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MCQ on Terms and concepts in plant pathology 1. What is plant pathology? A) Study of biotic and abiotic agents causing diseases in plants B) Study of plant growth C) Study of plant reproduction D) Study of plant nutrition Answer: A) Study of biotic and abiotic agents causing diseases in plants 2. Which disease caused…
1. What are viroids? A) Proteinaceous infectious agents B) Covalently closed circular RNA molecules C) Linear DNA molecules D) Non-infectious proteins Answer: B) Covalently closed circular RNA molecules 2. Which was the first viroid reported? A) Potato spindle tuber viroid B) Citrus exocortis viroid C) Hop stunt viroid D) Grapevein viroid Answer: A) Potato spindle…
1. What is the general nature of a virus? A) Multicellular parasite B) Submicroscopic, transmissible, intercellular, obligate parasite C) Cellular organism D) Non-parasitic microorganism Answer: B) Submicroscopic, transmissible, intercellular, obligate parasite 2. What is the typical size range of viruses? A) Greater than 200 millimicron B) Less than 200 millimicron C) 200-500 millimicron D) 1-2…
General Concepts: What type of mycelium is characteristic of fungi in the class Deuteromycotina? a) Unbranched and multinucleate b) Branched, septate, and multinucleate c) Unbranched and septate d) Branched and non-septate Answer: b) Branched, septate, and multinucleate What is the primary method of reproduction in Deuteromycotina? a) Sexual spores b) Conidia c) Sporangia d) Zygospores…
Which of the following is a general characteristic of Basidiomycotina? a) Mycelium is non-septate b) Cell wall consists of chitin and glucans c) Asexual reproduction is through sporangia d) Basidiospores are endogenously producedAnswer: b) Cell wall consists of chitin and glucans What type of septum is present in the mycelium of Basidiomycotina fungi? a) Simple…
1. What is the mycelium structure in Ascomycotina? a) Well-developed, branched, and septate b) Coenocytic and branched c) Non-septate and unbranched d) Simple and non-branched Answer: a) Well-developed, branched, and septate 2. What is the structure of the cell wall in Ascomycotina? a) Chitin b) Cellulose c) Pectin d) Lignin Answer: a) Chitin 3. The…
1. What is the main characteristic of the mycelium in Zygomycotina? a) Septate, branched b) Coenocytic, branched c) Non-branched, septate d) Non-coenocytic, unbranched Answer: b) Coenocytic, branched 2. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Zygomycotina’s cell wall? a) Chitin b) Cellulose c) Pectin d) Lignin Answer: a) Chitin 3. The sexual spores…
MCQs on Division II: Eumycota, Subdivision: Mastigomycotina, Class: Oomycetes What is the main characteristic of members of the class Oomycetes? a) Filamentous hyaline coenocytic mycelium b) Presence of chitin in the cell wall c) Sexual reproduction by conidia d) Presence of septate hyphae Answer: a Which of the following is true about the cell wall…
MCQs on Myxomycota and Classification Which division is characterized by the presence of plasmodium or pseudoplasmodium? a) Eumycota b) Myxomycota c) Basidiomycota d) Ascomycota Answer: b The assimilative phase in Eumycota is: a) Amoeboid b) Filamentous c) Plasmodium-like d) Spore-producing Answer: b The systematic position of Plasmodiophora brassicae places it in which class? a) Mastigomycotina…
MCQs on Taxonomy and Nomenclature The naming of organisms is governed by: a) International Code of Plant Pathology b) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature c) International Fungal Taxonomy Code d) International System of Zoological Nomenclature Answer: b In binomial nomenclature, the first letter of the genus should be: a) Lowercase b) Uppercase c) Italicized only…