In the five-kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas and Chlorella have been included in
Protista
Algae
Plantae
Plantae
Organisms called Methanogens are most abundant in a
cattle yard
polluted stream
hot spring
hot spring
Continuous addition of sugars in 'fed-batch' fermentation is done to
obtain antibiotics
purify enzymes
degrade sewage
degrade sewage
In eubacteria, a cellular component that resembles eukaryotic cells is
nucleus
ribosomes
cell wall
cell wall
Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category?
Cuttlefish - Mollusca, a class
Humans - Primata, the family
Housefly - Musca, an order
Housefly - Musca, an order
Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
Puccinia - Smut
Root - Exarch protoxylem
Cassia - Imbricate aestivation
Cassia - Imbricate aestivation
Select the correct combination of the statement (A-D) regarding the characteristics of certain organisms.
A. Methanogens are Archaebacteria, which produce methane in marshy areas.
B. Nostoc is a filamentous blue-green algae, which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
C. Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria synthesise cellulose from glucose.
D. Mycoplasma lacks a cell wall and can survive without oxygen.
B, C
A, B,C
B, C, D
B, C, D
Which one of the following has haplontic life cycle?
Funaria
Polytrichum
fully developed foetus and placenta
fully developed foetus and placenta
C.
fully developed foetus and placenta
Ustilago has the haplontic life cycle. In their sexual phase, the only zygospore is diploid structure. All others are haploid, such a sexual cycle is termed as haploid or haplontic.