Biological Classification
- Specialized cells for fixing atmospheric nitrogen in Nostoc are
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Heterocysts are large sized, thick-walled specialised cells which occur in terminal, intercalary or lateral position in filamentous cyanobacteria, e.g., Nostoc. They have enzyme nitrogenase and are specialised to perform biological nitrogen fixation.
Correct Option: B
Heterocysts are large sized, thick-walled specialised cells which occur in terminal, intercalary or lateral position in filamentous cyanobacteria, e.g., Nostoc. They have enzyme nitrogenase and are specialised to perform biological nitrogen fixation.
- Which of the following are likely to be present in deep sea water?
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Archaebactera live in some of the most harsh habitats such as extreme salty areas (halophiles), hot springs (thermoacidophiles) and marshy areas (methanogens) and in deep sea water.
Correct Option: D
Archaebactera live in some of the most harsh habitats such as extreme salty areas (halophiles), hot springs (thermoacidophiles) and marshy areas (methanogens) and in deep sea water.
- The motile bacteria are able to move by:
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Motile bacteria have thin filamentous extensions on their cell wall called flagella.
Correct Option: B
Motile bacteria have thin filamentous extensions on their cell wall called flagella.
- The structures that help some bacteria to attach to rocks and/ or host tissues are:
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Fimbriae assist some bacteria in attaching to rocks or host body for obtaining establishment and nutrition.
Correct Option: A
Fimbriae assist some bacteria in attaching to rocks or host body for obtaining establishment and nutrition.
- Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?
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Mycoplasmas are smallest, prokaryotes lacking cell wall and are pleomorphic in nature. These are pathogenic to both plants and animals.
Correct Option: B
Mycoplasmas are smallest, prokaryotes lacking cell wall and are pleomorphic in nature. These are pathogenic to both plants and animals.