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  • Question
  • The population of algae in soil is __________ that of either bacteria or fungi.


  • Options
  • A. generally smaller than
  • B. generally greater than
  • C. equal to
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • generally smaller than 


  • More questions

    • 1. Which of the following antigenic types of hepatitis B virus is present in the envelope?

    • Options
    • A. HbsAg
    • B. HBcAg
    • C. HBeAg
    • D. HBxAg
    • Discuss
    • 2. The catabolic reaction, pentose-phosphate exists in

    • Options
    • A. prokaryotic cells
    • B. eukaryotic cells
    • C. prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells both
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Gram positive cells have a

    • Options
    • A. second outer membrane that helps to retain the crystal violet stain
    • B. multiple layer of peptidoglycan that helps to retain the crystal violet stain
    • C. thick capsule that traps the crystal violet stain
    • D. periplasmic space that traps the crystal violet
    • Discuss
    • 4. Xylose lysine deoxycholate (XLD) agar is better selective medium than the deoxycholate citrate agar (DCA) because

    • Options
    • A. it is selective
    • B. it imparts better growth
    • C. it contains high salt concentration
    • D. it is less inhibitory to S. Dysentriae and S. flexneri
    • Discuss
    • 5. In E.coli, which enzyme synthesizes the RNA primer for Okazaki fragments?

    • Options
    • A. DnaA
    • B. DnaC
    • C. DnaG
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Heat-stable enterotoxin of Escherichia coli activates

    • Options
    • A. adenylate cyclase
    • B. guanylate cyclase
    • C. both of the above
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Heat-labile enterotoxin of Escherichia coli activates

    • Options
    • A. guanylate cyclase
    • B. adenylate cyclase
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. The ability of B. coagulans to grow in tomato juice depends upon the

    • Options
    • A. number of spores present
    • B. the availability of oxygen
    • C. the pH of the juice
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Who developed the concept of specific toxicity?

    • Options
    • A. Pasteur
    • B. Fleming
    • C. Watson
    • D. Ehrlich
    • Discuss
    • 10. The structural abnormality of cells is termed as

    • Options
    • A. hyperplasia
    • B. anaplasia
    • C. metastasis
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss


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