Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Answer: (D) Yeasts have filamentous bodies with long thread-like hyphae.. Answer: (D) Yeasts have filamentous bodies with long thread-like hyphae — INCORRECT Solution: Yeasts are the exception among fungi—they are unicellular, not filamentous, so D is the incorrect statement.
- A.Morels and truffles are edible delicacies.
- B.Claviceps is a source of many alkaloids and LSD.
- C.Conidia are produced exogenously and ascospores endogenously.
- D.Yeasts have filamentous bodies with long thread-like hyphae.✓
Correct Answer
(D) Yeasts have filamentous bodies with long thread-like hyphae.
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (D) Yeasts have filamentous bodies with long thread-like hyphae — INCORRECT Solution: Yeasts are the exception among fungi—they are unicellular, not filamentous, so D is the incorrect statement. Morels and truffles are edible delicacies (A correct), Claviceps yields alkaloids/LSD (B correct, extension), and conidia are produced exogenously while ascospores are produced endogenously (C correct). NCERT Reference: NCERT Class XI, Biological Classification, p.16, lines 30-31 — "With the exception of yeasts which are unicellular, fungi are filamentous"