The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling belong to
(a) Phycomycetes
(b) Ascomycetes
(c) Deuteromycetes
(d) Basidiomycetes.
(a) Phycomycetes
(b) Ascomycetes
(c) Deuteromycetes
(d) Basidiomycetes.
1 Answer
Ans : (c) Deuteromycetes
Explanation :
Deuteromycetes are the imperfect fungi which include all those fungi in which sexual stage is either absent or not known . Some members are saprophytes or parasites while a large number of them are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling. E.g., Colletotrichum, Helminthosporium etc.