NEET Biology question
In the following table, one example and one specific characteristic of the group is given. Select the correct option.
| | Group | Example | Characteristic | |---|---|---|---| | i | Phycomycetes | *Albugo* | Septate dikaryotic hypha | | ii | Phycomycetes | *Mucor* | Coenocytic gametangia forming zygospore | | iii | Ascomycetes | *Penicillium* | Aseptate branched hypha | | iv | Basidiomycetes | *Agaricus* | Mycelium branched and septate |
Solution
Row (i) is incorrect: Phycomycete mycelium (including *Albugo*) is aseptate and coenocytic, not septate dikaryotic — the dikaryotic condition is instead characteristic of Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes. Row (iii) is incorrect: Ascomycete mycelium (including
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