Prepare for NEET with Botany-specific practice questions. Covering all major Botany chapters, this is perfect for your NEET Biology needs.
Which of the following features is NOT characteristic of the members of the kingdom Fungi?
Heterotrophic mode of nutrition
Presence of chlorophyll a and b
Cell wall made of chitin
Reproduction by spores
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)
Consider the following statements and place them into true and false category
I. The fungi constitutes a unique kingdom of heterotrophic organisms
II. The common mushroom and toad stools are fungi
IIII. White spots seen on mustard leaves are due to presence of parasitic fungus
IV. Some unicellular fungi (Ustilago) are used to make bread and beer
V. Puccinia graminis tritici is responsible for yellow rust of wheat
VI. Penicillium yields the antibiotic penicillin
True False
True: I, II, III, VI
False: IV, V
True: I, III, V, VI
False: II, IV
True: II, III, IV, V
False: I, VI
True: I, II, IV, V
False: III, VI
Heterotrophic bacteria are dependent on other organism for
Excretion
Nutrition
Digestion
Fission
Heterotrophic bacteria are dependent on other organism for
Excretion
Nutrition
Digestion
Fission
State whether the given statements are true or false
I. Bacteria shows both autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition
II. Some of the bacteria are autotrophic. They may be photosynthetic autotrophic or chemosynthetic autotrophic
III. Heterotrophic nutrition involves the obtaining of readymade organic nutrients from outside sources
I and II are true
I is true, II and III is false
I, II and III are true
I, II and III
State whether the given statements are true or false
I. Bacteria shows both autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition
II. Some of the bacteria are autotrophic. They may be photosynthetic autotrophic or chemosynthetic autotrophic
III. Heterotrophic nutrition involves the obtaining of readymade organic nutrients from outside sources
I and II are true
I is true, II and III is false
I, II and III are true
I, II and III
The fruiting body formed from a filamentous heterotrophic organism, which is known for its nutritive value for the humanity, is
Cremocarp
Acervulus
Basidiocarp
Akinete
The insectivorous plants are
Autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Both (1) and (2)
None of the above
Which one of the following is wrong for fungi?
They are both unicellular and multicellular.
They are eukaryotic.
All fungi possess a purely cellulosic cell wall.
They are heterotrophic.
