NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Choose the incorrect statement about Ascomycetes.
Options
- AMycelium is branched and septate
- BSexual spores are produced endogenously
- CThey have sac like structure in which karyogamy takes place
- DReduction division occurs in fruiting bodies and forms conidia
Correct answer
D. Reduction division occurs in fruiting bodies and forms conidia
Step-by-step solution
Ascomycetes reproduced asexually and sexually. Asexual reproduction gives spores called conidia which are produced exogenously on conidiophores and germinate to give mycelium. Sexual reproduction ascospores which are produced endogenously in asci and asci are arranged in the fruiting body called ascocarps.