Multiple Choice Questions

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The imperfect fungi which are decomposer of litter and help in mineral cycling belong to

  • Deuteromycetes

  • Basidiomycetes

  • Phycomycetes

  • Phycomycetes


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Deuteromycetes

The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling belong to Deuteromycetes. They are fungi which do not fit into the commonly established taxonomic classification of fungi. They include all those fungi in which the perfect stage(sexual stage) is not reported. 

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Chrysophytes, euglenoids, dinoflagellates and slime moulds are included in the kingdom

  • Protista

  • Fungi

  • Animalia

  • Animalia

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The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of ruminant animals, include the 

  • thermoacidophiles

  • methanogens

  • eubacteria

  • eubacteria

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Which of the following statements is wrong for viroids?

  • They are smaller than viruses

  • They cause infections

  • Their RNA is of high molecular weight

  • Their RNA is of high molecular weight

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Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table?

  • Microbe Product Application
    Monascus purpureus Statins Lowering of blood cholesterol
  • Microbe Product Application
    Streptococcus Streptokkinase Removal of clot from blood vessel
  • Microbe Product Application
    Clostridium buylicum Lipase Removal of oil stains
  • Microbe Product Application
    Clostridium buylicum Lipase Removal of oil stains
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Select the wrong statement

  • Isogametes are similar in structure, function and behaviour

  • Anisogamets differ either in structure, function and behaviour

  • In oomycetes female gamete is smaller and motile, while male gamete is larger and non-motile

  • In oomycetes female gamete is smaller and motile, while male gamete is larger and non-motile

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Besides paddy fields, cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of

  • Pinus

  • Cycas

  • Equisetum

  • Equisetum

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Which of the following are correctly matched with respect to their taxonomic classification?

  • Flying fish, cuttlefish, silverfish-Pisces

  • Centipede, millipede, spider, scorpion-insecta

  • House fly, butterfly tse-tse fly, silverfish-Insecta

  • House fly, butterfly tse-tse fly, silverfish-Insecta

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Which group of animal belongs to the same phylum?

  • Malarial parasite, Amoeba, mosquito

  • Earthworm, pinworm, tapeworm

  • Prawn, scorpion, Locusta

  • Prawn, scorpion, Locusta

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One of the representatives of Phylum-Arthropoda is 

  • cuttlefish

  • silverfish

  • pufferfish

  • pufferfish

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