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#Question id: 116


A compound containing N-acetylneuraminic acid (sialic acid) is:

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  1. cardiolipin.

  2. ganglioside GM2.

  3. phosphatidylcholine.

  4. platelet-activating factor.

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#Question id: 40451

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Given below are two statements regarding the reproduction in Algae:
Statement I: In Rhodophyceae (Red Algae), motile stages (zoospores or motile gametes) are completely absent in their life cycle.
Statement II: In Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae), the gametes are pyriform (pear-shaped) and bear two laterally attached unequal flagella.
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#Question id: 40452

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Given below are two statements regarding the economic importance of Algae:
Statement I: Agar-agar, used in microbial culture media, is obtained from Laminaria and Sargassum.
Statement II: Chlorella is a unicellular alga rich in proteins and is used as a food supplement by space travelers.
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#Question id: 40453

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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Chara is known as "Stone Wort."
Reason (R): The plant body of Chara is heavily encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer:

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#Question id: 40454

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Given below are two statements regarding the economic importance of Algae:
Statement I: Agar-agar, used in microbial culture media, is obtained from Laminaria and Sargassum.
Statement II: Chlorella is a unicellular alga rich in proteins and is used as a food supplement by space travelers.
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#Question id: 40455

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Match the Algal genera in List-I with their characteristic features in List-II.

List-I (Genera)List-II (Feature)
A. VolvoxI. Coenobial colony (Motile)
B. HydrodictyonII. Water Net (Non-motile Coenobium)
C. EctocarpusIII. Isomorphic Alternation of Generations
D. PolysiphoniaIV. Triphasic Life Cycle (Haplobiontic)

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#Question id: 40456

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Given below are two statements regarding the thallus organization in Algae:
Statement I: The thallus of Fucus is differentiated into holdfast, stipe, and frond (lamina).
Statement II: Vaucheria has a coenocytic, siphonaceous thallus without septa.
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