Question

Choose the incorrect statement about Ascomycetes.

• A. Mycelium is branched and septate
• B. Sexual spores are produced endogenously
• C. They have sac like structure in which karyogamy takes place
• D. Reduction division occurs in fruiting bodies and forms conidia

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Ascomycetes reproduced asexually and sexually. Asexual reproduction gives spores called conidia which are produced exogenously on conidiophores and germinate to give mycelium. Sexual reproduction ascospores which are produced endogenously in asci and asci are arranged in the fruiting body called ascocarps.