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.