MDCAT Biology Chapter 3 MCQ's Test With Answers

MDCAT Biology Chapter 3 MCQ's Test

Sr. # Questions Answers Choice
1 A pink yeast grows on shower curtains and other moist surfaces is: Rhodotorula Neurospora Saccharomyces Candida
2 Wood-rotting fungi destroy: Living trees Structural timber Both a & b Logs
3 Some strains of Aspergillus flavus produce one of the most carcinogenic mycotoxins called: Alphatoxins Aflatoxins Carcinotoxins Aspergotoxins
4 Superficial fungal infections caused by certain imperfect fungi are: Ringworm Athlete's foot Histoplasmosis Both a & b
5 The fungus that has also been used for genetic research is: Pink bread mold Neurospora Rhizopus Both a & b
6 The first eukaryote whose genomic sequence was completely studied in 1996 was: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Penicillium notatum Rhizopus nigricans Candida albicans
7 In 1983, a functional artificial chromosome was made in: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Penicillium notatum Rhizopus nigrcans Candida albicans
8 Yeasts were the first eukaryotes to be used by: Civil engineers Genetic engineers Bio-engineers Cross breeders
9 Penicillin, first antibiotic to be ever discovered is obtained from: Penicillium notatum penicillium nigricans Penicillium albicans Penicillium flavus
10 Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by: Watson J.Hogg Lorenze A.Fleming
11 Citric acid is also obtained from some species of: Penicillium Pilobolus Aspergillus Rhizopus
12 Some species of Aspergillus are used fermenting/producing soy sauce and soy paste from: Pea Soybean Tomato Potato
13 Penicillium species are used for giving flavour, aroma (smell) and characteristic colour to some: Cheese Bread Liquor Jams
14 Because of their fermenting ability, yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) are used in the production of: Bread Liquor Both a & b Cheese
15 Reindeer moss is used as food for reindeers and some other large animals in: Arctic region Subarctic region Boreal region All a, b, c
16 Reindeer moss is: Mycorrhiza Lichen Fungus Alga
17 Beware of poisonous mushrooms called the toadstools, such as: Death cap/death angel Amanita Jack-O latern mushroom All a, b, c
18 Some fungi are also used for: Bioremediation Biogas Bio Osmosis Biophysics
19 Lichens growing on rocks: Plain them Rotate them Join them Break them
20 In saprobes, certain modified hyphae that anchor the fungus to the substrate are called: Sporangiophores Stolons Conidiophores Rhizoids
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