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Archaebacteria - class-VIII

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Organisms called methanogens are most abundant in a

  1. Hot spring

  2. Sulphur rock

  3. Cattle yard

  4. Polluted stream


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Methanogens are the primitive bacteria belonging to archaea which are able to produce methane through the process of methanogenesis. These organisms can utilise the carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas to form methane. These organisms are found in marshy areas where they produce the marsh gas, in swamps and in the stomach of cattle. The methane is released along with the other wastes by the cattle and so, methane is found abundantly in the cattle yard. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

Archaebacteria and eubacteria have been included under the kingdom

  1. Monera

  2. Plantae

  3. Fungi

  4. Protista

  5. Animalia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Monera is a kingdom that includes prokaryotic unicellular organisms. It includes bacteria, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Cyanobacteria. They lack membrane-bound organelles. They also lack true nucleus. Instead, they have nucleoid, genetic material without nuclear envelope.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Monera.'

Archarbacteria with purple coloured pigment in cell membrane :

  1. Can survive in extreme saline conditions.

  2. Are chemoautotrophs

  3. Can use light energy to synthesize ATP

  4. Both (A) and (C)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Answer is option D i.e. "Both (A) and (C)"
Archarbacteria are salt loving bacteria that can live in strong salt solutions. Hence they are also called halophiles. In presence of strong sunlight they develop a purple colored pigmented membrane to utilize light energy producing ATP.

Archaebacteria that flourish in temperature above $100^0C $ have special ______ molecules that do not coagulate at high temperatures and remain functional. 

  1. carbohydrate

  2. ester

  3. protein

  4. fat


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Archaebacteria that flourish in temperature above 100 degree C have special protein molecules that do not coagulate at high temperatures and remain functional.
So, the correct answer is 'protein' 

Methanogens do not produce:

  1. oxygen

  2. methane

  3. hydrogen sulphide

  4. carbon dioxide.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Methanogens produce methane, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide by methanogenesis.
So, the correct option is 'oxygen'

Study the following statements and select the correct ones.
(i) Methanogens are archaebacteria which produce methane in marshy areas.
(ii) Nostoc is a filamentous blue green alga which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
(iii) Many members of the genus Glomus form mycorrhiza.

  1. (i) and (ii)

  2. (i) and (iii)

  3. (ii) and (iii)

  4. (i), (ii) and (iii)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Methanogens are archaebacteria which produce methane in marshy areas. Nostoc is a filamentous blue-green alga which fixes atmospheric nitrogen. Many members of the genus Glomus form endomycorrhiza.
So, the correct option is '(i), (ii) and (iii)'

Members of the archaebacteria

  1. May possess bacteriorhodopsin

  2. Possess branched chain lipids

  3. May possess high temperature tolerant enzymes

  4. May associated with body of eukaryotic organisms


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Enzymes synthesized by archaea (with optimal growth temperatures of >80 degree Celsius), also called hyperthermophilic enzymes, are typically thermostable ( that is resistant to irreversible inactivation at high temperatures) and are optically active at high temperatures. 

A few organisms are known to grow And multiply at a temperature of $100 - {105^ \circ }C$ they belong to

  1. Thermophilic sulphur bacteria

  2. hot spring blue green agae

  3. methanogenic archaebacteria

  4. Marine archaebacteria


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thermophilic sulphur bacteria can survive at high temperatures between 41 and 122$^o$C and an optimum growth temperature which is higher than 75$^o$C. Hot spring blue-green algae have an optimum growth temperature of 45$^o$C. Methanogenic archaebacterium grows at an optimum temperature of 35-40$^o$C. Some marine archaebacteria are extreme thermophiles and grow at temperatures of 65- 80$^o$C. 

So, the correct answer is 'Thermophilic sulpher bacteria'.

Which of the following statement is not related to bacteria?

  1. They have polysomes for protein synthesis

  2. They have pill for genetic recombination

  3. They store food in the form of inclusion bodies

  4. They have plastid for antibiotic resistance


Correct Option: A

Plasmids are found in

  1. Bacteria

  2. viruses

  3. Algae

  4. Fungi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A plasmid is a small, circular piece of DNA that is different than the chromosomal DNA, which is all the genetic material found in an organism's chromosomes. It replicates independently of chromosomal DNA. Plasmids are mainly found in bacteria.

So, the correct option is 'Bacteria'.

What is true for Archaebacteria?

  1. All are halophiles

  2. All are photosynthetic

  3. All are fossils

  4. Oldest living organisms


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The archaebacteria are the primitive, single-celled, prokaryotic organisms. These are the ancient and oldest living organisms. These were the first organism which evolved on the Earth. These organisms have evolved to survive in the extreme conditions like the halophiles, thermophiles, acidophiles, methanogens, etc. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

Archaebacteria which are seen at extremely high temperature and acidic pH are

  1. Methanogens

  2. Thermoacidophiles

  3. Halophiles

  4. Ruminant symbionts


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
A thermoacidophile are the organisms which are adapted to survive at high temperatures and acidic pH. Thermoacidophiles generally prefer the temperature range of about 70 - 80 $^o$ C and pH between 2 and 3. They are found in the hot springs and thermal vents. 
Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

A few organisms are known to grow and multiply at temperatures of 100 ` $105^{0}$C. They belong to


  1. Thermophilic sub aerial fungi

  2. Marine archaebaderia

  3. Thermophilic sulphur bacteria

  4. Hot spring blue-green algae


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Thermophilic sulphur bacteria are found in hot springs and multiply at temperatutures 100-105$^0$C

So, the correct answer is 'Thermophilic sulphur bacteria

Which of the following represents obligate anaerobes.

  1. Spirogyra

  2. Pisum sativum

  3. Onion

  4. Methane bacteria


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The term Obligate anaerobes represent such microorganisms which can survive only in the absence of oxygen, i.e. presence of oxygen in their surrounding environment acts as a poison for them. Methane bacteria also called as methanogens are methane-producing bacteria which are obligate anaerobes as their metabolic processes do not require oxygen. Spirogyra are the green algae which produces oxygen. Pisum Sativum is commonly known as Green pea, which is a vegetable. Onion is also a vegetable.

 

The correct answer is D. 

Biogas is produced by

  1. Eubacteria

  2. Archaebacteria

  3. Mycoplasma

  4. Cyanobacteria


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Methanogens are responsible for methane gas production in biogas. Methanogen belongs to Archaebacteria class. Archeae are prokaryotic bacteria. They have no cell nucleus. They were initially classified as bacteria and hence called as Archaebacteria. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'Archaebacteria.'

Prokaryotes which can trap solar energy for ATP synthesis, but not for photosynthesis are

  1. Methanogens

  2. Thermoacidophiles

  3. Halophiles

  4. Cyanochloronta


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Halophiles are the prokaryotes that can be aerobic or anaerobic. 
  • The phototropic anaerobic halophiles can trap solar energy for the synthesis of ATP i.e Adenosine Triphosphate with the help of ATP synthase enzyme. ATP is also known as the energy currency of a cell.
  • The correct answer is C.

For production of methane, methanogens

  1. Oxidise carbon dioxide

  2. Reduce carbon dioxide

  3. Reduce alcohol

  4. Oxidise alcohol


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Methanogens are microorganisms that produce methane in absence of oxygen by the process called as methanogenesis. They belong to the kingdom Monera and the domain archaea. They use inorganic material as the source of energy such as hydrogen sulfide, elemental sulfur, ferrous iron, ammonia. They reduce carbon dioxide to methane and use hydrogen gas as an electron-donating reductant.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Reduce carbon dioxide.'

Food poisoning and gas forming rod-shaped bacterium is

  1. Shigella

  2. Salmonella

  3. Clostridium

  4. Escherichia coli


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Clostridium bacteria is one of the most cause of food poisoning. It is a rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria. It is a causative agent of botulism disease. It is a gas forming bacteria. It causes causative agent of botulism Gas gangrene by producing gas in tissues in gangrene.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Clostridium.'

An obligate anaerobe is

  1. Ulothrix

  2. Spirogyra

  3. Methane bacteria

  4. Onion


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Obligate anaerobes are organisms which grow in absence of oxygen. In presence of oxygen, they cannot survive. The example includes methane producing bacteria or methanogens.  They obtain their energy without consumption of oxygen. Other examples include Clostridium species.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Methane bacteria.'

Archaebacteria found in salt pans and salt marshes are

  1. Methanogens

  2. Thermoacidophiles

  3. Ruminant symbionts

  4. Halophiles


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Halophiles are organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations. They are also called as salt-loving microorganisms. Majority of halophiles belongs to Archaebacteria group. They are found in hypersaline environments like in arid, coastal, deep‐sea, underground salt mines. They can comfortably live in evaporation ponds or salt lakes, salt pans and salt marshes. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'Halophiles.'

Among the following, which organism can be found in extreme temperatures?

  1. Fungi

  2. Cyanobacteria

  3. Eubacteria

  4. Archaebacteria


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are three major known groups of Archaebacteria, namely methanogens, halophiles and thermophiles. Halophiles are organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations. Thermophiles are organisms that thrive extreme temperatures. Methanogens are organisms that produce methane gas.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Archaebacteria.'

Sambhar Lake is found in

  1. Gujarat

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Rajasthan

  5. Kashmir


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sambhar Salt Lake is India's largest inland salt lake. It is found in the city of Jaipur, state Rajasthan. Hence, the city is also known as Salt Lake City. The water in the lake comes from the rivers Mendha, Runpangarh, Khandel and Karian. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'Rajasthan.'

The most primitive of monerans are

  1. Rickettsiae

  2. Actinomycetes

  3. Progenote

  4. Archaebacteria


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Monera is non-nucleated unicellular organisms. They are prokaryotes. They have no membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria, Golgi complex. They lack a true nucleus. Instead, they have nucleoid, genetic material without a nuclear membrane. Examples include Bacteria, Archaebacteria, Mycoplasma, Blue-Green algae. Out of these, the most primitive of monerans are Archaebacteria.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Archaebacteria.'

Bacteria that survive high salt concentration and temperature belongs to

  1. Cyanobacteria

  2. Archaebacteria

  3. Eubacteria

  4. Actinomycetes

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There are three major known groups of Archaebacteria, namely methanogens, halophiles and thermophiles. Halophiles are organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations. They are found in hypersaline environments like in arid, coastal, deep‐sea, underground salt mines. Thermophiles are organisms that thrive extreme temperatures. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'Archaebacteria.'

Bacteria useful in biogas fermentation are

  1. Methanogens

  2. Halophiles

  3. Vibrio

  4. Thermoacidophiles

  5. Cyanobacteria


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Marsh gas is also called as biogas. It is also called as methane gas as it primarily consists of methane gas along with hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide in minor composition. It is a produced by the decomposition of vegetable matter under water by anaerobic bacteria. Bacteria useful in biogas fermentation are Methanogens. They are found in marshes.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Methanogens.'

Which of the following characteristics can be related to Archaebacteria?

  1. All photosynthetic

  2. All fossils

  3. All halophiles

  4. Oldest living beings


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Archaebacteria are unicellular prokaryotic organisms. They include halophiles, thermophiles, methanogens. They are found in extreme habitats like areas with high salt concentration, extremely high temperature, marshy areas. They are non-photosynthetic bacteria. They are the oldest living beings. They are primitive organisms.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Oldest living beings.'

Cyanobacteria (Nostoc) is

  1. Oxygenic with nitrogenase

  2. Oxygenic without nitrogenase

  3. Non-oxygenic with nitrigenase

  4. Non-oxygenic without nitrogenase


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Nostoc is a genus of Cyanobacteria. It is oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria. It has ability to synthesize their own food in presence of oxygen. It has ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. It converts nitrogen into ammonia. The heterocysts present in it are specialized cyanobacterial cells for nitrogen fixation. It contains enzyme nitrogenase. Nitrogenase is inactivated by oxygen. Hence, the heterocyst creates a micro anaerobic environment.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Oxygenic with nitrogenase.'

Bacteria found in hot acidic aerobic conditions are

  1. Halophiles

  2. Thermoacidophiles

  3. Methanogens

  4. Rickettsiae


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Halophiles are bacteria that are found in high salt concentration conditions. Examples include Halobacillus, Halococcus. Bacteria found in hot acidic aerobic conditions are called as thermoacidophiles. Examples include Thermoplasma, Thermococci. Methanogens are organisms that produces methane gas. Example includes Methanococcus. Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular, Gram-negative bacteria found in ticks, lice, fleas, mites, mammals. Example includes Rickettsia rickettsii.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Thermoacidophiles.'

Bacteria involved in production of methane gas are

  1. Actinomycetes

  2. Methanogens

  3. Methanotrophs

  4. Cyanobacteria


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Methanogens belongs to Archeabacteria groups. They are involved in the production of methane gas or marshy gas. They are capable of producing methange gas in marshy areas. Examples include Methanococcus, Methanobacterium.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Methanogens.'

Which statement is true about domain archaea?

  1. They differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

  2. They completely differ from prokaryotes

  3. They resemble eukarya in all aspects

  4. They have some novel features absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Domains Archaea contains single-celled microorganisms. These are prokaryotes. They do not have a true nucleus or membrane-bound organelles. They lack peptidoglycan in the cell wall. However, they have some novel features absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Instead of ester bonds like in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, they have ether bonds connecting fatty acids to molecules of glycerol. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'They have some novel features absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes.'

Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium exemplify

  1. Bacteria whose DNA is relaxed or positively supercoiled but which has a cytoskeleton as well as mitochondria

  2. Bacteria that contain a cytoskeleton and ribosome

  3. Archaebacteria that contain proteins homologous to eukaryotic core histones

  4. Archaebacteria that lack any histones resembling those found in eukaryotes but whose DNA is negatively supercoiled


Correct Option: C

Archaea differ from eubacteria in one of the following features

  1. They have a rigid wall

  2. Their cell wall lacks peptidoglycan component

  3. They have $16$ sRNA

  4. They are very ancient


Correct Option: B

Organisms called methanogens are most abundant in

  1. Polluted stream

  2. Cattle yard

  3. Sulphur rock

  4. Hot spring


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Methanogen belongs to Archaebacteria group. They are capable of producing methane gas or marshy gas or biogas. They produces methane gas in marshy areas. They are most abundant in marshy areas and cattle yard where cow sheds are present. The methange gas produces a peculiar odour in these areas.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Cattle yard.'

Archaebacteria live in harsh habitat like

  1. Extreme salty area

  2. Hot springs

  3. Marshy areas

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Archaebacteria are prokaryotes without true nucleus. They are of mainly 3 types, halophiles, thermophiles and methanogesn. They live in harsh habitat. Halophiles archaebacteria are found in extreme salty areas. Thermophiles are found in hot springs where temperature is extremely high. Methanogens are found in marshy areas and produce methange gas.

Thus, the correct answer is 'All of the above.'

Some hyperthermophilic organisms that grow in highly acidic $(pH _2)$ habitats belong to two groups

  1. Cyanobacteria and diatoms

  2. Protists and mosses

  3. Liverworts and yeasts

  4. Eubacteria and archaea


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Many thermophiles are archaea, while thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the earliest bacteria.
  •  Many of these require elemental sulfur for growth. Some are anaerobes, that use the sulfur as an electron acceptor during cellular respiration. 
  • Some are lithotrophs, that oxidize sulfur to sulfuric acid, thus requiring the microorganism to be adapted to very low pH as well. These organisms are inhabitants of hot, sulfur-rich environments such as hot springs and geysers etc. Option D is correct.

A peculiar odour found in marshy areas and cow sheds is of gas produced by

  1. Archaebacteria

  2. Cyanobacteria

  3. Slime Moulds

  4. Mycoplasma


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Methanogen belongs to Archaebacteria group. They are capable of producing methane gas or marshy gas or biogas. They produces methane gas in marshy areas and cow sheds. This produces a peculiar odour.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Archaebacteria.'

The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the drug of ruminant animals include

  1. Eubacteria

  2. Halophiles

  3. Thermoacidophiles

  4. Methanogens


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Methanogens belongs to Archaebacteria. They are primitive prokaryotes. They produce methane gas or biogas. They produce biogas or marshy gas from the drug of ruminant animals. They are found in marshy areas and digestive tract of ruminants.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Methanogens.'

Archaebacteria common in marshes and rice fields are

  1. Methanogens

  2. Halophiles

  3. Thermoacidophiles

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Methanogens belongs to Archaebacteria. The other members of Archaebacteria includes halophiles and thermophiles. These are primitive prokaryotes. Methanogens produce methane gas or biogas. They produce biogas or marshy gas in marshy areas, rice fields and digestive tract of ruminants.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Methanogens.'

Which one among the following is likely to be present in the harsh conditions of the deep sea water?

  1. Saprophytic fungi

  2. Archaebacteria

  3. Eubacteria

  4. Blue-green algae


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Archeabacteria are also known as extremophiles because of the ability to survive in extreme environmental conditions. The deep sea environment is characterized by increased pressure, low visibility, low in nutrition etc. 
So, the correct answer is Archaebacteria.

A few organisms are known to grow and at temperatures of $ 100-105^o C. $ They before ________________.

  1. Thermophilic sulphur bacteria

  2. Hot spring blue-green algae

  3. Thermophilic subaerial fungi

  4. Marine archaebacteria


Correct Option: A

Barophilic prokaryotes -

  1. Grow slowly in highly alkaline frozen lakes

    at high altitudes

  2. Grow and multiply in very deep marine

    sediments

  3. Readily grow and divide in sea water

    enriched in any soluble salt of barium

  4. Occur in water containing high

    concentrations of barium hydroxide


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Barophilic prokaryotes grow and multiply in very deep marine sediments. A barophilic prokaryote, also generally defined as a barophile, is a type of organism which occurs and exists at high-pressure zones, like a deep-sea bacteria and archaebacteria.
So, the correct answer is 'Grow and multiply in very deep marine sediments'. 

Dermatomes are _________________.

  1. Formed during bacterial conjugation

  2. Small vesicles found in pancreatic cells

  3. Synthesized during cell wall formation in plant

  4. Specialized regions of cell membrane for adhesion to other cells in animal tissues


Correct Option: A

Methanogens are best described as ____________.

  1. Archaebacteria

  2. Prokaryotes

  3. Slime moulds

  4. Protozoa


Correct Option: A

Which of the following are likely to be present in deep sea water ?

  1. Archaebacteria

  2. Eubacteria

  3. Blue-green algae

  4. Saprophytic fungi


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

Archeabacteria are also known as extremophiles because of the ability to survive in extreme environmental conditions. The deep sea environment is characterized by increased pressure, low visibility, low in nutrition etc. Benthic zone also harbors bacteria

So, the correct answer is 'Archaebacteria and Eubacteria'

Which of the following are true of archaeobacteria?
a. Presence of peptiloglycan cell wall.
b. Extreme halophytes
c. Extreme themophyles
d. Methadone's
Select the correct answer using the codes given.

  1. $1, 2$ and $3$

  2. $2, 3$ and $4$

  3. $1, 3$ and $4$

  4. $1, 2$ and $4$


Correct Option: A

Obligate anaerobic archaebacreria with chemoautotrophic mode of nutrition are ____________.

  1. Mathanocens

  2. Halphiles

  3. Thermoacidophiles

  4. More than one option is correct


Correct Option: A

Which of the following options is correct?

  1. Heterocyst are thin-walled and help in nitrogen fixation

  2. Archaebacteria are oldest living

  3. Fossil cell wall of archaebacteria and eubacteria are different but cell membrane are similar

  4. Penicilllin is an effective against mycoplasma


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Archaebacteria are the oldest living organism. They can be found in some of the harshest environments. Traces of Archaebacteria have been seen in 3.8 billion-year-old fossil. Thus, are claimed as the oldest living organism. Heterocysts are nitrogen-fixing cells found in Nitrogen deprived cells of bacteria like cyanobacteria, Anabaena, Nostoc etc. Heterocyst synthesizes additional 3 layers of the cell wall, in turn, producing a THICK cell wall.The cell wall and cell membrane of archaebacteria both differ from that of eubacteria.The antibiotic, penicillin is ineffective against mycoplasma. So, the correct answer is option B.

Methanogens are _______________.

  1. Obligate anaerobes

  2. Found in salline marshes

  3. CO2 oxidizing forms

  4. Facultative anaerobes


Correct Option: A

Select the correct statements among the following (i-iv) regarding the characteristics of certain organisms.
(i) Methanogens are archaebacteria which produce methane in marshy areas.
(ii) Nostoc is a filamentous blue-green alga which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
(iii) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria synthesize cellulose from glucose.
(iv) Mycoplasma lack a cell wall and can survive without oxygen

  1. (ii) and (iii)

  2. (i) and (ii)

  3. (ii) (iii) and (iii)

  4. (i) (ii) and (iv)


Correct Option: D

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which of the following is not grouped with archaebacteria?

  1. Methanogens

  2. Cyanobacteria

  3. Thermophiles

  4. Halophiles


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Haloarchaea are a class of the Euryarchaeota, found in water saturated.

So, the correct option is 'Halophiles'.

Bacteriorhodopsin pigment is associated with ________________.

  1. Red sea formation

  2. Red tide formation

  3. Complementary chromatic adaptation

  4. ATP formation


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Facultative anaerobes:

  1. are photosynthetic

  2. do not always need oxygen

  3. are killed in an oxygenated environment

  4. require a constant supply of oxygen


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A facultative anaerobe is an organism that makes aerobic respiration if oxygen is absent.

So, the correct option is 'do not always need oxygen'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which bacteria produces methane as byproduct

  1. Green sulphur

  2. Methanogens

  3. Blue-greens

  4. Rickettsias


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Methanogens are microorganisms that produce methane as a metabolic byproduct in hypoxic conditions. So the correct option is 'Methanogens'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which of the following archaea would live at a deep-sea vent?

  1. Heterotrophic nutrition

  2. Prokaryotic organisation

  3. Presence of flagella

  4. Rigid cell wall


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Archaea have rigid cell walls which help in living at a deep-sea vent.

So, the correct option is 'Rigid cell wall'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
During bacterial conjugation there is

  1. a partial but mutual exchange of genetic material between the conjugants

  2. only a partial transfer of genetic material from one conjugant to the other

  3. a mutual and complete exchange of genetic material between two conjugants

  4. a complete transfer of genetic material from one conjugant to the other


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Bacterial conjugation is the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells by direct cell-to-cell contact or by a bridge-like connection between two cells. So the correct option is 'a complete transfer of genetic material from one conjugant to the other'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which of the following archaea would live at a deep-sea vent?

  1. Thermoacidophile

  2. Halophile

  3. Methanogen

  4. Parasitic forms


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A thermoacidophile is an extremophilic microorganism that is both can grow under conditions of high temperature and low pH.

So, the correct option is 'Thermoacidophile'.

How are Archea different from Bacteria

  1. can form Methane

  2. have different rRNA sequences

  3. do not have peptidoglycan in their cell walls

  4. all of these are correct


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Archea are considered to be primitive than the Eubacteria, having properties more similar to Eukaryotes as compared to Eubacteria. Some of the features that are different from Eubacteria are, they are found in extremes of temperature, most of them are chemoautotrophs or chemoheterotrophs, Methanogens are a type of chemoheterotrophs that produce methane as a metabolic byproduct, they have pseudomurein or peudopeptidoglyclans in their cell wall. 
So, the correct option is 'all of these are correct'

Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium exemplify 

  1. Bacteria that contain a cytoskeleton and ribosomes

  2. Archaebacteria that contain protein homologous to eukaryotic core histones

  3. Archaebacteria that lack any histones resembling those found in eukaryotes but whose DNA is negatively supercoiled

  4. Bacteria whose DNA is relaxed or positively supercoiled but which have a cytoskeleton as well as mitochondria


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

ThermococcusMethanococcus and Methanobacterium are archaea whose histones are shorter than eukaryotic histones and are assembled in tetramers.

So the correct answer is' Archaebacteria that contain protein homologous to eukaryotic core histones'

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the structure of a typical bacterial cell?

  1. Cells possess naked circular DNA which is folded to form nucleoid.

  2. Cells are surrounded by a peptidoglycan cell wall and a mucilaginous sheath.

  3. Cells possess well developed membrane bound cell organelles.

  4. Ribosomes in these cells are 70S in nature.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The bacterial cell is a prokaryotic type of cell which lacks membrane-bound cell organelles.

So, the correct option is 'Cells possess well-developed membrane-bound cell organelles.'

Read the following statements regarding methanogens and select the correct option.
(i) They are included in the group Archaebacteria.
(ii) They are responsible for the production of biogas in gobar gas plants.
(iii) They live in hot sulphur springs.
(iv) They are strictly anaerobic. 

  1. Statements (i) and (ii) are correct.

  2. Statements (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

  3. Statements (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

  4. All statements are correct.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Archaebacteria differ from other bacteria in having a different cell wall structure and this feature is responsible for their survival in extreme conditions. Methanogens are present in the gut of several ruminant animals such as cows and buffaloes and they are responsible for the production of methane (biogas) from the dung of these animals. Methanogens are obligate anaerobes.

So the correct option is "Statement(i) and (ii) are correct".

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which of the following is mismatched?

  1. Diatomssilica shell, boxlike, golden brown

  2. Euglenoidsflagella, pellicle, eye spot

  3. Parameciumcilia, calcium carbonate shell, gullet

  4. Foraminiferantest, pseudopod, digestive vacuole


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Paramecium consists cilia on the cell wall which is made up of the pellicle, paramecium does not contain calcium carbonate shell and the food in the paramecium passes through the cell mouth into the gullet.

So, the correct option is 'Paramecium cilia, calcium carbonate shell, gullet.'

Which of the following bacteria is present in the rumen of cattle ?

  1. Azotobacfer

  2. Rhizoblum

  3. Methanobacterium

  4. Azospirilium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Methanobacterium is found in the rumen (a part of the stomach) of cattle. A lot of cellulosic material is also available in the rumen. In rumen, these bacteria help in the breakdown of cellulose and play an important role in nutrition of cattle.

Select the correct combination of the statements (i - iv) regarding the characteristics of certain organisms.
(i) Methanogens are archaebacterial which produces methane in marshy areas.
(ii) Nostoc is a filamentous blue-green alga which fixed atmospheric nitrogen.
(iii) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria synthesize cellulose from glucose.
(iv) Mycoplasma lacks a cell wall and can survive without oxygen.

  1. (ii) and (iii)

  2. (i), (ii) and (iii)

  3. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

  4. (i), (ii) and (iv)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Methanogens produce methane gas, nostoc fixes atmospheric nitrogen, mycoplasma lacks a cell wall and can survive without oxygen.

So, the correct option is '(i), (ii) and (iv)'.

Organisms living in salty areas are called as

  1. Methanogens

  2. Halophiles

  3. Heliophytes

  4. Thermoacidophiles


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Halophiles can be found in a concentration of salt five times greater than the salt concentration of the ocean.

So, the correct option is 'halophiles'.

Certain bacteria are able to thrive under extreme environmental conditions such as absence of oxygen, high salt concentration, high temperature or highly acidic environment. What are these bacteria called?

  1. Probacteria

  2. Neobacteria

  3. Hardy bacteria

  4. Archaebacteria


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Archaebacteria are the oldest organisms living on the Earth. They are unicellular prokaryotes and belong to the kingdom, Archaea. They were first discovered in 1977 and classified as bacteria. Most archaebacteria appear like bacteria, when observed under the microscope. However, they are quite different from bacteria and eukaryotic organisms. Archaebacteria are found in very harsh conditions such as in the volcanic vents or at the bottom of the sea. They can easily survive in such extreme environment as sea vents releasing sulfide-rich gases, hot springs, or boiling mud around volcanoes.
So the correct option is 'archaebacteria'.

Which of the following mode of reproduction can be seen in archae bacteria?

  1. Sexual reproduction

  2. Asexual reproduction

  3. Horizontal gene transfer

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The archaebacteria are the primitive, single-celled, prokaryotic organisms. These bacteria can reproduce through asexual reproduction. The modes of reproduction include binary fission and fragmentation. The cell divides to form two daughter cells through binary fission. The fragments which are produced have the capability to develop into new organisms. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

These bacteria grow anaerobically on cellulosic material, produce large amount of methane along with $CO _2$ and $H _2$ and are collectively called as methanogens. Examples of such bacteria are:

  1. Melhanobacterium

  2. Mathanobrevibacter

  3. Methanococcus

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Methanogens are microorganisms that produce methane as a metabolic byproduct in anoxic condition. They include Methanobacterium, Methanobrevibacter and Methanococcus. 

Methanogens can be found 

  1. In swamps

  2. In a cow's stomach

  3. In marshes

  4. All of the above

  5. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Methanogens are the primitive bacteria belonging to archaea which are able to produce methane. These organisms can utilise the carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas to form methane. These organisms are found in marshy areas where they produce the marsh gas, in swamps and in the stomach of certain animals. These organisms are responsible for methane production in the stomach of cattle which causes belching.

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

This taxonomic group of living organisms includes the extreme halophiles, methanogens, and extreme thermophiles. This group has also been extant for about 3.7 billion years, and their cell lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles. Which of the following groups of life is being described here?
I. Domain Eukarya
II. Domain Archaea
III. Domain Bacteria        

  1. I only

  2. II only

  3. III only

  4. I and II

  5. II and III


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The archaebacteria are the single-celled, prokaryotic organisms. They do not have well-developed organelles and cellular structures. These organisms can survive in extreme conditions like high temperatures, high salt concentration, high temperature, etc. Some organisms from this group can produce methane through the process of methanogenesis. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

Marsh gas is produced by

  1. Mycoplasma

  2. Myxobacteria

  3. Methanogens

  4. Halophiles


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Marsh gas is also called as biogas. It is also called as methane gas as it primarily consists of methane gas along with hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide in minor composition. It is a produced by the decomposition of vegetable matter under water by anaerobic bacteria. The marsh gas is produced by Methanogens that are found in marshes.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Methanogens.'

The group of bacteria devoid of peptidoglycan in its wall is

  1. Archaebacteria

  2. Cyanobacteria

  3. Eubacteria

  4. Nostocales


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Peptidoglycan is a polymer that is present in the cell wall of most bacteria. It is also called as Murein. However, Archaebacteria are devoid of peptidoglycan in its wall. Instead, they are made up of the polysaccharide called pseudomurein.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Archaebacteria.'

Halophiles grow in concentrated salt solution due to

  1. Bacteriorhodopsin

  2. Branched hydrocarbon chain in phospholipids

  3. Active absorption

  4. Accumulation of KCl


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Halophiles are organisms that grow in high salt concentrations. They are also called as salt-loving microorganisms. They are found in hypersaline environments like in arid, coastal, deep‐sea, underground salt mines. They can comfortably live in evaporation ponds or salt lakes due to the accumulation of KCl. By accumulating KCl, they maintain the osmotic balance. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'Accumulation of KCl.'

What of the following characteristic is true for archaebacteria?
$(1)$ Extreme halophiles
$(2)$ Extreme thermophiles
$(3)$ Methanogens
$(4)$ Occurrence of peptidoglycan in the cell wall
  1. 1, 2 and 3 are correct

  2. 1 and 2 are correct

  3. 2 and 4 are correct

  4. 1 and 3 are correct


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Peptidoglycan is a polymer that is present in the cell wall of most bacteria. It is also called as Murein. However, Archaebacteria are devoid of peptidoglycan in its wall. Instead, they are made up of the polysaccharide called pseudomurein. Arachebacteria consists of 3 groups, namely halophiles, thermophiles and methanogens. 

Thus, the correct answer is '1, 2 and 3 are correct.'

From the following statements, identify the ones, which are not relevant to archaebacteria.
(a) They live in some of the harshest habitats.
(b) They are present in the gut of several ruminant animals.
(c) They are characterized by the presence of a rigid cell wall.
(d) They include mycoplasma.
(e) They are also referred to as blue-green algae.

  1. (a), (b) and (c)

  2. (a), (c) and (e)

  3. (c), (d) and (e)

  4. (a), (c) and (d)

  5. (b), (c) and (e)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Archaebacteria are a type of single-cell organism which do not have membrane-bound organelles. They also lack true nucleus. They live in some of the harshest habitats. They have cell wall which is made up of polysaccharides and proteins without peptidoglycan. They include Methanogens, halophiles, thermophiles. Methanogens produce methane gas or biogas. They are present in the gut of several ruminant animals. Halophiles are present in areas with high salt concentrations. Thermophiles are present in areas with extremely high temperature.

Thus, the correct answer is '(c), (d) and (e).'

Halophilic archaebacterium (Halobacterium salinarum) found in the Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea cannot live in

  1. Less than $3$M NaCl concentration

  2. Less than $5$M NaCl concentration

  3. More than $4$M NaCl concentration

  4. More than $3$M NaCl concentration


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Halophiles are organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations. They are also called salt-loving microorganisms. They are found in hypersaline environments like in arid, coastal, deep‐sea, underground salt mines. They can comfortably live in evaporation ponds or salt lakes such as Great Salt Lake, Owens Lake and the Dead Sea. They cannot live in less than 3M NaCl concentration. The concentration higher than 3M NaCl in the environment will cause movement of water outside from a plant cell to the environment and cell will die due to osmotic stress. A concentration of less than 3M NaCl concentration in the environment will cause the movement of water inside the cell from the environment will cause the cell to burst and the plant will die.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Less than 3M NaCl concentration.'

Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium are

  1. Archaebacteria having eukaryotic histone homologue

  2. Bacteria with cytoskeleton

  3. Archaebacteria with negatively supercoiled DNA as in eukaryotes but lacking histones.

  4. Bacteria with positively coiled DNA, cytoskeleton and mitochondria.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium are Archaebacteria. They lack histones. They have negatively supercoiled DNA. They differ from bacteria in a way that they survive extreme conditions. Unlike bacteria, archaea cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which of the following domains contains the most primitive bacteria that live in extreme environments?

  1. Archaea

  2. Plantae

  3. Fungi

  4. Eukarya


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Archaebacteria differ from other bacteria in having a different cell wall structure and this feature is responsible for their survival in extreme conditions.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Archaea'.

Methanogens belong to

  1. Slime moulds

  2. Eubacteria

  3. Archaebacteria

  4. Dinoflagellates.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Methanogens belong to archaebacteria. They are strict anaerobes. They are autotrophs which obtain both energy and carbon from decomposition products. They occur in marshy areas where they convert formic acid and carbon dioxide into methane with the help of hydrogen. This capability is commercially exploited in the production of methane and fuel gas inside gobar gas plants, e.g., Methanobacterium, Methanococcus. Some of the methanogens live as symbionts inside rumen of herbivorous animals that chew their cud. These archaebacteria are helpful to the ruminants in fermentation of celullose.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Parasitic, flagellated protozoans of tropical regions known as trypanosomes are associated with which one of the following diseases?

  1. Amoebic dysentery

  2. Down syndrome

  3. Syphilis

  4. African sleeping sickness and chagas disease


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Trypanosoma parasites cause sleeping sickness or African trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease which is found in sub-Saharan Africa.

So, the correct option is 'African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease'.

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Azotobacter is a heterotrophic nitrogen fixing bacterium.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nitrogen fixing is seen in heterotrophic bacteria live in the soil and fix significant levels of nitrogen, species like Clostridium, Bacillus, Azotobacter are called nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

So, the correct option is 'True'.

Bacteria which are found in marshy areas and among the flora of cattle rumen are called

  1. Acidophiles

  2. Thermophiles

  3. Methanogens

  4. Thermoacidophiles


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Methanogens are microorganisms that produce methane as a metabolic byproduct in hypoxic conditions. They are prokaryotic and belong to the domain of archaea. They are common in wetlands, where they are responsible for marsh gas, and in the digestive tracts of animals such as ruminants and humans, where they are responsible for the methane content of belching in ruminants and flatulence in humans. In marine sediments the biological production of methane, also termed methanogenesis, is generally confined to where sulfates are depleted, below the top layers. Moreover, the methanogenic archaea populations play an indispensable role in anaerobic wastewater treatments. Others are extremophiles, found in environments such as hot springs and submarine hydrothermal vents as well as in the "solid" rock of the Earth's crust, kilometers below the surface.

So the correct option is 'methanogens'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Facultative anaerobes:

  1. require a constant supply of oxygen

  2. are killed in an oxygenated environment

  3. do not always need oxygen

  4. are photosynthetic but do not give off oxygen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A facultative anaerobe is an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to respiration if oxygen is absent.

So, the correct option is 'do not always need oxygen'.

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Methanogens are among the most recently evolved monerans.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Monera is the unicellular organism's having a prokaryotic cellular structure, these are microorganisms that evolve methane gas are prokaryotic and belong to the domain of archaea, methanogenic archaea are found in the digestive tracts of human beings along with ruminants, termites, and humans.

So, the correct option is 'false'.

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