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

Which one exhibits the character of a protozoan during one phase of its life cycle and character of fungi in another phase of its life cycle?

(1) Water moulds

(2) Psilophytes

(3) Slime moulds

(4) Diatoms

Spirochaetes is/are

(1) a class of viruses

(2) myxobacteria

(3) spiral-shaped bacteria

(4) richittsias

Spirochaetes is are

(1) a class of insects

(2) a class of viruses

(3) bacteria

(4) fungi

The metachromatic granules are

(1) present in plants cell at metaphase stage

(2) inclusion bodies in bacteria

(3) produced in insects during metamorphosis

(4) chromatophores in animals skin

Clamp connection is found in

(1) Basidiomycetes

(2) Ascomycetes

(3) Saccharomycetes

(4) Haplomycetes

Protists obtain their food as

(1) photosynthesizers only

(2) chemosynthesizers

(3) heterotrophs only

(4) Both (1) and (3)

Diatoms do not decay easily because

1. they have siliceous walls

2. their body is impervious to water

3. they are chitinous

4. they are abundant in saline soil

Erogotamine tartarate extracted from Claviceps, is used for cure of

(1) bodyache

(2) headache

(3) fever

(4) severe stomach pain