Course Syllabus
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Semester V (DSC/Core)
BOT-H-CC9-5-Th – Mycology (Theory) – 75 Marks / 3 Credits
- 1 Hyphal forms; Thallus organization; fungal cell structure; Reproduction (Asexual and sexual) and degeneration of sex; Fungal spore forms and mode of liberation; Life cycle patterns; Affinities with plants and animals; Classification proposed by Hawksworth et al. (1995) and Hibbett et al. (2007) (A brief outline); Fungal DNA Barcoding – a tool for molecular identification. . (8 lectures)
- 2 Chytridiomycota: General characteristics; Zygomycota: General characteristics; Ascomycota: General characteristics, types of ascocarps, sexual reproduction and development of ascus and ascospores; Basidiomycota: General characteristics, phenomenon of dikaryotization, development of basidiocarps, basidia and basidiospores; Allied Fungi: occurrence, General characteristics, types of plasmodia; Oomycota: General characteristics; Life cycle of Synchytrium, Rhizopus, Ascobolus, Agaricus, and Phytophthora. (12 lectures)
- 3 Physiology of spore dormancy, activation, and germination; Fungal nutrition; Nutrition uptake; Growth of Fungi, Environmental factors influencing growth; Chitin and Trehalose synthesis in fungi; Fungal secondary metabolites; An outline of polyketides biosynthesis. (8 lectures)
- 4 Mitotic and meiotic cell division in fungi; Tetrad analyses (Neurospora), sexual compatibility; Sex hormones in fungi; Parasexual cycle; Linear plasmid in fungi (Structure and function); Fungal protoplast, Genetic transformation of filamentous fungi.. (9 lectures)
- 5 Food and beverages from fungi (fungi to enhance food value- Cheese, Soy sauce; wine, beer and spirit, Fungi as functional food and nutraceuticals); Mycoprotein (Fusariumvenenatum); Industrial Production of alcohol and citric acid; Mycoremediation. (8 lectures)
Previous Year Questions
2025
BOTANY — HONOURS
Paper : DSCC-9
(Mycology)
Full Marks : 75
1. Answer any six questions:
2 × 6
(a) What do you mean by anamorph and teleomorph?
(b) Write the difference between primary and secondary mycelium.
(c) What is a clamp connection? In which group is it found?
(d) What is trehalose?
(e) What is plectenchyma?
(f) What is dolipore septum?
(g) What do you mean by endogenous dormancy?
(h) What is a nutraceutical? Give one example.
(i) Define DNA barcoding.
2. Answer any three of the following:
5 × 3
(a) Draw and explain the typical growth curve of an unicellular fungus. (5)
(b) Outline of the classification of fungi proposed by Hawksworth et al. (1995). (5)
(c) Briefly describe the sequence of events of parasexual cycle in fungi. (5)
(d) Comment on the sexual reproduction of Synchytrium endobioticum with suitable diagrams. (3+2)
(e) Give a brief outline of industrial production of alcohol. (5)
Answer any four questions from the following:
12 × 4
3. What is meant by spore liberation? Write the differences between active and passive spore liberation. Write a brief account of the passive spore liberation process, accompanied by suitable illustrations. (2+2+8)
4. (a) What is chitin? Write the biosynthetic pathway of chitin with the help of a suitable flow chart.
(b) Give an outline of polyketide biosynthesis in fungi. ((2+6)+4)
(b) Give an outline of polyketide biosynthesis in fungi. ((2+6)+4)
5. What is mycoprotein? Schematically represent the process of mycoprotein production from filamentous fungi. Explain the bioremediation potentiality of fungi. (1+6+5)
6. What is plasmid? Describe the structure and function of linear plasmid present in fungi. (2+6+4)
7. (a) Discuss the types of ascocarps found under Ascomycota.
(b) Describe the process of development of ascus and ascospores in Ascobolus. (6+6)
(b) Describe the process of development of ascus and ascospores in Ascobolus. (6+6)
8. What are homothallism and heterothallism? Describe the different types of heterothallism in fungi. (2+2+8)
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