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Choose the correct statement

• Members of phycomycetes are facultative parasites on plants

• Fusion of protoplasms between two motile or non-motile gametes is called plasmogamy

• Kingdom Plantae includes all eukaryotic chlorophyll containing organisms and non-chlorophyll organisms called plants

• Trichoderma belongs to basidiomycetes

• Trichoderma belongs to basidiomycetes

Which of the following characters belong to the Kingdom Monera?

• Eukaryotic

• Heterotrophic

• Multicellular

• Presence of cell walls made of cellulose

• Presence of cell walls made of cellulose

Match the following and choose the correct combination from the options given.

Column I	Column II
A. Saprophytic protists	1. Trypanosoma
B. Golden algae	2. Plasmodium
C. Malarial parasite	3. Desmids
D. Sleeping sickness is caused by	4. Slime moulds

• A - 1; B - 2; C - 3; D - 4

• A - 2; B - 3; C - 4; D - 1

• A - 4; B - 3; C - 2; D - 1

• A - 3; B - 4; C - 2; D - 1

• A - 3; B - 4; C - 2; D - 1

Of the following statements which are not relevant to Archaebacteria?

(A) They live in some of the most harsh habitats.

(B) They are present in the gut of several ruminant animals.

(C) They are characterized by the presence of a rigid cellulosic cell wall.

(D) They include mycoplasma.

(E) They are also referred to as blue-green algae.

• (A), (B) and (C)

• (A), (C) and (E)

• (C), (D) and (E)

• (A), (C) and (D)

• (A), (C) and (D)

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

• T. O. Diener – Viroids are found to be a free DNA

• W. M. Stanley – Crystallised proteins

• M. W. Beijerinck – Contagium vivum fluidum

• D. J. Iwanowsky – Microbes smaller than bacteria cause mosaic disease of tobacco

• D. J. Iwanowsky – Microbes smaller than bacteria cause mosaic disease of tobacco

Match Column I with Column II and choose the right option.

Column I	Column II
A. Claviceps	1. Deuteromycetes
B. Puccinia	2. Ascomycetes
C. Trichoderma	3. Basidiomycetes

• A - 3; B - 1; C - 2

• A - 2; B - 3; C - 1

• C - 1; B - 3; C - 2

• A - 3; B - 2; C - 1

• A - 3; B - 2; C - 1

Which one of the following is a very good pollution indicator?

• Fungi

• Slime moulds

• Lichens

• Euglenoids

• Euglenoids

In one plant, underground stems are modified to store food and in another plant, the stem tendrils develop from axillary buds to help plants climb. They are

• Ginger, Cucumber

• Carrot, Jasmine

• Sweet potato, Bougainvillea

• Opuntia, Eichhornia

• Opuntia, Eichhornia

Consider the following statements

(A) In leguminous plants, leaf base becomes swollen, called pulvinus

(B) The fleshy leaves of onion and garlic store food

(C) The buds in Australian Acacia tree become green and synthesise food

(D) In Alstonia, leaves show alternate phyllotaxy

Of the above statements

• (B) and (D) are correct

• (A) and (C) are correct

• (A) and (B) are correct

• (A) and (D) are correct

• (A) and (D) are correct

Pick out the statement that does not apply to bryophytes

• Includes the ferns and horsetails

• Thallus is a gametophyte

• Sporophyte shows foot, seta and capsule

• Gemmae help in reproduction

• Gemmae help in reproduction