Question

Select the incorrect match with respect to Fungi.

• A.

  Class	Member	Common name
  Phycomycetes	Mucor, Albugo	Aquatic habitat

• B.

  Class	Member	Common name
  Basidiomycetes	Rust and smut	Club fungi

• C.

  Class	Member	Common name
  Deuteromycetes	Trichoderma, Colletotrichum	Imperfect fungi

• D.

  Class	Member	Common name
  Ascomycetes	Puffballs, Truffles, Claviceps	Sac fungi

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Commonly known as sac-fungi, the ascomycetes are mostly multicellular, e.g., Penicillium, or rarely unicellular, e.g., yeast (Saccharomyces). They are saprophytic, decomposers, parasitic or coprophilous (growing on dung). Mycelium is branched and septate. Some examples are Aspergillus, Claviceps, and Neurospora. Neurospora is used extensively in biochemical and genetic work. Morrels and truffles are edible fungi. Puffballs belongs to basidiomycetes.