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Which pair of the following belongs to Basidiomycetes
A
puffballs and Claviceps
B
Peziza and stinkhorns
C
Morchella and mushrooms
D
bird's nest fungi and puffballs
Detailed Solution
The class Basidiomycetes includes those fungi that produce their basidia and basidiospores on or in a fruiting body called the basidiocarp.
Commonly known forms are mushrooms, bracket fungi, puffballs, stinkhorns and bird's nest fungi; rusts and smuts also belong here.
Bird's nest fungi and puffballs are both basidiomycetes, so this pair is correct.
Claviceps, Peziza and Morchella are members of Ascomycetes (sac fungi), which produce ascospores inside asci.
So every other pair contains one ascomycete: puffballs with Claviceps, Peziza with stinkhorns, and Morchella with mushrooms.
The pair belonging to Basidiomycetes is bird's nest fungi and puffballs.
Commonly known forms are mushrooms, bracket fungi, puffballs, stinkhorns and bird's nest fungi; rusts and smuts also belong here.
Bird's nest fungi and puffballs are both basidiomycetes, so this pair is correct.
Claviceps, Peziza and Morchella are members of Ascomycetes (sac fungi), which produce ascospores inside asci.
So every other pair contains one ascomycete: puffballs with Claviceps, Peziza with stinkhorns, and Morchella with mushrooms.
The pair belonging to Basidiomycetes is bird's nest fungi and puffballs.