Beauveria, Metarhizium, and Paecilomyces are:
1. Mycorrhizal fungi
2. Biofertilizers
3. Entomopathogenic fungi
4. Edible fungi
Consider the given two statements:
I. Coliform bacteria are a commonly used indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water.
II. Coliforms cause a number of serious illness.
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct and II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. |
Chloramphenicol |
Streptomyces venezuelae |
2. |
Streptomycin |
Streptomyces griseus |
3. |
Tetracycline |
Streptomyces fradiae |
4. |
Puromycin |
Streptomyces alboniger |
Nystatin, amphotericin B, and natamycin are antibiotics produced by different species of Streptomyces and are:
1. Anti fungal drugs
2. Anti bacterial drugs
3. Anti protozoan drugs
4. Anti cancer drugs
Among the following pairs of microbes, which pair has both the microbes that can be used as biofertilizers?
1. Aspergillus and Rhizopus
2. Rhizobium and Rhizopus
3. Cyanobacteria and Rhizobium
4. Aspergillus and Cyanobacteria
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Which of the following statements about methanogens is not correct?
1. | They can be used to produce biogas. |
2. | They are found in the rumen of cattle and their excreta. |
3. | They grow aerobically and breakdown cellulose-rich food. |
4. | They produce methane gas. |
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For a biocontrol agent to be part of an integrated pest management, it should be:
1. species-specific and symbiotic
2. free living and broad spectrum
3. narrow spectrum and symbiotic
4. species-specific and inactive on non-target organisms
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Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is
1. caused by a virus
2. caused by a Gram-positive bacterium
3. caused by a Gram-negative bacterium
4. not an infectious disease
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Probiotics are
1. live microbial food supplement
2. safe antibiotics
3. cancer-inducing microbes
4. new kind of food allergens
Conversion of milk to curd improves its nutritional value by increasing the amount of
1. Vitamin B12
2. Vitamin A
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin E