Mycology — DU B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany Previous Year Question Papers

2. Attempt FOUR questions in all. 4. All parts of a question must be answered together. 5. Draw diagrams wherever required. Hypha and Pseudohypha (ii) Hypertrophy and Hyperplasia (iii) Heteroecious fungi and Autoecious fungi (iv) Plasmodium and Pseudoplasmodium (v) Sporangium and Sporangiolum (vi) Fungi and Allied fungi (vii) Dolipore and Simple pore (vili) Perithecium and Pseudothecium (c) Match the following: (1x5=5) (i) Litmus paper (A) Fusarium graminearum (iv) AB Frank D) Chytridiomycota (F) Roccella tinctoria (i) Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes (ii) Primary and secondary mycelium (iii) Cleistothecium and Apothecium (iv) Primary zoospore and secondary zoospore (v) Acciospore and Teliospore (vi) Foliose and Fruticose lichen (i) Types of spores in Puccinia (ii) Thallus organization in fungi (ili) Fairy ring in mushrooms (iv) Salient features of slime moulds (v) Fungal biopesticides and their advantages over chemical pesticides (i) Neurospora: V. S. Perithecium (ii) Dolipore septum: Structure (iv) Rhizopus: W. M. Asexual stage - (v) T.S. Root showing Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi 5. Attempt (any too) from the following: (7.5x2= 15) Why is Neurospora called "red bread mould"? Name the pigment responsible and its location. Describe the asexual stage of Neurospora with the help of suitable diagrams, and add a note on its importance. (0.5+1+4+2=7.5) (iii) "Preparation of beverages cannot be imagined without fungi." Justify the statement. Describe the production of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages using different fungi and their raw materials as examples. (2.5+5=7.5)