NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Which of the following organisms will show a condition as depicted in the following diagram?
Options
- APenicillium
- BAlternaria
- CAlbugo
- DUstilago
Correct answer
C. Albugo
Step-by-step solution
The above diagram represents aseptate coenocytic mycelium. It is found in Phycomycetes. Members of phycomycetes are found in aquatic habitats and on decaying wood in moist and damp places or as obligate parasites on plants. Asexual reproduction takes place by zoospores (motile) or by aplanospores (non-motile). These spores are endogenously produced in sporangium. A zygospore is formed by fusion of two gametes. These gametes are similar in morphology (isogamous) or dissimilar (anisogamous or oogamous). Some common e