| Assertion (A): | Viroids are different from viruses. |
| Reason (R): | Viroids lack capsid but viruses posses capsid. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| (i) | It was given by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| (ii) | It was based on natural affinities among the organisms |
| (iii) | It takes into account not only the external features but also internal features |
| (iv) | Internal features like ultrastructure, anatomy, embryology and phytochemistry are also considered |
| (v) | Evolution is also taken into account |
| 1. | Two | 2. | Four |
| 3. | Three | 4. | Five |
Match the bacteria in Column I with its shape in Column II and select the correct option from the codes given below:
| COLUMN I | COLUMN II | ||
| A. | Bacillus | a. | Rod |
| B. | Coccus | b. | Spherical |
| C. | Spirilla | c. | Spiral |
| D. | Vibrio | d. | Comma |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | a | b | c | d |
| 2. | b | a | c | d |
| 3. | a | d | c | b |
| 4. | b | a | d | c |
| Assertion (A): | Mycoplasma is pathogenic, both to animas and plants. |
| Reason (R): | These organisms lack cell wall and can survive without oxygen. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| Assertion (A): | The spores of 'consumer-decomposer' protists contain cellulosic cell wall. |
| Reason (R): | These spores are dispersed by wind. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False |