Biological Classification Question 83

83. Which one of the following statements is wrong?

(a) Cyanobacteria are also called blue-green algae

(b) Golden algae are also called desmids

(c) Eubacteria are also called false bacteria

(d) Phycomycetes are also called algal fungi

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Answer : c

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(c) Eubacteria are the true bacteria. Eubacteria are prokaryotic organisms, as characterized by the lack of a membraneenclosed nucleus, predominantly unicellular, with DNA in single circular chromosome, and have peptidoglycan on cell wall when present. They include most of the familiar bacteria of medical and economic importance such as $E$. coli.