The fungal group presently classified under protists is

• Zygomycetes

• Oomycetes

• Deuteromycetes

• Discomycetes

Name the common Indian bird that is generally seen in groups (aggregation).

• Bulbul

• Warbler

• Babbler

• Sun bird

The most common vegetation in the Western Ghats of India is tropical moist deciduous forest but that in Deccan plateau is depleted thorn forest. The possible reason is

• richer soil of Western Ghats compared to Deccan plateau.

• extensive deforestation in Deccan Plateau compared to Western Ghats

• higher rainfall in Western Ghats compared to Deccan Plateau.

• higher temperature in Deccan plateau compared to Western ghats.

Which one of the following advancements in animal classification is correct?

• Protostomes → Pseudocoelomates → Deuterostomes → Eucoelomates

• Acoelomates → Protostomes → Eucoelomates → Deuterostomes

• Pseudocoelomates → Encoclomates → Protostomes → Deuterostomes

• Protostomes → Deuterostomes → Acoelomates → Eucoelomates

Coelomates have

A. fluid filled body cavity.

B. a complete lining called peritoneum, derived from mesoderm covering the body cavity.

C. a complete lining called peritoneum, derived from ectoderm covering the body cavity.

D. Round worm as representative of this group.

E. Flat worm as representative of this group.

Select the correct combination

• A, C, and D

• A, C, and E

• A, B, and D

• A and B

Most biologists agree that seaweeds are protists. Some biologists think that are at least some seaweeds should be considered plants, not protists. Which of the following would support the latter one?

• Certain seaweeds contain several kinds of specilaized cells.

• Certain seaweeds have multicellular organization.

• Certain seaweeds are found to be prokaryotic.

• Certain seaweeds undergo sexual and asexual reproduction.

Which of the following shows the correct systematic hierarchy?

• Kingdom → Phylum → Subphylum → Superclass → Class → Subclass → Cohort → Order → Suborder → Super family → Family → Subfamily → Genus → Subgenus → Species → Subspecies

• Kingdom → Phylum → Subphylum → Cohort → Superclass → Class → Subclass → Superfamily → Family → Subfamily → Order → Suborder → Genus → Subgenus → Species → Subspecies

• Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Cohort → Family → Genus → Species

• Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Cohort → Family → Order → Genus → Species

Match the following:

Disease	Pathogen/ Causative agent
A. Creutzfeldt-Jakob	i. Fungi
B. Pneumocystis	ii. Virus
C. Legionnaires	iii. Prion
D. Rabies	iv. Bacteria

• A - iv; B - iii; C - ii; D - i

• A - iii; B - i; C - iv; D - ii

• A - i; B - ii; C - iii; D - iv

• A - ii; B - iv; C - i; D - iii

Which of the following biotic provinces are part of the Deccan Peninsula biogeographic zone of India?

• Malabar Coast, Western Plateau, Eastern Plateauo

• Western Ghats, Central Plateau, Eastern Plateau

• Central Plateau, Eastern Plateau, Chhota Nagpur

• Central Plateau, Malabar Coast, Western Ghats

Which one of the following plants group combinations reflects the correct increasing order of the number of species it has?

• Gymnosperms, Bryophytes, Algae, Angiosperms

• Angiosperms, Algae, Gymnosperms, Fungi

• Algae, Bryophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms

• Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Bryophytes, Algae