Contagium vivum fluidum was proposed by

1. D. J. Ivanowsky 2. M. W. Beijerinck 
3. Stanley 4. Robert Hooke

Subtopic:  Virus, Viroids & Prions |
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With respect to fungal sexual cycle, choose the correct sequence of events
1. Karyogamy, Plasmogamy and Meiosis
2. Meiosis, Plasmogamy and Karyogamy
3. Plasmogamy, Karyogamy and Meiosis
4. Meiosis, Karyogamy and Plasmogamy

Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Sexual Reproduction in Fungi |
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Members of phycomycetes are found

I. In aquatic habitats
II. On decaying wood
III. In moist and damp places
IV. As obligate parasites on plant

Choose from the following options:

1. None of the above 2. I and IV
3. II and III 4. All of the above
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Zygomycetes |
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Match the bacteria in Column I with its shape in Column II and select the correct option from the codes given below:

COLUMN I

 

COLUMN II

A

Bacillus

a

Rod

B

Coccus

b

Spherical

C

Spirilla

c

Spiral

D

Vibrio

d

Comma

Codes

A B C D
1. a b c d
2. b a c d
3. a d c b
4. b a d c
Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Classification |
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In the symbiotic relation lichen, the mycobiont does not:
1. prepare food for the other partner
2. provide shelter to the other partner
3. absorb mineral nutrients for the other partner
4. absorb water for the other partner

Subtopic:  Lichens |
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Potato Spindle Tuber Disease is caused by a pathogen that is:

1. A nucleocapsid
2. A low molecular weight free RNA
3. An abnormally folded protein
4. A protozoan
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Prion is:
1. A nucleocapsid
2. A low molecular weight free RNA
3. An abnormally folded protein
4. A protozoan

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of dinoflagellates?

1. Mostly fresh water and photosynthetic
2. Cell wall with stiff cellulosic plates
3. Two flagella
4. Various colored pigments in the cell
Subtopic:  Kingdom Protista: Dinoflagellates |
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The chief producers in the oceans are:

1. Floating hydrophytes 2. Blue green algae
3. Desmids 4. Diatoms
Subtopic:  Kingdom Protista: Chrysophytes |
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Deuteromycetes are also called as Fungi imperfecti because:
1. They do not have a thalloid body
2. They can contain chlorophyll
3. There are no parasitic members
4. Sexual phases are not known

Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Deuteromycetes |
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