Certain members of the kingdom Protista exhibit characteristics of both plants and animals. Which of the following combinations correctly identifies a protist with plant-like and animal-like features, respectively?
Diatoms (plant-like: cell wall of silica); Paramecium (animal-like: cilia for movement)
Euglena (plant-like: photosynthetic); Amoeba (animal-like: heterotrophic by phagocytosis)
Slime molds (plant-like: saprophytic); Dinoflagellates (animal-like: bioluminescence)
Amoeba (plant-like: pseudopodia); Paramecium (animal-like: heterotrophic)
Related Questions
Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong?
Cation named first, anion second
For covalent compounds, the more electronegative element is named second
The oxidation state of the metal is written in Roman numerals in parenthesis for elements with multiple oxidation states
The prefixes mono, di, tri, etc., are used for naming both ionic and covalent compounds
Which of the following features distinguishes fungi from plants?
Presence of cell wall
Eukaryotic cell structure
Heterotrophic mode of nutrition
Reproduction by spores
The 'Five Kingdom Classification' system proposed by R.H. Whittaker does NOT primarily consider which of the following criteria?
Cell structure (prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic)
Mode of nutrition (autotrophic vs. heterotrophic)
Thallus organization (unicellular vs. multicellular)
Detailed evolutionary relationships based on genetic analysis
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used in the five-kingdom classification system?
Mode of nutrition
Cell structure
Phylogenetic relationships
Presence or absence of a coelom
Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong?
Cation is named first in ionic compounds.
For covalent compounds, the less electronegative element is named first.
The name of metallic element is followed by its oxidation state in roman numeral if the metal has variable valency.
The ending of the more electronegative element is changed to ‘-ium’ in the names of covalent compounds.
Choose the wrong statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature
The first word in a biological name represents the genus
The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter
Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten are separately underlined
Biological names are generally in English and written in italics
Which one of the following branch is applicable to both plants and animals?
Herpetology
Saurology
Taxonomy
Ichthyology
Which one is correctly written scientific name?
Panthera Tigris
Mangifera indica
Panthera Leo
Columnba LIVEA
Choose the wrong statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature
The first word in a biological name represents the genus
The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter
Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten are separately underlined
Biological names are generally in English and written in italics
Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens
Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens
A museum has collection of photography of plants and animals
Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference
