Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in
(1) Chromatium
(2) Oscillatoria
(3) Rhodospirillum
(4) Chlorobium
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T. O. Diener discovered a
(1) free infectious RNA
(2) free infectious DNA
(3) infectious protein
(4) bacteriophage
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Consider the following four measures (A-D) that could be taken to successfully grow chick pea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common
(A) spray with Bordeaux mixture
(B) control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen
(C) use of only disease-free seeds
(D) use of varieties resistant to the disease
Which two of the above measures can control the disease?
(1) B and C
(2) A and B
(3) C and D
(4) B and D
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Bacterial leaf blight of rice is caused by a species of
(1) Xanthomonas
(2) Pseudomonas
(3) Alternaria
(4) Erwinia
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In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life (bacteria, archaea and eukarya), which one of the following statement is true about archaea?
(1) Archaea resemble eukarya in all respects
(2) Archaea have some novel features that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes
(3) Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
(4) Archaea completely differ from prokaryotes
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Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium exemplify
(1) archaebacteria that contain protein homologous to eukarytic core histones
(2) archaebacteria that lack any histones resembling those found in eukaryotes but whose DNA is negatively supercoiled
(3) bacteria whose DNA is relaxed or positively supercoiled but which have a cytoskeleton as well as mitochondria
(4) bacteria that contain a cytoskeleton and ribosomes
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Which of the following is a flowering plant with nodules containing filamentous nitrogen-fixing microorganism?
(1) Casuarina equisetifolia
(2) Crotolaria juncea
(3) Cycas revoluta
(4) Cicer arietinum
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Which of the following is a slime mould?
(1) Rhizopus
(2) Physarum
(3) Thiobacillus
(4) Anabaena
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Ergot of rye is caused by a species of:
(1) Phytophthora
(2) Uncinula
(3) Ustilago
(4) Claviceps
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A genetically engineered micro-organism used successfully in bioremediation of oil spills is a species of:
(1) Pseudomonas
(2) Trichoderma
(3) Xanthomonas
(4) Bacillus
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