| 1. | bacteria that produce methane from carbon dioxide and hydrogen |
| 2. | thermophiles |
| 3. | halophiles |
| 4. | bacteriophages |
| 1. | virus that parasitizes a bacterium. |
| 2. | bacterium with a lysed membrane. |
| 3. | tiny bacterium. |
| 4. | unusually large bacterium |
Given below is the diagram of a bacteriophage. In which one of the options, all the four parts A, B, C and D are correct?
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Sheath | Collar | Head | Tail fibres |
| 2. | Head | Sheath | Collar | Tail fibres |
| 3. | Collar | Tail fibres | Head | Sheath |
| 4. | Tail fibres | Head | Sheath | Collar |
Lichens, viruses, viroids and prions have been included in the kingdom –
| 1. | Monera | 2. | Protista |
| 3. | Plantae | 4. | None of the above |
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
| 1. | Viroids are smaller than viruses. |
| 2. | Viroid was found to be a free RNA. |
| 3. | The RNA of the viroid is of high molecular weight. |
| 4. | In 1971, T.O. Diener discovered it. |
Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and select the correct option from the codes given:
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COLUMN I |
|
COLUMN II |
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|
A |
Mosaicism in plants |
P |
Prion |
|
B |
CJD in humans |
Q |
Sporozoan |
|
C |
Smut in wheat |
R |
Virus |
|
D |
Malaria in humans |
S |
Fungus |
Codes
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|
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
1. |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
|
2. |
R |
P |
S |
Q |
|
3. |
Q |
R |
P |
S |
|
4. |
S |
P |
Q |
R |
Which of the following disease is not caused by Prions?
| 1. | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattles |
| 2. | Cr–Jacob disease (CJD) in humans. |
| 3. | Mad cow disease in cattle |
| 4. | Potato Spindle Tuber disease |