Answer to Question #41258 in Microbiology for qwerty

Question

Read the following statements (A to D).
A. White rust fungus can also live parasitically on mustard leaf.
B. Entamoeba move and capture their prey by putting out cilia
C. Members of kingdom fungi show a great diversity in morphology and habitat.
D. Protozoans are unicellular, and mostly heterotrophs.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(1) Three
(2) One
(3) Four
(4) Two

Answer 1

(A) True. Albugo candida is an obligate parasite that parasitizes various species of Brassicaceae, causing a disease (white blister rust). White rust fungus can also live parasitically on mustard leaf
(B) False. Entamoeba move and capture their prey by putting out pseudopodia, but not cilia
(C) True. The organisms in kingdom fungi include mushrooms, yeasts, molds, rusts, smuts, tuffballs, truffles, morels, and molds
(D) True. Protozoan are unicellular and mostly heterotrophic eukaryotes
Thus, the correct answer is (1)Three