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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about class basidiomycetes ?
(i) They are commonly known as imperfect fungi because only the asexual or vegetative phases of these fungi are known.
(ii) They grow in soil, on logs and tree stumps and in living plant bodies as parasites, e.g., rusts and smuts.
(iii) The mycelium is branched and septate.
(iv) Some common members are Agaricus, Ustilago and Puccinia.

A. Only (i)

B. Both (ii) and (iii)

C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

D. All of these

Correct Answer :

C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)


Basidiomycetes are commonly known as club fungi. Other commonly known forms of basidiomycetes are mushrooms, bracket fungi or puffballs.

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Which of the following pair is correctly matched ?

A. Fungi Saprophytic parasitic mode of nutrition.

B. Monera Nuclear membrane is present.

C. Plantae Cell wall is made up of cellulose.

D. Animalia Cell wall is absent.

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Which of the following is not a viral disease ?

A. AIDS and mumps

B. Small pox and herpes

C. Influenza

D. Cholera

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Which of the following pigment is present in cyanobacteria?

A. Chlorophyll a

B. Chlorophyll b

C. Chlorophyll c

D. Chlorophyll d

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Match the class of fungi given in column-I with their common name given in column-II and select the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(Class of fungi)(Common name)
A. PhycomycetesI. Sac fungi
B. AscomycetesII. Algal fungi
C. BasidiomycetesIII. Fungi imperfecti
D. DeuteromycetesIV. Club fungi

A. A II, B I, C IV, D III

B. A II, B IV, C I, D III

C. A IV, B I, C II, D III

D. A IV, B III, C II, D I

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The subunit of capsid is called

A. core

B. nucleotide

C. amino acid

D. capsomere

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Which of the following is a parasitic fungi on the mustard plant ?

A. Albugo

B. Puccinia

C. Yeast

D. Ustilago

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The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to humans in making curd from milk and in production of antibiotics are the ones categorised as

A. cyanobacteria

B. archaebacteria

C. chemosynthetic autotrophs

D. heterotrophic bacteria

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When a moist bread is kept exposed in air, it becomes mouldy and black because

A. spores are present in the water.

B. spores are present in the bread.

C. spores are present in the air.

D. the bread decomposes.

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Yeast is not included in protozoans but in fungi because

A. it has no chlorophyll.

B. some fungal hyphae grow in such a way that they give the appearance of pseudomycelium.

C. it has eukaryotic organization.

D. cell wall is made up of cellulose and reserve food material is starch.

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Which group of fungi is commonly known as imperfect fungi ?

A. Phycomycetes

B. Ascomycetes

C. Basidiomycetes

D. Deuteromycetes

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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?

A. Sac fungi

B. Bracket fungi

C. Imperfect fungi

D. Phycomycetes

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Which scientist classify plants into trees, shrubs and herbs & animals into two groups having red blood cells and without red blood cells?

A. Aristotle

B. R. H. Whittaker

C. D. J. Ivanowsky

D. W. M. Stanley

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Match column I (containing fungus name) with column II (common name) and choose the correct options.
Column-IColumn-II
(Fungus name)(Commonly called)
A. PucciniaI. Yeast
B. UstilagoII. Mushroom
C. AgaricusIII. Smut fungus
D. SaccharomycesIV. Rust fungus

A. A I, B II, C III, D IV

B. A II, B III, C IV, D I

C. A III, B IV, C I, D II

D. A IV, B III, C II, D I

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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.

A. Both (i) and (ii)

B. Only (ii)

C. (i), (iii) and (iv)

D. All of these

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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.
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A. Spores - Reproduction

B. Heterocysts - Nitrogen fixation

C. Pellicle - Recycling of nutrition

D. Mucilaginous sheath - Photosynthesis

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Which of the following is an example of amoeboid protozoans ?

A. Trypanosoma

B. Paramecium

C. Gonyaulax

D. Entamoeba

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Mycorrhizae are useful for plants because they

A. fix atmospheric nitrogen.

B. enhance absorption of nutrients from the soil.

C. kill insects and pathogen.

D. provide resistance against abiotic stresses.

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Bacteria are found to be primitive organisms because they

A. are small, microscopic which are not seen with naked eye.

B. cause serious diseases to human being, domesticated animals and crop plants.

C. produce endospores which are very resistant to adverse conditions.

D. possess incipient nucleus and show amitotic division.

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Which of the following kingdom does not have nuclear membrane ?

A. Protista

B. Fungi

C. Monera

D. Plantae

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
(i) Reproduction in fungi can take place by vegetative means fragmentation, fission and budding.
(ii) Fusion of two nuclei is called plasmogamy.
(iii) Fusion of protoplasms between two motile or nonmotile gametes is called karyogamy.
(iv) Meiosis in zygote results in diploid spores.

A. Only (i)

B. Both (ii) and (iii)

C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

D. All of these

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Refer the given figure of bacteria cell and Nostoc and choose the option which shows correct label for the structure marked as A, B, C, D and E ? 
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A. A – Cell wall, B – Cell membrane, C – Heterocyst, D – DNA, E – Mucilagenous sheath

B. A – Cell wall, B – Cell membrane, C – DNA, D – Heterocyst, E – Mucilagenous sheath

C. A – Mucilagenous sheath, B – Cell membrane, C – DNA, D – Heterocyst, E – Cell wall

D. A – Cell membrane, B – Cell wall, C – DNA, D – Heterocyst, E – Mucilagenous sheath

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The symbiotic association of fungi and algae is called

A. lichen

B. mycorrhiza

C. rhizome

D. endomycorrhiza

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Bacteria lack alternation of generation because there is

A. neither syngamy nor reduction division.

B. no distinct chromosomes.

C. no conjugation.

D. no exchange of genetic material.

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Which one single organism or the pair of organisms is correctly assigned to its taxonomic group?

A. Paramecium and Plasmodium belong to the same kingdom as that of Penicillium.

B. Lichen is a composite organism formed from the symbiotic association of an alga and a protozoan.

C. Yeast used in making bread and beer is a fungus.

D. Nostoc and Anabaena are examples of protista.

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Which of the following processes involved in the reproduction of protists ?

A. Binary fission and budding

B. Cell fusion and zygote formation

C. Spore formation and cyst formation

D. All of the above

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Match the scientists given in column I with their discovery given in column II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(Scientists)(Discovery)
A. Ernst MayrI. Discovered Viroids
B. WhittakerII. Gave the name virus
C. PasteurIII. Proposed five kingdom classification
D. DienerIV. Darwin of the 20th century

A. A IV, B III, C II, D I

B. A III, B IV, C II, D I

C. A II, B III, C IV, D I

D. A I, B II, C III, D IV

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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.

A. Protozoans

B. Chrysophytes

C. Slime moulds

D. Euglenoids

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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.

A. Phycomycetes

B. Sac fungi

C. Club fungi

D. Fungi imperfecti

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Bladderwort and Venus fly trap are examples of

A. insectivorous plants

B. parasitic plants

C. N2 rich plants

D. aquatic plants

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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.

A. Only (iii)

B. (i), (iii) and (v)

C. (i), (ii), (iv), and (v)

D. All of the above