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Organisms called Methanogens are most abundant in a 

  • cattle yard

  • polluted stream

  • hot spring

  • hot spring


A.

cattle yard

Methanogens are present in the git of several ruminants animals such as cows and buffaloes and they are responsible for the production of methan (biogas) from the dung of these animals. Thus, they are most abundant in a cattle yard. 

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The highest number of species in the world is represented by

  • fungi

  • mosses
  • algae

  • algae

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Which statement is wrong for viruses?

  • All are parasites

  • All of them have helical symmetry

  • They have ability to synthesize nucleic acids and proteins

  • They have ability to synthesize nucleic acids and proteins

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In the five-kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas and Chlorella have been included in

  • Protista

  • Algae

  • Plantae

  • Plantae

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In eubacteria, a cellular component that resembles eukaryotic cells is

  • nucleus

  • ribosomes

  • cell wall

  • cell wall

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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

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Which one of the following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses?

  • Diplontic life style

  • Members of kingdom-Plantae

  • Mode of nutrition

  • Mode of nutrition

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How many organisms in the list given below are autotrophs?
Lactobacillus, Nostoc, Chara, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Streptomyces, Sacharomyces, Trypanosoma, Porphyra, Walfia.

  • Four

  • Five

  • Six

  • Six

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Continuous addition of sugars in 'fed-batch' fermentation is done to

  • obtain antibiotics 

  • purify enzymes

  • degrade sewage

  • degrade sewage

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Maximum nutritional diversity is found in the group 

  • Fungi

  • Animalia

  • Monera

  • Monera

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