Fungi show asexual reproduction by all of the following kinds of spores except
conidia
oospores
sporangiospores
zoospores
Correct Answer :
B. oospores
In fungi, asexual reproduction takes place by spores-called conidia or sporangiospores or zoospores, and sexual reproduction is by oospores, ascospores and basidiospores.
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Bacteria are found to be primitive organisms because they
are small, microscopic which are not seen with naked eye.
cause serious diseases to human being, domesticated animals and crop plants.
produce endospores which are very resistant to adverse conditions.
possess incipient nucleus and show amitotic division.
Read the following statements and answer the question given below
(i) They are saprophytic protists.
(ii) Under suitable conditions, they form an aggregation (called plasmodium) which may grow and spread over several feet.
(iii) During unfavourable conditions, the plasmodium differentiates and forms fruiting bodies bearing spores at their tips.
Which of the following class of protists is being described by the above statements ?
Euglenoids
Dinoflagellates
Slime moulds
Protozoans
Why food can be kept for a longer time in cold house than in normal conditions ? Because,
insect cannot enter.
bacterial multiplication stops.
bacterial multiplication is reduced.
there is plasmolysis at low temperature.
Which of the following is an example of amoeboid protozoans ?
Trypanosoma
Paramecium
Gonyaulax
Entamoeba
Fungi are filamentous with the exception of X which is unicellular. Identify X.
Yeast
Algae
Bacteria
Lichen
Match the class of fungi given in column I with their examples given in column II and choose the correct option
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| (Class of fungi) | (Examples) |
| A. Ascomycetes | I. Rhizopus |
| B. Basidiomycetes | II. Penicillium |
| C. Deuteromycetes | III. Ustilago |
| D. Phycomycetes | IV. Alternaria |
A IV, B III, C I, D II
A II, B III, C IV, D I
A IV, B I, C II, D III
A III, B IV, C II, D I
Fungi show asexual reproduction by all of the following kinds of spores except
conidia
oospores
sporangiospores
zoospores
Which class of fungi lacks sex organs but the process of plasmogamy is brought about by fusion of two vegetative or somatic cells of different strains or genotypes?
Sac fungi
Bracket fungi
Imperfect fungi
Phycomycetes
Which of the following is a parasitic fungi on the mustard plant ?
Albugo
Puccinia
Yeast
Ustilago
Plasmogamy is the fusion of
two haploid cells including their nuclei.
two haploid cells without nuclear fusion.
sperm and egg.
sperm and two polar nuclei.
Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria are named so because
they oxidize various inorganic substances such as nitrates, nitrites and ammonia and use the released energy for their ATP production.
they oxidize various organic substances and use the released energy for their ATP production.
both (a) and (b)
none of these
Which of the following is/are example(s) of deuteromycetes?
Alternaria
Colletotrichum
Trichoderma
All of these
A fungus contains cells with two nuclei from different genomes. The nuclei do not fuse but divide independently and simultaneously as new cells are formed. This fungus belongs to
phycomycetes
zygomycetes
deuteromycetes
basidiomycetes
The given statements are some characters of a particular group of Kingdom protista.
(i) Most of them are fresh water organisms found in standing water.
(ii) They have a protein rich layer (called pellicle) which makes their body flexible.
(iii) They have two flagella, a short and a long one.
(iv) Though they are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight, but in the absence of sunlight they behave like heterotrophs by predating on other smaller organisms.
Identify the correct group on the basis of these characters.
Protozoans
Chrysophytes
Slime moulds
Euglenoids
Which one single organism or the pair of organisms is correctly assigned to its taxonomic group?
Paramecium and Plasmodium belong to the same kingdom as that of Penicillium.
Lichen is a composite organism formed from the symbiotic association of an alga and a protozoan.
Yeast used in making bread and beer is a fungus.
Nostoc and Anabaena are examples of protista.
Which of the following is not a viral disease ?
AIDS and mumps
Small pox and herpes
Influenza
Cholera
Which of the following is smallest living cell and can live without oxygen ?
Mycoplasma
Mycorrhiza
Euglena
Trypanosoma
The symbiotic association of fungi and algae is called
lichen
mycorrhiza
rhizome
endomycorrhiza
The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to humans in making curd from milk and in production of antibiotics are the ones categorised as
cyanobacteria
archaebacteria
chemosynthetic autotrophs
heterotrophic bacteria
The given figure shows some labelled structure as A, B, C and D. In which structure the protein coat that encloses the nucleic acid is present?
A
B
C sheath
D tail fibres
Identify the basis of classification of fungi into phycomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes and deuteromycetes.
i. Fruiting bodies
ii. Nature of habitat
iii. Morphology of mycelium
iv. Mode of spore formation
i & ii only
ii & iii only
i, ii, & iv only
All of these
Match column I (Kingdom) with column II (Class) and select the correct options
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| (Kingdom) | (Class) |
| A. Plantae | I. Archaebacteria |
| B. Fungi | II. Euglenoids |
| C. Protista | III. Phycomycetes |
| D. Monera | IV. Algae |
A IV, B III, C II, D I
A I, B II, C III, D IV
A III, B IV, C II, D I
A IV, B II, C III, D I
Clamp connection is found in
basidiomycetes
ascomycetes
saccharomycetes
haplomycetes
Identify the following figures A, B and C.
A – Euglena, B – Paramecium, C – Agaricus
A – Euglena, B – Planaria, C – Agaricus
A – Planaria, B – Paramecium, C – Agaricus
A – Euglena, B – Paramecium, C – Aspergillus
Read the given statements and answer the question.
(i) It includes unicellular as well as multicellular fungi.
(ii) In multicellular forms hyphae are branched and septate.
(iii) Conidiophore produces conidia (spores) exogenously in chain.
(iv) Sexual spores are ascospores produced endogenously in chain.
(v) Fruiting body is called ascocarp.
Identify the correct class of fungi which have all the given characteristics.
Phycomycetes
Sac fungi
Club fungi
Fungi imperfecti
Protists are
single-celled eukaryotes.
multicellular eukaryotes.
single-celled prokaryotes.
single-celled akaryote.
Match the type of protozoans given in column-I with their examples given in column-II and choose the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| (Type of Protozoans) | (Examples) |
| A. Amoeboid protozoans | I. Paramecium |
| B. Ciliated protozoans | II. Plasmodium |
| C. Flagellated protozoans | III. Amoeba |
| D. Sporozoans | IV. Trypanosoma |
A I; B III; C IV; D II
A III; B I; C II; D IV
A III; B I; C IV; D II
A III; B IV; C I; D II
Which of the following group of kingdom protista is being described by the statements given below ?
(i) This group includes diatoms and golden algae.
(ii) They are microscopic and float passively in water currents (plankton).
(iii) Most of them are photosynthetic.
(iv) They have deposits in their habitat; this accumulation over billion of years is referred to as diatomaceous earth.
Dinoflagellates
Chrysophytes
Euglenoids
Slime moulds
The subunit of capsid is called
core
nucleotide
amino acid
capsomere
Which of the following are the characters of dinoflagellates?
(i) They are planktonic golden yellow algae with soap box like structure.
(ii) They are marine red biflagellated protista.
(iii) They appear yellow, green, brown, blue and red in colour.
(iv) They are biflagellated organisms with pellicle.
(v) They are saprophytic (or) parasitic unicellular forms.
(ii) and (iii)
(ii) and (v)
(i), (ii) and (iii)
(ii), (iv) and (v)