Assertion: Halophiles are found in environments with high salt concentrations.
Reason: They possess specialized adaptations to regulate osmotic pressure.
Choose the correct option:
Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation for assertion
Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion
Assertion is true, but reason is false
Assertion is false, but reason is true
Related Questions
Which statement about meiosis is NOT true?
It reduces the chromosome number by half.
It introduces genetic variation.
It involves two rounds of division.
It produces genetically identical daughter cells.
Consider the following statements about mycoplasma
I. It is pleuomorphic bacteria, which lacks cell wall
II. Mycoplasma is the smallest living organism
III. They can not survive without oxygen
IV. Many mycoplasma are pathogenic in animals and plants
Which of the statements given above are correct?
I, II and III
II, III and IV
I, II and IV
I, II, III and IV
Bacteria which survive in marshy areas and also present in the gut of many ruminant animals like cows and buffaloes are
Halophiles
Basophiles
Thermoacidophiles
Methanogens
Heterotrophic bacteria are dependent on other organism for
Excretion
Nutrition
Digestion
Fission
Some bacteria thrive extreme environment conditions such as absence of oxygen, high salt concentration, high temperature and acidic pH. Identify the type of bacteria
Cyanobacteria
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
Mycobacteria
Bacteria differ from plants in that they do not have
DNA
RNA
Cell wall
A well define nucleus
Which one belongs to Monera?
Amoeba
Escherichia
Gelidium
Spirogyra
In Bacteria the site for respiratory activity is found in
Episome
Microsome
Ribosome
Cell membrane/Mesosome
Which of the following bacteria fixes nitrogen without any plant association?
Rhizobium
Nostoc
Anabaena
Azotobacter
Which of these is a direct consequence of crossing over during meiosis?
Production of diploid cells
Formation of identical daughter cells
Increased genetic variation
Reduction in chromosome number
