BIOLOGY CLASS FIRST YEAR CHAPTER#8

Marks: 35 Time Allowed: 1:30hr

1. CHOOSE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER. (12)

No. A B C D
1 Number of nuclei in each cell of septate hyphae One or more Two or more Three or more None
are: than one than two than three
2 Nuclei of fungi are ____________. Haploid Diploid Tetrapolid Triploid
3 ____is the example of non-hyphal unicellular fungi. Yeast Morels Mushroom All
4 Pleurotus ostreatus is example of ___fungi: Decompose Saprophytic Parasitic Predator
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5 Predator fungi fulfill their nitrogen requirements by _: Poriferrans Arthropods Nematodes Wood
6 Conidia are ____________. Sexual Asexual Both None
7 Surplus food of fungi stores as ___________________. Glycogen Lipid droplets Starch None
8 Puccinia are included in ____________ fungi. Rust Mold Bracket Smut
9 Shape of basidiomycota is ______________. Rod-Shaped Club-shaped Spherical Irregular
10 ________ are macroscopic fruiting bodies. Ascus Acocarps Ascospores None
11 ___ is used in organ transplantation. Lovastatin Cyclosporine Penicillium Ergotine
12 Candidosis is caused by _____________. Rust Smut Morel Yeast
2. ANSWER FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. (16)

1 What is the composition of fungal cell wall? How is it advantageous?

2 Compare endo & ecto mycorrhizae?
3 How will you differ spores & conidia?
4 What are similarities of fungi with animals & plants?
5 Differentiate b/w septate & non- septate hyphae?
6 What do you mean by parasexuality?
7 Differ rust from smut?
8 Fungi are important in food industry. Comment with examples?
3. ANSWER IN DETAIL. (4+3)

A Write comprehensive note on Ustilago tritici (Loose smut of wheat)

B Explain economic losses due to fungi?