Match the thallus growth form of the lichen with its name and select the correct answer from the codes given:

 

COLUMN I

 

COLUMN II

A.

growing like a tuft or multiple-branched leafless mini-shrub

a.

Fruticose

B.

growing in 2-dimensional, flat, leaf-like lobes

b.

Foliose

C.

adhering tightly to a surface like a thick coat of paint

c.

Crustose

D.

powdery

d.

Leprose

Codes
   A B C D
1. a b c d
2. b a d c
3. a b d c
4. b a c d

Subtopic:  Lichens |
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Dolipore septum and clamp connections are features seen in the members of the fungal class:
1. Ascomycetes
2. Phycomycetes
3. Basidiomycetes
4. Deuteromycetes

Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Basidomycetes |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

 

Protozoan

Group

1.

Plasmodium

Sporozoan

2.

Trypanosoma

Flagellated

3.

Balantidium

Ciliate

4.

Giardia

Amoeboid

Subtopic:  Protozoa |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

 

Pathogenic Protozoan

Mode of transmission

1.

Leishmania

Vector borne

2.

Trichomonas

Sexual contact

3.

Toxoplasma

Through placenta

4.

Trypanosoma

Droplet

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The given diagram shows a schematic representation of:

1. Cell wall of diatoms
2. Plates on body of dinoflagellates
3. Pseudoplasmodium
4. Pellicle of Euglenoids
Subtopic:  Kingdom Protista: Chrysophytes |
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Consider the given two statements:

I: Mycoplasma are naturally resistant to antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis
II: They are the smallest bacteria discovered yet

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 but II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect

Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Actinomycetes & Mycoplasma |
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A bacteriophage DNA that has become integrated into the host cell chromosome is called as:
1. intemperate bacteriophages
2. transposons
3. prophages
4. phagemids

Subtopic:  Virus, Viroids & Prions |

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Consider the given two statements:
I. Chitin-rich walls of fungi can enhance feeding by absorption
II. Chitin is a strong but flexible polysaccharide

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 but II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect

Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Introduction |

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Identify the incorrect statement regarding viroids:

1. Viroids are the smallest infectious pathogens known.
2. They are composed solely of a short strand of circular, single-stranded RNA that has no protein coating.
3. The first recognized viroid, the pathogenic agent of the potato spindle tuber disease, was discovered by Theodor Otto Diener.
4. The nucleic acid of viroids codes for only a few proteins.
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Bacteria that obtain energy from light and carbon from the fixation of carbon dioxide, using reducing equivalents from inorganic compounds are called as:

1. chemolithoautotrophs 2. photolithoautotrophs
3. photoorganoheterotrophs 4. chemolithoheterotrophs
Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Classification |

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