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#Question id: 40236

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The roots of Rauvolfia serpentina are used effectively in the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure).
Reason (R): The plant contains the indole alkaloid Reserpine, which acts on the nervous system to lower blood pressure
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

#Botany
  1. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
  2.  Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
  4. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.

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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)
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#Question id: 40456

#Botany

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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#Question id: 40457

#Applied Microbiology

Which of the following techniques is most appropriate for the separation of a mixture of lipids?