Read the following statement regarding bacteria.

I. Bacteria exchnage their genetic matter through conjugation which involve cell to cell contact.

II. Transduction in 'Salmonella is reported by Tatum and Lederberg in 1952.

III. Citrus canker disease is caused by bacteria Xanthomonas citri.

IV. Hans Christian gram's staining method is based on cell wall composition of bacteria.

Choose the correct option with true statements.

(1) I and III

(2) I, III and IV

(3) I, II, and III

(4) II and IV

Heterocysts present in Nostoc is specialised for

(1) fragmentation

(2) nitrogen-fixation

(3) symbiotic relation

(4) food storage

Refer to the following figures.

Match the following columns and choose the correct option from the codes given below.

Codes:

The given below figure shows a generalised life cycle of a fungus. Identify A, B and C from the given option.

Read the following statements regarding archaebacteria.

I. Their cell wall lacks peptidoglycan.

II. They contain membrane bound organelles.

III. These have distinct ribosomal RNA sequence.

IV. Lipid in cell membrane of archaebacteria have different structure than those in all other organisms.

Choose the incorrecct option.

(1) I and II

(2) Only II

(3) Only IV

(4) III and IV

A bacterium divides every 35 minutes. If a culture containing 10⁵ cells/mL is grown for 175 minutes, what will be the cell concentration/mL after 175 minutes?

(1) 5 × 10⁵ cells

(2) 35 × 10⁵ cells

(3) 32 × 10⁵ cells

(4) 4.175 × 10⁵ cells

Dikaryotisation (n + n) in Agaricus is brought about by

(1) clamp connections

(2) somatogamay between two hyphae of different strains

(3) Both (1) and (2) are correct

(4) basidiospores

'Red tide' is caused by

(1) Gonyaulax

(2) Ceratium

(3) Triceratium

(4) All of these

Which one of the following shows heterothallism?

(1) Rhizopus

(2) Bacterium

(3) Cycas

(4) Ricinus

The common characteristic showning by mushroom, smut and rust

(1) is characterised by presence of basidiocarps

(2) is characterised by presence of ascocarps

(3) all are pathogen

(4) all are saprophytic in nature