The members of Kingdom Monera and Kingdom Protista in Whittaker’s five kingdom classification resemble each other in:

 
1. Cell type 2. Body organization
3. Nature of cell wall 4. Nuclear membrane

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Which of the following is not a viral disease?

1. Influenza 2. Yellow fever
3. Japanese encephalitis 4. Kala azar
Subtopic:  Virus, Viroids & Prions |
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What is true for both (a) and (b)?

1. RNA is the genetic material

2. Capability to infect bacteria

3. Being obligate endoparasites

4. Can be killed by antibiotics

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How many of the following statements regarding fungi are true?

I. Asexual reproduction is common by the formation of spores.
II. Their bodies consist of hyphae that may be interconnected to form mycelium.
III. They secrete digestive enzymes onto organic matter and then absorb the products of the digestion.
IV. Fungi can break down almost any carbon containing product.
V. Fungi do not enter symbiotic relationships.

1. 2

2. 3

3. 4

4. 5

Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Introduction |
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Which of the following is similar in size to viruses?
1. PPLO
2. Prions
3. Viroid
4. Actinomycetes

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The ‘photobiont’ [photosynthetic component] in a Lichen can be:

I. A green alga II. A cyanobacterium
 
1. Only I 2. Only II
3. Both I and II 4. Neither I nor II
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The diagram shows the presence of a pathogen amongst RBCs in the peripheral blood smear of a patient. Even though the shape is very easy to identify, the structure highlighted in the circle should enable you to identify the pathogen easily. It is:

1. Trypanosoma 2. Plasmodium
3. Schistosoma 4. Clonorchis
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Read the following statements with respect to natural system of classification:
(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
How many of the above statements are correct?
1. Two
2. Four
3. Three
4. Five
Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Classification |
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Which of the following statements is not true regarding the mode of reproduction of organisms belonging to different classes of the kingdom fungi?
1. Large number of members of deuteromycetes are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling
2. Sex organs are absent in basidiomycetes but plasmogamy is brought about by fusion of the nuclei of the gametes
3. The asexual spores produced by ascomycetes are conidia, produced exogenously on the special mycelium called conidiophores
4. In ascomycetes and basidiomycetes, an intervening dikaryon stage exists before the fusion of parental nuclei
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Basidomycetes |
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Assertion (A): Plant and animal kingdoms have been constant under all different classification systems.
Reason (R): The understanding of what groups/organisms are included under these kingdoms have been changing over the time.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
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. (A) is False but (R) is True.
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