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The zoospores of oomycota members bear……..flagella.
a) two 
b) three           
c) four
d) five

a

Explanation: one pointed forward and other backward



Because of some similarities, oomycota were placed in………
a) prokaryotes            
b) fungi
c) plantae                    
d) animalia

b

In oomycota members, the cell wall is made up of …….
a) chitin                                  
b) cellulose
c) murien                    
d) lignin

b

Explanation: while the cell wall of fungi is made up of chitin



Water molds living as…….
a) parasites                
b) saprophytes
c) autrotrophs 
d) both a and b

a

Explanation: on aquatic animals produce white fuzz on the body of their host



Phytophthora infestans, which causes late blight of potatoes, belongs to…..
a) plasmodial slime molds
b) oomycota (water mold)
c) basidiomycota        
d) ascomycota

b

Explanation: it was responsible for the Irish potato famine of 1845 and 1847



Which of the following is/are the characteristics of Phytophthora infestans mycelium?
a) branched, unseptate, hyaline and intracellular
b) branched, unseptate, hyaline and intercellular
c) branched, septate, hyaline and intercellular
d) unbranched, unseptate, hyaline and intercellular

b

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