Ringworm in humans is caused by :
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Ring worm is a fungal disease caused by the dermatophyte fungi species of Microsporum,Trichophytonand Epidermophyton.
Single-celled eukaryotes are included in:
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Single celled eukaryotes are included in protista. Protistaincludes all unicellular and colonial eukaryotes except green and red algae. It is also known as kingdom of unicellular eukaryotes
Mannitol is the stored food in:
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Mannitol is a food stored in Fucus. Fucusis a genus of brown alga in the class Phaeophyceae to be found in the intertidal zones of rocky sea shores almost everywhere in the world. Primary chemical constituents of this plant include mucilage, algin, mannitol, beta-carotene,zeaxanthin, iodine, bromine, potassium, volatile oils, and many other minerals.
Thermococcus, Methanococcusand Methanobacteriumexemplify:
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Thermococcus, Methanococcusand Methanobacterium exemplify archaebacteriathat contain protein homologous to eukaryotic corehistones.
Which one of the following is a slime mould?
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Physarum polycephalum belongs to phylum Amoebozoa,infraphylum Mycetozoa, and class Myxogastrea. P.polycephalum,often referred to as the “many-headedslime,” is a slime mold that inhabits shady, cool, moistareas, such as decaying leaves and logs
Which pair of the following belongs to Basidiomycetes ?
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The class Basidiomycetes includes those members that produce their basidia and basidiospores on or in a basidiocarp.
The thalloid body of a slime mould (Myxomycetes) is known as
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The thalloid body of slime moulds is made up of multinucleated cell which lacks septa in between and hence it is a multinucleated single celled mass called plasmodium.
There exists a close association between the alga and the fungus within a lichen. The fungus
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Lichens (coined by Theophrastus) are composite or dual organisms which are formed by a fungus partner or my cobiont (mostly ascomycetes) and an algal partner(mostly blue green algae). Fungus forms the body of lichen as well as its attaching and absorbing structures.Algae performs photosynthesis and provides food to the fungus.
Which one of the following is not true about lichens?
The symbiotic association of fungi and algae is called –
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The symbiotic association of fungi and algae is called Lichen.