Practice question
Question
A fungus has branched, septate mycelium, generally lacks asexual spores and produces sexual spores externally on a specialised structure. Which combination is correct?
Explanation
The fungus belongs to Basidiomycetes. Karyogamy and meiosis occur in a basidium, and basidiospores are produced externally on it. Asexual spores are generally absent in this group.
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