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Biology Biological Classification Kingdom Classification Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 14, 2026

The following characteristics are of which of the given fungi?

A
Mycelium branched and septate. Phycomycetes
B
Asexual spores are generally not found. Basidiomycetes
C
Vegetative reproduction by fragmentation is common. Deuteromycetes
D
Sex organs are absent but plasmogamy is by fusion of two somatic cells of different strains or genotype. Ascomycetes

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B

Robert Whittaker classified Basidiomycetes as fungi having branched septate mycelium, absence of sex organs, and plasmogamy by fusion of somatic cells (dikaryotic stage formation).

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