Biological Classification And System Of Classification Question 74
Question: Assertion : The fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on inside other plants and animals. Reason : Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land, water or on other organisms because they have a variety of pigments, including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucooxanthin and phycoerythrin. [AIIMS 2005]
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Fungi are considered ubiquitous i.e., they occur in a variety of habitats.
Most of them are moisture loving and terrestrial and few (e.g., Monoblepharis) are aquatic.
Fungi may be epiphytic (i.e., live on plants e.g., Armillaria), saprophytic (i.e., grow in dead organic matter e.g., Mucor), symbiotic (i.e., live with association with other plants e.g., lichen, mycorrhiza) and predacious (e.g., Dactyldela) and parasitic (e.g., Erysipi) fungi are a chlorophyllus i.e., devoid of chlorophyll hence cannot prepare their own food.
They are heterotrophic and show absorptive type of nutrition.
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