NEET Biology question

Among rust, smut and mushroom, all the three

(A)Are pathogens
(B)Are saprobes
(C)Bear ascocarps
(D)Bear basidiosporesCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Rust fungi, smut fungi and mushrooms are all classified under Basidiomycetes and characteristically produce basidiospores on basidia. Mushrooms form a visible basidiocarp (fruiting body), but rusts and smuts are biotrophic pathogens that do not form a macroscopic basidiocarp — so "bear

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