In the sexual cycle of fungi, the initial fusion of protoplasms between two motile or non-motile gametes is called:
Plasmogamy is the first step in fungal sexual reproduction, followed by karyogamy and meiosis.
Question 12 of 300
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An intervening dikaryotic stage (n + n), where there are two separate nuclei per cell, occurs in which of the following fungal groups?
Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes show a prolonged dikaryotic (n+n) phase before karyogamy.
Question 13 of 300
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Which class of fungi is characterised by having an aseptate and coenocytic mycelium?
Phycomycetes possess aseptate, coenocytic mycelium as seen in Mucor and Rhizopus.
Question 14 of 300
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Neurospora, which is extensively used in biochemical and genetic work, belongs to which fungal class?
Neurospora is an ascomycete widely used in biochemical and genetic studies.
Question 15 of 300
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Deuteromycetes are commonly referred to as imperfect fungi because:
Deuteromycetes are called imperfect fungi because only their asexual stage is known. When the sexual stage is discovered, they are shifted to Ascomycetes or Basidiomycetes.
Question 16 of 300
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The protein coat of a virus is called a ________, which is made up of smaller subunits called ________.
The protein coat of a virus is the capsid, which consists of protein subunits called capsomeres.
Question 17 of 300
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Viroids were discovered by T.O. Diener and differ from viruses in that they:
Viroids are infectious RNA molecules without a protein coat and were discovered by T.O. Diener in 1971.
Question 18 of 300
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In a lichen, the fungal component is called the ________ and its primary role is to ________.
The fungal partner (mycobiont) provides shelter, water and minerals, whereas the algal partner (phycobiont) synthesises food.
Question 19 of 300
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Organisms that cause diseases such as sleeping sickness belong to which group of protozoans?
Trypanosoma, a flagellated protozoan, causes sleeping sickness.
Question 20 of 300
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Prions, which cause neurological diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), are composed of:
Prions are infectious protein particles lacking nucleic acids and are responsible for diseases such as BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
