AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2014

  • question_answer
    'Red tide' is caused by

    A) Gonyaulax                         

    B) Ceratium

    C) Taceratium                        

    D) All of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Some bioluminescent dinoflagedates, such as Noctlluca, Gymnodinium and Gonyaulax living in sea, sometimes multiply so extensively as to turn the water red with their bodies and cause red tides. This phenomenon is known as blooming.


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