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Question No : 29
Match the class of fungi given in column I with their examples given in column II and choose the correct option

Column-IColumn-II
(Class of fungi)(Examples)
A. AscomycetesI. Rhizopus
B. BasidiomycetesII. Penicillium
C. DeuteromycetesIII. Ustilago
D. PhycomycetesIV. Alternaria

A IV, B III, C I, D II
A II, B III, C IV, D I
A IV, B I, C II, D III
A III, B IV, C II, D I
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Question No : 30
Match the terms given in column-I with their examples given in column-II and choose the correct option

Column-IColumn-II
(Terms)(Examples)
A. AscusI. Spirulina
B. BasidiumII. Penicillium
C. ProtistaIII. Agaricus
D. CyanobacteriaIV. Euglena
E. AnimaliaV. Sponges

A II, B III, C IV, D V, E I
A I, B II, C III, D V, E IV
A II, B V, C III, D I, E IV
A II, B III, C IV, D I, E V
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Question No : 31
Match the class of fungi given in column-I with their common name given in column-II and select the correct option.

Column-IColumn-II
(Class of fungi)(Common name)
A. PhycomycetesI. Sac fungi
B. AscomycetesII. Algal fungi
C. BasidiomycetesIII. Fungi imperfecti
D. DeuteromycetesIV. Club fungi

A II, B I, C IV, D III
A II, B IV, C I, D III
A IV, B I, C II, D III
A IV, B III, C II, D I
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Question No : 32
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
(i) Reproduction in fungi can take place by vegetative means fragmentation, fission and budding.
(ii) Fusion of two nuclei is called plasmogamy.
(iii) Fusion of protoplasms between two motile or nonmotile gametes is called karyogamy.
(iv) Meiosis in zygote results in diploid spores.

Only (i)
Both (ii) and (iii)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
All of these
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Question No : 33
Which of the following statements regarding cyanobacteria is incorrect?

It is also called blue green algae.
They are chemosynthetic autotrophs.
It forms blooms in polluted water bodies.
It is unicellular, colonial or filamentous, marine or terrestrial bacteria.
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Question No : 34
Read the following statements and answer the question.
(i) Some members are saprophytes or parasites while a large number of them are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling.
(ii) They reproduce only by asexual spores known as conidia.
(iii) Mycelium is septate and branched.
(iv) Alternaria, Colletotrichum and Trichoderma are examples of this class.
Which of the following class of fungi is being described by the above statements ?

Phycomycetes
Deuteromycetes
Basidiomycetes
Ascomycetes
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Question No : 35
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about class basidiomycetes ?
(i) They are commonly known as imperfect fungi because only the asexual or vegetative phases of these fungi are known.
(ii) They grow in soil, on logs and tree stumps and in living plant bodies as parasites, e.g., rusts and smuts.
(iii) The mycelium is branched and septate.
(iv) Some common members are Agaricus, Ustilago and Puccinia.

Only (i)
Both (ii) and (iii)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
All of these
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