The microscope usually used for seeing living cells or tissues is
compound microscope
electron micrscope
phase contrast microscope
light microscope.
C.
phase contrast microscope
Phase contrast microscope was developed by Zemicke (1935, Nobel Prize 1953) to observe living cells and the events occurring in them (e.g., Spindle formation, movement of chromosomes, endocytosis, exocytosis). It is similar to optical microscope except that it has an annular diaphragm in the condenser and a transparent phase plate at the back focal plane of objective. The microscope converts differences in refractive indices into differences in brightness.
Mycorrhiza is correctly described as
symbiosis of algae and fungi
relation of ants with the stem of some trees
parasitic association between roots and some fungi
symbiotic relationship between fungi and roots of some higher plants
Identify the accurate explanation of mesosome. It is
a specialised structure of prokaryotic cell formed by extension of plasma membrane into the cytoplasm
the middle layer of the prokaryotic cell wall
the organelle of eukaryotic cell which helps in lipid synthesis
the middle layer of eukaryotic cell wall.
Yeast is not included in protozoans but in fungi because
it has chlorophyll
it shows saprotrophic mode of nutrition
it has eukaryotic organisation
cell wall is made up of cellulose and reserve food material as starch
Identify the labelled part in the given figure and select the correct option.
A - Heterocyst, B - Mucilaginous sheath
A - Mucilaginous sheath, B - Heterocyst
A - Heterocyst, B - Capsid
A - Pseudopodia, B - Mucilaginous sheath
Which of the following microbes is correctly paired with its function?
Aspergillus niger- Production of lactic acid
Trichoderma polysporum- Lowers blood cholesterol
Saccharomyces cerevisiae- Production of citric acid
Methanogenic bacteria- Gobar gas formation
Match Column - I with Column - II and select the correct option from the codes given below
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Chlorophyta | (i) Equisetum |
| B. Lycopsida | (ii) Chara |
| C. Phaeophyta | (iii) Selaginella |
| D. Sphenopsida | (iv) Ectocarpus |
A - (ii), B - (iii), C - (iv), D - (i)
A - (iv), B - (i), C - (ii), D - (iii)
A - (ii), B - (iii), C - (i), D - (iv)
A - (iv), B - (i), C - (iii), D - (ii)
Deuteromycetes are known as fungi imperfecti because
their zygote undergoes meroblastic and holoblastic cleavage
only asexual stages are known
they have aseptate myceliun
they are autotrophic
