Short Answer TypeWhat observable features in Trypanosoma would make you classify it under kingdom Protista?
Long Answer TypeAlgae are known to reproduce asexually by a variety of spores under different environmental conditions. Name these spores and the conditions under which they are produced.
Short Answer TypeApart from chlorophyll, algae have several other pigments in their chloroplast. What pigments are found in blue-green, red and brown algae that are responsible for their characteristic colours?
Long Answer TypeMake a list of algae ;that have commercial value as the source of food, chemicals, medicines and fodder.
Name some fungi of commercial importance:
| Use | Description |
| Medicine | Penicillium notatum is used for producing penicillin |
| Food Processing | Yeast is used for fermentation and in the bakery industry. |
| Food | Some varieties of mushrooms like Agaricus are used as food. |
| Ripening of cheese | Some varieties of fungi like Penicillium roqueforti is used for ripening of cheese |
Multiple Choice QuestionsChrysophytes, euglenoids, dinoflagellates and slime moulds are included in the kingdom
Protista
Fungi
Animalia
Animalia
The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of ruminant animals, include the
thermoacidophiles
methanogens
eubacteria
eubacteria
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
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 |
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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