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BiologyMicrobes in Human WelfareBiofertilisersMedium2 minPYQ_2026
BiologyMediumsingle choice
Which one of the following pair is INCORRECTLY matched?
Options:
Answer:
D
Solution:
Bacillus thuringiensisis a bacterium used as a bioinsecticide to control insect pests (such as butterfly caterpillars). It is not a mycoherbicide. Mycoherbicides are fungi used to control weeds (e.g.,Phytophthora palmivora).
Agrobacteriumspecies are known to act as phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB).
Frankiais a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing microbe found in the root nodules of non-leguminous plants likeAlnus.
Beijerinckiais a free-living (non-symbiotic) aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacterium.
Therefore, the incorrectly matched pair is Free living mycoherbicide —Bacillus thuringiensis.
Answer: Free living mycoherbicide —Bacillus thuringiensis
Stream:MHT_CET_MEDICALSubject:BiologyTopic:Microbes in Human WelfareSubtopic:Biofertilisers
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