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Fungi secrete substances into the food which make the food…….
a) unpalatable             
b) carcinogenic
c) poisonous               
d) all of these

d

Plant disease rust is caused by pathogenic fungus…….
a) puccinia                 
b) ustilago
c) yeast                                   
d) Trycophyton

a

Plant disease smut is caused by pathogenic fungus…….
a) puccinia                  
b) ustilago
c) yeast                                   
d) Trycophyton

b

Which of the following plant disease/s is/are caused by fungi?
a) peach leaf curl        
b) pear leaf spot and mildews
c) red rot of sugarcane
d) all of these

d

Explanation: potato blight, tomato blight are also due to pathogenic fungi



Ringworms in dogs and horses are caused by species of ………
a) puccinia                  
b) Trycophyton
c) microsporium         
d) both b and c

d

Which of the following fungal species cause abortion in many animals?
a) Aspergillus sp.       
b) Trycophyton sp.
c) Microsporium sp.
d) Soprolegnia sp.

a

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