NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 2. Biology classification
The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling belong to
- A Phycomycetes
- B Ascomycetes
- C Deuteromycetes
- D Basidiomycetes.
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(C) Deuteromycetes
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(c) : 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.
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