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Diversity in Living Organisms

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The diversity in living organisms deals with the classification of life forms into various kingdoms and phyla. This topic covers specific traits of bacteria, animal body cavities, and structural adaptations for survival. These fundamentals are crucial for biology sections in medical entrance and state board exams.

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Diversity in Living Organisms Questions

Multiple choice

Protists with saprophytic mode of nutrition are called

  1. decomposers

  2. heterotrophs

  3. parasitic

  4. autotrophs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so they carry out the natural process of decomposition. Protists with saprophytic mode of nutrition are called decomposers.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the grammatically correct phrase from the given options for the underlined phrase.

Much of the frog’s anatomical features – such as its long sticky tongue – is adapted to its insectivorous diet.

  1. Much of the frog’s anatomical features – such as its long sticky tongue – is

  2. Much from the frog’s anatomical features – such as its long sticky tongue – are

  3. Much of the frog’s features that are anatomical – such as its long sticky tongue – is

  4. Much of the frog’s anatomical features – such as its long sticky tongue – are

  5. Much of the frog’s features that are anatomical – such as its long sticky tongue – are
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 Since the sentence is discussing the frog's features, we must use the verb "are".

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is false about single cell protein?

  1. Single cell protein refers to the mass culture of certain algae, bacteria, yeasts, moulds etc.

  2. Scp is also produced using carbohydrates as raw materials.

  3. SCP is also produced via paper industry waste.

  4. Spirullina a cyanobacterium offers excellent prospects for low technology SCP production.

  5. Paraffins and sulphide liquor cannot be used as raw materials for the production of SCP.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

These can be used as raw materials for the SCP production.

Multiple choice

Which of the following bacteriasare found as an intra-cellular agent within protozoa and a component of biofilms?

  1. H. influenzae

  2. B. pertussis

  3. Legionella pneumophila

  4. C. psittaci

  5. C. pneumoniae
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Legionella pneumophila facultative intracellular pathogens, which stain poorly as Gram negative rods. It resides in the environment in pools of stagnant water worldwide. It is found as an intra-cellular agent within protozoa and a component of biofilms.