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CHAPTER 1 BIODIVERSITY

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is biodiversity?

a)

Number of individuals in a population

b)

Variety of living organisms and ecosystems

c)

Number of cells in an organism

d)

Method of reproduction

2.

Which of the following is a type of biodiversity?

a)

Habitat, cells, food

b)

Genetic, species, ecosystem

c)

Individual, community, population

d)

Mammals, reptiles, amphibians

3.

Genetic diversity refers to…

a)

Number of species

b)

Variation of genes within and between populations

c)

Variety of ecosystems

d)

Energy differences in cells

4.

Linnaean classification is based on…

a)

Ribosomal RNA

b)

DNA sequencing

c)

Taxonomic hierarchy

d)

Body colour

5.

The first part of a scientific name is the…

a)

Species

b)

Class

c)

Genus

d)

Order

6.

Scientific names must be…

a)

All uppercase

b)

Italicized

c)

Underlined only

d)

Written in capital letters only

7.

Which is a domain in the three-domain system?

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Archaea

d)

Protista

8.

Highest rank in taxonomy is…

a)

Order

b)

Class

c)

Domain

d)

Genus

9.

Correct scientific name format:

a)

rana Temporaria

b)

Rana Temporaria

c)

Rana temporaria

d)

RANA TEMPORARIA

10.

Species that are closely related belong to the same…

a)

Family

b)

Genus

c)

Order

d)

Phylum

11.

Prokaryotes: Bacteria & Archaea Prokaryotes belong to which domains?

a)

Archaea and Eukarya

b)

Bacteria and Eukarya

c)

Bacteria and Archaea

d)

Protista and Plantae

12.

Spherical bacteria are called…

a)

Bacillus

b)

Coccus

c)

Spirillum

d)

Vibrio

13.

Vibrio bacteria are…

a)

Rod-shaped

b)

Spiral

c)

Comma-shaped

d)

Spherical

14.

Prokaryotic DNA is located in the…

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nucleoid

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosomes

15.

Rhizobium sp. plays a role in…

a)

Digestion

b)

Causing diseases

c)

Nitrogen fixation

d)

Producing toxins

16.

Archaea commonly live in…

a)

Moderate environments

b)

Extreme environments

c)

Soil only

d)

Human intestine

17.

E. coli in human intestine is…

a)

Pathogenic

b)

Symbiotic

c)

Thermophilic

d)

Halophilic

18.

Spirillum bacteria have a…

a)

Rod shape

b)

Spiral shape

c)

Spherical shape

d)

Comma shape

19.

Salmonella sp. is a…

a)

Symbiotic bacteria

b)

Pathogenic bacteria

c)

Beneficial archaea

d)

Fungus

20.

A plasmid is…

a)

Linear DNA

b)

Extra circular DNA in prokaryotes

c)

A protein

d)

rRNA

21.

Most protists are…

a)

Multicellular only

b)

Unicellular or colonial

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Lacking membrane-bound organelles

22.

Algae are…

a)

Heterotrophic

b)

Photoautotrophic

c)

Saprotrophic

d)

Parasitic

23.

Amoeba moves using…

a)

Flagella

b)

Cilia

c)

Pseudopodia

d)

Spores

24.

Plasmodium sp. causes…

a)

Cholera

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Malaria

d)

Typhoid

25.

Euglena sp. is…

a)

Red algae

b)

Non-motile

c)

Mixotrophic

d)

A parasite

26.

Chlorella sp. serves as…

a)

Parasite

b)

Food source for zooplankton

c)

Destroyer of fish

d)

Pathogen

27.

Protozoa reproduce mainly by…

a)

Sporulation

b)

Conjugation

c)

Binary fission

d)

Budding

28.

Protists show all nutritional modes except…

a)

Autotrophic

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Mixotrophic

d)

Chemotrophic extreme

29.

Fungal cell walls contain…

a)

Cellulose

b)

Peptidoglycan

c)

Chitin

d)

Collagen

30.

Fungi store energy as…

a)

Starch

b)

Glucose

c)

Glycogen

d)

Lipids

31.

Rhizopus belongs to…

a)

Ascomycota

b)

Basidiomycota

c)

Zygomycota

d)

Deuteromycota

32.

Conidia are produced by…

a)

Zygomycota

b)

Ascomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Bacteria

33.

Agaricus sp. belongs to…

a)

Ascomycota

b)

Basidiomycota

c)

Zygomycota

d)

Archaea

34.

Lichen is a symbiosis between fungi and…

a)

Bacteria

b)

Algae

c)

Plants

d)

Viruses

35.

Penicillium sp. produces…

a)

Alcohol

b)

Penicillin

c)

Insulin

d)

Antibiotic vancomycin

36.

Saprophytic fungi obtain nutrients from…

a)

Living hosts

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Dead organic matter

d)

Air

37.

Plants are…

a)

Heterotrophs

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Parasitic

d)

Saprotrophic

38.

Bryophytes have dominant…

a)

Sporophytes

b)

Gametophytes

c)

Seeds

d)

Flowers

39.

Example of Pteridophyte:

a)

Moss

b)

Dryopteris sp.

c)

Pinus sp.

d)

Hibiscus

40.

Gymnosperms have…

a)

Flowers

b)

Naked seeds

c)

Fruits

d)

Dominant gametophytes

41.

Angiosperms produce…

a)

Spores only

b)

Flowers and fruits

c)

Naked seeds

d)

No seeds

42.

The group where sporophyte first becomes dominant is…

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Angiosperms

c)

Pteridophytes

d)

Algae

43.

Sporophytes depend on gametophytes in…

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Gymnosperms

c)

Angiosperms

d)

Pteridophytes

44.

Animals are…

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Plants

d)

Non-living

45.

Cnidarians have…

a)

Bilateral symmetry

b)

Radial symmetry

c)

Segmented bodies

d)

Three germ layers

46.

An example of Platyhelminthes is…

a)

Ascaris

b)

Taenia

c)

Obelia

d)

Pheretima

47.

Nematodes are…

a)

Acoelomate

b)

Coelomate

c)

Pseudocoelomate

d)

No body cavity

48.

Segmentation is found in…

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Mollusca

c)

Annelida

d)

Porifera

49.

Valanga sp. belongs to…

a)

Echinodermata

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Chordata

d)

Nematoda

50.

Chordates do NOT have…

a)

Notochord

b)

Pharyngeal slits

c)

Dorsal nerve cord

d)

Chitinous exoskeleton