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BotanyBiological ClassificationKingdom FungiHard2 minPYQ_2014
BotanyHardsingle choice

Assertion : In basidiomycetes, basidiospores are produced endogenously in the basidium. Reason: In ascomycetes, ascospores are produced exogenously in ascus.

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Answer:
D
Solution:

In ascomycetes ascospores are produced internally in each ascus (sporangial sac). In Basidiomycetes, basidiospores are produced exogenously at tips of fine outgrowths called sterigmata.

Stream:AIIMSSubject:BotanyTopic:Biological ClassificationSubtopic:Kingdom Fungi
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2014

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