- Match the following columns and select the
correct choice
Column I Column II
A. Genera Plantarum 1. Aristotle
B. Species Plantarum 2. Linnaeus
C. Historia Generalis 3. Bentham and Hooker
Plantarum
D. Scala Naturae 4. Pliny - John Ray
(a) A- 4, B-2, C-5, D-3
(b) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
(c) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
(d) A-3, B-2, C-5, D-1 - Identify P, Q, R and S on the basis of flagellation
and select the incorrect statement
(a) R is nitrifying bacteria.
(b) P causes cholera.
(c) Q is used in retting of fibres.
(d) S is the source of lactic acid.
- One very special feature in the earthworm
Pheretima is that
(a) Fertilisation of egg occurs inside the body
(b) It has a long dorsal tubular heart
(c) The typhlosole greatly increases the effective
absorption area of the digested food in the
intestine
(d) The S-shaped setae embedded in the
integument- A triploblastic pseudocoelomate, bilaterally
symmetrical human parasite which is oviparous
and the transmission is by contact is
(a) Palalo worm (b) Filarial worm
(c) Tape worm (d) Hook worm - Organisms that form red tide also show
(a) Reserve food as leucosin
(b) Spinning movement
(c) Nitrogen fixation
(d) Complementary chromatic adaptation - Which of the following statement is incorrect
regarding bacterial cell wall?
(a) It protects the bacterial cell from bursting in
hypotonic solution.
(b) The cell wall contains teichoic acids that
form receptor sites and surface antigens in
Gram positive bacteria.
(c) It is 20-80 nm thick, smooth and single
layered in Gram negative bacteria.
(d) It provides shape and structural support to
the cells. - Photosynthetic organisms with cellular body
organisation are included in the kingdom (w.r.t
Whittaker system)
(a) Monera and Protista
(b) Monera, Protista and fungi
(c) Monera only
(d) Protista only - Match the following
Column I Column II
A. Number of bones 1. 16 of frog
in forelimb
B. Number of eggs 2.24 of cockroach
in ootheca