NEET Daily Practice Papers - Biology - Protesta

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194 Questions/Answers

q1

In the five kingdom classification which kingdom occupies intermediate position from phylogenetic point of view?

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Answer:

Protista

Explanation:

Protista is phylogenetically intermediate between monera and other kingdoms.
q2

Which kingdom incorporates phytoplanktons and zooplanktons?

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Which organism behaves like plants in the presence of light and absence of organic food, but in reverse conditions behaves like animals?

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q4

In Whittaker's five kingdom classification, unicellular eukaryotes primarily aquatic and having various cell organelles constitute:

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Planktons are organisms which:

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If phytoplanktons are destroyed in the sea, then:

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Phytoplankton consists of:

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Flagellar movements are controlled by:

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q9

Euglena belongs to kingdom:

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The scientist who coined the term 'protista' to include both plant and animal like unicellular organism was:

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Protista includes:

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Diatoms are:

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Red oceanic tides can be due to:

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Some protists possess structures for regulation of their water content. They are:

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q15

Slime moulds belong to:

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Spore producing body of a cellular slime mould is:

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Transverse groove present in dinoflagellates is:

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q18

Protistan genome has:

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Which protist reproduces both by binary fission and conjugation?

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q20

Protists obtain food as:

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q21

Which one is not a protozoan protist? (a) Plasmodium vivax (b) Paramecium caudatum (c) Enterobius vermiclaris (d) Trypanosoma gambiense

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Unicellularity is characteristic of (a) Cyanobacteria (b) Monera (c) Protista (d) All of these

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Euglena is a (a) Ciliate (b) Sporozoan (c) Flagellate (d) Sarcodine

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Protozoans are able to live efficiently due to their (a) Motility (b) Rapid reproduction (c) Ability to manufacture food (d) Specialised organelles

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Characteristic spores of diatoms are (a) Ascospores (b) Basidiospores (c) Auxospores (d) Zoospores

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Unlike other algae, diatoms do not readily decay due to (a) Siliceous wall (b) Mucilaginous wall (c) Water proof cell wall (d) Nonliving cells

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q27

Which one of the following can photosynthesise its food? (a) Hydra (b) Paramoecium (c) Monocystis (d) Euglena

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q28

Sexual reproduction in protists with diploid chromosomes involves (a) Cyst formation (b) Zygotic meiosis (c) Gametangial meiosis (d) Binary fission

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q29

Diatom frustule/shell is made of (a) Silica (b) Lime (c) Magnesium carbonate (d) Any of the above

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q30

Diatoms stay afloat due to (a) Pseudopodia (b) Flagella (c) Stored lipids (d) All the above

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Protista contains (a) Euglena, Dinoflagellates and Yeast (b) Amoeba, Paramaecium, Hydra (c) Euglena, Paramaecium, Mushroom (d) Amoeba, Paramaecium and Dinoflagellates

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Ceratium is (a) Dinoflagellate (b) Diatom (c) Slime mould (d) Sporozoan

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q33

Gametic meiosis occurs in protists which are (a) Diploid (b) Haploid (c) Tetraploid (d) Mesokaryotic

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q34

Choose the photosynthetic protozoan from the following (a) Euglena (b) Amoeba (c) Paramecium (d) Plasmodium

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q35

Flagellum of Astasia/Euglena is (a) Pantonematic (b) Acronematic (c) Pantachronematic (d) Stichonematic

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q36

Murein is not found in the cell wall of (a) Nostoc (b) Eubacteria (c) Cyanobacteria (d) Diatoms

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The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of (a) Elaters (b) Pseudoelaters (c) Capillitium (d) Capitulum

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q38

Auxospores and hormocysts are formed respectively by (a) Some cyanobacteria and many diatoms (b) Several cyanobacteria and several diatoms (c) Some diatoms and several cyanobacteria (d) Several diatoms and a few cyanobacteria

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Protists are 1. Unicellular and prokaryote 2. Unicellular and eukaryote 3. Multicellular and eukaryote 4. Autotroph and heterotroph (a) 1 + 2 + 3 (b) 2 + 3 + 4 (c) 3 + 4 (d) 2 + 4

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q40

Locomotory organ of sporozoa is (a) Tentacles (b) Reticulocytes (c) Legs (d) None of the above

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q41

Contractile vacuole is generally absent in the

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q42

When a fresh-water protozoan possessing a contractile vacuole, is placed in a glass containing marine water, the vacuole will

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q43

Which is false for nutrition in Amoeba

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Which is not related with the sexual reproduction in protozoans

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All protozoans have

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.........is not true for Euglena

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q47

A metazoa without tissue organisation is called

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Passive food ingestion in Amoeba is known as

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q49

Reproduction in Paramecium is controlled by

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q50

Alternation of generation is exhibited by

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q51

Physiological division of labour is almost not shown by the animals belonging to

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q52

In which of the following sets, groups are not correctly matched phylum wise

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q53

The vector for sleeping sickness is

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q54

Kala-azar is transmitted by

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In Paramecium, both autogamy and conjugation are sexual processes because of

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q56

Paramecium is

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q57

Which one carries malarial parasite to the host

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q58

The causal organism of Kala-azar is

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q59

If a pond dries, Amoeba

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An intracellular parasite is

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Paramecium feeds through

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Amoebic dysentery is caused by

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q63

The poisonous substance released as a result of rupturing of schizont in R.B.C. of malarial patient is

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Entamoeba differs from Amoeba in not having

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The cilia in Paramecium are

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Nutrition in Amoeba is

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q67

The causal organism for African sleeping sickness is

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Which of the following can start erythrocytic cycle

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Living Amoeba is

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Discovery of Amoeba was made by

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Amoebiasis is prevented by

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Paramecium moves about by

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Malaria fever coincides with liberation of

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A bite of Tse-tse fly may pass to humans

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Cerebral malaria is due to

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Quartan malaria is due to

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Malignant tertian malaria is due to

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Male mosquito (Anopheles) does not transmit malarial parasite because

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The disease caused by Entamoeba gingivalis is spread through

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Entamoeba histolytica infection occurs through

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Malarial parasite is

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Type of pseudopodia present in Amoeba proteus is

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q83

Erythrocytic phase of Plasmodium vivax is completed in

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Schuffner’s dots observed in erythrocytes are due to

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The part of life cycle of malarial parasite Plasmodium vivax, that is passed in female Anopheles is

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Erythrocytic cycle of Plasmodium occurs in

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The secondary host of Plasmodium is

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q88

Presence of two types of nuclei, micronucleus and macronucleus, is characteristic of protistan group

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q89

Which one resides in the mouth of human beings

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Which one does not spread disease

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Which one is monogenetic parasite

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q92

Amoeba touched with needle will

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Infective stage of Trypanosoma gambiense is

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Which does not occur in sporozoa

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q95

In malaria, which causes chills and fever

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Development and functioning of gametocytes of Plasmodium in the body of Mosquito are dependent upon

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q97

Who was awarded Nobel Prize in 1902 for discovery of oocyst of Plasmodium

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Which one is spindle-shaped mobile with microtubules

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Infection of Entamoeba histolytica is preveneted by

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q100

Trichocyst takes part in

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Trophozoites of Plasmodium occur in

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Posterior end of Amoeba is characterised by

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q103

Multiple fission in Plasmodium is

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q104

Development of gametocyte from merozoite of Plasmodium occurs in

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q105

A cyst of Entamoeba histolytica produces trophozoites

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Which one is not a symptom of Entamoeba histolytica infection

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q107

Malarial species found in South America and West Africa is

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q108

Recurrence of high temperature in malaria at intervals is due to completion of

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q109

Symptoms of malaria in spleen and skin are due to

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Entamoeba histolytica excretes through

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High temperature in malaria occurs after completion of

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Plasmodium is inoculated in humans by

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q113

Infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is

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q114

Sandfly is causative agent of

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q115

Leishmania tropica produces

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Trypanosoma brucei produces

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Chloroquine is given for treating

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Protozoan found commensal in human colon is

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Symptoms of paroxyms in malaria are due to

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Relapsing malaria is due to

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Haemozoin formed in malaria is produced by

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q122

Signet ring stage of Plasmodium represents

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Amoeba is eukaryotic because it possesses

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q124

Incubation period of Plasmodium vivax is

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In Amoeba, contractile vacuole is present

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Cyst wall of Euglena is formed of

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Entamoeba histolytica does not form cysts in

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q128

Trypanosoma cruzi causes

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Death of host shall be disastrous to

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Common malaria parasite of India is

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Trichocysts occur in

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Trypanosoma gambiense is spread by

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The stage of Plasmodium that contains rhopteries is

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The stage of Entamoeba histolytica that causes intestinal ulceration is

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Which one is correct pairing

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Highest incubation period occurs in Plasmodium

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Black water fever is caused by

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q138

Locomotory structures of Amoeba are

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q139

Sprinkling oil over ponds would control malaria because

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q140

Life cycle of Plasmodium species causing benign tertiary malaria consists of

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All stages of Plasmodium are digested in stomach of female Anopheles except

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Female Anopheles is

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In which of the following binary fission is not seen

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Trichonympha is a symbiont in alimentary canal of

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Paramaecium ingests food through

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Maurer’s dots occurs in human RBCs infected by

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Sexual mode of reproduction in protozoa is

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Which of the following is not true for nutrition in Amoeba

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Which of the following unicellular organism has a macronucleus for trophic function and one or more micronuclei for reproduction

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Man in the life cycle of Plasmodium is

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In life cycle of Plasmodium, exflagellation is seen in

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Slipper animalcule is

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The major function of contractile vacuole is

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Centric discoid form of diatom is

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q155

Which of the following can be used as bacteriological filter

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q156

Two species of Amoeba X and Y were kept in fresh water and got adapted. Species X developed contractile vacuole. When both were transferred to sea water and got adapted, both X and Y lost their contractile vacuole. From these observation we conclude that

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Amoeba reacts

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Contractile vacuole of Amoeba placed in salt water will

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q159

Plasmodium, the malarial parasite, belongs to class

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Periodic appearance of malaria symptoms occurs due to periodic

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q161

Which of the following is true for slime moulds?

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Which of the following has cell wall made up of silica?

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Cell membrane of Protista is made up of?

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Major function of contractile vacuole in Protozoa is?

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Orthotrichous flagella are found in?

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Which group of protists is entirely parasitic?

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Sleeping sickness in humans is caused by?

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Sporozoites of Plasmodium are injected into humans by?

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q169

Which of the following is a photosynthetic protist?

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Auxospores formation occurs in?

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Formation and function of pseudopodia occurs in?

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The fastest mode of reproduction in Protozoans is?

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q173

Which protist is both autotrophic and heterotrophic?

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Diatomaceous earth is mainly obtained from?

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The term 'protista' was coined by?

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Food vacuole in Paramecium is associated with?

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Which disease is caused by Entamoeba histolytica?

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Malaria is caused by which group?

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Contractile vacuole is generally absent in?

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Binucleate condition is characteristic of?

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In Amoeba, contractile vacuole is present

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Cyst wall of Euglena is formed of

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Entamoeba histolytica does not form cysts in

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Trypanosoma cruzi causes

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Death of host shall be disastrous to

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Common malaria parasite of India is

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Trichocysts occur in

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Trypanosoma gambiense is spread by

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The stage of Plasmodium that contains rhopteries is

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The stage of Entamoeba histolytica that causes intestinal ulceration is

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Which one is correct pairing?

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Highest incubation period occurs in Plasmodium

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Black water fever is caused by

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Locomotory structures of Amoeba are

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Publish Year

June 2025

Last Update

July 30, 2025

Language

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