Saprophytic protists are:
1. Slime moulds
2. Dinoflagellates
3. Chrysophytes
4. Protozoans
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select your answer from the codes given below:
|
Column I |
|
Column II |
A. |
Diatoms |
a. |
Protein rich layer pellicle |
B. |
Dinoflagellates |
b. |
Cell wall embedded with silica |
C. |
Euglenoids |
c. |
Spores with true walls |
D. |
Slime moulds |
d. |
Cellulose plates in cell wall |
Codes:
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
1. |
b |
a |
c |
d |
2. |
b |
d |
a |
C |
3. |
b |
c |
a |
d |
4. |
b |
a |
d |
c |
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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
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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:
|
Column I |
|
Column II |
A. |
Pasteur |
a. |
Gave the name ‘virus’ |
B. |
Ivanowsky |
b. |
Recognized tobacco mosaic is caused by microbes smaller than bacteria |
C. |
Beijerinck |
c. |
Demonstrated extract of infected tobacco plants could cause infection in healthy plants |
D. |
Stanley |
d. |
Showed that viruses could be crystallized |
Codes:
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
1. |
a |
b |
c |
d |
2. |
a |
c |
b |
d |
3. |
b |
a |
c |
d |
4. |
b |
a |
d |
c |
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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
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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
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