The Living World

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Question
CBSEENBI11002686

An example of colonial alga is

  • Chlorella

  • Volvox

  • Ulothrix

  • Spirogyra

Solution

B.

Volvox

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Question
CBSEENBI11002066

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?

  • The first word in biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet

  • The names are written in Latin and are Italicised

  • When written by hand, the names are to be underlined

  • Biological names can be written in any language

Solution

D.

Biological names can be written in any language

Biological names originate from Latin laguages. 

Question
CBSEENBI11002676

Select the mismatch :

  • Frankia – Alnus

  • Rhodospirillum – Mycorrhiza

  • Anabaena – Nitrogen fixer

  • Rhizobium – Alfalfa

Solution

B.

Rhodospirillum – Mycorrhiza

Question
CBSEENBI11002685

Spliceosomes are not found in cells of

  • Plants

  • Animals

  • Fungi

  • Bacteria

Solution

D.

Bacteria

Spliceosomes are used in removal of introns during post-transcriptional processing of hnRNA in eukaryotes only as split genes are absent as prokaryotes.

Question
CBSEENBI11002681

Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?

  • Bacillus

  • Pseudomonas

  • Mycoplasma

  • Nostoc

Solution

C.

Mycoplasma