Q. Analyse the following statements about class-Ascomycetes I. Mycelium is branched and septate II. The asexual spores are conidia, produced on the special mycelium called conidiophores III. Sexual spores are called ascospores which are produced in sac like asci. These asci are arranged in same types of fruiting bodies called ascocarps Which of the statements given above are correct
A) I and II
B) I and III
C) II and III
D) I, II and III
Explanation
In Ascomycetes, the mycelium is branched and septate. Yeast are an exception in that they are basically unicellular. In majority of Ascomycetes, the common mode of asexual reproduction is through the formation of conidia. Conidia are produced exogenously from the tips and sides of hyphae called conidiophores. Sexual spores are called ascospores which are produced endogenously in a sac like asci (sing. ascus). Ascospores are produced internally in each ascus. The asci may occur freely or get aggregated with dikaryotic mycelium to form fructification called ascocarps
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