Biological Classification Question 104

104. Puccinia forms

(a) uredia and aecia on wheat leaves

(b) uredia and telia on wheat leaves

(c) uredia and aecia on barberry leaves

(d) uredia and pycnia on barberry leaves

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Puccinia causes black rust of wheat . It completes its life cycle in two hosts-wheat and barberry. Two types of spores are produced on wheat - uredospores and teleutospores.