Neurospora—an ascomycetes fungus has been used as a biological tool to understand the mechanism of plant genetics much in the same way as Drosophila has been used to study animal genetics. What makes Neurospora so important as a genetic tool?
Neurospora – an ascomycetes fungus has been used as a biological tool to understand the mechanism of plant genetics much in the same way as Drosophila has been used to study animal genetics. What makes Neurospora so important as a genetic tool?
The common name of pea is simpler than its botanical (scientific) name Pisum sativum. Why then is the simpler common name not used instead of the complex scientific/ botanical name in biology?
How is the five-kingdom classification advan-tageous over the two kingdom classification?
Peat’ is an important source of domestic fuel in several countries. How is ‘peat’ formed in nature?
Cyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria have been clubbed together in Eubacteria of kingdom Monera as per the "Five Kingdom Classification"even though the two are vastly different from each other. Is this grouping of the two types of taxa in the same kingdom justified? If so, why?
Biological classification is a dynamic and ever evolving phenomenon which keeps changing with our understanding of life forms. Justify the statement taking any two examples.
Algae are known to reproduce asexually by variety of spores under different environmental conditions. Name these spores and the conditions under which they are produced.
Peat' is an important source of domestic fuel in several countries. How is ‘peat' formed in nature?
Cyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria have been clubbed together in Eubacteria of Kingdom Monera as per the “Five Kingdom Classification” even though the two are vastly different from each other. Is this grouping of the two types of taxa in the same kingdom justified? If so, why?
Apart from chlorophyll, algae have several other pigments in their chloroplast. What pigments are found in blue-green, red and brown algae that are responsible for their characteristic colours?
Algae are known to reproduce asexually by variety of spores under different environmental conditions. Name these spores and the conditions under which they are produced.
There is a myth that immediately after heavy rains, in forest, mushrooms appear in large number and make a very large ring or circle, which may be several metres in diameter. These are called as’Fairy rings’. Can you explain this myth of fairy rings in biological terms?
Biological classification is a dynamic and ever evolving phenomenon which keeps changing with our understanding of life forms. Justify the statement taking any two examples.
What observable features in Trypanosoma would make you classify it under Kingdom Protista?
At a stage of their cycle, ascomycetes fungi produce the fruiting bodies like apothecium, perithecium or cleistothecium. How are these three types of fruiting bodies different from each other?
Apart from chlorophyll, algae have several other pigments in their chloroplast. What pigments are found in blue-green, red and brown algae that are responsible for their characteristic colours?
Make a list of algae and fungi that have commercial value as source of food, chemicals, medicines and fodder.
What observable features in Trypanosoma would make you classify it under Kingdom Protista?
Make a list of algae and fungi that have commercial value as source of food,
chemicals, medicines and fodder.
There is a myth that immediately after heavy rains in forest, mushrooms appear in large number and make a very large ring or circle, which may be several metres in diameter. These are called as ‘Fairy rings'. Can you explain this myth of fairy rings in biological terms?
A virus is considered as a living organism and an obligate parasite when inside a host cell. But virus is not classified along with bacteria or fungi. What are the characters of virus that are similar to non-living objects?
What is the principle underlying the use of cyanobacteria in agricultural fields for crop improvement?
At a stage of their cycle, ascomycetes fungi produce the fruiting bodies like apothecium, perithecium or deistothecium. How are these three types of fruiting bodies different from each other?
Polluted water bodies have usually very high abundance of plants like Nostoc and Oscillatoria. Give reasons.