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biological classification

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Mycoplasma are classified under which of the following kingdoms?

a)

Monera

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Plantae

2.

In whittaker's five kingdom system of classification, eukaryotes are distributed among

a)

Two kingdoms

b)

Three kingdoms

c)

Four kingdoms

d)

All the five kingdoms

3.

Which of the following organisms have been placed under Kingdom protista?

a)

Chrysophytes and dinoflagellates

b)

Euglenoids

c)

Slime moulds and protozoans

d)

All of these

4.

Which of the following organisms have been placed under Kingdom protista?

a)

Chrysophytes and dinoflagellates

b)

Euglenoids

c)

Slime moulds and protozoans

d)

All of these

5.

Which of the following groups of organisms are included under chrysophytes?

a)

Diatoms and golden algae

b)

Diatoms and dinoflagellates

c)

Euglenoids

d)

Slime moulds

6.

Red tides in warm coastal water develop due to the abundance of

a)

Dinoflagellates

b)

Euglenoids

c)

Diatoms and desmids

d)

Slime moulds

7.

Refer to the given figure and select the correct option

a)

It is a virus that infects plant

b)

It is a virus that infects animals

c)

It is a virus that infects insects

d)

It is a virus that infects bacteria

8.

Study the given figure of structure of tobacco mosaic virus and select the option that correctly identifies the the labelling A and B

a)

A- ssDNA, B- Capsomere

b)

A- dsDNA, B- Capsomere

c)

A- ssRNA, B- Capsomere

d)

A- dsRNA, B- Tail fibres

9.

An association between roots of higher plants and fungi is called

a)

Lichen

b)

Fern

c)

Mycorrhiza

d)

BGA

10.

With respect to the fungal sexual cycle, choose the correct sequence of events.

a)

Karyogamy, plasmogamy and miosis

b)

Miosis, plasmogamy and karyogamy

c)

Plasmogamy, karyogamy and meiosis

d)

Miosis, karyogamy and plasmogamy

11.

Naked cytoplasm, multinucleated and saprophytic are the characteristics of

a)

Monerans

b)

Protists

c)

Fungi

d)

Slime moulds

12.

Given figure is of filamentous blue green algae Nostoc. Identify the parts marked as A and B and select the correct option.

a)

A heterocyst, B mucilaginous sheath

b)

A vegetative cell, B mucilaginous sheath

c)

A trichomes, B Cell wall

d)

A mucilaginous sheath, B heterocyst

13.

In penicillium, the asexual Reproduction takes place by

a)

Ascospores

b)

Aplanospores

c)

Spongiospores

d)

Conidiospores

14.

Coenocytic mycelium is

a)

Uninucleate and septate

b)

Multinucleate and septate

c)

Multinucleate and aseptate

d)

Multinucleate and septate or aseptate

15.

Bacteria are grouped under four categories according to their shape.. study the given figures and select the correct option regarding this.

a)

A cocci, B bacilli, C spirilla, D vibrio

b)

A spirilla, B bacilli, C vibrio, D cocci

c)

A bacilli, B spirilla, C vibrio, D cocci

d)

A bacilli, B spirilla, C cocci, D vibrii

16.

Prokaryotic cells that are characterized by their ability to survive extreme conditions are classified as

a)

eukaryotes

b)

fungi

c)

protists

d)

archaea

17.

One limitation of the Linnaean classification system is that it

a)

does not use organisms' common names

b)

is based on physical characteritics alone

c)

allows scientists to discuss organisms

d)

organizes organisms into groups

18.

Which of the following taxa would generally contain the MOST members?

a)

species

b)

class

c)

phylum

d)

order

19.

Which of the following list the 3 DOMAINS accepted by most scientists?

a)

Archaea, Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes

b)

Bacteria, Fungi, Protista

c)

Eukarya, Archaea, Bacteria

d)

Bacteria, Protista, Eukaryotes

20.

The correct order for the levels of Linnaeus's classification system, from most general to most specific is

a)

phylum, kingdom, family, class, order, genus, species

b)

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

c)

species, genus, kingdom, family, order, class, phylum

d)

kingdom, species, class, order, family, genus, phylum

21.

Organisms living in saline areas will be called

a)

heliophytes

b)

halophiles

c)

methanogens

d)

thermoacidophiles

22.

Mycobiont and Phycobiont forms association in

a)

Mycorrhiza

b)

B-G algae

c)

Lichen

d)

root of higher plants

23.

Contagium vivum fluidum was proposed by

a)

Ivanowsky

b)

Beijerinck

c)

Stanley

d)

Robert Hook

24.

A common nitrogen fixer in paddy field is

a)

Rhizobium

b)

Azospirillum

c)

Frankia

d)

Oscillatoria

25.

The envelope of a virus is called

a)

core

b)

virion

c)

capsid

d)

cell envelope

26.

Which of the following diseases is caused by virus but transmitted by mosquito?

a)

Typhoid

b)

Yellow fever

c)

Plague

d)

COVID-1

27.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Chrysophytes?

a)

parasitic forms causing disease in animals

b)

have protein rich layer called pellicle

c)

have indestructible siliceous cell wall

d)

commonly called dinoflagellates

28.

Sexual reproduction is absent in

a)

Phycomycetes

b)

Ascomycetes

c)

Basidiomycetes

d)

Deuteromycetes

29.

Which among the following is a Basidiomycetes fungi?

a)

Polyporus

b)

Penicillium

c)

Rhizopus

d)

Trichoderma

30.

A dikaryon is formed when

a)

Meiosis is arrested

b)

The two haploid cells do not fuse immediately

c)

Cytoplasm does not fuse

d)

None of the above

31.

With respect to the fungal sexual cycle, choose the correct sequence of events.

a)

Karyogamy, plasmogamy and meiosis

b)

Meiosis, plasmogamy and karyogamy

c)

Plasmogamy, karyogamy and meiosis

d)

Meiosis, karyogamy and plasmogamy

32.

Suppose you accidentally find an old preserved permanent slide without a label. In your effort to identify it, you place the slide under microscope and observe the following features:

a. Unicellular ‘

b. Well defined nucleus

c. Biflagellate—one flagellum lying longitudinally and the other transversely.

What would you identify it as? Can you name the kingdom it belongs to?

(a)