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Kingdom Protista contains mainly unicellular eukaryotes, although some forms are colonial or multicellular, with varied nutritional and reproductive methods. Questions examine protozoans, algae and examples such as Amoeba, Paramecium and Euglena, while distinguishing protists from prokaryotes, fungi and true plants.

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  • A. The plant body is called thallus.
  • B. Sporophyte Is thallus with 26 chromosomes.
  • C. Gametophyte is thalius with 26 chromosomes.
  • D. Reproduction is by sexual as well as asexual methods.
  • E. It is found growing along the sea-coasts between high and low tides.

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Correct answer: Sporophyte Is thallus with 26 chromosomes.
  • A. Asexual plants are diploid sporophyte with 13 chromosomes.
  • B. In Asexual reproduction in a single parent cell, 3 - 8 haploid zoospores are formed.
  • C. Sexual reproduction results in forma gallate diploid zygote.
  • D. Sexual plants are haploid gametophytes with 26 chromosomes.
  • E. In sexual reproduction, fusion takes place only between two diploid sporophytes.

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Correct answer: Sexual reproduction results in forma gallate diploid zygote.
  • A. Lipids
  • B. Proteins
  • C. Carbohydrates
  • D. Vitamins
  • E. Starch & Lipids

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Correct answer: Proteins
  • A. Early blight of tomato
  • B. Early blight of potato
  • C. Late blight of tomato
  • D. Late blight of potato
  • E. Late flight of tomato

Explanation: Phytophthora infestans was cause of Irish potato famine of 19th century commonly known as late blight of potato.PTB- Pg 110

Correct answer: Late blight of potato
  • A. Mastigophora
  • B. Rhizopoda
  • C. Ciliophora
  • D. Suctoria
  • E. Sporozoa

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Correct answer: Mastigophora
  • A. Mastigophora
  • B. Rhizopoda
  • C. Ciliophora
  • D. Suctoria
  • E. Sporozoa

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Correct answer: Rhizopoda
  • A. Ecoli
  • B. Salmonella
  • C. Entamoeba Histotytica
  • D. Bacteroides fragilis
  • E. Listera monocytogenes

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Correct answer: Entamoeba Histotytica
  • A. Mastigophora
  • B. Rhizopoda
  • C. Ciliophora
  • D. Suctoria
  • E. Sporozoa

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Correct answer: Ciliophora
  • A. Mastigophora
  • B. Sarcodina
  • C. Suctoria
  • D. Ciliophora
  • E. Sporozoa

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Correct answer: Sarcodina
  • A. Flagellates
  • B. Amoebas
  • C. Ciliates
  • D. Sporozoans
  • E. Suctorians

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Correct answer: Flagellates
  • A. Flagellata & Sarcodina
  • B. Flagellata & Suctoria
  • C. Ciliata & Sporozoa
  • D. Ciliata & Suctoria
  • E. Suctoria & Sporozoa

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Correct answer: Ciliata & Suctoria
  • A. Flagellata
  • B. Sarcodina
  • C. Ciliata
  • D. Suctoria
  • E. Sporozoa

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Correct answer: Suctoria
  • A. Both locomotory organelles and contractile vacuoles
  • B. Locomotory organelles but not contractile vacuoles
  • C. Contractile vacuoles but not locomotory organelle
  • D. Neither locomotory organelle nor contractile vacuoles
  • E. All are incorrect

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Correct answer: Neither locomotory organelle nor contractile vacuoles
  • A. Flagellata
  • B. Sarcodina
  • C. Sporozoa
  • D. Ciliata
  • E. Suctoria

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Correct answer: Sporozoa
  • A. Flagellata
  • B. Sarcodina
  • C. Sporozoa
  • D. Ciliate
  • E. Suctoria

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Correct answer: Suctoria
  • A. Life cycle completed in two hosts: man & female Anopheles mosquito
  • B. Man serves as primary host
  • C. Mosquito serves as a secondary host
  • D. The asexual cycle completes in mosquitoes
  • E. The sexual cycle completes in mosquito

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Correct answer: The asexual cycle completes in mosquitoes
  • A. Is completed in mosquito
  • B. In pre-erythrocytic stage, the sporozoites takes about 2 hours to invade the hepatic cells
  • C. In the liver, the sporozoites grow for a number of days and become a schizont
  • D. Schizonts in the liver divide to form merozoites
  • E. Exoerythrocytics are present in post erythrocytic phase

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Correct answer: Schizonts in the liver divide to form merozoites
  • A. Erythrocytic phase ⟶ Pre-crythrocytic phase ⟶ Garnogony ⟶ Post-erythrocytic phase
  • B. Erythrocytic phase ⟶ Gamogony ⟶ Pre-erythrocytic phase ⟶ Post-erythrocytic phase
  • C. Pre-ecrythrocytic phase ⟶ Post-erythrocytic phase ⟶ Gamogony ⟶ Erythrocytic phase
  • D. Post-erythrocytic phase ⟶ Pre-erythocytic phase ⟶ Erythocytic phase ⟶ Gamegony
  • E. Pre -erythrocytic phase ⟶ Erythrocytic phase ⟶ Post -erythrocytic phase ⟶ Gamegony

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Correct answer: Pre -erythrocytic phase ⟶ Erythrocytic phase ⟶ Post -erythrocytic phase ⟶ Gamegony
  • A. Erythrocytic phase
  • B. Pre -erythrocytic phase
  • C. Gametogony
  • D. Gamogony
  • E. Post-erythrocytic phase

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Correct answer: Gametogony
  • A. 6 - 8 sperm-like microgametes
  • B. 6 - 8 sperm-like macrogamete's
  • C. 8 12 sperm-like microgametes
  • D. 5 - 7 sperm-like macrogamete's
  • E. 12 - 15 sperm-like microgamete

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Correct answer: 6 - 8 sperm-like microgametes