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)
Correct Answer :
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
Dinoflagellates are mostly single-celled organisms classified in the kingdom protista. Dinoflagellates characteristically have two flagella for locomotion and most have a rigid cell wall of cellulose encrusted with silica. Their cell wall is divided into two halves called theca that may fit as two halves of a soap box or a petri dish. Some species (e.g., Noctiluca miliaris) are bioluminescent.
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Which of the following is a parasitic fungi on the mustard plant ?
Albugo
Puccinia
Yeast
Ustilago
Consider the following statements with respect to characteristic features of the kingdom.
(i) In animalia, the mode of nutrition is autotrophic.
(ii) In monera, the nuclear membrane is present.
(iii) In protista, the cell type is prokaryotic.
(iv) In plantae, the cell wall is present.
Of the above statements, which one is correct ?
(i) only
(ii) only
(iii) only
(iv) only
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
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.
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
Bacteria were regarded to be plants because
some of them are green in colour.
they are present every where.
some of them cannot move.
they have a rigid cell wall.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about ascomycetes ?
(i) Neurospora, which is used in biochemical and genetic work is a member of this class.
(ii) They are mostly multicellular, e.g., Yeast, or rarely unicellular, e.g., Penicillium.
(iii) They are saprophytic, decomposers, parasitic or coprophilous.
(iv) Some examples are Aspergillus, Claviceps and Neurospora.
Both (i) and (ii)
Only (ii)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
All of these
Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
TMV has a double-stranded RNA molecule.
Most plant viruses are RNA viruses.
The bacteriophage has a double-stranded DNA molecule.
Most animal viruses are DNA viruses.
Which of the following is used extensively in biochemical and genetic work ?
Agaricus
Alternaria
Neurospora
Mucor
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 symbiotic association of fungi and algae is called
lichen
mycorrhiza
rhizome
endomycorrhiza
The bacteria which oxidize various inorganic substances and use the released energy for their ATP production are called _______________.
Archaebacteria
Heterotrophic bacteria
Photosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
How many organisms in the list given below are autotrophs? Lactobacillus, Nostoc, Chara, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Streptomyces, Saccharomyces, Trypanosomes, Porphyra, Wolffia
Four
Five
Six
Three
Dikaryon formation is the characteristic feature of
ascomycetes and basidiomycetes.
phycomycetes and basidiomycetes.
ascomycetes and phycomycetes.
phycomycetes and zygomycetes.
Match the terms given in column-I with their examples given in column-II and choose the correct option
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| (Terms) | (Examples) |
| A. Ascus | I. Spirulina |
| B. Basidium | II. Penicillium |
| C. Protista | III. Agaricus |
| D. Cyanobacteria | IV. Euglena |
| E. Animalia | V. Sponges |
A II, B III, C IV, D V, E I
A I, B II, C III, D V, E IV
A II, B V, C III, D I, E IV
A II, B III, C IV, D I, E V
Which of the following characteristic(s) is used by Whittaker for the classification of organisms ?
Mode of nutrition
Thallus organisation
Phylogenetic relationships
All of the above
Which scientist classify plants into trees, shrubs and herbs & animals into two groups having red blood cells and without red blood cells?
Aristotle
R. H. Whittaker
D. J. Ivanowsky
W. M. Stanley
Choose the correct statements (i v) regarding mycoplasma
(i) Mycoplasma has no cell wall.
(ii) Mycoplasma is the smallest living organism.
(iii) Mycoplasma cannot survive without O2.
(iv) Mycoplasma are pathogenic in animals and plants.
(v) A sort of sexual reproduction occurs in bacterium by adopting a primitive DNA transfer from one bacterium to the other.
Only (iii)
(i), (iii) and (v)
(i), (ii), (iv), and (v)
All of the above
How many bacteria are produced in four hours if a bacterium divides once in half an hour ?
8
64
16
256
The given figure shows the structure of filamentous blue green algae, Nostoc with a structure marked as X. Select the option which shows the correct identification of the X with its feature.
Spores - Reproduction
Heterocysts - Nitrogen fixation
Pellicle - Recycling of nutrition
Mucilaginous sheath - Photosynthesis
A virus can be considered a living organism because it
responds to touch stimulus
respires
reproduces (inside the host)
can cause disease
Bacteria lack alternation of generation because there is
neither syngamy nor reduction division.
no distinct chromosomes.
no conjugation.
no exchange of genetic material.
Which of the following pairs comes under the group chrysophytes ?
Diatoms and Euglena
Euglena and Trypanosoma
Diatoms and Desmids
Gonyaulax and Desmids
Which of the following is the correct sequence of three steps in the sexual cycle of fungi?
Mitosis -> Meiosis -> Fertilization
Plasmogamy -> Karyogamy -> Meiosis
Mitosis -> Plasmogamy -> Karyogamy
Karyogamy -> Plasmogamy -> Meiosis
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
Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
Anabaena Cyanobacteria
Amoeba Protozoa
Gonyaulax Dinoflagellates
Albugo Chrysophytes
Match the characters given in column I with their examples given in column II.
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| A. Long slender thread | (i) Lichen like structures |
| B. Association of fungi with | (ii) Mycorrhiza roots of higher plants |
| C. Parasitic fungi on mustard | (iii) Neurospora |
| D. Fungi extensively used in | (iv) Albugo biochemical and genetic work |
| E. An association in which | (v) Hyphae algal component is called phycobiont |
A-(v) B-(ii) C-(iv) D-(iii) E-(i)
A-(iii) B-(i) C-(iv) D-(ii) E-(v)
A-(ii) B-(i) C-(iii) D-(v) E-(iv)
A-(iii) B-(ii) C-(iv) D-(i) E-(v)
Lichens indicate SO2 pollution because they
show association between algae and fungi.
grow faster than others.
are sensitive to SO2.
flourish in SO2 rich environment.
Match column-I (Characters/feature) with column-II (examples) and choose the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| (Characters/features) | (Examples) |
| A. Red dinoflagellates | I. Rhizopus |
| B. Unicellular fungi used to | II. Gonyaulax make bread and beer |
| C. Source of antibiotics | III. Yeast |
| D. Bread mould | IV. Penicillium |
A III; B II; C I; D IV
A II; B III; C I; D IV
A II; B III; C IV; D I
A II; B IV; C III; D I
Which of the following kingdom does not have nuclear membrane ?
Protista
Fungi
Monera
Plantae