NEET Biology NEET PYQ-Kingdom Monera

Match Column-I with Column -II. [NEET 2019]

Column-I Column-I

[a] Saprophyte (i) Symbiotic association or fungi with plant roots

[b] Parasite (ii) Decomposition of dead organic materials

[c] Lichens (iii)Living on living plants of animals

[d] Mycorrhiza (iv) Symbiotic association of algae and fungi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

B) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

C) A-(i) B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)

D) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

[b] A saprophyte is an organism that survives on dead and decaying organisms like fungi and decomposition bacteria.

A parasite is an organism that survives on living plants and animals.

A lichen is symbiotic association of algae & fungi.

Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association of fungi and roots of higher plants like pinus