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$$ \text { Match List-I with List-II. } $$

List-I List-II
A. Fusion of protoplasms between gametes I. Meiosis
B. Fusion of two nuclei II. Plasmogamy
C. Generation of haploid spores III. Karyogamy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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Mad cow disease is caused by $\_\_\_\_$

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$$ \text { Match List-I with List-II. } $$

$$ \begin{array}{|c|l|c|l|} \hline & \text { List-I } & & \text { List-II } \\ \hline \text { A. } & \text { Spherical } & \text { I. } & \text { Vibrio } \\ \hline \text { B. } & \text { Rod } & \text { II. } & \text { Cocci } \\ \hline \text { C. } & \text { Comma } & \text { III. } & \text { Spirilla } \\ \hline \text { D. } & \text { Spirillum } & \text { IV. } & \text { Bacilli } \\ \hline \end{array} $$

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Symbiotic association between fungi and algae are called $\_\_\_\_$ .

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Which of the following is not a prokaryote?

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The main criteria used for Five Kingdom Classification proposed By R.H. Whittaker (1969) included :

A. Cell structure

B. Body organization

C. Presence of flagellum

D. Reproduction

E. Phylogenetic relationships

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NEET 2026
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Each of the following characteristics represent a Kingdom proposed by Whittaker. Arrange the following in increasing order of complexity of body organization.

A. Multicellular heterotrophs with cell wall made of chitin.

B. Heterotrophs with tissue/organ/organ system level of body organization.

C. Prokaryotes with cell wall made of polysaccharides and amino acids.

D. Eukaryotic autotrophs with tissue/organ level of body organization.

E. Eukaryotes with cellular body organization.

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NEET 2025
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Match List-I with List-II:

List - I
Organisms
List - II
Mode of Nutrition
(A) Euglenoid (I) Parasitic
(B) Dinoflagellate (II) Saprophytic
(C) Slime mould (III) Photosynthetic
(D) Plasmodium (IV) Switching between photosynthetic and heterotrophic mode

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Match List I with List II

List - I List - II
A. Rhizopus I. Mushroom
B. Ustilago II. Smut fungus
C. Puccinia III. Bread mould
D. Agaricis IV. Rust fungus

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Which one of the following is not a criterion for classification of fungi?

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House fly belongs to _____ family.

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'X' and 'Y' are the components of Binomial nomenclature. This naming system was proposed by 'Z' :

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Mad cow disease in cattle and Cr Jacob disease in humans are due to infection by ______.

NEET 2022 Phase 2
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Given below are two statements:

Statement I : Mycoplasma can pass through less than 1 micron filter size.

Statement II : Mycoplasma are bacteria with cell wall.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

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Which of the following is a correct statement?

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Which of the following statements is correct?
NEET 2021
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Which of the following is correct about viroids?
NEET 2020 Phase 1
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
NEET 2019
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Which of the following statement is incorrect?
NEET 2019
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Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus :
NEET 2019
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Ciliates differ from all other protozoans in
NEET 2018
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Which among the following is not a prokaryote?
NEET 2018
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Select the wrong statement.
NEET 2018
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Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by
NEET 2018
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Which of the following organisms are known as chief producers in the oceans?
NEET 2018
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After karyogamy followed by meiosis, spores are produced exogenously in
NEET 2018
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Which of the following are found in extreme saline conditions?
NEET 2017
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Viroids differ from viruses in having
NEET 2017
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Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survise without oxygen?
NEET 2017
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Which of the following components provides sticky character to the bacterial cell?
NEET 2017
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DNA replication in bacteria occurs
NEET 2017
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Which one of the following is wrong for fungi?
NEET 2016 Phase 2
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Select the wrong statement.
NEET 2016 Phase 2
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Methanogens belong to
NEET 2016 Phase 2
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Which one of the following statements is wrong?
NEET 2016 Phase 1
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Chrysophytes, Euglenoids, Dinoflagellates and Slime moulds are included in the Kingdom
NEET 2016 Phase 1
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Which of the following statements is wrong for viroids?
NEET 2016 Phase 1
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One of the major components of cell wall of most fungi is
NEET 2016 Phase 1
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The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of ruminant animals, include the
NEET 2016 Phase 1
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The structures that help some bacteria to attach to rocks and/or host tissues are
AIPMT 2015
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Pick up the wrong statement.
AIPMT 2015
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Select the wrong statement.
AIPMT 2015
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Choose the wrong statement.
AIPMT 2015
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In which group of organisms the cell walls form two thin overlapping shells which fit together?
AIPMT 2015
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Cell wall is absent in
AIPMT 2015
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The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling belong to
AIPMT 2015
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Which one of the following matches is correct?
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True nucleus is absent in
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Viruses have
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Which structures perform the function of mitochondria in bacteria?
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Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on
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Which of the following shows coiled RNA strand and capsomeres?
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Anoxygenic photosynthesis is characteristic of
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Archaebacteria differ from eubacteria in
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The motile bacteria are able to move by
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Which one of the following is true for fungi?
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
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Why is a capsule advantageous to a bacterium?
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
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Which of the following are likely to be present in deep sea water?
NEET 2013
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Pigment containing membranous extensions in some cyanobacteria are
NEET 2013
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In the five kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas and Chlorella have been included in
AIPMT 2012 Mains
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Nuclear membrane is absent in
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Which one of the following microbes forms symbiotic association with plants and helps them in their nutrition?
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
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The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to humans in making curd ftom milk and in production of antibiotics are the ones categorised as
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
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Maximum nutritional diversity is found in the group
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Which statement is wrong for viruses?
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
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Which one single organism or the pair of organisms is correctly assigned to its or their named taxonomic group?
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
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The cyanobacteria are also referred to as
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
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The pathogen Microsporum responsible for ringworm disease in humans belongs to the same kingdom of organisms as that of
AIPMT 2011 Mains
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In eubacteria, a cellular component that resembles eukaryotic cell is
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
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Which one of the following also acts as a catalyst in a bacterial cell?
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
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Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
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Which one of the following organisms is not an eukaryotic cells?
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Given below is the diagram of a bacteriophage. In which one of the options all the four parts A, B, C and D are correct? AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Biological Classification Question 27 English
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Select the correct combination of the statements (i-iv) regarding the characteristics of certain organisms.
(i)  Methanogens are archaebacteria which produce methane in marshy areas.
(ii)  Nostoc is a filamentous blue-green alga which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
(iii)  Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria synthesize cellulose from glucose.
(iv)  Mycoplasma lack a cell wall and can survive without oxygen.
The correct statements are
AIPMT 2010 Mains
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Black (stem) rust of wheat is caused by
AIPMT 2010 Mains
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Virus envelope is known as
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
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Single-celled eukaryotes are included in
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
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Some hyperthermophilic organisms that grow in highly acidic (pH 2) habitats belong to the two groups
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
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Membrane-bound organelles are absent in
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
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One of the free-living, anaerobic nitrogen-fixer is
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
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Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in
AIPMT 2009
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Phylogenetic system of classification is based on
AIPMT 2009
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T.O. Diener discovered a
AIPMT 2009
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Which of the following is a symbiotic nitrogen fixer?
AIPMT 2009
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Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?
AIPMT 2009
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Bacterial leaf blight of rice is caused by a species
AIPMT 2008
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In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life (bacteria, archaea and eukarya), which one of the following statements in true about archaea?
AIPMT 2008
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Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium exemplify
AIPMT 2008
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Which one of the following statements about mycoplasma is wrong?
AIPMT 2007
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Which one of the following is a slime mould?
AIPMT 2007
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Which pair of the following belongs to basidiomycetes?
AIPMT 2007
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Which of the following environmental conditions are essential for optimum growth of Mucor on a piece of bread?
A.   Temperature of about 25o C
B.   Temperature of about 5o C
C.   Relative humidity of about 5%
D.   Relative humidity of about 95%
E.   A shady place
F.   A brightly illuminated place
Choose the answer from the following options.
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Curing of tea leaves is brought about by the activity of
AIPMT 2006
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There exists a close association between the alga and the fungus within a lichen. The fungus
AIPMT 2005
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All of the following statements concerning the actinomycetous filamentous soil bacterium Frankia are correct except that Frankia
AIPMT 2005
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For retting of jute the fermenting microbe used is
AIPMT 2005
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Basophilic prokaryotes
AIPMT 2005
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Lichens are well known combination of an alga and a fungus where fungus has
AIPMT 2004
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Phenetic classification of organisms is based on
AIPMT 2004
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A free living nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium which can also symbiotic association with the water ferm Azolla is
AIPMT 2004
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During replication of a bacterial chromosome DNA synthesis starts from a replication origin site and
AIPMT 2004
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Viruses that infect bacteria multiply and cause their lysis, are called
AIPMT 2004
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Which of the following statements is not true for retroviruses?
AIPMT 2004
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Which one of the following statements about viruses is correct?
AIPMT 2003
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Chromosomes in a bactertial cell can be 1 $$-$$ 3 in number and
AIPMT 2003
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In which kingdom would you classify the archaea and nitrogen-fixing organisms, if the five-kingdom system of classification is used?
AIPMT 2003
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Phenetic classification of organisms is based on
AIPMT 2003
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Viruses are no more ''alive'' than isolated chromosomes because
AIPMT 2003
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Tobacco mosaic virus is a tubular filament of size
AIPMT 2003
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Some bacteria are able to grow in streptomycin containing medium due to
AIPMT 2002
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In bacteria, plasmid is
AIPMT 2002
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In five kingdom system, the main basis of classification is
AIPMT 2002
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The growth curve of bacterial population in lab is plotted against time. What will be the shape of graph?
AIPMT 2002
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Which statement is correct for bacterial transduction?
AIPMT 2002
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Choose the correct sequence of stages of growth curve for bacteria.
AIPMT 2002
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Which of the following secretes toxins during storage conditions of crop plants?
AIPMT 2002
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Which fungal disease spreads by seed and flowers?
AIPMT 2002
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Adhesive pad of fungi penetrate the host with the help of
AIPMT 2001
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Cauliflower mosaic virus conrains
AIPMT 2001
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What is true for archaebacteria?
AIPMT 2001
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Difference in gram positive and gram negative bacteria is due to
AIPMT 2001
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What is true for cyanobacteria ?
AIPMT 2001
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Black rust of wheat is caused by
AIPMT 2000