- A Phycomycetes
- B Ascomycetes
- C Basidiomycetes
- D Deuteromycetes
Correct answer: C. Basidiomycetes
Explanation: Mushrooms, bracket fungi, and puffballs belong to class Basidiomycetes. They produce basidiospores on a structure called the basidium.
Concept context
Whittaker's five kingdom system covering Monera, Protista, Fungi, plus viruses, viroids, and lichens. A foundational NEET chapter on how living organisms are grouped.