MCQs on Penicillium

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MCQs on Ketogenesis

1. Filaments of fungi, which have thread-like appearance are called
(a) Hyphae
(b) Sporangium
(c) Conidia
(d) Mycorrhiza

Answer

Answer: (a)


2. Penicillium belongs to
(a) Deuteromycetes
(b) Phycomycetes
(c) Ascomycetes
(d) Basidiomycetes

Answer

Answer: (c)


3. Formation of dikaryon is characteristic of
(a) Phycomycetes
(b) Basidiomycetes
(c) Ascomycetes
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Answer

Answer: (d)


4. Penicillium camemberti and Penicillium roqueforti are known for
(a) causing disease to animals
(b) causing disease to plants
(c) imparting flavour to cheese
(d) none of the above

Answer

Answer: (c)


5. Penicillium is used in the production of
(a) antibiotics
(b) cheese fermentation
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Answer

Answer: (c)


6. No. of ascospores formed in each ascus of Penicillium is
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 16

Answer

Answer: (b)


7. The fruiting body (ascocarp) of Penicillium is
(a) Apothecium
(b) Cleistothecium
(c) Perithecium
(d) Acrostroma

Answer

Answer: (b)


8. Which of the following is true about conidiophores of Penicillium?
(a) binucleate and colourless
(b) binucleate and pigmented
(c) multicellular and branched
(d) Uninucleate and colourless

Answer

Answer: (c)


9. Which one of the following is known as blue mould?
(a) Penicillium
(b) Rhizopus
(c) Mucor
(d) Aspergillus

Answer

Answer: (a)


10. Asexual spores produced terminally on hyphae are called
(a) Meiospores
(b) Anthospores
(c) Sporangiophores
(d) Conidia

Answer

Answer: (d)


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