NEETBotanyBiological Classification
Read the following statements and choose the follwoing option: 1. Cr-Jacob disease in humans is caused bt prions 2. Prions are abnormally folded proteins 3. Mycobiont is the algal component of a lichen 4. Lichens are very bad pollution indicators 5. Algae provide shelter to fungi and fungi provide food to algae.
Options
- ABoth 1 and 2 is corect
- BOnly 2 is correct
- COnly 3 is correct
- DBoth 3 and 5 are correct
Correct answer
A. Both 1 and 2 is corect
Step-by-step solution
Certain infectious neurological diseases were found to be transmitted by an agent consisting of abnormally folded protein. The agent was similar in size to viruses. These agents were called prions.Prions cause Cr- Jacob in humans.