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BIODIVERSITY DB024

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statements are true about taxonomic hierarchy?

a)

The broadest taxon is phylum

b)

Order is a taxon within a class and it consists of several families

c)

Different organisms within a class are from the same family

d)

Different organisms within an order may belong to different classes

2.

All answers listed below are true about bacteria except

a)

all are prokaryotes

b)

all are harmful

c)

all are unicellular

d)

they do not have nucleus

3.

What material is found in most bacterial cell walls?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Chitin

c)

Peptidoglycan

d)

Starch

4.

rod-shaped bacteria is called

a)

Bacillus

b)

Coccus

c)

Vibrio

d)

Spiral

5.

Choose the similarity between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

a)

lacking of true nucleus and cytoskeleton

b)

lacking of membrane bounded organelle

c)

the flagella do not show ‘9+2’ microtubule arrangement

d)

having ribosomes and plasma membrane

6.

Which of the following are false of why algae does not considered as plant

a)

they lack true roots, stems and leaves

b)

do not have a cuticle

c)

do not have multicellular gametangia

d)

have eyespot and u-shaped nucleus

7.

The type of nutrition found in most Protozoa is

a)

autotrophic

b)

chemotrophic

c)

photosynthetic

d)

heterotrophic

8.

Which are not the feeding modes of Protozoa?

a)

Photosynthetic

b)

Parasitic

c)

Saprotrophic

d)

Holozoic

9.

Fungi are reproduced by

a)

spore

b)

flower

c)

seed

d)

cone

10.

Which of the following features that acts as an important fungal identification and classification in Basidiomycota?

a)

Mycelium

b)

Hyphae

c)

Sexual spores

d)

Cell wall

11.

Fungi have several ways of asexual reproduction except

a)

produce spores enclosed in sporangia

b)

naked spores known as conidia

c)

budding

d)

produce flagellated sperm

12.

The fungi phylum that produces sexual spores in microscopic sac-like structure is called

a)

Ascomycota

b)

Zygomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Ascus

13.

All statements listed below are true about Rhizopus sp. except

a)

it's hyphae is coenocytic

b)

asexual reproduction by conidia

c)

it produces zygospore

d)

the phylum of Rhizopus sp. is Zygomycota

14.

Which of the characteristics is true about Penicillium sp.?

a)

Asexual reproduction by conidia

b)

Aseptate hyphae

c)

Produce spores within sporangia

d)

The phylum is Zygomycota

15.

All statements below is true about importance of Kingdom Fungi except

a)

act as pathogen

b)

decomposers

c)

causes red tide

d)

pharmaceuticals

16.

All statements below are true about Kingdom Fungi except

a)

composed of mycelium

b)

carbohydrate storage in the form of starch

c)

no chlorophyll

d)

cell wall made of chitin

17.

The haploid form of the life cycle of a plant, characterized by ‘alternation of generation’ is called

a)

ovule

b)

embryo

c)

sporophyte

d)

gametophyte

18.

Mosses and liverworts are called non-vascular plant because

a)

they lack motile sperm

b)

they lack seed

c)

they lack vascular tissue

d)

they lack true roots, stems and leaves

19.

Which of the following plants does not produce seed?

a)

cycads

b)

pine

c)

ferns

d)

Pinus sp.

20.

Which of the following is a not characteristic of Pteridophytes?

a)

Produce spores

b)

Has true roots, stems and leaves

c)

Fertilization depends on water

d)

Xylem has tracheid and vessels

21.

All statements below is true about Gymnosperm except

a)

heterosporous

b)

seed does not enclosed within ovary

c)

non-vascular plants

d)

less dependent on water for fertilization

22.

All statements below is true about Pinus sp. except

a)

sporophyte generation is dominant

b)

gametophyte generation is dominant

c)

produce cone

d)

has true roots, stems and leaves

23.

Why Gymnosperms is more advance compared to Pteridophyes?

a)

Non-vascular plants

b)

Gametophyte generation is dominant

c)

Produce seed

d)

Produce seed

24.

Which of the following is a not unique characteristic of Angiosperms?

a)

Double fertilization

b)

Formation of pollen tube

c)

Seed is protected within ovary

d)

Produce cone

25.

Which of the following group of animals is parazoan?

a)

corals

b)

sponges

c)

snails

d)

flatworms

26.

Sponges are separated by other animal phyla because they

a)

sessile

b)

lack true tissue

c)

feeding mode by filter feeders

d)

radial symmetry

27.

Radial symmetry means

a)

have no plane of symmetry

b)

animal can be divided along only one plane into two similar halves

c)

animal can be divided along any plane of its axis into roughly equal halves

d)

animal with no body plan

28.

Polymorphism in life cycle is a unique feature of the phylum:

a)

Chordata

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Mollusca

29.

Which of the following is not the common term used in the study of animals?

a)

Alternation of generations

b)

Exoskeleton and endoskeleton

c)

Cephalization and cephalothorax

d)

Diploblastic and triploblastic

30.

Cephalization is first seen in phylum

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Nematoda

31.

Which f the following is the phylum of tapeworm?

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Nematoda

32.

Which of the following characteristics is not associated with nematodes?

a)

Members consist of free living and parasites

b)

Long, cylindrical body with thick cuticle

c)

Only longitudinal muscles present

d)

They are called earthworm

33.

Which of the following traits is not shared by Nematoda, Platyhelminthes and Annelida?

a)

Bilateral symmetry

b)

Triploblastic

c)

Coelomate

d)

Multicellular

34.

Which of the following species is belongs to phylum Mollusca?

a)

Hirudo sp.

b)

Pheretima sp.

c)

Asterias sp.

d)

Achatina sp.

35.

An unsegmented, triploblastic animal with head, muscular foot and visceral mass are the characteristics of

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Nematoda

c)

Mollusca

d)

Annelida

36.

Coelom in phylum Annelida function as follows except

a)

provide a hydrostatic skeleton

b)

allow various types of locomotion

c)

attachment of muscles

d)

serves as custom to protect internal organs

37.

Which characteristic is shared by both Annelida and Arthropoda?

a)

Exoskeleton

b)

Jointed appendage

c)

Segmentation

d)

Tracheal system

38.

What is the main component of arthropods exoskeleton?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Chitin

c)

Glycogen

d)

Calcium carbonate

39.

Which phylum contains species that have distinct head, thorax and abdomen?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Echinodermata

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Arthropoda

40.

What are the problems faced by an arthropods having rigid exoskeleton?

a)

Impermeable to water

b)

Shedding of old skeleton will expose them to danger

c)

As protection for animal body

d)

Provide muscle attachment

41.

All statements below are true about phylum Chordata except

a)

dorsal hollow nerve chord

b)

possess tube feet

c)

post-anal tail

d)

myotomes

42.

Stinging cell in the diagram above can be found in phylum

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Chordata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Echinodermata

43.

Structure above can be found in phlum

a)

Nematoda

b)

Echinodermata

c)

Annelida

d)

Porifera