J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2013

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    Yeast is not included in protozoas in fungi because

    A)  chlorophyll is absent

    B)  it has eukaryotic organisation

    C)  cell wall is made up of cellulose and reserve food material as starch

    D)  some fungal hyphae grow in such a way that they give the appearance of pseudomycelium

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Yeast is a unicellular fungi. This non-mycelial saprotrophic fungi belong to Class-Ascomycetes, i.e., sac fungi. Cell wall is thin but layered and is composed of fungus cellulose or chitin, protein, free glucosamine, mannos and glucans. The reserve food in fungi is glycogen or starch.


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