BHU PMT BHU PMT (Mains) Solved Paper-2008

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    Which of the following is an edible 'fungi'?

    A)  Mucor                                 

    B)  Penidllium

    C)  Agaricus                             

    D)  Rhizopus

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                 Fungi are very large and divergent group of organism. They show heterotrophic mode of nutrition. Edible fungi is mushroom or Agaricus sp. Their fruiting body "Basidio carp" is used for eating. Agaricus belongs to class-Basidiomycotina. Peniciliium is a members of Ascomycetes, from which antibiotic penicillin is obtained. Rhizopus and Mucor are members of Zygomycetes and these are non-edible fungi.


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