Masses of dilated tortuous veins in the anorectal mucosa are known as Hemorrhoids.
Puccinia is a parasitic Fungus.
An illness which largely affects girls usually just after the onset of puberty is Anorexia nervosa.
Autotrophic organisms can exist in an exclusively Inorganic environment.
Loss of appetite due to the fear of becoming obese is Anorexia nervosa.
Strong chlorosis is due to the deficiency of Nitrogen in plants.
Stunted growth of roots is due to the deficiency of Phosphorus in plants.
The liquid that escapes during defrosting frozen meat contains Salmonella bacteria.
One of the commonest causes of food poisoning are the toxins produced by Campylobacter bacteria.
Puccinia commonly destroys Wheat.
Nodules on roots of leguminous plants have Nitrogen fixing bacteria.
Earthworm is an example of Detritus feeder.
All of the insectivorous plants are true Autotrophes.
Of the following, Animals have more variety of nutrition.
Incomplete or imperfect digestion is known as Dyspepsia.
The leaf is bilobed with midrib between them. The plant is Dionaea (Venus Flytrap).
Anus is surrounded by 2 types of muscles.
Canines are missing in herbivores.
Certain types of whales are also Filter feeder.
Jejunum is about 2.4 meters in length and comprising about two-fifths of the small intestine.
Hydra is an example of Macrophagous feeder.
Hepatic and Pancreatic secretions are also stimulated by a hormone produced by the intestinal mucosa called Secretin.
Parasites capable of living independently of their host at times are called Facultative parasite.
A painful burning sensation produced in the chest cavity usually associated with the back flush of acidic chyme into the esophagus is Pyrosis (Heartburn).
In planaria, numerous small branches which end blindly are called Intestinal caeca.
Hunger contractions are Peristalsis contractions.
Midgut in cockroach is a short narrow tube called Stomach.
The partly digested food is stored in Crop in cockroach.
How many species of fungi are known till now? 100000.
Which of the following group represents pathological fungi? Rusts, smuts, and molds.
Death cap/death angel (Amanita) and Jack O Lantern mushroom are examples of Poisonous mushrooms.
Yeasts are different from all the rest regarding the number of cells in its body.
Fungi which get their food directly from dead organic matter are called Decomposers.
How many species of mushrooms are edible? 200.
Root-like structures in saprotrophic fungi are called Rhizoids.
Penicillium reproduces via Conidia.
Parasites capable of living only on their living host are Obligate parasitic fungi.
Mode of nutrition in Penicillium is Saprotrophs.
Oyster mushroom is an example of a predator fungi that attack Round worms.
Lichen is a symbiotic mutualistic association of fungi with Green algae and cyanobacterium.
Foliose lichen are Leaf-like.
How many species of Ascomycota occur in lichen symbiotic association? 50%.
An association in which fungal hyphae penetrate the outer cells of the plant root forming coils, swellings, and minute branches and also extend out into the
surrounding soil is called Endomycorrhizae.
Which one of the following is the largest group of fungi? Ascomycota.
The Kingdom of recyclers is known as Kingdom Fungi.
According to the two-kingdom classification, fungi were placed in Kingdom Plantae.
At which stage in the life cycle of Rhizopus does meiosis take place? Formation of sporangiophore via germination of zygospore.
Ecological role of fungi as decomposers is only paralleled by Bacteria.
Which of the following is called black bread mold? Rhizopus.
Coenocytic hyphae are also known as Aseptate.
In which of the following example of fungi do dikaryotic hyphae exist for a long period? Basidiomycota.
Unicellular fungi which are non-hyphal is Yeast.
Parasitic fungi absorb nutrients directly from the living host cytoplasm with the help of special hyphal tips called Haustoria.
By which mechanism do unicellular yeast reproduce? Budding.
Constricting rings around nematodes are formed by Arthrobotrys.
Simple breaking of mycelium resulting in the formation of a new mycelium from each broken segment is called Fragmentation.
Type of lichen which tightly attaches to rocks is Crustose.
Mycorrhizae are found in about 95% of vascular plants.
Spores produced by slime molds develop into All of these (Swarm cells, Biflagellated cells, Amoeboid reproductive cells).
Germ theory of diseases has 4 postulates.
Some bacteria ranging occasionally to a size of 500 µm in length are Spirochetes.
Lime stone deposits are formed from Foraminiferans.
Plasmodium belongs to Apicomplexans.
Which of the following structure is not used for the locomotion of Protozoa? Cilia, Flagella, Pseudopodia, Spirilla.
Foraminiferans are characterized by the presence of Test.
Disease malaria is caused by Plasmodium.
Radiolarians have central capsule.
A major source of pollution in fresh water bodies is Spirogyra.
Sarcodina is named after its body which is ‘Sarcos’ means Flesh and ‘Dinos’ means Body.
4 flagella are present in Trypanosoma.
Dino flagellates are Autotrophic.
Silica shell-bearing algae are known as Diatoms.
Protozoa that do not fit into other groups are classified as Amoeboids.
Which type of algae are smallest living cells? Blue green algae.
How many unequal cilia do the members of class Spirotrichea possess? 3.
Chlamydomonas reproduces asexually by means of Zoospores.
Algae are photosynthetic due to the presence of Chlorophyll.
Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria.
Protoplasmic level of organization is present in all groups of Algae.
Pyrrophyta are known as Fire algae.
Which of the following is an example of multicellular fresh water green algae? Ulva.
Algae contribute about how much percent of the total organic matter production of the biosphere? 50%.
Which of the following is commonly called Brown algae? Phaeophyta.
Which of the following is responsible for the ”red tide” in sea? Gonyaulax.
The nutrition of a Chlamydomonas cell is important for the Chlamydomonas cell is autotrophic.
Protozoans are thought to be closely related to Plants.
Which of the following algae is a chief producer in the oceanic food chain? Diatoms.
Which of the following are used as indicators of water pollution? Dinoflagellates.
Green algae are also known as Pteridophytes.
Agar, an important solidifying agent used in culture media is obtained from Gelidium.
How many species of planktonic diatoms have been estimated in the oceans? 5000.
Which of the following is marine and photosynthetic in nature? Pyrrophyta.
The parasite that causes amoebic dysentery in humans is Entamoeba histolytica.
Euglenoids are Unicellular flagellates.
Euglenoids have Eukaryotic cells.
Members of Euglenophyceae are mostly Freshwater.
Which of the following is a colonial form of Green Algae? Volvox.
The eyespot in Euglena is sensitive to Light.
Which of the following structures are used by Euglena for movement? Flagella.
The group containing parasitic flagellates with no means of locomotion is Zoomastigophora.
