Biology · Science General
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
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They both have DNA as their genetic material.
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They both have ribosomes.
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Both (A) and (B)
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Only (A)
C
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Explanation
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes utilize DNA as their genetic material and rely on ribosomes to synthesize proteins, making both statements A and B correct.
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Green algae, brown algae and red algae
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Yeasts and other fungi
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Mycoplasma, bacteria and cynobacteria
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Bacteria, yeast and virus
C
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Prokaryotes are organisms without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, including bacteria and cyanobacteria. Algae and fungi are eukaryotes. Viruses are not cellular and do not fit either category. The option has a typo: cynobacteria should be cyanobacteria.
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Neuron
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Virus
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Amoeba
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Fungi
B
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Viruses are considered acellular because they lack the basic cellular machinery, such as cytoplasm, organelles, and independent metabolic processes, required to be classified as a cell.
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Yeast
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Fungus
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Protozoa
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Bacterium
D
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Bacteria are generally much smaller than eukaryotic cells like those of yeast, fungi, or protozoa, often measuring only a few micrometers in size.
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Reproduction
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Nutrition
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Excretion
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Movement
D
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Movement is a physical phenomenon that can be observed in both living things (like animals) and non-living things (like cars or clouds). The other options are biological processes exclusive to living organisms.
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Amoeba
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Paramecium
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Hydra
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Bacteria
C
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Hydra is a multicellular organism, whereas Amoeba, Paramecium, and Bacteria are classic examples of unicellular organisms.
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bilaterally
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unilaterally
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non symmetrical
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straight
A
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Arthropods, like most complex animals, exhibit bilateral symmetry, meaning their bodies can be divided into two similar halves along a single plane.
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precise nutritional and environmental requirements
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any nutritional medium
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lipid containing media
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None of the above
A
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A fastidious organism is one that has complex or specific nutritional requirements for growth. It cannot grow on simple or general-purpose media.
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locomotory organs
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mode of nutrition
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mode of reproduction
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shape of the cell
A
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Classification of kingdom protista is mainly based on locomotory organs. Flagella and cillia are the locomotory organs of protistans.
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fungi
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viruses
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bacteria
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slime molds
C
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The thylakoid lipid bilayer shares characteristic features with prokaryotic membranes and the inner chloroplast membrane. For example, acidic lipids can be found in thylakoid membranes, cyanobacteria and other photosynthetic bacteria and are involved in the functional integrity of the photosystems.
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Mucor
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Rhizopus
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Penicillium
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Rhizobium
D
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Dictyosomes are not present in Rhizobium.
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sarcodina
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zooflagellata
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sporozoa
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ciliata
D
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Nuclear dimorphism is a term referred to the special characteristic of having two different kinds of nuclei in a cell. This feature is observed in protozoan ciliates.
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pustule
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basal granule
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paraflagellar body
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pyrenoid
C
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Euglenoids have two photosensitive structures: eye spot and paraflagellar body.
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Cuboidal
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Columnar
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Ciliated
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None of these
D
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All are the epithiliat tissues.
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mesosomes
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thylakoids
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flagella
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pili
D
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Pilin refers to a class of fibrous proteins that are found in pilus structures in bacteria. Bacterial pili are used in the exchange of genetic material during bacterial conjugation.