AIIMS 2017
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2017
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Biological Classification
AIIMS 2017 · Botany · Biological Classification
Assertion : Neurospora is commonly called water mould. Reason : It...
Assertion : Neurospora is commonly called water mould.
Reason : It belongs to basidiomycetes fungi.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
Neurospora is commonly called pink/ red bread mould or pink mould. It belongs to Class Ascomycetes (sac fungi). It is used in experimental genetics as it can be grown easily in a definite medium in a laboratory.