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Types of microorganisms - class-X

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Hens egg is

  1. An organ

  2. A single cell

  3. A tissue

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hens egg is a single cell structure inside the shell before the fertilization that can be seen by naked eyes. But after fertilization, the cells fused and divide into two cells inside the shell.

Hence, option B is correct.

True nucleus is absent in

  1. Green algae

  2. Fungi

  3. Lichens

  4. Bacteria


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bacteria are prokaryotes grouped in Kingdom Monera. Prokaryotes have a pro or primitive karyon. Thus the true nucleus is absent in bacteria. The chromosome, a single, continuous strand of DNA, is localized, but not contained, in a region of the cell called the nucleoid. All the other cellular components are scattered throughout the cytoplasm.

Bacteria are made up of

  1. Nucleic acid

  2. Only proteins

  3. Nucleic acid and Proteins

  4. Nucleosides

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nucleic acids constitute the genetic material and help in cellular expressions in bacteria, while proteins are important for constitutive activities in the bacterial cells. 15% of bacterial cell is protein, while 7% nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
So answer is -'nucleic acid and proteins'.

A unicellular organism has

  1. just one cell

  2. many cells

  3. few cells

  4. no cells


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An organism made of just one cell is called an unicellular organism. Bacteria, Amoeba,  Paramoecium and Euglena are some examples of unicellular organisms.

Which of the following is the location of mucilage capsule present in bacteria which serves as an extra covering?

  1. Outside the cell membrane

  2. Inside the cell membrane

  3. Outside the cell wall

  4. Inside the cell wall


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The mucilage capsule present in bacteria serving as an extra covering is present outside the cell because it is a temporary layer surrounding the cell wall and protects the bacteria from antibiotics and dessication.

So, the correct option is C.

Lifecycle of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is 

  1. haplontic type

  2. diplontic type

  3. haplo diplobiontic type

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
This type of life cycle is represented by haploid and diploid phases, of more or less equal duration, found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The haploid cells of opposite mating type normally multiply by budding. Two such cells of opposite mating behave as gametangia and undergo fusion initially only plasmogamy takes place, wherein the nuclei exist separately also called the dikaryotic phase. Later on the nuclei undergo fusion in specialized sac like structures called the ascus to form a diploid zygote, which undergoes meiosis to release the haploid ascospores.
So, the correct answer is 'haplodiplobiontic type'

Select the wrong statements.
A. Pyruvic acid decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase catalyse fermentation.
B. $NADH+H^+$ is reoxidised to $NAD^+$ in alcohol and lactic acid fermentation.
C. Yeasts poison themselves to death when the concentration of alcohol reaches about $31$ percent.
D. Prolonged fermentation results greater alcohol contents in alcohol beverages.

  1. C and D

  2. A and B

  3. B and C

  4. A and D


Correct Option: A

Bacterial genome consist of 

  1. Circular, ssRNA

  2. Circular, dsDNA

  3. Linear, triple stranded DNA

  4. zig-zag DNA


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bacterial genome as that of a bacteria E.coli consists of Double-stranded DNA (ds DNA) which is circular which means it doesn't have ends like eukaryotic chromosomes. E.coli consists of 4.6 x 10$^6$ base pairs(bp).

So, the correct answer is 'Circular, dsDNA'.

The meiospores of yeast are nonmotile and called?

  1. Aeciospores

  2. Aplanospores

  3. Ascospores

  4. Basidispores


Correct Option: A

Which of the following microtubule arrangement is absent in the kinetosome of eukaryotic flagella?

  1. 9+0

  2. 9+2

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Eukaryotic cilia and flagella have similar organization-
  • They possess a central bundle of microtubules called the axoneme which contain nine outer doublet microtubules surrounded by a central pair of singlet microtubules.
  • This characteristic 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules is seen when the axoneme of eukaryotic flagella.
  • The correct answer is OPTION B.

The bacterial cell wall is made up of 

  1. Cellulose

  2. Hemicellulose

  3. Cellulose and hemicellulose

  4. Peptidoglycan

  5. Glycogen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Peptidoglycans (or mucopeptide or glycopeptide or murein) are the structural elements of almost all bacterial cell walls. They constitute as much as 95% of the cell wall in some Gram positive bacteria to as little as 5 to 10% in Gram negative bacteria. Peptidoglycans are made up of a polysaccharide backbone consisting of alternating muramic acid and glucose amine residues in equal amounts.

Match the contents of Column-I with of Column-II.

Colum-I Column-II
A Monascus purpurens i Statins
B Aspergillus niger ii Cyclosporin-A
C Trichoderma polysporum iii Citric acid
  1. A-i, B-ii, C-iii

  2. A-i, B-iii, C-ii

  3. A-iii, B-i, C-ii

  4. A-ii, B-i, C-iii


Correct Option: A

The bacteria which lacks flagella and moves by gliding are included in?

  1. Spirochetes

  2. Rickettsia

  3. Myxobacteria

  4. Eubacteria


Correct Option: A

Bacteroides are?

  1. Enlarged non-motile cellular bacteria Rhizobium leguminosarum in root nodules of legumes

  2. A bacterial cell infected with viruses

  3. A motile bacterium

  4. Nitrosomonas bacteria in soil


Correct Option: A

Membrane bound organelles are absent in 

  1. Plasmodium

  2. Saccharomyces

  3. Streptococcus

  4. Chlamydomonas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Membrane bound organelles are absent in prokaryotes. As compared to a eukaryotic cell, the only comparable organelles present in prokaryotes are ribosomes which are naked nucleoprotein particles. Plasmodium is a unicellular eukaryotic organism which belongs to Kingdom Protista. Saccharomyces is also a unicellular eukaryotic organism which belongs to Kingdom Mycota or Fungi. Streptococcus is a unicellular prokaryotic organism which belongs to Kingdom Monera. Chlamydomonas is a unicellular eukaryotic organism, previously classified under Kingdom Plantae as Chlorophyceae but has now been moved to Kingdom Protista. Of the given options only Streptococcus is a prokaryotic organism. Hence, membrane bound cell organelles are missing in Streptococcus.

Which of the following is common features of Amoeba?

  1. Pseudopodia, food vacuole, phagocytosis, assimilation and egestion

  2. Phagocytosis, contractile vacuole, lysosome, holozoic and ingestion

  3. Contractile vacuole, absorption of food, egestion and grinding of food particles

  4. Pseudopodia, ciliary movement, contractile vacuole and phagocytosis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An Amoeba is a type of organism belongs to kingdom Protista. They have the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and retracting pseudopods. Amoeba has contractile vacuole which expels excess water from the cell. The various processes which are involved in the nutrition of Amoeba are:
Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion. Amoeba has not excretory organs. The undigested food collects inside the Amoeba is thrown out of the body by the cell membrane. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

DNA of E.coli  

  1. ds circular

  2. ss circular

  3. ds linear

  4. ss linear


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  E. coli , a gram negative rod shaped bacteria has since the time of discovery have been commonly used for biological lab experiment and research. The simple cell structured E. coli has one circular chromosome and a ds circular DNA molecule with 4.6 million base pairs in length and 4288 protein coding genes.

Muramic acid is present in cell walls of

  1. Bacteria

  2. Green algae

  3. Yeast

  4. All fungi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The cell walls of bacteria are composed of a macromolecule peptidoglycan which is a repeating framework of long glycan chains having alternate N-acetyl glucosamine and N-acetyl muramic acid; these glycan chains are cross-linked by short peptide fragments to provide a strong but flexible support framework. This makes option A correct. The green algal cell wall is composed mainly of cellulose which makes option B incorrect. Chitin is common constituent of cell walls of all type of fungi; option C is incorrect. The yeast cell wall itself is mainly composed of glucans ($\beta$$-glucans), mannoproteins and chitin; option D is incorrect. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

The body of Amoeba is made up of .......... cell.

  1. Single

  2. Multiple

  3. Three

  4. Four


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amoeba is a protozoan belonging to the kingdom Protista. They are unicellular eukaryotic organisms and thus, made up of single cell.

What are the major groups of microorganisms?

  1. Bacteria, fungi

  2. Protozoa, algae

  3. Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae and virus.

  4. Fungi, algae and virus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Microorganisms are the organisms that we cannot see by our naked eyes. It can be prokaryotic unicellular like bacteria, eukaryotic unicellular like protozoa, eukaryotic multicellular like fungi and algae and even acellular like viruses.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Unicellular organisms are capable of (i) Independent existence (ii) Performing the essential functions of life

  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Unicellular organisms are made up of a single cell and perform all the life processes for survival and independent existence.  Hence, the cell is called as the fundamental structural and functional unit of life.

Many bacteria bear minute hairy structures on their cell wall which are involved in genetic transfer are called as

  1. Hairs

  2. Flagella

  3. Pili

  4. Cilia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pili are minute hair like appendages, that emerges from suface of Gram -ve bacteria. They have similar structure as flagella and often involved in attachment to surface and making of biofilm. They also help in DNA exchange. They are involved in conjugation which results in transfer or exchange of genetic material. 

Escherichia colt has the following combination of characters.

  1. Rod shaped, 1-3$\mu $m long, gram negative

  2. Rod shaped, 1- 3$\mu $m long, gram positive

  3. Spiral, 1-3$\mu $m long, gram negative

  4. Spiral, 1-3$\mu $m long, gram positive


Correct Option: A

Binary fission in Amoeba involves ____________.

  1. Amitosis

  2. Mitosis

  3. Meiosis

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The reproduction in amoeba is asexual, called binary fission, where it replicated its cells by mitosis and its cell divide in two equal daughter cells. Amitosis is similar to binary fission. Meiosis does not take place in amoeba.

The correct answer is B. 

Torula condition' occurs in ________.

  1. Rhizopus

  2. Ulothrix

  3. Spirogyra

  4. Riccia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
When some species of like mucor they grow in high concentrated liquid medium of sugar and they brown up into small pieces called odia and further they grow like yeast by budding and this condition called Torula condition.
Hence the correct answer is A. 

Amoeba takes food through ____________.

  1. Phagocytosis

  2. Pinocytosis

  3. Endocytosis

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Amoeba takes its food by the method of phagocytosis (i.e ingesting or engulfing the food particles), also by means of pinocytosis (wherein amoeba wraps around its membranes around the food forms vesicles and pinch it inside the membrane and then gradually digests it) and by endocytosis (in which the outermost the membrane of amoeba either stretches inwards or projects outwards to obtain nutrition.

The correct answer is D.

In Amoeba, the cell division takes place ____

  1. Involving changes in the chromatin reticulum

  2. Without involving changes in the chromatin reticulum

  3. Leading to reduction in the number of chromosomes

  4. Without dividing the nucleus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Through the cell division process one cell splits into two identical cells. There can be two kind of cell divisions- Mitosis and Meiosis. Cell division mitosis takes place in Amoeba for replicating genetic material (chromatin network) into the daughter cells. It is a form of asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms like Amoeba. The process is known as binary fission.
So, the correct answer is 'Involving changes in the chromatin reticulum'

Some bacteria are considered plants as they

  1. Are green in colour

  2. Have rigid cell wall

  3. Have chlorophyll

  4. Have stomata


Correct Option: C

In bacteria the site for respiratory activity is found in

  1. Episome

  2. Microsome

  3. Ribosome

  4. Cell membrane$/$ Mesosome


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In bacteria the site for respiratory activity is found in mesosomes. Mesosomes are folded invaginations in the cell membrane of bacteria. They increases the surface area required for respiration. They contain respiratory enzymes. It is the site of respiratory activity.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Cell membrane/ Mesosome.'

Sex factor of bacteria is

  1. RNA

  2. Sex pili

  3. F-factor

  4. Chromosome replicon


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

F-factor is also called as fertility factor. It is the sex factor of bacteria. It allows the transfers of genes from one bacterium carrying the factor to another bacterium lacking the factor by the process of conjugation. It is found in some bacteria only.

Thus, the correct answer is 'F-factor.'

Which is not true of bacterial cell wall?

  1. Not antigenic

  2. Provides shape to bacterium

  3. Not stainable with simple dyes

  4. Made of mucopeptide


Correct Option: A

Murein of bacterial cell wall is derivative of

  1. Vitamin

  2. Fat

  3. Organic acid

  4. Sugar


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The bacterial cell wall is made up of Peptidoglycan or murein. It is a polymer that is made up of sugars and amino acids. The sugar component is made up of alternating N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM). NAM is then attached to an amino acid chain of L-alanine, D-glutamic acid, diaminopimelic acid (DAP) and D-alanine. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'Sugar.'

Bacterial cell membrane is made up of

  1. Chitin

  2. Cellulose

  3. Proteins and phospholipids

  4. Fats


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bacteria is a unicellular prokaryotic organism. It has a cell wall around the cell membrane. The bacterial cell membrane is made up of proteins and phospholipids. the proteins in are randomly distributed in the phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Proteins and phospholipids.'

Some bacteria have a capsule outside cell wall. It is made of

  1. Protein

  2. Cellulose

  3. Fat

  4. Mucopolysaccharide


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Some bacteria have a capsule outside cell wall. It is made up of mucopolysaccharide. The functions of mucopolysaccharide are;

  • It enhances the ability of bacteria to cause disease. 
  • It protects cells from engulfment by macrophages. 
  • It protects cells from desiccation.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Mucopolysaccharide.'

Why is a capsule advantageous to a bacterium?

  1. It provides means of locomotion

  2. It allows bacteria to "hide" from host's immune system

  3. It allows the bacterium to attach to surface

  4. It protects the bacterium from desiccation.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Bacterial capsule usually consists of a polysaccharide layer that lies outside the cell envelope. The capsule is found in both gram-positive and gram-negative bacterium.
  • The capsule is considered as virulence factor because it enhances the ability of bacteria to cause disease. It protects the bacterial cell from engulfment by macrophages.
  • Capsules also contain water which protects the bacterium from desiccation.
So, the correct answer is 'It protects the bacterium from desiccation'.

Ageing is slow or absent in

  1. Plants

  2. Parrot

  3. Monkeys

  4. Hydra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The ageing is very slow or is not seen with the human eye in unicellular organisms but they do age. They undergo constant spontaneous DNA damage that can lead to the death of cells when it no longer able to reproduce. Plants and parrot are multicellular organisms with the higher level of complexity. The complexity is such that cell divisions are limited and when the cell is not able to divide, it ages with the decay of organelles and finally dies. So these organisms do age and die after a perticular period of time. but Hydra is the only species that does not age and lose its capability to reproduce. So we can say that ageing is slow or absent in hydra.

Select the wrong statement of a bacterial cell

  1. Mesosome is formed by extensions of plasma membrane into cell

  2. Pili are elongated tubular structures made up of a protein

  3. Flagellum is composed of filament, hook and basal body

  4. Ribosomes are about 30 nm by 50 nm in size

  5. Fimbriae are small bristle like fibres sprouting out of cell.


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is absent in eukaryotes?

  1. Nucleolus

  2. Plastid

  3. Mesosome

  4. Ribosomes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Mesosomes are absent in eukaryotes.
  • Mesosomes refers to the folded invaginations in the plasma membrane of prokaryotes or bacterial cells.
  • Its main function is to increase the surface area of the plasma membrane. 
  • When the surface area of the membrane is increased it helps to carry out the cellular respiration more efficiently.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Mesosome'.

DNA of Escherichia coli is

  1. dsDNA and circular

  2. dsDNA and linear

  3. ssDNA and linear

  4. ssDNA and circular.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacteria. It is found in the intestine of warm-blooded organisms. It has one circular chromosome. The chromosome contains double-stranded DNA. It may contain some circular plasmids as well as extrachromosomal material.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Mitochondria are absent in

  1. Bacteria

  2. Red Algae

  3. Green Algae

  4. Brown Algae.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Mitochondria are absent in bacteria and blue-green algae.
  • A prokaryotic cell lacks membrane-bound cell organelles and nucleus whereas, a eukaryotic cell consists of membrane-bound cellular organelles and well-defined nucleus.
  • Red algae, green algae and brown algae have eukaryotic cells (well-defined nucleus and cellular organelles).
  • So, the correct answer is 'Bacteria'.

Alga Acetobularia is

  1. Unicellular prokaryote.

  2. Multicellular prokaryote.

  3. Unicellular eukaryote.

  4. Multicellular eukaryote.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Acetabularia is a single-celled green photosynthetic algae which contain chloroplasts of the photosynthetic function. Being unicellular it has a complex shape and has been a model organism for the study of gene expression with morphogenesis. It has a large nucleus which contains a genetic material. Because of the presence of nucleus which is absent in prokaryote, these algae is classified in eukaryotes. hence algae Acetabularia is a unicellular eukaryote.

Bacteria with tuft of flagella at one pole are

  1. Amphitrichous

  2. Peritrichous

  3. Atrichous

  4. Lophotrichous


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A. Amphitrichous bacteria have flagella (single or multiple) extending from both ends of the cell.

B. Peritrichous bacteria have flagella projecting in all directions around the cell.
C. Atrichous bacteria lack flagella. 
D. Lophotrichous bacteria have a tuft of flagella located at the same point on the bacterial cell.
So, the correct answer is 'Lophotrichous'.

Bacteria having a tuft of flagella at both the poles are

  1. Atrichous

  2. Peritrichous

  3. Lophotrichous

  4. Amphitrichous.


Correct Option: D

A bacterial cell contains.

  1. Mesosome, Golgi bodies and nucleoid

  2. Mesosome and Golgi bodies

  3. Mesosome and nucleoid

  4. Golgi bodies and nucleoid


Correct Option: A

$NH _3$ in amoeba is excreted through

  1. Food vacuole.

  2. Contractile vacuole.

  3. Plasma membrane.

  4. Both B and C.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Amoeba is a unicellular organism. The main waste material in amoeba ammonia (NH$ _3$) along with carbon dioxide (CO$ _2$). The waste material is excreted through body surface (plasmalema) by the process of diffusion. In this process, contractile vacuoles play important role.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Entamoeba histolytica is transmitted through

  1. Insect bite

  2. Bird dropping

  3. Improperly cooked pork meat

  4. Food or water contaminated with cysts


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan protist. It is pathogenic in nature. It resides in the upper part of the human large intestine and causes the disease known as amoebic dysentery or amoebiasis. The symptoms of the disease are abdominal pain, repeated motions with blood and mucus. Entamoeba histolytica is transmitted through food or water contaminated with cysts. A mature cyst is called quadri-nucleate cyst. It has four nuclei and two chromatid bodies. Quadrinucleate cyst is the infective stage.

How many young Amoebae hatch out from a cyst of E. histolytica?

  1. One

  2. Two

  3. Four

  4. Six


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan protist. It is pathogenic in nature. The type of nutrition present in Entamoeba is parasitic. The parasite is generally with one pseudopodium. The contractile vacuole is absent as there is no need of osmoregulation. It feeds on red blood corpuscles by damaging the wall of the large intestine and reaching the blood capillaries. It produces ulcers. It resides in the upper part of the human large intestine and causes the disease known as amoebic dysentery or amoebiasis. Entamoeba histolytica is transmitted through food or water contaminated with cysts. A mature cyst is called quadri-nucleate cyst. It has four nuclei and two chromatid bodies. Quadrinucleate cyst is the infective stage. Only one young Amoeba with four nuclei hatches out from a cyst of Entamoeba histolytica. However, single cyst of Entamoeba histolytica produces eight Amoebae.

Which one of the following is the most important criterion used to classify living organisms into three primary kingdoms, namely-Archaea, Eubacteria and Eukarya?

  1. Genetic relatedness

  2. Morphological characters

  3. Physiological characters

  4. Phenotypic characters


Correct Option: A

Rhodopseudomonas and Rhodospirillum are ______________.

  1. Purple non-sulphur bacteria

  2. Green non-sulphur bacteria

  3. Green sulphur bacteria

  4. Purple sulphur bacteria


Correct Option: A

Yeast die when alcohol concentration reaches about $13$%, still yeast perform alcholic fermentation why?

  1. To obtain ATP

  2. Utilization of $O _{2}$

  3. For oxidation of $NADH _{2}$

  4. Obligate aerobic


Correct Option: A

Cell division is a type of reproduction in 

  1. Unicellular organisms

  2. Multicellular organisms

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cell division is the process in which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. The unicellular organism divides and results in the formation of daughter cells and hence, cell division is a type of reproduction in unicellular organisms. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Surface appendages used by -bacteria to attach to one another and to host organisms are called:

  1. thylakoids

  2. mesosomes

  3. pili

  4. spirilla


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A pilus is a thin, rigid fiber made of protein that protrudes from the cell surface. The primary function of pili is to attach a bacterial cell to specific surfaces or to other cells. So, the correct option is 'pili'.

Which of the following organisms do not depend on reproduction to exchange genetic information?

  1. Animals

  2. Plants

  3. Bacteria

  4. Fungi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bacteria have three mechanism for genetic information transfer without undergoing reproduction-
1. Transformation- take up free fragment of DNA floating in medium. 
2. Transduction- transfer of DNA by a virus bacteriophage.
3. Conjugation- direct cell to cell transfer of DNA mediated by plasmid. So, option C is correct, all other options depend on reproduction for exchange of genetic material.

Select the pair that shows the same relationship as the animals in the box.
Amoeba : Paramecium.

  1. Rhizopus : Chlamydomonas

  2. Candida : Saccharomyces

  3. Pteridium : Fasciola

  4. Albugo : Adiantum


Correct Option: A
Correct sequence of layer of bacterial cell envelope from outward to inward is
  1. Cell wall $\rightarrow$ Glycocalyx $\rightarrow$Cell membrane

  2. Cell membrane $\rightarrow$ Glycocalyx $\rightarrow$ Cell wall

  3. Glycocalyx $\rightarrow$ Cell wall $\rightarrow$ Cell membrane

  4. Glycocalyx $\rightarrow$ Cell membrane $\rightarrow$ Cell wall


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Glycocalyx is the outermost layer of the cell envelope. Cell wall lies between plasma membrane and glycocalyx.

So, the correct answer is 'Glycocalyx → Cell wall → Cell membrane'.

Amoeba and Yeast reproduce asexually by fission and budding respectively, because they are.

  1. Microscopic organisms

  2. Heterotrophic organisms

  3. Unicellular organisms

  4. Uninucleate organisms


Correct Option: A

Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India?

  1. Banyan and black buck

  2. Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda

  3. Tamarind and rhesus monkey

  4. Cinchona and leopard


Correct Option: A

Superbugs are

  1. Synthetic bug

  2. Bacteria

  3. Radio nucleotide

  4. Industries


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Superbugs is a term used to describe strains of bacteria that are resistant to the majority of antibiotics commonly used today. These resistant bacteria can cause pneumonia, urinary tract infections, skin infections and many other diseases that are difficult to treat and may be fatal.

So, the correct answer is 'Bacteria'

Which cell organelle is absent in anaerobic bacteria?

  1. Mitochondria

  2. Golgi body

  3. E.R.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An anaerobic organism or anaerobic bacteria is any organism that does not require oxygen for growth. It may react negatively or even die if oxygen is present. Mitochondria, Golgi body and ER are organelles of eukaryotic organisms. Since anaerobic bacteria is prokaryotic, they are absent in anaerobic bacteria.

State whether the following statements are true or false.
All denitrifying bacteria are heterotrophs.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Denitrifying bacteria convert nitrates in the soil to free atmospheric nitrogen, nitrogen-fixing bacteria are heterotrophs.

So, the correct option is 'True'.

Which of the following can be made into crystal form?

  1. Algae

  2. Amoeba

  3. Virus

  4. Sperm


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Viruses can be made into a crystalline form. TMV became the first virus to be crystallized in 1935. One crystal of viruses consists of thousands of viruses. The crystallization of viruses was first done by Stanley. Algae, Amoeba and Sperm cannot be crystallised.

The correct answer is C.

All viruses live ________

  1. Outside the host cell

  2. Independently

  3. Inside the host cell

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

All viruses live inside host cell, they cannot function outside the cell. Unlike bacteria which rarely live in the host cell. Therefore, (c) is the correct answer.

The organisms which display properties of both living and nonliving are

  1. Viruses

  2. Diatoms

  3. Lichens

  4. Bacteria


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Virus is the microorganisms which have properties of living and non-living both. They have a specific structure which consists of head and tail. Head is composed of several protein units known as capsomeres which enclose the genetic material made up of RNA or DNA. They have a lipid envelope derived from the host cell membrane which lies outside the capsomere. They occur in crystalline form outside the body of the host but as it enters the host cell it injects its genetic material which replicates vigorously. The replicated materials are further packed in the new protein coat formed using host protein and is thrown out by the lysis of cell membrane.

Scientific name of "Tobacco mosaic virus" is standardised through the rules of:

  1. ICBN

  2. ICZN

  3. ICVN

  4. ICNB


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

There are $5$ codes of nomenclatures:- 

1)ICBN- International code of Biological Nomenclature.
2)ICZN- International code of Zoological Nomenclature.
3)ICVN- International code of Viral Nomenclature.
4)ICBN- International code of Bacterial Nomenclature.
5)ICNCP-International code of Nomenclature for cultivated plants.
Tobacco mosaic virus follows ICVN as it is a virus 
Option - $C$

Which one of the following statements about viruses is correct?

  1. Viruses possess their own metabolic system.

  2. All viruses contain both RNA and DNA.

  3. Viruses are obligate parasites.

  4. Nucleic acid of viruses is known as capsid.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A virus is a small infectious agent, that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. All viruses are obligate parasites; i.e., they lack metabolic machinery of their own to generate energy or to synthesize proteins, so they depend on host cells to carry out these vital functions. Thus, option C is correct.
Viruses do not possess their own metabolic system. So, depends on host machinery. Thus, option A is wrong.
All viruses contains either DNA or RNA as genetic material but, not both. Thus, option B is wrong.
The protein coat of virus is called as capsid. Thus, option D is wrong.

The latest view for the origin of virus is that

  1. They arose from nucleic acid and protein found in primitive water.

  2. They arose from bacteria as a result of loss of cell wall.

  3. They arose from some of the bacteria, which had developed a nucleus only.

  4. They are modified plasmids, which are fragments of the nucleic acids of the host.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Viruses play an important role in horizontal gene transfer and genetic diversity. The evolution history showcases the origin of viruses as to have evolved from plasmids when pieces of DNA moved between cells. As
big bits of cellular DNA became independent and some DNA stuck with cell genomes. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

A virus can be considered living being as it

  1. Reproduces inside the host

  2. Respires

  3. Can cause disease

  4. Responds to touch stimuli


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A virus is an organism that can be considered both living and non-living. 
  • It can be considered as living when it is inside any host (bacterium) as the virus infects the host cell and replicates inside it making several copies of it. 
  • When it is outside the host cell, it is non- living as it can not carry out its life- processes of either reproducing or digestion etc.
  • Thus, option A is correct here.

Viruses are non-cellular organisms but replicate themselves once they infect the host cell. To which of the following kingdom do viruses belong to?

  1. Monera

  2. Protista

  3. Fungi

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Viruses are non-cellular organisms and replicate only when they infect the host cell. 

Viruses belong to none of these. Option D.

Viruses are living because

  1. They can reproduce.

  2. They have protein synthesising machinery.

  3. They have some genes.

  4. They are parasites.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Reproducing is one of the characteristics of the living organisms. Viruses definitely multiply. Viruses must use host cells to create more virions. Since viruses don’t have organelles, nuclei or even ribosomes, they don’t have the tools they need to copy their genes and create whole new virions. Instead, viruses enter living cells and then hijack the host’s cellular equipment to copy viral genetic information, build new capsids and assemble everything together. So, the correct answer is 'They can reproduce'.

All are oncogenic virus except?

  1. Influenza virus

  2. Hep. B virus

  3. HIV

  4. V. Zoster


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Oncogenic viruses are those that are suspected of causing cancer in human beings and some other animals. They all have DNA as their genetic material. For example, human papillomaviruses, the Epstein-Barr virus, and the hepatitis B virus, the HIV, and influenza virus. The V. Zoster virus is not an oncogenic virus.

So, the correct answer is 'V. Zoster'.

Which of the following is the characteristic feature that distinguishes an algae from fungi?

  1. Heterotrophic

  2. Autotrophic

  3. Parasitic

  4. Sporophytic


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The algae posses the chlorophyll pigments in the cells which allow these organisms to prepare the food by the process of photosynthesis. They are autotrophic because they can prepare the food on their own. The fungi are the heterotrophic or saprophytic organisms as they do not possess the chlorophyll pigments. They cannot prepare the food and depend on the other sources for food. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

Which of the following microorganism is autotrophic in nature?

  1. Algae

  2. Bacteria

  3. Fungi

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An organism that is capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical energy is called as autotrophic organism. It includes green plants, algae and certain bacteria. Algae are photoautotrophs meanings they use light as the source of energy to prepare their food.

Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

Algae can grow

  1. On the surface of water

  2. Inside the water

  3. On the tree

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Both macroalgae and microalgae need sunlight, water,chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, the correct environment and nutrients to grow and make their own energy. Macroalgae have air-bladders or flexible stipes which help the algae to rise to the surface of the water and catch the sunlight.

So, the correct answer is 'A'.

Which of the following statements is true about viruses?

  1. Viruses are filterable facultative parasites

  2. Viruses are capable of performing metabolic activities on their own

  3. All viruses known to man are facultative parasites

  4. Some viruses have cellular structure and are saprophytes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Viruses are obligate filterable parasites capable of independent existence and when they enter inside the body of the host they start utilising the host machinery for its own reproduction. 

Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

Make correct pair

A. Cyanophyceae                      b. Green colour
B. Chlorophyceae                     a. Blue green colour
C. Phaeophyceae                      d. Red colour
D. Rhodophyceae                     c. Brown colour

  1. Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd

  2. Ab, Bc, Cd, Da

  3. Ab, Ba, Cd, Dc

  4. Ad, Bd, Ca, Db


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
(A) Cyanophyceae - the blue green color is because of pigments phycobilins and phycocyanin, in addition to chlorophyll pigments
(B) Chlorophyceae  -The green colour is due to presence of a chl -a chl - b xanthophylls and carotenes 
(C) Phaeophyceae _ Brown colour is due to presence of pigment  fucoxanthin in addition to chlorophyll pigments
(D) Rhodophyceae _ Colour is red due to presence of r - pigment (r_phycoerythin) in addition to chlorophyll pigments
So, the correct answer is 'Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd'

Which of the following is the reason behind the autotrophic nature of algae?

  1. It can carry out photosynthesis

  2. They depend on other animals for nutrition

  3. They are insectivores

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The answer is option A "It can carry out photosynthesis"
Because organisms that carry out photosynthesis to make their own food are called autotrophic. Algae contain chlorophyll pigments which helps them to trap energy from sunlight to form glucose (food) on their own.
While option B represents a feature of heterotrophs and option C for carnivores that eat insects.

Which of the following is a microscopic plant?

  1. Algae

  2. Fungi

  3. Bacteria

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Algae are single-celled, aquatic, microscopic plants. As they can make their own food, they are considered as plants. They contain photosynthetic pigment, chlorophyll-like plants. However, they do not have root, leaves and stems, unlike plants.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Algae'.

The agents which are known to cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) are 

  1. Protein particles

  2. A class of bacteria

  3. A class of viruses

  4. Fungi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is caused by infectious protein particle called prions.

Which gives the green colour appearance to the pond?

  1. Algae

  2. Grass

  3. Fertilizer

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Planktonic Algae bloom can appear as a paint-like scum on top of the water's surface. The water column turns green throughout and is often described as "pea soup."

So, the correct answer is 'Algae'.

Viruses that infects plants generally have

  1. ds DNA

  2. ssRNA

  3. ds RNA

  4. ssDNA


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Approximately around 70% of viruses infecting plant are ssRNA, 20% are ssDNA and rest are either dsRNA or dsDNA.
  • ssDNA is advantageous due to it's ability to infect and duplicate it's genome faster.

So, the correct option is 'ssRNA'.

Cryptogram of a virus (Gibbs and Harrison 1968) has $4$ pairs of symbols to be used in virus classification. The pair $1$ indicates

  1. Type of nucleic acid in virus/ structure of nucleic acid

  2. Molecular weight of nucleic acid/ percentage of nucleic acid

  3. Shape of virus particle/ shape of capsid

  4. Kind of host infected/ kind of vector


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Cryptogram code is proposed by Gibbs and Harrison (1968) to describe the virus. The code consists of 4 pairs of symbols. 
The first pair indicates- The type of nucleic acid/number of strands in the particular nucleic acids. For example cryptogram of Poliovirus is written as R/l: 2.5/30: S/S: V/O.
So, the correct answer is option A, Type of nucleic acid in virus/ structure of nucleic acid

The latest view for the origin of viruses is?

  1. They have arisen from nucleic acid and proteins found in primitive soup

  2. They arose from bacteria as a result of the loss of the cell, ribosome etc

  3. They arose from some bacteria, which has developed a nucleus only

  4. They are modified plasmids, which are in-fact the fragments of the nucleic acids of host


Correct Option: A

Restriction endonuclease enzyme obtained from?

  1. Virus

  2. Bacteria

  3. Plant

  4. Fungi


Correct Option: A
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