Question

Assertion : Neurospora is commonly called water mould.

Reason: It belongs to basidomycetes fungi.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A and R are false

Answer 1

The correct option is: (d)

Explanation:

Neurospora is commonly called pink/red bread mould or pink mould. It belongs to Class Ascomycetes (sac fungi). It is used in experimental genetics as it can be grown easily in a definite medium in laboratory. It is a haploid and a heterothallic fungus having +ve and - ve mycelia and somatic fusion of two halpoid nuclei produce a diploid zygote. The zygote by one rneiotic and another mitotic divisions forms 8-nuclei and hence ascospores. a characteristic structure of ascomycetes are produced.