Which one of the following organisms is scientifically incorrectly named and incorrectly described |
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a) |
Plasmodium falciparum-A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria |
b) |
Trypanosoma gambiense-The parasite of sleeping sickness |
c) |
Diatoms-Very good pollution indicators |
d) |
Noctiluca-A Chrysophyte, which shows bioluminescence |
Which one of the following organisms is scientifically incorrectly named and incorrectly described |
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a) |
Plasmodium falciparum-A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria |
b) |
Trypanosoma gambiense-The parasite of sleeping sickness |
c) |
Diatoms-Very good pollution indicators |
d) |
Noctiluca-A Chrysophyte, which shows bioluminescence |
(d)
All are correct except (d). Noctiluca is a colourless dinoflagellate. This alga is famous for bioluminescence.
Noctiluca (the night light) is a colourless dinoflagelate, which is an important constituent of coastal plankton of both temperature and tropical seas. This alga is famous for bioluminescence as it was the first dinoflagellate where bioluminescence was reported
The cellular slime moulds have the characters of both plants and animals. The reproductive phase is plant-like, as the spores have a cell wall composed of cellulose. However, vegetative phase is animal like having no cell wall and feeding like Amoeba