Question

Members of Phycomycetes are found in (i) aquatic habitats (ii) on decaying wood (iii) moist and damp places (iv) as obligate parasites on plants. Choose from the following options.

• A. None of the above
• B. (i) and (iv)
• C. (ii) and (iii)
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above

Answer 2

Phycomycetes are the group of fungi characterised by aseptate and coenocytic mycelium. They can live in a wide variety of habitat. They can be aquatic, saprotrophic, parasitic or could be living in moist and damp places. Some examples of phycomycetes are Rhizopus (black bread mould), Mucor{dung mould), Albugo (parasitic).