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Deuteromycetes (Imperfect fungi) MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #NEET

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  • Deuteromycetes (imperfect fungi) is considered one the most difficult concept.

  • 12 Questions around this concept.

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The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling belong to :

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Deuteromycetes (imperfect fungi)
  • Mycelium is branched, filamentous and septate
  • They can be saprophytic, parasitic or decomposers.
  • Asexual reproduction occurs through conidiospore formation.  
  • Sexual reproduction is absent in them and that is why they are called imperfect fungi.

Examples of Deuteromycetes:
1. Alternaria solani causes early blight of potato
2. Colletotrichum falcatum causes red rot of sugarcane.
3. Trichoderma is a soil fungus used as biological control of other fungi. It is also used to produce cyclosporin A.
 

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