NEETBiologyBiological ClassificationMCQ+4 / −1
Which pair of the following belongs to basidiomycetes?
- APuffballs and Claviceps
- BPeziza and stink horns
- CMorchella and mushrooms
- DBirds nest fungi and puffballs
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Correct answer: D
The Cyathus is known as bird’s nest fungi,
and Lycoperdon is called puff balls. Both these
fungi belong to the group of club fungi or
basidiomycetes. These fungi produce spores inside
club shaped fruit bodies called basidium.
Typically
basidium has 4 basidiospores produced
exogenously. Peziza and Morchella, Claviceps
belong to ascomycetes (produce ascospores in
ascocarps). Mushroom are basidiomycetes fungi.
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