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Ethanol is commercially produced through a particular species of 

  • Clostridium

  • Trichoderma

  • Aspergillus

  • Aspergillus


D.

Aspergillus

Yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae) is used for commerical proudction of ethanol.

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Read the following statement having two blanks (1 and 2). 
A drug used for ..... (1) ...... patients is obtained from a species of the organism ....... (2).....The one correct option for the two blanks is.

  • Blank – 1
    Blank – 2
    Heart
    Penicillium
  • Blank – 1

    Blank – 2

    Organ - transplant

    Trichoderma
  • Blank – 1

    Blank – 2

    Swine flu

    Monascus
  • Blank – 1

    Blank – 2

    Swine flu

    Monascus

B.

Blank – 1

Blank – 2

Organ - transplant

Trichoderma

A bioactive molecule, cyclosprin A , that is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ - transparent patients is produced by the fungus -Trichoderma polysporus

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Which one of the following option gives the correct matching of a disease with its causative organism and mode of infection?

  • Disease

    Gausative Organisms

    Mode of infection

    Typhoid

    Salmonella typhi

    With inspired air

  • Disease

    Gausative Organisms

    Mode of infection

    Pneumonia

    Sreptococcus pneumoniae

    Droplet infection

  • Disease

    Gausative Organisms

    Mode of infection

    Elephantiasis

    Wuchereria bancrofti

    Infected water and food

  • Disease

    Gausative Organisms

    Mode of infection

    Elephantiasis

    Wuchereria bancrofti

    Infected water and food


B.

Disease

Gausative Organisms

Mode of infection

Pneumonia

Sreptococcus pneumoniae

Droplet infection

Bacteria like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenza are responsible for the disease pneumonia in humans which infect alveoli (air-filled sacs) of the lungs. As a result of infection, the alveoli get filled with fluid leading to a severe problem in respiration. A healthy person acquires the infection by inhaling the droplets/aerosols released by an infected person or even by sharing glasses and utensils with an infected person.

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Which one of the following is not a biofertilizer

  • Rhizobium

  • Nostoc

  • Mycorrhiza

  • Mycorrhiza


D.

Mycorrhiza

Agrobacterium is a Gram negative bacterium that causes tumours in plants. It is well known for its ability to transfer DNA between itself and plants, and for this reasin it has become an important tool for genetic engineering. A. tumefaciens causes crown-gall disease in plants. It has Ti- plasmid.

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The most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol is 

  • soya meal 

  • ground gram

  • molasses

  • molasses


C.

molasses

Molasses is viscous by - the products of the processing of sugarcane, grapes or sugar beets in sugar. It is the most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol. It can be used as the base material for fermentation into rum. In Australia, molasses is ferme produce ethanol for use as an alternative fuel in motor vehicles.

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