Match the Column-I with Column-II

Column-I

Column-II

(a)

Saprophyte

(i)

Symbiotic association of fungi with plant roots

(b)

Parasite

(ii)

Decomposition of dead organic materials

(c)

Lichens

(iii)

Living on living plants or animals

(d)

Mycorrhiza

(iv)

Symbiotic association algae and fungi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
2. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
3. (iii) (ii)  (i) (iv)
4. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Introduction | Lichens |
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. Prions consist of abnormally folded proteins

2. Viroids lack a protein coat

3. Viruses are obligate parasites

4. Infective constituent in viruses is the protein coat

Subtopic:  Virus, Viroids & Prions |
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Assertion: Diatomaceous earth is used in polishing, filtration of oil and syrups.

Reason: Diatomaceous earth is gritty due to presence of silica.

  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
Subtopic:  Kingdom Protista: Chrysophytes |
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Which of the following is an incorrect statement
regarding fungi?
1. Wheat rust causing agent is Puccinia.
2. Penicillium is a source of antibiotic.
3. The cell walls of fungi are composed of
peptidoglycans.
4. Fungi prefer to grow in warm and humid places.

Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Introduction |
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. Yeasts have filamentous bodies with long thread-like hyphae.
2. Morels and truffles are edible delicacies.
3. Claviceps is a source of many alkaloids and LSD.
4. Conidia are produced exogenously and ascospores endogenously.
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Introduction |
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Evolutionary history of an organism is known as:

1. Phylogeny

2. Ancestry

3. Palaeontology

4. Ontogeny

Subtopic:  Different Classification Systems |
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The thalloid body of a slime mould (Myxomycetes) is known as:
1. protonema
2. Plasmodium
3. fruiting body
4. mycelium

Subtopic:  Kingdom Protista: Slime Moulds |
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The motile bacteria are able to move by:

1. fimbriae

2. flagella

3. cilia

4. pili

Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Surface Appendages |
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State True (T) or False (F) to the given statements and select the correct option

(A) Abundance of lichens in any area indicates that the area is highly polluted with SO2.
(B) Mycobiont partner of lichens is always heterotrophic.
(C) Body of lichens is made up of phycobionts only.


     (A) (B) (C)
1.   T    T    F
2.   F    T    F 
3.   F    F    F
4.   T    F    F

Subtopic:  Lichens |
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Which of the given statement is not true for viruses?

1. They are nucleoproteins where protein is infectious in nature. 
2. They can be crystallized and crystals consist largely of proteins.
3. Virus means venom or poisonous fluid.
4. A virus can never have both DNA and RNA as its genetic material.
Subtopic:  Virus, Viroids & Prions |
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