Question

Which one of the following is a slime mould?

A. Physarum  
B. Thiobacillus
C. Anabaena
D. Rhizopus
Answer :   Physarum
Solution :
Physarum polycephalum belongs to phylum Amoebozoa, infraphylum Mycetozoa, and class Myxogastrea. P. polycephalum, often referred to as the “many-headed slime,” is a slime mold that inhabits shady, cool, moist areas, such as decaying leaves and logs.

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Releted Question 1

Pick up the wrong statement

A. Protista have photosynthetic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition
B. Some fungi are edible
C. Nuclear membrane is present in Monera
D. Cell wall is absent in Animalia
Releted Question 2

Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on:

A. Presence or absence of a well defined nucleus
B. Mode of reproduction
C. Mode of nutrition
D. Complexity of body organisation
Releted Question 3

In the five-kingdom system of classification, which single kingdom out of the following can include blue green algae, nitrogen-fixing bacteria and methanogenic archaebacteria?

A. Fungi
B. Plantae
C. Protista
D. Monera
Releted Question 4

In five kingdom system, the main basis of classification is

A. structure of nucleus
B. mode of nutrition
C. structure of cell wall
D. asexual reproduction

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