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(1)
The cyanobacteria of great nutritional value being marketed today is
[A]
Serytonema
[B]
Spirogyra
[C]
Spirulina
[D]
Stigonema
(2)
The amino acid found only in bacteria and blue green algae is
[A]
Methionine
[B]
Diamino-pimelic acid
[C]
aspartic acid
[D]
glutamic acid
Answer: Diamino-pimelic acid
(3)
Kingdom protista includes organisms like
[A]
Euglena, Spirogyra and Penicillium
[B]
Amoeba, Spirogyra and Penicillium
[C]
Amoeba, Euglena and Penicillium
[D]
Amoeba, Euglena and Diatoms
Answer: Amoeba, Euglena and Diatoms
(4)
Bioluminescence is exhibited by
[A]
Chlorella
[B]
Chlamydomonas
[C]
Hirudinaria
[D]
Ceratium
(5)
Protista differs from monera in having
[A]
cellwall
[B]
Nuclear membrane
[C]
Flagella
[D]
autotropic nutrition
(6)
Single celled eukaryotes are include in
[A]
fungi
[B]
archae
[C]
monera
[D]
protista
(7)
The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of
[A]
Elaters
[B]
pseudoelaters
[C]
capillitium
[D]
all of these
(8)
Which of the following is not a character of protista?
[A]
Protista are prokaryotic
[B]
Body organization is cellular
[C]
Some protists have cell walls
[D]
Membrane bound organelles are present in cells
Answer: Protista are prokaryotic
(9)
Red tide is caused by
[A]
Noctiluca
[B]
Gonyaulax
[C]
Gymnodinium
[D]
all of these
(10)
Which of the following combination of characters is true for slime moulds?
[A]
Parasitic, Plasmodium with true walls, spores dispersed by air currents
[B]
Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water.
[C]
Parasitic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water.
[D]
Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents.
Answer: Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents.
(11)
Kingdom protista includes
[A]
life cycle showing sporic meiosis
[B]
life cycle showing gametic meiosis
[C]
life cycle showing zygotic meiosis
[D]
both b and c
(12)
In diatoms, auxospores help in
[A]
metabolism
[B]
Spore formation
[C]
Reproduction
[D]
Growth
(13)
The symbiotic association between algae and fungi is called
[A]
mychorrhizha
[B]
lichen
[C]
VAM
[D]
mutualism
(14)
Many scientists consider algal-fungal relationship in lichen as ‘helotism’. Helotism is a
[A]
a kind of symbiotic association
[B]
a kind of mutualism
[C]
master-slave relationship
[D]
master-master relationship
Answer: master-slave relationship
(15)
The fungal partner in lichen is called mycobiont whereas algal partner is called
[A]
glycobiont
[B]
algobiont
[C]
phycobiont
[D]
often referred as algal partner
(16)
The study of lichens is called
[A]
phycology
[B]
mycology
[C]
lichology
[D]
lichenology
(17)
More than 95% of the lichens, the fungal partner belongs to the class
[A]
ascomycetes
[B]
basidiomycetes
[C]
zygomycetes
[D]
mastigomycetes
(18)
The benefit of algae in this association is
[A]
food
[B]
vitamins
[C]
growth substances
[D]
protection
(19)
In lichens, sexual reproduction is carried out by
[A]
algae
[B]
fungi
[C]
both algae and fungi
[D]
None of these
(20)
The major group of algae involved in lichen formation is
[A]
red algae
[B]
brown algae
[C]
blue green algae
[D]
All of the above
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