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Kingdom Monera

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The plants symbiotically associated with nitrogen fixers belong to

  1. mosses

  2. legumes

  3. prokaryotes

  4. fungi

  5. ferns


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The nitrogen fixers among plants belong to prokaryotes.

Which of the following is a free living aerobic nitrogen fixer?

  1. Staphylococcus

  2. Azotobacter

  3. Streptococcus

  4. Nitrobacter

  5. Penicillium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Azotobacter is a free living aerobic N2 fixer.

Which of the following is an autotroph?

  1. Rhizobium

  2. Bacillus

  3. Nitrosomonas

  4. Salmonella

  5. Corynebacterium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nitrosomonas is an autotroph.

What is the unique chemical found in bacterial cell wall?

  1. Chitin

  2. Cellulose

  3. Murein

  4. Lignin

  5. Purine


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The unique chemical found in bacterial cell wall is murein.

What is the bacterium called, which bears flagella all over its surface?

  1. Atrichous

  2. Lophotrichous

  3. Peritrichous

  4. Polytrichous

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A bacterium bearing flagella all over its surface is called peritrichous.

Which of the following represents the smallest bacteria?

  1. Bacilli

  2. Spirilli

  3. Vibrio

  4. Cocci

  5. Clostridium botulinum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The smallest bacteria are represented by cocci.

The staining principle in gram-stain is

  1. basic fuchsin

  2. haematoxylin

  3. carmine

  4. crystal violet

  5. methyl orange


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The staining principle in gram-stain is crystal violet.

The resting spores of bacteria are called

  1. akinete

  2. chlamydospores

  3. endospores

  4. cysts

  5. oospores


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The resting spores of bacteria are endospores.

Which of the following are the most important sources of antibiotics?

  1. Viruses

  2. Angiosperms

  3. Bacteria

  4. Fungi

  5. Algae


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The major sources of antibiotics are bacteria.

Which of the following is a symbiotic N2 fixer?

  1. Clostridium

  2. Nitrosomonas

  3. Nitrobacter

  4. Rhizobium

  5. Streptococci


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rhizobium is a symbiotic N2 fixer.

What is a bacterial cell called that contains viral genome attached to its DNA?

  1. Prophage

  2. Lysogenic

  3. Transduced

  4. Recombinant

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A bacterial cell containing viral genome attached to its DNA is called prophage.

Which of the following microbes reduces soil fertility?

  1. Nitrosomonas

  2. Nitrobacter

  3. Bacillus denitrificans

  4. Azotobacter

  5. Streptococcus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bacillus denitrificans reduces soil fertility by reducing nitrogen level of soil.

The spherical bacteria are represented by which of the following?

  1. Bacilli

  2. Actinomycetes

  3. Spirilli

  4. Cocci

  5. Palisade


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cocci are any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium.

Bacteria lack which of the following processes?

  1. Conjugation

  2. Transformation

  3. Genetic recombination

  4. Sexual reproduction

  5. Asexual reproduction


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bacteria lack sexual reproduction.

Which of the following is the respiratory organelle in bacteria?

  1. Mitochondrion

  2. Dictyosome

  3. Mesosome

  4. Vacuole

  5. Lysosome


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In bacteria, the respiratory organelle is mesosome.

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