Multiple choice

Which among the following statements regarding the mycotoxins produced by fungi is incorrect?

  1. Mycotoxins get easily broken down in digestion.

  2. Mycotoxins in stored animal feed are the cause of rare phenotypical sex changes in hens.

  3. The production of mycotoxins depends on the surrounding intrinsic and extrinsic environments.

  4. Mycotoxins weaken the receiving host.

  5. Mycotoxins are not necessary for the growth or the development of fungi.
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Explanation

Mycotoxins can appear in the food chain as a result of fungal infection of crops, either by being eaten directly by humans or by being used as livestock feed. Mycotoxins greatly resist decomposition or being broken down in digestion, so they remain in the food chain in meat and dairy products.

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