ANGLE AND FUNGI

TOTAL MARKS: 35

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Short Answer Questions Which pigment is responsible for the red colour of re algae? Name a red alga inhabiting fresh waters. Which fungus is used for production of LSD? Which algae covers thousands of hectares in the Sargasso sea? Name the group of algae believed to be ancestors of land plants.

(1 marks each)

II (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

Give the scientific name of the organism which: Causes red rust of tea An edible algae A pseudomycelial fungus A unique substance occurring in fungal cell wall A crustose lichen

(5)

III

(a) Differentiate an ascus from a basidium. (b) Give reasons why fungi are no longer included in Kingdom Plantae.

(3) (3)

IV

Discuss the various methods of sexual reproduction in fungi.

(5)

Name a commonly found edible mushroom. Discuss its life cycle.

(5)

VI

Give salient features of the three algal classes.

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