African sleeping sickness is caused by a/an:
1. | Amoeboid protozoan | 2. | Flagellated protozoan |
3. | Ciliated protozoan | 4. | Sporozoan |
Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given:
|
Column I |
|
Column II |
A |
Entamoeba |
a |
Flagellated protozoan |
B |
Trypanosoma |
b |
Amoeboid protozoan |
C |
Paramecium |
c |
Non motile protozoan |
D |
Plasmodium |
d |
Ciliated protozoan |
Codes
A | B | C | D | |
1. | a | b | c | d |
2. | b | a | c | d |
3. | a | b | d | c |
4. | b | a | d | c |
Who, amongst the following, was the earliest to attempt a more scientific basis of classification?
1. | Aristotle | 2. | John Ray |
3. | Tournefort | 4. | Linnaeus |
In Linnaeus’ times the living organisms were placed in:
1. One kingdom
2. Two kingdoms
3. Three kingdoms
4. Four kingdoms
Kingdom Monera in Whittaker’s Five Kingdom classification is not characterized by:
1. Prokaryote cell type
2. Cellulosic cell wall
3. Absence of nuclear membrane
4. Cellular body organization
The stem rust of wheat is caused by:
1. Pucciniagraminis
2. Ustilagotritici
3. Alternariasolani
4. Colletotrichumfalcatum
Which of the following is not a feature of the members of the class Basidiomycetes?
1. Branched and septate mycelium
2. Asexual spores are generally not formed
3. Vegetative reproduction not seen
4. Dikaryon stage commonly seen
Unicellular eukaryotic organisms belong to Kingdom:
1. Monera
2. Protista
3. Plantae
4. Fungi
Coprophilous fungi grow on:
1. Decaying wood
2. Dung
3. Animal bodies
4. Other fungi
Phylogenetic classification is based on:
1. | Morphological similarities | 2. | Physiological similarities |
3. | Reproductive similarities | 4. | Evolutionary relationships |