Question

Which of the following statements are correct regarding deuteromycetes?
$I.$ Deuteromycetes are called perfect fungi.
$II.$ Members of deuteromycetes were often moved to ascomycetes or basidiomycetes once their sexual stages were studied.
$III.$ Large number of deuteromycetes are decomposers that help in nutrient cycling.
$IV.$ Their mycelium is aseptate and unbranched.

• A. $I, \, II \, and \, IV$
• B. $ \, II \, and \, III$
• C. $ \, III \, and \, IV$
• D. $I, \, III \, and \, IV$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Deuteromycetes are called imperfect fungi. The mode of sexual reproduction is not known in them. Once sexual stages of members of deuteromycetes were discovered they were often moved to ascomycetes and basidiomycetes. The members of deuteromycetes have septate and branched hyphae. Some members are saprophytes or parasites while a large number of them are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling. Some examples are Alternaria, Colletotrichum and Trichoderma.