The pigment that gives blue-green algae their color is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The pigment that gives blue-green algae their color is:
A. Chlorophyll a and phycocyanin
B. Fucoxanthin
C. Chlorophyll b
D. Phycoerythrin
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) contain chlorophyll a and phycobilins, mainly phycocyanin (blue) and phycoerythrin (red), hence blue-green color.

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Question #1
The 'Hormone Motilin' is secreted by the M cells of the duodenum and jejunum. Its primary function is to:
A. Inhibit pancreatic enzyme secretion
B. Stimulate insulin release
C. Stimulate gastric emptying and initiate the migrating motor complex (MMC) in the interdigestive state
D. Inhibit gastric emptying

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Motilin is a peptide hormone secreted by the Mo cells (or M cells) in the crypts of the duodenum and jejunum. Its secretion occurs in cycles during the fasting (interdigestive) state. Its primary function is to stimulate gastric motility and emptying, and to initiate and regulate the Migrating Motor Complex (MMC). The MMC is a pattern of electromechanical activity observed in the gastrointestinal tract during fasting, characterized by waves of contraction that sweep undigested material, bacteria, and sloughed cells from the stomach and small intestine towards the colon, acting as a 'housekeeper'.

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Question #2
Consider statements about gymnosperms: 1. They bear naked seeds. 2. They are mostly evergreen trees. 3. They undergo double fertilization. Which are correct?
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 1 and 2 only

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Gymnosperms are seed-producing plants where the ovules are not enclosed in an ovary; hence, the seeds are naked. They are predominantly perennial, evergreen, woody trees like pines and cedars. Double fertilization and the formation of triploid endosperm are unique characteristics of angiosperms, not gymnosperms. Thus, statements 1 and 2 are correct.

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Question #3
The polysaccharide that forms the major structural component of plant cell walls is:
A. Cellulose
B. Starch
C. Glycogen
D. Chitin

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Cellulose, a linear polymer of β-D-glucose units linked by β-1,4-glycosidic bonds, forms microfibrils that provide tensile strength to plant cell walls. Glycogen is animal storage, starch plant storage, chitin in fungi and arthropods. Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth.

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