Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 6 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Rhizopus produces clusters of rootlike holdfasts called _____________

A. stolons
B. hyphae
C. runners
D. rhizoids
Answer» E.
2.

Reproductive organs are formed on the rhizoidal hyphae.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
3.

Which of the following fungi causes severe epidemic of disease among fish in the natural environment?

A. Saprolegnia ferax
B. Saprolegnia parasitica
C. Neurospora crassa
D. Neurospora sitophila
Answer» C. Neurospora crassa
4.

What do you mean by hypertrophy?

A. repeated cell division
B. infection by zoospore
C. increase in cell volume
D. decrease in cell volume
Answer» D. decrease in cell volume
5.

Endocarditis is caused by which of the following fungi?

A. Candida albicans
B. Penicillium notatum
C. Penicillium chrysogenum
D. Agaricus campestris
Answer» B. Penicillium notatum
6.

Aspergillus niger is used in the production of _______________

A. cheese
B. citric acid
C. gluconic acid
D. citric acid and gluconic acid
Answer» E.