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Biological Classification · Question 116

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1

Which disease of man is similar to cattle's bovine spongiform encephalopathy?

  1. Spongiocitis of cerebrum
  2. Encephalitis
  3. Spondylitis
  4. Jakob–Creutzfeldt disease

Answer

(4) Jakob–Creutzfeldt disease

Solution

As per NCERT, prions (abnormally folded infectious proteins) cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly called mad cow disease, in cattle.

⇒ Its analogous disease in humans is Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD).

Answer: (4)

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2

The main criteria used for Five Kingdom Classification proposed by R.H. Whittaker (1969) included : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A, B and E only
  2. A, B, C, D and E
  3. B, C and D only
  4. A, B, D and E only
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3

Match List-I with List-II.

  1. A-I, B-III, C-II
  2. A-II, B-III, C-I
  3. A-II, B-I, C-III
  4. A-III, B-II, C-I
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4

Mad cow disease is caused by .

  1. Mycoplasma sp.
  2. prions
  3. viroids
  4. Aspergillus sp.
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5

Match List-I with List-II.

  1. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
  2. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
  3. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
  4. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
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6

Symbiotic associations between fungi and algae are called .

  1. chrysophytes
  2. lichens
  3. sponges
  4. mycorrhiza
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7

Which of the following is not a prokaryote?

  1. Fungi
  2. Bacteria
  3. Blue green algae
  4. Mycoplasma
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8

Each of the following characteristics represents a Kingdom proposed by Whittaker. Arrange the following in increasing order of complexity of body organization. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A, C, E, D, B
  2. C, E, A, B, D
  3. A, C, E, B, D
  4. C, E, A, D, B
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9

Match List I with List II Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
  2. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
  3. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
  4. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
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10

Which one of the following is not a criterion for classification of fungi?

  1. Morphology of mycelium
  2. Mode of nutrition
  3. Mode of spore formation
  4. Fruiting body
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11

Match List-I with List-II: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
  2. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
  3. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
  4. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
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