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Biology NEET - XI: Chapter 2- Biological Classification Part 2

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This flashcard deck covers key concepts from Chapter 2 of the NEET Biology syllabus, focusing on biological classification, including details about various microorganisms and fungi.

Which are the chief producers of the oceans?

Diatoms
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Term
Definition
Which are the chief producers of the oceans?
Diatoms
Where are the two flagella of dinoflagellates located?
One lies longitudinally and other lies transversally in the furrow between the wall plates
In which environments are dinoflagellates found?
Marine
What is the body of euglenoids covered with?
Pellicle (no cell wall)
In which environments are euglenoids found?
Freshwater- stagnant water
During favourable conditions, slime moulds form
An aggregation called plasmodium

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TermDefinition
Which are the chief producers of the oceans?
Diatoms
Where are the two flagella of dinoflagellates located?
One lies longitudinally and other lies transversally in the furrow between the wall plates
In which environments are dinoflagellates found?
Marine
What is the body of euglenoids covered with?
Pellicle (no cell wall)
In which environments are euglenoids found?
Freshwater- stagnant water
During favourable conditions, slime moulds form
An aggregation called plasmodium
What is the plant like characteristic of spores of slime moulds?
True cell wall
How are the spores of slime moulds dispersed?
By air currents.
What is the mode of nutrition of protozoans?
Heterotrophic
Which organisms are believed to be primitive relatives of animals?
Protozoans
In which habitats are amoeboid protozoans found?
fresh water, sea water or moist soil
Which compound is present on the shells of marine protozoans?
Silica
Name the asexual spores found in fungi.
Conidia, sporangiospore and zoospores
Name the sexual spores found in fungi
Oospores, ascospores and basidiospores.
What is the basis of classification of fungi?
Morphology of mycelium, mode of spore formation and fruiting bodies
Which class of fungi are found in aquatic habitats?
Phycomycetes
Which class of fungi has aseptate and coenocytic mycelium?
Phycomycetes
Name the endogenous spores of phycomycetes.
Zoospores and aplanospores
Which fungi is known as bread mould?
Rhizopus (phycomycete)
Parasite of mustard
Albugo (Phycomycete)
Sac fungi are known as
Ascomycetes
Are conidia produced exogenously or endogenously?
Exogenously
Are ascospores produced exogenously or endogenously?
Endogenously
Ascospores are produced in
Asci of ascocarps
Claviceps belongs to the class
Ascomycetes