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Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) contains which type of nucleic acid?

Answer: RNA.

  • A DNA
  • B RNA
  • C Both DNA and RNA
  • D Neither

Correct answer: B. RNA

Explanation: TMV is an RNA virus (single-stranded RNA). It was the first virus to be discovered and crystallized (by Wendell Stanley in 1935). It infects tobacco plants.

Plant Kingdom: Increasing ComplexityAlgaeno roots/leavesBryophyta"amphibians"no vascular tissuePteridophytafirst vascularno seedsGymno-spermsnaked seedsAngio-spermsseeds in fruitNeed for external water decreases left→right; seed enclosure only appears in angiosperms

Plants evolved from water-dependent algae through increasingly land-adapted groups, gaining vascular tissue (Pteridophyta), then seeds (Gymnosperms), and finally fruit-enclosed seeds (Angiosperms) - each step reducing dependence on water for reproduction.

Concept context

Classification of plants from algae to angiosperms. Understanding plant diversity is essential for NEET.

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