Biological Classification And System Of Classification Question 527
Question: In Puccinia, infection from barberry leaf to wheat plant is caused by
[JIPMER 2001]
Options:
A) Pycnospores
B) Aecidiospores
C) Uredospores
D) Teleutospores
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
The aeciospores are a form of spores produced by Puccinia fungi on barberry leaf and then it infects the primary host i.e. wheat plants.
Pycniospores are a type of spores in fungi which are produced in cup-like structures.
Uredospores are produced in life cycle of rust. Teleutospores are thick-walled resting spores in fungi.