Multiple choice

Many of the true yeasts belong to which among the following subphyla of fungi?

  1. Ustilaginomycotina

  2. Mucoromycotina

  3. Pezizomycotina

  4. Taphrinomycotina

  5. Saccharomycotina
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Explanation

The Saccharomycotina comprise most of the true yeasts, such as baker's yeast and Candida, which are single-celled (unicellular) fungi, which reproduce vegetatively by budding. Most of these species were previously classified in a taxon called Hemiascomycetes.

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