Saprophytic protists are:

1. Slime moulds

2. Dinoflagellates

3. Chrysophytes

4. Protozoans

Which of the following statements regarding Euglenoids is not true?

(1) Instead of a cell wall, they have a lipid rich pellicle

(2) They have two flagella, a short and a long one

(3) They are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight but behave like a heterotroph when deprived of sunlight

(4) Pigments of Euglenoids are identical to those present in higher plants

Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

1. Diatoms: Chief producers in oceans

2. Dinoflagellates: Red tides

3. Slime moulds: Spores dispersed by water

4. Euglenoids: Protein rich pellicle

The domain Archaea is not characterized by:

(1) Pseudopeptidoglycan in cell wall

(2) Linear chromosomes

(3) Introns present is some genes

(4) Methanogeneisis as unique metabolism

Members of Kingdom Protista:

1. are primarily aquatic 

2. do not have membrane bound organelles

3. are all ciliated or flagellated

4. reproduce exclusively by asexual means

Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select your answer from the codes given below:

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All the following statements regarding Basidiomycetes are correct except:

1. The mycelium is branched and septate

2. Asexual spores and vegetative reproduction generally not found

3. Sex organs are absent

4. Basidiospores are exogenously produced on the basidium

Match the Scientists in Column I with their contribution in the field of virology given in Column II and select your answer from the codes given below:

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Cells in some filamentous cyanobacteria that are specialized for nitrogen fixation are called:

1. Phycobilisomes

2. Chromatophores

3. Grana

4. Heterocysts

What is true for both (a) and (b)?

1. RNA is the genetic material

2. Capability to infect bacteria

3. Being obligate endoparasites

4.Can be killed by antibiotics