SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Examples of fungi:
A
Algae, mushrooms, and Staphylococcus
B
Amoeba, molds, and Salmonella
C
Water molds, yeast, and E. coli
D
Yeast, mushrooms and molds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -fungus, plural fungi, any of about 144, 000 known species of organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which includes the yeasts, rusts, smuts, mildews, molds, and mushrooms. There are also many funguslike organisms, including slime molds and oomycetes (water molds), that do not belong to kingdom Fungi but are often called fungi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Within the main body of mushrooms, in the Agaricales, are common fungi like the common fairy-ring mushroom, shiitake, enoki, oyster mushrooms, fly agarics and other Amanitas, magic mushrooms like species of Psilocybe, paddy straw mushrooms, shaggy manes, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of fungi are yeasts, rusts, stinkhorns, puffballs, truffles, molds, mildews and mushrooms. Word origin: Latin fungus (“’mushroom”’).

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