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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?

Explanation

Viruses are considered as living when they are inside a host but outside any host they are referred to as non-living due to their

(a) inert nature

(b) inability to reproduce

(d) inability for growth and cell division

These characters potraited by viruses make them identical to non-living organisms. Viruses are considered a connecting link between living and non-living organisms.

In the five kingdom system of Whittaker, how many kingdoms are eukaryotes?

Explanation

In the five kingdom classification given by Whittaker four kingdom belongs to eukaryotes, i.e., Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia, except for the kingdom-Monera that belongs to prokaryotes.

Eukaryotic organism are those that possess

(i) An organised nucleus

(ii) Possess double envelop system

(iii) Presence of cell wall

(iv) Membrane bound organelles are present.

Diatoms are also called as 'pearls of ocean', why? What is diatomaceous earth?

Explanation

Diatoms and desmids are inducted under chrysophytes, kingdom-Protista. These are the main producers in the ocean. They prepare food not only for themselves but also for the other life forms in the ocean. This is the reason they are also called as 'pearls of ocean. Body of diatoms is covered by siliceous shell known as frustule. 'Diatomaceous earth' is the accumulation of large deposits of diatoms that forms a siliceous covering extending for several 100 m formed in billions of years. The material obtained from these deposits is used in polishing and filteration of oils and syrups.

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?

Discuss the mycilial structure in Agaricus and its soil borne nature.

Explanation

The fruiting bodies in Agaricus known as basidiocarps form a concentric ring like structure from the mycelium present in the soil. These basidiocarps resemble button in shape and develop to form a ring like structure.

This fairy ring structure in Agaricus have reported stimulation of plants productivity. This rings are infact fruiting bodies of this fungus and the diameter of this fairy ring increases every year due to spread of mycelium.

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?

Explanation

Neurospora fungus was selected to be a very good tool in genetics because this fungus can be grown easily under laboratory conditions by providing 'minimal medium' like inorganic salts, carbohydrates source and vitamin (biotin). Also under X-ray treatment the mutations can be easily introduced in the fungal cells and meiotic division can be easily seen.

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