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#Question id: 1439


Indirect-acting carcinogens are those that:

#Life Sciences
  1. chemically react with nitrogen and oxygen atoms in DNA.

  2. can modify bases in DNA so as to distort the normal pattern of base pairing.

  3. are mainly reactive electrophiles.

  4. generally unreactive, often water-insoluble compounds that can act as potent cancer inducers only after the introduction of electrophilic centers.

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#Question id: 40450

#Botany

Match the Algal genera in List-I with the shape of their Chloroplast in List-II.

List-I (Genera)List-II (Chloroplast Shape)
A. ChlamydomonasI. Girdle shaped
B. SpirogyraII. Reticulate (Network-like)
C. UlothrixIII. Cup shaped
D. OedogoniumIV. Ribbon shaped (Spiral)

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#Question id: 40451

#Botany

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.
Choose the correct answer:

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#Question id: 40452

#Botany

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.
Choose the correct answer:

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#Question id: 40453

#Botany

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

#Botany

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.
Choose the correct answer:

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#Question id: 40455

#Botany

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)