In which of the following gametophyte is not independent free-living?
Funaria
Marchantia
Pteris
Pteris
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
Algin and carrageenian are products of algae.
Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria
Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space food
Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space food
The structures that are formed by stacking of organized flattened membranous sacs in the chloroplasts are
cristate
grana
stroma lamellae
stroma lamellae
The chromosomes in which centromere is situated close to one end are
metacentric
acrocentric
telocentric
telocentric
Select the correct matching in the following pairs
Smooth ER — Oxidation of phospholipids
Smooth ER — Synthesis of lipids
Rough ER — Synthesis of glycogen
Rough ER — Synthesis of glycogen
C.
Rough ER — Synthesis of glycogen
Smooth ER-synthesis of lipids is correct match.
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a network of tubules and flattened sacs in the cell. It is responsible of manufacturing and packaging system. There are two regions of ER as
(i) Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) It contains ribosomes on its membrane so it synthesis only proteins and also transfer them wherever these are required.
(ii) Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER) It is smooth because of lack of ribosomes around its membrane. It is involved in the synthesis and storage of lipids, fats, sterols and glycogen etc.
Which one gives the most valid and recent explanation for stomatal movements?
Transpiration
Potassium influx and efflux
Starch hydrolysis
Starch hydrolysis