Q.1
Which of the following environmental conditions are essential for optimum growth of Mucor on a piece of bread? [CBSE 2006] a) Temperature about 25°C b) Temperature about 5°oC c) Relative humidity of about 5% d) Relative humidity of about 95% e) A brightly illuminated place Choose the answer from the following options
  • a) B, c and f only
  • b) A, c and e only
  • c) A, d and e only
  • d) B, d and e only
Q.2
Heterotrophic fungi can live as … [ AMU 2010] Advertise on gneet.com
  • a) Parasite
  • b) Saprophyte
  • c) Symbiont
  • d) All the above
Q.3
Assertion : In fungi, sexual apparatus decreases in complexity from lower to higher forms reason: In algae, sexual apparatus increases in complexity from simple to higher forms [AIIMS 2007]
  • a) If both the assertion and reason are true and reason explains the assertion
  • b) If both the assertion and reason are true but reason does not explain the assertion.
  • c) If assertion is true but reason is false
  • d) If assertion is false but reason is true.
Q.4
Cerebral malaria is due to … [ MPPMT 2004]
  • a) Plasmodium falciparum
  • b) P. vivax
  • c) P. malaria
  • d) P ovale
Q.5
Protistan protozoan having nuclear dimorphism is … [ CBSE 2002]
  • a) Amoeba proteus
  • b) Paramaecium caudatum
  • c) Plasmodium vivax
  • d) Trypanosoma gambiense
Q.6
Usnic acid is an antibiotic obtained from .. [ Manipur 2006]
  • a) Fungi
  • b) Bacteria
  • c) Lichen
  • d) Algae
Q.7
Death of host shall be disastrous to … [ AMU 2000]
  • a) Predator
  • b) Symbiont
  • c) Commensal
  • d) Parasite
Q.8
Mycorrhiza generally occurs in … [ DPMT 2007]
  • a) Alkaline soils
  • b) Acidic soils
  • c) Oligotrophic soils
  • d) Eutrophic soils
Q.9
High temperature in malaria occurs after completion of … [ CPMT 1997]
  • a) Erythrocytic cycle
  • b) Ex-erythrocytic cycle
  • c) Pre-erythrocytic cycle
  • d) Gametogony
Q.10
Symptoms of red rot disease appear over … [ CPMT 2007]
  • a) Leaf tip
  • b) Whole leaf
  • c) Mid rib
  • d) Leaf margin
Q.11
Fungi are classified on the basis of ,,,, [ DPMT 2008]
  • a) Morphology
  • b) Vegetative reproduction
  • c) Asexual reproduction
  • d) Sexual reproduction
Q.12
A mode of sexual reproduction in protozoa is … [ Odisha 2005]
  • a) Schizogony
  • b) Autogamy
  • c) Plasmotomy
  • d) Anisogamy
Q.13
Bakane disease is due to … [ DPMT 2008]
  • a) Alga
  • b) Fungus
  • c) Virus
  • d) Bacterium
Q.14
Leaf spot disease of Arachis hypogea is caused by …
  • a)Fusarium
  • b) Alternaria
  • c) Cercospora
  • d) Helminthosporium
Q.15
A fungus which grows on a host but can also subsist on organic matter is … [ HPPMT 2007]
  • a) Obligate parasite
  • b) Obligate saprophyte
  • c) Facultative saprophyte
  • d) Facultative parasite
Q.16
Amoeba is a member of … [ MPPMT 2012]
  • a) Porifera
  • b) Annelida
  • c) Monera
  • d) Protozoa
Q.17
Trophozoites of Plasmodium occur in … [ Bih PMT 1996]
  • a) Liver cells
  • b) Spleen
  • c) Lymph channels
  • d) Red blood corpuscles
Q.18
Edible part of Mushroom is … [ WB 2007]
  • a) Monokaryotic hyphae
  • b) Mycelium
  • c) Reproductive phase
  • d) Assimilative phase
Q.19
A phosphate solubilizing symbiotic association is … [ HPPMT 2007]
  • a) Rhizobium
  • b) Mycorrhiza
  • c) Azolla
  • d) Pseudomonas
Q.20
Early leaf spot disease of Arachis hypogeal is caused due to infection of …
  • a) Gibberella fujikuroi
  • b) Phytophthora infestans
  • c) Cercospora personata
  • d) Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Q.21
Zygospore of Rhizopus develops into …
  • a) Gametangium
  • b) Promycelium
  • c) Progametangium
  • d) Zygosporangium
Q.22
Decomposers are …. [ CPMT 2008]
  • a) Autotrophs
  • b) Heterotrophs
  • c) Organotrophs
  • d) Autoheterotrophs
Q.23
Sexual reproduction in Rhizopus occurs through … [ AFMC 2002]
  • a) gametangial contact
  • b) Gametangial copulation
  • c) Planogametic copulation
  • d) Spermatogamy
Q.24
Genetic information in Paramecium is contained in … [ CBSE 1990]
  • a) Micronucleus
  • b) Macronucleus
  • c) Both micronucleus and macronucleus
  • d) Mitochondria
Q.25
Lichen depicta … [AMU 2003] Advertise on gneet.com
  • a) Parasitism between alga and fungus
  • b) Parasitism between protest and bryophyte
  • c) Symbiosis between alga and fungus
  • d) Symbiosis between alga and gymnosperm
Q.26
Symptoms of paroxysm in malaria are due to … [ RPMT 1998]
  • a) Sporozoite
  • b) Gametocyte
  • c) Pre-erythrocytic cycle
  • d) Erythrocytic cycle
Q.27
Decomposers are organisms that … [ CBSE 1994]
  • a) Elaborate chemical substances, causing death of tissues
  • b) Operative in living body and simplifying organic substances of cell step by step.
  • c) Attack and kill plants as well as animals
  • d) Operate in relay terms, simplifying step by step the organic constituents of dead body
Q.28
Yeast belongs to … [ CPMT 2003]
  • a) Phycomycetes
  • b) Anthocerotae
  • c) Ascomycetes
  • d) Basidiomycetes
Q.29
Diatom frustules/shell is made of … [ BHU 1998]
  • a) Silica
  • b) Lime
  • c) Magnesium carbonate
  • d) Any of the above
Q.30
Conidia are sickle-shaped in …. [ JIPMER 2003]
  • a) Penicillium
  • b) Aspergillus
  • c) Colletotrichum
  • d) Alternaria
Q.31
Fungi with septate mycelia but where sexual reproduction is not known are included under … [ AFMC 2010]
  • a) Phycomycetes
  • b) Deuteromycetes
  • c) Basidiomycetes
  • d) Ascomycetes
Q.32
Carriers of Entamoeba histolytica are … [ CPMT 2007]
  • a)Anopheles
  • b) Cattle
  • c) House flies
  • d) Healthy human hosts
Q.33
Litmus is got naturally from … [ Odisha 2004]
  • a) Algae
  • b) Fungi
  • c) Lichen
  • d) Protozoans
Q.34
Cellulose is major component of cell wall of … [ CBSE 2008]
  • a) Pseudomonas
  • b) Saccharomyces
  • c) Pythium
  • d) Xanthomonas
Q.35
In Rhizopus, hyphae are … [ RPMT 2002]
  • a) Branched, septate and uninucleate
  • b) Branched, aseptate and multinucleate
  • c) Unbranched, aseptate and multinucleate
  • d) Unbranched, septate and coenocytic
Q.36
Transverse groove present in dinoflagellates is …. [ Har PMT 1993]
  • a) Sulcus
  • b) Cingulum
  • c) Annulus
  • d) Both b and c
Q.37
Athlete’s foot disease in humans is caused by …. [ AMU 2009]
  • a) Bacterium
  • b) Virus
  • c) Fungus
  • d) Worm
Q.38
As compared to meat, mushroom is richer in …. [ MHTCET 2009]
  • a) Compost
  • b) Button stage
  • c) Vegetative mycelium
  • d) Harvested mushroom
Q.39
Interval between infection and appearance of disease is called … [ AMU 2002]
  • a) Inoculation period
  • b) Incubation period
  • c) Infection period
  • d) Penetration period
Q.40
In mushroom cultivation, spawn is… [ MHTCET 2009]
  • a) Compost
  • b) Button stage
  • c) Vegetative mycelium
  • d) Harvested mushroom
Q.41
Which one is decomposer … [ CPMT 2001]
  • a) Lichen
  • b) Rhizopus
  • c) Algae
  • d) Carnivores
Q.42
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is … [ MPPMT 1999]
  • a) Akaryote
  • b) Mesokaryotic
  • c) Prokaryote
  • d) Eukaryote
Q.43
Symbiotic association between fungus and root of higher plant is … [ HPPMT 2001]
  • a) Lichen
  • b) Mycorrhiza
  • c) Orchid
  • d) Puffball
Q.44
Which is true about Trypanosoma? [ CBSE 1990]
  • a) Polymorphic
  • b) Monogenetic
  • c) Facultative parasite
  • d) Non-pathogenic
Q.45
The fungus which grows on dung is called … [ MPPMT 2012]
  • a) Fungicolous
  • b) Lignicolous
  • c) Humicolous
  • d) Coprophilous
Q.46
Gambia fever or sleeping sickness is caused by … [ RPMT 1996]
  • a) Plasmodium
  • b) Entamoeba
  • c) Giardia
  • d) Trypanosoma
Q.47
The pathogen Microsporum responsible for ringworm disease in humans belongs to the same kingdom of organisms as that of …
  • a) Taenia - a tapeworm
  • b) Wuchereria - a filarial work
  • c) Rhizopus a mould
  • d) Ascaris - a roundworm
Q.48
A coprophilous fungus is … [ JIPMER 2000]
  • a) Trichoderma
  • b) Pilobolus
  • c) Fusarium
  • d) Humicola
Q.49
Protozoan found commensal in human is … [ CPMT 1998]
  • a) Entamoeba coli
  • b) P. vivax
  • c) A. aegypti
  • d) All the above
Q.50
Which is correctly assigned …. [ CBSE 2012]
  • a) Paramoecium and Plasmodium belong to same kingdom as that of Penicillium
  • b) Lichen is a composite organism formed from symbiotic association of an alga and protozoan
  • c) Yeast used in making beer and bread is a fungus
  • d) Nostoc and Anabaena are examples of protista
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