Consider the following statements about fungal nutrition:
I. All fungi are heterotrophic.
II. Some fungi are saprophytic, while others are parasitic.
III. Fungi can digest complex organic compounds like cellulose and lignin.
IV. Fungi exclusively absorb nutrients through phagocytosis.
Which of the above statements are CORRECT?
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, and III only
I, II, III, and IV
Related Questions
All of the following are important considerations in fungal taxonomy EXCEPT:
Structure of hyphae
Mode of spore formation
Presence/absence of a dikaryotic stage
Economic importance
The parasitic fungi on mustard causing white rust of leaves is
Phytophthora
Albugo
Pythium
Colletotrichum
Black rust of wheat is caused by a species of the genus
Mucor
Rhizopus
Aspergillus
Puccinia
Which of the following are the common parasite of class-Basidiomycetes?
Ustilago and Puccinia
Agaricus and Trichoderma
Alternaria and Colletotrichum
Colletotrichum and puccinia
Claviceps is a member of
Ascomycetes
Basidiomycetes
Zygomycetes
Phycomycetes
Baker’s yeast is
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces ludwigii
Saccharomyces octosporus
Schizosaccharomyces
The sexual stages of pathogens of blast of rice and red rot of sugarcane are named respectively as
Magneporthe grisea and Colletotrichum falcatum
Colletotrichum falcatum and Pyricularia oryzae
Glomerella tucmanensis and Magneporthe grisea
Magneporthe grisea and Glomerella tucmanensis
Baker’s yeast is
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces ludwigii
Saccharomyces octosporus
Schizosaccharomyces
Select the false statement
Scientists who study and contribute to the classification of organisms are known as systematic
Carolus Linnaeus developed the first scientific system of naming species
A five kingdom arrangement of organisms was introduced by R H Whittaker
Phycomycetes are called club fungi because of a club-shaped end of mycelium known as basidium
All of the following fungi belongs to Phycomycetes, except
Rhizopus
Mucor
Albugo
Agaricus
