Biodiversity interview questions – page 2

During normal conditions paramecium reproduces by

1. Binary fission
2. Multiple fission
3. Meiosis
4. Conjugation

Which of the following is involved in the attachment of bacteria during conjugation?

1. Sex pili
2. Fimbriae
3. Flagella
4. Pili

The conjugation between two cells of the same filament is

1. Scalariform conjugation
2. Lateral conjugation
3. Spiral conjugation
4. None of the above

The heart of cockroach is divided into ___ chambers.

1. 10
2. 11
3. 13
4. 33

The fungi which exhibit symbiotic association with other plants deriving mutual benefit is

1. Rhizopus
2. Cercospora
3. Lichens
4. Agaricus

Name number of neck canal present in the archegonium of Riccia is

1. 1
2. 2
3. 4
4. 8

The stem of the sporophyte is pteridophyte is

1. Stolon
2. Offset
3. Rhizome
4. Runner

Which of the following is called as slipper animal cule?

1. Euglena
2. Paramecium
3. Obelia
4. Hydra

The organelle of defence is

1. Oral groove
2. Trichocyst
3. Nuclei
4. Cilia

An example for unicellular algae is

1. Chlorella
2. Volvox
3. Spirogyra
4. Nostoc

Which of the following are parasitic fungi?

1. Agaricus
2. Cercospora
3. Rhizopus
4. Nephrelepis

Phylogenetic classification is based on

1. Anatomical features
2. Evolutionary relationship
3. Reproductive structures
4. Morphological characters

Non flowering plants are also called

1. Cryptogams
2. Gametophyte
3. Phanerogams
4. Sporophyte

Sunflower is an example for

1. Xerophytes
2. Hydrophytes
3. Mesophytes
4. Benthos

Atrichous means

1. Bacterial cell with flagella all round the body
2. Bacterial cell with one flagella at each end
3. Bacterial cell with flagella at one end
4. Bacterial cell without any flagella

The colouring pigment in phaeophyta is

1. Phycoerythrin
2. Phycocyanin
3. Fucoxanthin
4. Chlorophyll

Circinate vernation is found in

1. Nephrolepis
2. Hibiscus
3. Opuntia
4. Riccia

Zygote develop into

1. Zygote
2. Archegonium
3. Sporophyte
4. Gametophyte

Rhizobium is a

1. Chaemosynthetic bacteria
2. Saprophytic bacteria
3. Symbiotic bacteria
4. Parasitic bacteria

Spirogyra belongs to the class

1. Zygnemaceae
2. Phayaphyceae
3. Chlorophyceae
4. Crustacea