151. Histoplasmosis is a serious infection of the:
Answer: C. lungs, caused by inhaling Histoplasma spores
Biology Class 11 Unit 7: Protists and Fungi MCQs
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152. Aflatoxin, a cancer causing mycotoxin, is produced by:
Answer: B. some strains of Aspergillus flavus
153. Aflatoxin is found in improperly stored:
Answer: B. peanuts and corn
154. Ergotism is caused by ergot of:
Answer: C. rye (Claviceps purpurea)
155. Pneumocystis pneumonia mainly affects people with:
Answer: B. weak immunity such as HIV/AIDS patients
156. Aspergillosis is seen in:
Answer: B. birds, particularly parrots, and immunocompromised humans
157. Which activity can be used to study Rhizopus?
Answer: A. Growing it on moist stale bread
158. A saprotroph feeds on:
Answer: B. non-living, rotten organic matter (detritus)
159. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between fungi and animals?
Answer: D. Presence of chloroplast
160. The ancestry of fungi is thought to be from:
Answer: C. red algae
161. Fungi are thought to have originated about:
Answer: C. 570 million years ago
162. In fungal mitosis the nuclear envelope:
Answer: B. does not break, and the spindle forms inside the nucleus
163. The fungus is most probably:
Answer: C. Rhizopus
164. The black dots are:
Answer: B. sporangia containing spores
165. The hyphae without cross walls are called:
Answer: B. coenocytic
166. The fungus belongs to:
Answer: B. Zygomycota
167. The gas which makes the dough rise is:
Answer: B. carbon dioxide
168. This process is:
Answer: B. alcoholic fermentation
169. The yeast reproduces asexually by:
Answer: C. budding
170. Yeast is a member of:
Answer: B. Ascomycota
171. The pathogen is:
Answer: B. Phytophthora infestans
172. It belongs to:
Answer: B. Oomycota (water molds)
173. Its cell wall is made of:
Answer: B. cellulose
174. The structures used to absorb nutrients from the host cells are:
Answer: B. haustoria
175. The fruiting body is called a:
Answer: B. basidiocarp
176. Spores are produced on the:
Answer: C. gills, on club-shaped basidia
177. The mycelium inside the mushroom stalk is:
Answer: B. dikaryotic (n+n)
178. Nuclei fuse in the:
Answer: C. basidium
179. The patches are:
Answer: B. lichens
180. The photosynthetic partner is:
Answer: B. an alga or a cyanobacterium
181. The fungus is mostly a member of:
Answer: B. Ascomycota
182. The relationship was traditionally thought to be:
Answer: C. mutualism
183. The organisms in the bloom were likely:
Answer: C. dinoflagellates
184. The condition is called:
Answer: B. paralytic shellfish poisoning
185. The genus responsible is:
Answer: B. Alexandrium
186. The same group can also produce light, known as:
Answer: B. bioluminescence
About Biology Class 11 Unit 7 MCQs (Federal Board)
These 186 Biology MCQs cover Class 11 Unit 7: Protists and Fungi of the Federal Board (FBISE) HSSC-I (1st Year / Class 11) syllabus. They are SLO-based MCQs as per the new pattern for FBISE exams. Each question has four options and the correct answer is shown, so you can practise for the annual examination and find the topics you still need to revise. The questions are split over 4 pages of 50. Use the Print button to save this chapter as a PDF.