Bacteriophages and Viral Structure

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What type of virus is bacteriophage?

  • A bacteria that infects other than bacteria
  • A virus that infects bacteria (correct)
  • A virus that infects cellular organisms
  • A bacteria that infects viruses

What is the shape of the head of a bacteriophage?

  • Polyhedral
  • Icosahedral
  • Helical
  • Both Polyhedral and Helical (correct)

What is the protein coat of a virus composed of?

  • Capsomere, which is made up of small subunits called capsid
  • Capsid, which is made up of small subunits called capsomere (correct)
  • Capsid, which is made up of small subunits called protein
  • Capsomere, which is made up of small subunits called genetic material

Who discovered viroids?

<p>T.O. Diener in 1971 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct order of size from smallest to largest?

<p>Viroid &lt; virus &lt; bacteria (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes BSE in cattle and CJD in humans?

<p>Prions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following characteristics is NOT common to all bacteria?

<p>Lack of cell wall (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the incorrect statement about chemosynthetic autotroph bacteria?

<p>They use solar energy for ATP production (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is citrus canker?

<p>A plant disease caused by bacteria (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an economic importance of heterotrophic bacteria?

<p>N2 fixing in Anabaena (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct labelling for A, B and C?

<p>A = Heterocyst, B = Mucilagenous sheath, C = Nostoc (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of blue-green algae?

<p>Presence of chlorophyll a and b (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the basis of classification of organisms like bacteria, BGA, fungi, mosses, and ferns as 'Plants'?

<p>Body organisation and nuclear structure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many of the following are prokaryotes: Bacteria, Mosses, Ferns, Fungi, Pteridophyta, blue green algae, Gymnosperms Angiosperm?

<p>More than 4 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

On what basis are bacteria grouped into categories?

<p>Shape (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of nutrition is exhibited by organisms that synthesize their own food from inorganic substrates?

<p>Autotrophic nutrition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct statement about bacterial structure and behaviour?

<p>Bacterial structure is simple while behaviour is complex. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of bacteria represented by 'a' in the given options?

<p>Cocci (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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