NEET 2001 Biology question

Adhesive pad of fungi penetrate the host with the help of : -

(1)Mechanical pressure and enzymesCorrect
(2)Hooke and suckers
(3)Softening by enzymes
(4)Only by mechanical pressure

Answer: (1)

Solution

Parasitic fungi form a flattened adhesive pad, the appressorium, on the host surface. From it a fine infection peg grows and enters the host through the cuticle or epidermis by the combined action of mechanical pressure and

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