ Pb.PMT 2000]
  • a) Additional host
  • b) Host in which life cycle is completed
  • c) Alternate host
  • d) Infected host
Q.11
Yeast is important source of … [ BHU 1999]
  • a) Proteins
  • b) Riboflavin
  • c) Vitamin C
  • d) Sugar
Q.12
Reindeer Moss is … [ kerala 2001]
  • a) Lichen
  • b) Fungus
  • c) Bryophyte
  • d) Cnidarian
Q.13
Fungal wall is formed of … [ CMC 2002]
  • a) Fungal chitin
  • b) Chitin
  • c) Muramic acid
  • d) Cellulose
Q.14
Ashbya gossypii is …
  • a) Fungus producing riboflavin
  • b) Fungus forming B12
  • c) Actinomycetes excreting vitamin A
  • d) Bacterium forming antibodies
Q.15
Mucor has … [ MPPMT 2002]
  • a) Isogamy
  • b) Anisogamy
  • c) Oogamy
  • d) All the above
Q.16
Pseudomycelium occurs in … [ BHU 2002]
  • a) Yeast
  • b) Rhizopus
  • c) Aspergillus
  • d) Synchytrium
Q.17
Match the columns
a)Early Blight of Potato i) Puccinia graminis
b) Late Blight of Potato ii)Ustilago tritici
c)Smut of Wheat iii) Phytophthora infestans
d) Rust of Wheat iv)Alternaria solani
  • a) a- i , b – ii, c-iii, d-iv
  • b) a – iv b – iii, c –ii, d- i
  • c) a – ii b – iii, c –iv, d- i
  • d) a – iv b – ii, c –iii, d- i
Q.18
A fungal disease that spreads by seeds and flowers is … [ CBSE 2002]
  • a) Loose smut of Wheat
  • b) Corn smut
  • c) Covered smut of Barley
  • d) Soft rot of Potato
Q.19
Which is wrong …
  • a) Sporangiospores of Rhizopus are diploid
  • b) Rhizopus belong to zygomycetes
  • c) Dominant phase of Chlamydomonas is haploid
  • d) Zoospores of Chlamydomonas are haploid
Q.20
Edible part of Mushroom is … {B.H.U. 2006]
  • a) Basidiocarp
  • b) Primary mycelium
  • c) Basidiospores
  • d) Fungal hyphae
Q.21
In lichen, fungus has …. [ CBSE 2004]
  • a) Parasitic relationship with alga
  • b) Epiphytic relationship with alga
  • c) Saprophytic relationship with alga
  • d) Symbiotic relationship with alga
Q.22
The deadliest mushroom is … [ kerala 2003]
  • a) Agaricus
  • b) Pleurotus
  • c) Amanita
  • d) Volvariella
Q.23
There exists a close relationship between alga and fungus within a lichen. The fungus … [ CBSE 2005]
  • a) Provides protection, anchorage and absorption for the algae
  • b) Provides food for alga
  • c) Releases oxygen for the alga
  • d) Fixes the atmospheric nitrogen for the alga
Q.24
Black stem rust of Wheat is caused by … [ Bih PMT 2004]
  • a) Fungus
  • b) Protozoan
  • c) Alga
  • d) Bacterium
Q.25
Zygospore is formed from …
  • a) Gametangial copulation
  • b) Gametic union
  • c) Zygote
  • d) Oogamy
Q.26
Identify a fungus with medicinal importance … [KCET 2006]
  • a) Penicillium
  • b) Cercospora
  • c) Agaricus
  • d) Saccharomyces
Q.27
Red rot of Sugarcane and white rust of Radish are respectively caused by … [ Kerala2006]
  • a)Colletotrichum and Albugo candida
  • b) Colletotrichum and Fusarium
  • c) Pythium and Phytophthora
  • d) Albugo candida and Puccinia graminis
Q.28
Penicillin was used during … [ DPMT 2007]
  • a) World war II
  • b) World war I
  • c) Both a and b
  • d) III war of Panipat
Q.29
In endomycorrhiza, the fungus is generally … [ AMU 2003]
  • a) Ascomycetes
  • b) Zygomycetes
  • c) Basidiomycetes
  • d) Deuteromycetes
Q.30
Soft rot disease of Sweet Potato is due to …
  • a) Rhizopus stolonifer
  • b) Chlamydomonas nivalis
  • c) Rhizopus sexualis
  • d) Chlamydomonas coccifera
Q.31
Gibberellin was first discovered from a … [ Har PMT 2007]
  • a) Fungus
  • b) Alga
  • c) Bacteria
  • d) Roots of higher plants
Q.32
Short twisted strands of hyphae which serve as anchors for lichens are … [ Odisha 2008]
  • a) Rhizines
  • b) Rhizoids
  • c) Mycelium
  • d) Roots
Q.33
Dolipore septum occurs in …. [ JIPMER 2003]
  • a) Zygomycetes
  • b) Basidiomycetes
  • c) Ascomycetes
  • d) Deuteromycetes
Q.34
Cladonia rangiferina is … [ DPMT 2008]
  • a) Lichen
  • b) Alga
  • c) Fungus
  • d) Angiosperm
Q.35
Lichen growing on wood is called … [ AFMC 2004]
  • a) Corticolous
  • b) Lignocolous
  • c) Terricolous
  • d) Saxicolous
Q.36
The highest number of species among the following belong to …. [ CBSE 2012]
  • a) Fungi
  • b) Mosses
  • c) Algae
  • d) Lichens
Q.37
Mycology is related to study of … [ Bih PMT 2004]
  • a) Algae
  • b) Fungi
  • c) Yeast
  • d) Bacteria
Q.38
Which is not matched correctly … [ kerala 2011]
  • a) Gonyaulax - dinoflagellates
  • b) Anabaena - cyanobacteria
  • c) Amoeba - protozoa
  • d) Albugo - chrysophytes
Q.39
Which one is an edible fungus? [ BHU 2005]
  • a) Mucor
  • b) Agaricus
  • c) Penicillium
  • d) Rhizopus
Q.40
Recurrence of high temperature in malaria at intervals is due to completion of …. [ AIIMS 1996]
  • a) Erythrocytic schizodont
  • b) Sporogony
  • c) Gamogony
  • d) Exoerythrocytic schizogony
Q.41
St. Anthony’s fire disease is caused by … [ Pb PMT 2005]
  • a) Bacteria
  • b) Fungus
  • c) Nematode
  • d) Polychaete
Q.42
Ceratium is ….
  • a) Dinoflagellate
  • b) Diatom
  • c) Slime Mould
  • d) Sporozoan
Q.43
Fungal flagellum originates from … [ Odisha 2005]
  • a) Dictyosome
  • b) Kinetosome
  • c) Glyoxysome
  • d) Oxysome
Q.44
Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes? ….[AIPMT 2014]
  • a) Ulothrix
  • b) Spirogyra
  • c) Sargassum
  • d) Ectocarpus
Q.45
An oxygenic photosynthesis is characteristic of ….[AIPMT 2014]
  • a) Chlamydomonas
  • b) Ulva
  • c) Rhodospirillum
  • d) Spirogyra
Q.46
Which one of the following fungi contains hallucinogens ? ….[AIPMT 2014]
  • a) Neurospora sp.
  • b) Ustilago sp.
  • c) Morchella esculenta
  • d) Amanita muscaria
Q.47
Which one of the following matches is correct? …[AIPMT 2015]
  • a) Agaricus → Parasitic fungus → Basidiomycetes
  • b) Phytophthora → Aseptate mycelium → Basidiomycetes
  • c) Alternaria → Sexual reproduction absent → Deuteromycetes
  • d) Mucor → Reproduction by Conjugation → Ascomycetes
Q.48
True nucleus is absent in : …[AIPMT 2015]
  • a) Volvox
  • b) Anabaena
  • c) Mucor
  • d) Vaucheria
Q.49
Male gametes are flagellated in : …[AIPMT 2015]
  • a) Spirogyra
  • b) Polysiphonia
  • c) Anabaena
  • d) Ectocarpus
Q.50
One of the major components of cell wall of most fungi is :- …[AIPMT-2016]
  • a) Chitin
  • b) Peptidoglycan
  • c) Cellulose
  • d) Hemicellulose
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