The fungi that cause serious plant disease, such as Dutch elm disease and chestnut blight, belong to the phylum

A. Glomeromycota.
B. Actinomycetes.
C. Ascomycota.
D. Basidiomycota.
E. Zygomycota.


Answer: C

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