Biology Biological Classification Viruses, Viroids, Prions, Lichens and Mycorrhiza Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

The name of the class is based on sexual structure as the site of karyogamy and meiosis in

A
Phycomycetes and Actinomycetes
B
Deuteromycetes and Zygomycetes ·
C
Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes
D
Basidiomycetes and Actinomycetes

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In fungal classification, these classes are named after their sexual reproductive structures, where karyogamy and meiosis occur:

Ascomycetes → named after ascus, a sac-like structure where karyogamy and meiosis occur, producing ascospores.

Basidiomycetes → named after basidium, where karyogamy and meiosis occur, producing basidiospores.

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