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| 51. |
Ashbya gossypi isA. Fungus producing riboflavinB. Fungus forming `B_(12)`C. Actinomycetes excreting vitamin AD. Baterium forming antibodies |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 52. |
Penicillin was used inA. World war IIB. World war IC. Both A and BD. III war of Panipat |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 53. |
Penicillin is got from anA. AlgeB. BacteriumC. FungusD. Dinoflagellate |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 54. |
Penicillin is produced byA. P. chrysogenumB. P. viridicatumC. p. expansumD. P. claviforme |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 55. |
The branches of conidiophores of Penicillium end in conidia bearing bottle shapad structures which are called.A. MetulaeB. SterigmateC. ParaphysesD. Ramenta. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 56. |
Identify the scientists who worked extensively on chlorophyllous and nonchlorophyllous thallophyes respectively (a)Iyengar (b)Swaminathan (c ) Mehta (d) MaheshwariA. a,dB. b, cC. c, dD. a, c |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 57. |
Fungi differ from Slime Moulds in lackingA. AscosporesB. Flagellated sporesC. BasidiosporesD. Zygospores |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 58. |
Which one produces slcohol ?A. Clostridium botulinumB. Lauconostoc citrovorumC. Saccharomyces cerevisiaeD. Torulopsis utilis. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 59. |
Heterothallism is found inA. MucorB. CycasC. SelaginellaD. Volvox. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 60. |
Choose the correct statementA. Members of phycomycetes are facultative parasites on plantsB. Fusion of protoplasms between two motile or nonmotile gametes is called plasmogamyC. Kingdom plantae includes all eukaryotic chlorophyll containing organisms and non-chlorophyllous organisms called plantsD. Trichoderma belongo to basidiomycetes |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 61. |
Which of the following diseases is caused by a fungusA. Small poxB. TuberculosisC. CancerD. Black rust of wheat. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 62. |
Lichens are organismsA. AlgalB. FungalC. CompositeD. Protistan. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 63. |
Asexual reproduction in ascomycetous fungi takes place byA. GametangiaB. ConidiophoreC. ExosporesD. Endospores |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 64. |
Match the coumns and choose the right options A. b-4, b-3, c-1, d-2B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1,C. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3,D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 65. |
Lichens are described as indicators ofA. Soil pollutionB. Air pollutionC. Water pollutionD. Agricultural productivity. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 66. |
Majority of lichens are made ofA. Blue-green algae and basidiomycetesB. Blue-green algae and ascomycetesC. Red algae and ascomycetesD. Brown algae and higher plants. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 67. |
Which of the following is not a fungus ?A. SargassumB. MucorC. AgaricusD. Morchella. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 68. |
Facultative saprophyte isA. Parasite but can be saprophyteB. Always parasiteC. Always saprophyteD. Saprophyte but acquires a parasiti mode |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 69. |
Plectenchyma is a tissue composed ofA. ParenchymaB. CollenchymaC. Myceliel threads of fungiD. Tracheids in higher plants. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 70. |
Select the false statementA. Scientists who study and contribute to the classification of organisms are known as systematicsB. Phycomycetes are called club fungi because of a club-shaped end of mycelium known as basidiumC. Carolus Linnaeus developed the first scientific system of naming speciesD. A five kingdom arrangement of organisms was introduced by R.H. Whittaker . |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 71. |
Red rot of sugarcane and white rust of radish are respectively caused byA. Colletotrichum and Albugo candidaB. Colletotrichum and FusariumC. Pythium and phytophthoraD. Albugo candida and Puccinia graminis |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 72. |
Ustilago is a member of kingdomA. MoneraB. FungiC. PlantaeD. Animalia. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 73. |
Phycobiont and mycobiont together constituteA. PhycomycetesB. LichensC. PhycobilinsD. Mycorrhiza |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 74. |
Mycology is ralated to study ofA. AlgaeB. FungiC. YeastD. Bacteria |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 75. |
Which one of the following is true for fungiA. They are heterotrophsB. They lack nuclear membraneC. They are phagotrophsD. They lack rigid cell wall. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 76. |
Pick up the wrong statementA. Lichens are symbiotic associationB. Lichens are very good pollution indicatorsC. Lichens do not grow in unpolluted areasD. The algal component of lichen is known as phycobiont |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 77. |
Tikka is aA. Fungal diseaseB. Viral diseaseC. Bacterial diseaseD. Protozoan disease. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 78. |
Match the columns and find the correct option A. a-I, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv,B. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-iC. a-iii, b-iv, c-I, d-iiD. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 79. |
Zoospore of Albugo possesses flagellaA. Two similar and apicalB. Four similar and medianC. Four apicalD. Two dissimilar and median. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 80. |
Red rot of Sugarcane is produced byA. PhytophthoraB. CercoporaC. AlbugoD. Colletotrichum |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 81. |
Choose the wrong statementA. Penicillium is multicellular and produces antibioticB. Neurospora is used in the study of biochemical geneticsC. Morels and truffles are poisonous mushroomsD. Yeast is unicellular and useful in fermentation. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 82. |
Select the wrong statementA. Chlomydomonas exhibits both isogamy and anisogamy and Fucus shows oogamyB. Isogametes are similar in structure function and behaviourC. Anisogmetes differ either in structure, function or behaviourD. In oomycetes, female gamete is smaller and motile while male gamete is larger and non-motile. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 83. |
A eukaryotic group which causes serious plant diseases comes underA. MoneraB. FungiC. ProtistaD. Viruses |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 84. |
The most common photobiont from green algae in lichen thallus isA. TrebouxiaB. TetrasporaC. ChlamydomonasD. Ulothrix. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 85. |
One of the following is used in the baking of the breadA. Zygosaccharomyces octosporusB. Saccharomyces cerevisiaeC. Saccharomycodes ludwigiD. Rhizopus stolonifer |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 86. |
Thread-like fungal structures areA. HyphaeB. MyceliumC. RhizomorphsD. Sclerotia |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 87. |
Fungi can be stained byA. Cotton blueB. SafranineC. GlycerineD. Lactophenol. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 88. |
Lichen growing on wood is calledA. CorticolousB. LignocolousC. TerricolousD. Saxicolous |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 89. |
One of the common fungal diseases of man isA. CholeraB. PlagueC. TyphoidD. Ring worm. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 90. |
An asomycetous fungus isA. AgaricusB. PhytopthoraC. YeastD. Pleurotes |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 91. |
In Penicillium gamtophytic body develops fromA. ZygosporeB. AscosporeC. CleistotheciumD. Parthenospore. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 92. |
The common mode of reproduction in Rhizopus is byA. SporangiosporesB. OidiaC. PlasmosporesD. Zoospores. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 93. |
The gametes in Rhizopus develop in specially formed cells known asA. Suspensor cellB. ProgametangiaC. GametangiaD. Antheridia |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 94. |
Sexula reproduction with undifferentiated sex organs or vegetative cells isA. SpermatisationB. ParthenogenesisC. PlasmogamyD. Somatogamy. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 95. |
Sometimes in yeast the conjugation takes place between a parent cell and a bud . It isA. IsogamyB. PedogamyC. PseudogamyD. Syngamy |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B Conjugation of vegetative cell and its daughter is pedogamy. Pseudogamy or pseudomixis is fusion of vegetative cells instead of gametes. It includes somatogamy . Fusion of vegetative cell and its daughter is included under pseudogamy, but conjugation in such a case comes under pedogamy. |
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| 96. |
Rhizopus belongs toA. ZygomycetesB. BasidiomycetesC. AscomycetesD. Deuteromycetes |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 97. |
Penicillin was discovered byA. S. WaksmanB. Robert KochC. Louis PasteurD. Alexander Fleming |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 98. |
Sexual reproduction in Rhizopus occurs throughA. Gametangial contactB. Gametangial copulationC. Planogametic copulationD. Spermatogamy |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 99. |
In Rhizopus ,sexual reproduction involves formation of two club shaped structures calledA. GametangiaB. CoenogametesC. ProgametangiaD. Suspensors. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 100. |
Ainsworth has placed Rhizopus inA. ZygomycetesB. MastigomycotinaC. AscomycotinaD. Myxomycotina |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |