NEET Daily Practice Papers - Biology - Monera

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242 Questions/Answers

q1

An organism lacking chlorophyll but able to carry on photosynthesis of organic matter has been found among which one of the following?

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Answer:

a) Bacteria

Explanation:

Some bacteria are photoheterotrophic, performing photosynthesis using organic compounds, not chlorophyll.
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Bacteria were first discovered by

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The site of respiration in bacteria is

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In Escherichia coli

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Which of the following fixes CO2 in carbohydrates?

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Bacteria are considered as plants, because

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Which of the following is not found in bacteria?

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The microflora occurring in largest number in soil are

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Gram –ve and +ve bacteria have cell membrane made up of

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In bacteria

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The chief component of bacterial cell wall is

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Bacteria whose cell has only a curve/comma is

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The main difference between Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria lies in the composition of

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Muramic acid is present in the cell wall of

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Chemosynthetic bacteria are those bacteria

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The hydrogen donor in bacterial photosynthesis is usually

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Plasmids are

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Which of the following is a genetic vector

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Bacteria bearing flagella all over the body are called

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The habitat of E. coli is

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Bacterial ribosomes are called

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What is the nuclear material of a bacterium?

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Why surgical instruments are boiled in water before use?

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Bacterial photosynthesis is very peculiar because it takes place

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Which of the following compounds are decomposed during putrefaction?

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Nucleoid is present in

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Which of the following can be called as genophore?

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Bacterial ribosomes are present

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Which of the following bacteria is largest?

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Purple sulphur bacteria are

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When cocci are present in the bunch, they are called

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Nature of Bacillus rimosus is

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Glycocalyx of fibres on some bacteria so present is made up of

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Chlorobium vesicle is present in

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An episome in bacteria is

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Which of the following can be the use of micro-organisms

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Alexander Flemming has worked on

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The bacterial genome is

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The nitrifying bacteria are

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Branched chain lipids occur in the cell membranes of

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Naked DNA is that which is

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One of the following is not applicable to Escherichia coli

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Bacteria are found to be primitive organism because they

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In bacteria the most resistant stage is

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In E. coli when the flagella rotates in a clockwise and anticlockwise direction, the movements are

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q46

What is a vector

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Length of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is

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Salmonella sp. is

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Spirochetes are ....... in shape

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Mycobacterium has

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Myxobacteria move by

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The filament of Mastigocladus laminosus is

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Thiobacillus ferrodoxin liberate energy by oxidizing

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An English surgeon believed that micro-organisms of the air caused infection in the wound and to avoid the infection he used carbolic acid and hence he became, 'The Father of Modern Antiseptic Surgery'. He was

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Fimbriae are

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Under which of the following condition a Gram positive bacteria turns Gram negative

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A bacterium which is commonly present in the intestine of man and animal is

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Bacteria are made up of

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Genes for antibiotic resistance are located in

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The cells of bacterium Staphylococcus remain arranged in the form of

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‘Peptidoglycan’ is a characteristic constituent of the cell wall of

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Bacteria and other monerans do not possess

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Organisms which have cells but no distinct nucleus

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Nucleic acids in chromosomes in bacteria are

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Many bacteria bear minute hairy structures on their cell wall, these are called

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q66

Which of the following are extreme halophiles and thermophiles

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Infoldings of the plasma membrane of gram positive bacteria, gives rise to

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One of the major components of bacterial cell wall is a polymer called

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Circular DNA molecule occurs in

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The cells of the bacterium Streptococcus remain arranged in the form of

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Bacterial cells can be stained with

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Mucopeptide in cell wall is more in

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An example of iron bacteria is

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Bacteria obtaining energy from oxidation of inorganic substances are called

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A Dutch Scientist A.V. Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria for first time in

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Which of the following does not evolve oxygen

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When a bacterium is provided with flagella arising from two opposite ends, it is called

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Which one of the following is correct for structure of cell wall of fungi and bacteria

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q79

The DNA of E.coli is

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q80

The correct sequence of stages of growth curve for bacteria is

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q81

Photosynthetic bacteria have pigments in?

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q82

Who classified bacteria under Schizomycetes?

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Plasmids occur in?

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Bacteria are included in which kingdom?

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First organisms to evolve on earth were?

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Which one of the following is also called haplophiles?

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A mutant micro-organism unable to synthesize a compound required for its growth but able to grow if the compound is provided, is known as?

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Smallest bacteria is?

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Antony Von Leeuwenhoek was first discovered bacteria. He belongs to which country?

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Which one of the following organisms may respire in the absence of oxygen?

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In many bacteria the cell membrane becomes invaginated and folded to form?

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Bacterial flagella is made up of?

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Colourless, unicellular, cell wall bound, spherical or rod-shaped micro-organism and lacking organized nucleus is called?

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Mesosome in a bacterial cell is?

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What are episomes?

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q96

Which of the following statements is correct?

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q97

Match the following pairs correctly and choose the right combination

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q98

Bacterial cell divides in every minute it takes one hour to fill up a cup. How much time will be taken to fill half the cup?

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q99

Under the optimum condition of temperature and nutrition most of the bacteria divide at the interval?

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q100

Transformation experiments using Pneumococcus bacteria led to the hypothesis that?

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q101

Which of the following statements is correct for E. coli and Rhizobium japonicum with respect to Gram reaction?

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q102

Match the following pairs: Escherichia coli, Rhizobium melilotae, Bacillus thurigiensis, Pseudomonas putida with their correct functions.

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q103

If a bacterial cell divides every minute and it takes 1 hour to fill a cup, how much time will it take to fill half the cup?

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q104

Under optimum conditions, most bacteria divide at what interval?

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q105

What did transformation experiments with Pneumococcus bacteria suggest?

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q106

What is the process called in which viruses contribute to genetic recombination in bacteria?

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q107

How do bacteria commonly reproduce vegetatively?

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q108

Why are some bacteria not easily killed?

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q109

What is the mass formed by bacteria growing on medium called?

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q110

Why is food kept longer in cold storage than in normal conditions?

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q111

Why are bacteria considered fission fungi?

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q112

How many bacteria are produced in 4 hours if one divides every 30 minutes?

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q113

If bacteria are grown with S-35 as the only sulfur source, where is sulfur incorporated?

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q114

Why is there no alternation of generation in E. coli?

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q115

Which organism was central to the discovery of DNA replication?

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q116

What do pili in bacteria represent?

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q117

What is the scum layer in Bacillus subtilis colonies called?

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q118

How many bacteria from one after 3 hours, if they divide every 20 min?

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q119

How is genetic information transferred in bacterial transduction?

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q120

Who discovered conjugation in bacteria?

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Which of the following is disease causing bacterium in human beings?

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Which of the following is Xanthomonas related?

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q123

Leprosy is caused by:

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The poisonous substances commonly produced by bacteria are known as:

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Bacterial blight of rice is caused due to:

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q126

Natural genetic engineer is:

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q127

Which one is the smallest organism capable of autonomous growth and reproduction?

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q128

Little leaf of brinjal is caused by:

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q129

Which of the following are called bacteria without cell wall?

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q130

Which of the following is osmotically inactive?

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q131

Mycoplasma is:

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q132

Penicillin and Vancomycin do not affect the mycoplasma because:

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q133

Which of the following is effective against mycoplasmal diseases?

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Which of the following is called "Jockers of microbiological park''?

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Mycoplasma reproduces through:

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Elementary cell body in mycoplasma perform the function of:

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Class to which mycoplasma belongs is:

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q138

Blebs can be noted in:

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q139

Who recorded pleuropneumonia in cattles?

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"Dodder'' can transmit:

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q141

Which of the following has polar nodule on both the ends?

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Which of the following shows the absence of chlorophyll 'b'?

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q143

Which of the following is used as green manure?

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q144

Nostoc may form:

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Nostoc is named after:

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The matrix around Nostoc colony is:

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Angiosperm in which Nostoc remains endophyte is:

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Which of the following may occur in arctic and alpine meadows?

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Which of the following is coloured portion in the cell of Nostoc?

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q150

Which of the following characters of Nostoc resembles other prokaryotes?

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Which cell division occurs in Nostoc?

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q152

Which of the following movement may be found in blue-green algae?

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Which of the following important features are found in blue-green algae?

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Which is absent in Nostoc?

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The fossil record of blue-green algae is in:

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What is the photosynthetic product in blue-green algae?

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Which of the following granules are present in cyanobacteria?

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According to Bradley and Carr, the nitrogen fixation takes place in:

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q159

In Nostoc the heterocysts are

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Which of the following contains polyhedral bodies?

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Which of the following is coloured portion in the cell of Nostoc?

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Which of the following characters of Nostoc resembles other prokaryotes?

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Which cell division occurs in Nostoc?

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q164

Which of the following movements may be found in blue-green algae?

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Which of the following important features are found in blue-green algae?

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Which is absent in Nostoc?

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The fossil record of blue-green algae is in

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What is the photosynthetic product in blue-green algae?

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Which of the following granules are present in cyanobacteria?

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According to Bradley and Carr, the nitrogen fixation takes place in

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In Nostoc the heterocysts are

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Which of the following contains polyhedral bodies?

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Which of the following may be called as fission algae?

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Single filament of Nostoc without mucilage sheath is known as

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In which of the following there is no sexual reproduction?

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Which of the following algae is symbiotic and nitrogen fixing?

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Blue-green algae and bacteria show similarity in

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Prokaryotes are characterized by

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The cells of cyanobacteria and bacteria exhibit similarity in having

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The name cyanobacteria refers to

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Which of the following statements is correct for Mycoplasma?

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The outermost limiting layer of mycoplasma is made up of?

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Which type of organism are PPLO?

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Which may live as a space parasite in Anthoceros?

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Incipient nucleus is present in?

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Which of the following has polar nodule on both the ends?

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Which of the following shows the absence of chlorophyll 'b'?

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Which of the following is used as green manure?

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Nostoc may form:

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Nostoc is named after?

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The matrix around Nostoc colony is?

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Angiosperm in which Nostoc remains endophyte is?

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Which of the following may occur in arctic and alpine meadows?

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Which of the following is coloured portion in the cell of Nostoc?

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Which of the following characters of Nostoc resembles other prokaryotes?

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Which cell division occurs in Nostoc?

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Which of the following movement may be found in blue-green algae?

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Which of the following important features are found in blue-green algae?

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Which is absent in Nostoc?

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The fossil record of blue-green algae is in?

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The Bacillus haemophilus influenza causes

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Typhoid fever is caused by

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Proteins that kill the same or closely related species of bacteria are called

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Crown gall is caused by

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Plague is a bacterial disease caused by

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Citrus canker is caused by a

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Diphtheria is caused by

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Cause of ‘Mad Cow’ disease of England

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The disease ‘pneumonia’ is caused by

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Which is the cause of Anthrax disease

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Which of the following is disease causing bacterium in human beings

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Which of the following is Xanthomonas related

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Leprosy is caused by

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The poisonous substances commonly produced by bacteria are known as

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Bacterial blight of rice is caused due to

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Natural genetic engineer is

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Which one is the smallest organism capable of autonomous growth and reproduction

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Little leaf of brinjal is caused by

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Which of the following are called bacteria without cell wall

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Which of the following is osmotically inactive

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Which of the following is used to cure off the bitterness of tea leaves?

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Which of the following soil microorganisms breaks down plant and animal protein into ammonia?

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The bacteria found in nodules of family leguminoseae are?

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Which bacteria convert ammonium salts into nitrite?

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Which of the following is non-symbiotic biofertilizer?

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Which is not help in fixation?

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Fermentation is by

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Plasmid is used as carrier because

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The bacteria (Clostridium botulinum) that cause botulism are

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Biofertilizers include

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Milk is changed into curd by

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Which of the bacterium is useful in preparing Idli?

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A substance that causes the disintegration of bacteria is

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Which bacteria is responsible for the reduction of nitrates in to nitrogen, in soil?

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For retting of jute the fermenting microbe used is

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All of the following statements concerning the actinomycetous filamentous soil bacterium Frankia are correct except that Frankia

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Which of the following is a free living nitrogen fixing bacteria present in the soil?

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The germ theory of disease was put forth by

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Which of the following is a bacterial disease?

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Bordetella pertusis causes

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Escherichia coli has the following combination of characters:

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Salmonella typhi was discovered by:

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Exam Information

Publish Year

July 2025

Last Update

July 30, 2025

Language

English

Level

hard

Total Questions

242

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