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प्रश्न
Are fungi useful in medical sciences? How?
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उत्तर
Yes. Many types of antibiotics are obtained from fungi which are used in medical sciences. Today about 25 types of antibiotics are commercially produced from moulds.
For example: Penicillin is obtained from the fungus Penicillium notatum. Griseofulvin is extracted from the fungus Penicillium griseofulvum.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which one of the following characteristics is found in all fungi but not in all bacteria?
Bacteria are referred to as prokaryotes because
Tick (✓) mark the correct statement/statements.
(a) All mushrooms are poisonous.
(b) All toadstools are poisonous.
(c) Some toadstools are poisonous.
(d) Some mushrooms are edible.
Where can you find the mould Rhizopus most easily found?
If you leave a piece of moist bread covered under a small bell jar at a warm place, mould grows on it in a few days. Answer the following with reference to this observation:
What would happen if the bread was not covered by the bell-jar?
If you leave a piece of moist bread covered under a small bell jar at a warm place, mould grows on it in a few days. Answer the following with reference to this observation:
What appears first on the bread-the mycelia or the spores?
Comment on the following:
Yeast is used in bakeries and breweries.
Write short notes on:
Economic importance of yeast
Give the name of the
mould that causes lung mycosis.
Fill in the blank:
Fungi which is edible is ______.
