CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    As a fungus completes its life cycle on two hosts it is termed as

    A)  heteroecious                   

    B)  autoecious

    C)  heterothallic   

    D)  monothallic

    E)  None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    The fungus, which completes its life cycle on two unrelated hosts, is known as heteroecious parasite, eg, wheat rusts. On the other hand the fungus, which completed its life cycle on a single host is known as autoecious. The species, which require two distinct type of mycelia to form zygospore are called heterothallic.


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