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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding Dinoflagellates**: Begin by recognizing that dinoflagellates are a unique group of eukaryotic algae found in both freshwater and marine environments. They play significant ecological roles, including causing phenomena like red tides. 2. **Chromosomal Structure**: Investigate the structure of chromosomes in dinoflagellates. Unlike most eukaryotic organisms, which have chromosomes that are organized with histones (proteins that help package DNA), dinoflagellates exhibit a distinct chromosomal structure. 3. **Lack of Histones**: Identify that the chromosomes of dinoflagellates lack histones entirely. This is a key difference from the chromosomes of other eukaryotes, which typically have histones that assist in the organization and regulation of DNA. ...
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ICSE-BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION-Test Your Progress (Fill in the blanks with appropriate words)
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  2. The "fire' algae responsible for red tides are .....

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  3. The chromosomes of dinoflagellates differ from all other organisms in ...

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  4. Cellular slime molds are ……………. with regard to chromosome number, whi...

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  5. In the Whittaker five-kingdom system, organisms in the kingdom Protist...

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  6. A protozoan locomotes by one of three structures ……..,………. Or ……….

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  7. Those members which are normally parasites but can also live saprophy...

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  8. ........... is a method of sexual reproduction where two hyphae meet t...

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  9. A thick-strand of underground hyphae resembling a root is known as ………...

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  10. The absorptive organs produced inside the host cell by parasitic funga...

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  11. The branch of science which deals with the study of fungi is called ……...

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  12. Those parasites which take their food only from living hosts are known...

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  13. ........... involves the fusion of two naked gametes, one or both of w...

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  14. Ascogenous hypha is a specialized hypha arising from an ............ ...

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  15. A method of sexual reproduction in which two gametangia fuse to produ...

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  16. Umbrella like cap of mushroom is known as …….

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  17. The fungi whose perfect stages are unknown are included under the grou...

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  18. In Agaricus, the fruiting body is made up of ......... mycelium.

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  19. Mushrooms frequently appear in circles on the ground. This phenomenon ...

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