51. | Which one of the following represents a useful functional relationship between fungi and the roots of higher plants? |
A. organic fertilizers | |
B. coralloid root | |
C. lichen | |
D. mycorrhizae |
52. | What is afla poison made from? |
A. fungus | |
B. bacteria | |
C. Algae | |
D. Virus |
53. | Which fungus is used in the manufacture of bread? |
A. acetobacter | |
B. penicillium | |
C. saccharomyces | |
D. aspergillus |
54. | Lichen, which is capable of initiating ecological succession even on a bare rock, is actually a symbiotic association of? |
A. algae and bacteria | |
B. algae and fungi | |
C. bacteria and fungi | |
D. fungus and mold |
55. | Which of the following is the best indicator of SO² pollution? |
A. bryophyte | |
B. lichen | |
C. pteridophyte | |
D. Algae |
56. | From what is litmus extracted? |
A. Turmeric | |
B. cinchona bark | |
C. lichen | |
D. mushroom |
57. | In lichen, the symbiotic relationship between fungus and algae is called – |
A. helotism | |
B. parasitism | |
C. saprophytism | |
D. None of these |
58. | What are lichens that grow on the bark of trees called? |
A. Carticoles | |
B. sexycools | |
C. sextilis | |
D. parmelia |
59. | What is lichen growth on rock strata called? |
A. corticols | |
B. saxicoles | |
C. lignicols | |
D. terricoles |
60. | Which lichen is eaten by the people of Japan as a vegetable? |
A. parmelia | |
B. rosella | |
C. endocarpon | |
D. cladonia |