The genetic material in tobacco mosaic virus is
(1) ss DNA
(2) ss RNA
(3) ds RNA
(4) ds DNA
Yeast is not included in protozoans but in fungi because
(1) it has chlorophyll
(2) it shows saprotrophic mode of nutrition
(3) it has eukaryotic organisation
(4) cell wall is made up of cellulose and reserve food material as starch.
Identify the labelled part in the given figure and select the correct option.
A | B | |
1. | Heterocyst | Mucilaginous sheath |
2. | Mucilaginous sheath | Heterocyst |
3. | Heterocyst | Capsid |
4. | Pseudopodia | Mucilaginous sheath |
Read the following statement regarding bacteria.
I. Bacteria exchnage their genetic matter through conjugation which involve cell to cell contact.
II. Transduction in 'Salmonella is reported by Tatum and Lederberg in 1952.
III. Citrus canker disease is caused by bacteria Xanthomonas citri.
IV. Hans Christian gram's staining method is based on cell wall composition of bacteria.
Choose the correct option with true statements.
(1) I and III
(2) I, III and IV
(3) I, II, and III
(4) II and IV
Heterocysts present in Nostoc is specialised for
(1) fragmentation
(2) nitrogen-fixation
(3) symbiotic relation
(4) food storage
Refer to the following figures.
Match the following columns and choose the correct option from the codes given below.
C-I |
Column I |
Column II |
A |
I. Euglena |
I. kinetoplast |
B |
II. Paramecium |
II. Trichocysts |
C |
III. Trypanosoma |
III. Astaxanthin |
Codes:
|
A |
B |
C |
(1) |
3-II |
1-III |
2-I |
(2) |
1-II |
3-I |
2-I |
(3) |
1-III |
2-II |
3-I |
(4) |
3-I |
2-II |
1-III |
The given below figure shows a generalised life cycle of a fungus. Identify A, B and C from the given option.
| A | B | C |
(1) | Meiosis | Fertilisation | Meiosis |
(2) | Meiosis | Mitosis | Fertilisation |
(3) | Mitosis | Meiosis | Fertilisation |
(4) | Mitosis | Fertilisation | Meiosis |
Read the following statements regarding archaebacteria.
I. Their cell wall lacks peptidoglycan.
II. They contain membrane bound organelles.
III. These have distinct ribosomal RNA sequence.
IV. Lipid in cell membrane of archaebacteria have different structure than those in all other organisms.
Choose the incorrecct option.
(1) I and II
(2) Only II
(3) Only IV
(4) III and IV
A bacterium divides every 35 minutes. If a culture containing 105 cells/mL is grown for 175 minutes, what will be the cell concentration/mL after 175 minutes?
(1) 5 × 105 cells
(2) 35 × 105 cells
(3) 32 × 105 cells
(4) 4.175 × 105 cells
Dikaryotisation (n + n) in Agaricus is brought about by
(1) clamp connections
(2) somatogamay between two hyphae of different strains
(3) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(4) basidiospores