MCQ on Penicillium: Biology is one of the most important and vital sections in NEET. It includes theories, descriptions, discoveries, diagrams, definitions, explanation of differences and relations. Most of the concepts covered in the NEET syllabus are from the NCERT syllabus of Class 11 & 12. Other related sources make up for the rest of the syllabus.

In this post we are providing you MCQ on Penicillium, which will be beneficial for you in upcoming NEET, AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, CBSE Board, ICSE Board, Class 12th, 11th.

MCQ on Penicillium

Q1. Which one of the following is known as blue mould?
a) Penicillium
b) Rhizopus
c) Mucor
d) Aspergillus

Q2. Penicillium camemberti and Penicillium roqueforti are known for ________.
a) causing disease to animals
b) causing disease to plants
c) imparting flavour to cheese
d) none of the above

Q3. The fruiting body (ascocarp) of Penicillium is ________.
a) Apothecium
b) Cleistothecium
c) Perithecium
d) Acrostroma

Q4. Asexual spores produced terminally on hyphae are called ________.
a) Meiospores
b) Anthospores
c) Sporangiophores
d) Conidia

Q5. Filaments of fungi, which have thread-like appearance are called ________.
a) Hyphae
b) Sporangium
c) Conidia
d) Mycorrhiza

Q6. Which of the following is true about conidiophores of Penicillium?
a) binucleate and colourless
b) binucleate and pigmented
c) multicellular and branched
d) Uninucleate and colourless

Q7. Penicillium belongs to ________.
a) Deuteromycetes
b) Phycomycetes
c) Ascomycetes
d) Basidiomycetes

Q8. Penicillium is used in the production of ________.
a) antibiotics
b) cheese fermentation
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the above

Q9. No. of ascospores formed in each ascus of Penicillium is ________.
a) 4
b) 8
c) 12
d) 16

Q10. Formation of dikaryon is characteristic of ________.
a) Phycomycetes
b) Basidiomycetes
c) Ascomycetes
d) Both (b) and (c)

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