MCQs

1. Who divided the animals into 2 groups, those which

had red blood and those that did not? 1) Whittaker 2)
T.O. Diener 3) Aristotle 4) W.M. Stanley

2. According to Whittaker, basis of classification is/are

1) Cell structure 2) Mode of reproduction 3)
Phylogenetic relationship 4) All of these

3. Which of the following was a limitation of the two

kingdom system of classification? 1) It did not include
microorganisms. 2) It did not differentiate between
unicellular and multicellular organisms. 3) It did not
consider evolutionary relationships. 4) All of the above

4. Which of the following is not mentioned in Whittakers

classification? 1) Virus 2) Viroids 3) Lichens 4) All of
these

5. Which of the following classification systems

introduced additional kingdoms to address the
limitations of the two kingdom system? 1) Twokingdom
system 2) Five kingdom system 3) Linnaean system 4)
None of the above

6. Two Kingdom system of classification was developed

by: 1) Aristotle 2) Linnaeus 3) Theophrastus 4)
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7. Which of the following statements accurately

describes the limitations of the earlier classification
system that grouped organisms solely based on the
presence of a cell wall? 1) It failed to differentiate
between prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. id not
consider variations in cell wall composition. ; : together
unicellularand multicellular organisms. is famous for:

9. Which of the following classification systems is based

on evolutionary relationships and includes the concept
of common ancestry? 1) Two kingdom system 2) Five
kingdom system 3) Linnaean system 4) Domain system
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10. Methanogens are present in the 1) Mouth of cow 2)

Gut of cow 3) Respiratory system of cow 4) Ribs of a
cow

11. Cyanobacteria are 1) Photosynthetic prokaryotes 2)

Photosynthetic eukaryotes 3) Heterotrophic prokaryotes
4) Heterotrophic eukaryotes

12. Bacteria reproduces by 1) Fission 2) Asexual

reproduction (spore formation) 3) Sexual reproduction
(DNA transfer) 4) All of the above
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13. Which of the following are found in harsh habitat?
1) Eubacteria 3) Archaebacteria 2) Cyanobacteria 4)
None of these 14, Bacteria found in hot springs are 2)
Methanogens 4) None of these 1) Halophiles 3)
Thermoacidophiles

15. Which of the pigment present in cyanobacteria? 2)

Chlorophyll b 4) Xanthophylls 1) Chlorophyll a 3)
Chlorophyll c

16. Colonies of Eubacteria are surrounded by 1)

Polysaccharide sheath 2) Gelatinous sheath 3) Mucous
sheath 4) None of these

17. Which bacteria are most abundant in nature? 1)

Archaebacteria 2) Photosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
3) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria 4) Heterotrophic
bacteria

18. Rod-shaped bacterium is called Bacillus 2) Coccus

3) Vibrium

19. Majority of heterotrophic bacteria are 4) Spirillum

Saprophytes 2) Methanogens 3) Either (1) or (2) 4)
Decomposers

20. Sole member of kingdom monera are 1) Bacteria 2)

Fungi 4) Eubacteria 3) Blue green algae 21, Which
bacteria oxidise various inorganic substances such as
nitrates, nitrites and ammonia and use the released
energy for their ATP production? 1) Archaebacteria 2)
Photosynthetic autotrophs 3) Chemosynthetic
autotrophs 4) Heterotrophs

22. Which types of bacteria play a great role in recycling

nutrients? 1) Archaebacteria 2) Photosynthetic
autotrophic bacteria 3) Chemosynthetic autotrophic
bacteria 4) Heterotrophic bacteria

23. Bacteria whose cell has only a curve/comma is 1)

Vibrio 2) Cocci 3) Spirilla 4) Bacilli 24, Cyanobacteria
are called blue green algae because 1) They do not
produce gametes 2) They are not green 3) They have
chlorophyll pigment 4) They are as small as bacteria

25. The conditions which would be favoured by

thermoacidophiles are 1) Hot and alkaline 3) Hot and
sulphur spring 4) Gut of cows 2) Snow and acidic

26. Most abundant microorganisms are 1) Fungi 2)

Bacteria 3) Virus 4) Cyanobacteria

27. Which of the following are caused by bacteria? 1)

Cholera 2) Typhoid 3) Tetanus 4) All of these
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28. Which bacteria would function best in higher

temperatures (45-60C)? 1) Psychrophiles 2)
Thermoacidophiles 3) Mesophiles 4) All would do
equally well OE LL< xing atmospheric nitro. ,
Specialized ce = > nd Anabaena are "Noa, 1) Nodules
2) Conidiospores 3) Heterocyst 4) Auxospores

30. Currently bacteria are included in kingdom: 1)

Thallophyta 2) Monera 3) Fungi 4) Protista 31, During
unfavourable conditions, bacteria Produce 1) Spores 2)
Pigments 3) Flagella 4) Plasmodium

32. Which of the following shows extensive Meta

diversity? 1) Humans 3) Snakes

33. The organisms that completely lack a cell wall 1)

Mycoplasma 2) Euglena 3) Paramoecium 4) None of
these

34. Which of the following is not the characteristics of

Monen 1) Some are autotrophic in nature 2) Vacuoles
are absent in cytoplasm 3) They are ubiquitous 4)
Reproduction is mainly through sexual reproduction 2)
Fungi 4) Bacteria

35. Archaebacteria can survive in extreme conditions

because of the 1) Complex metabolic reactions in their
body 2) Fact that they are the oldest life forms on the
earth 3) Complex cell wall structure 4) Double
membrane nucleus

36. Which of the following are characterised by the

presen a rigid cell wall? 1) Archaebacteria 3)
Mycoplasma 2) Eubacteria 4) None of these

37. The smallest organisms which cause diseases

among!" are: 1) Mycoplasma 2) Fungi 3) Bacteria 4)
Viruses * Heteroeysts, Specialised for nitrogen fixation,
0" ' Certain 1) Red algae (Batrachospermum) 2 Green
algae (Spirogyra) 3) Blue-green algae (Anabaena) 4)
Brown algae (Laminaria) he Which of the following
statements accurately desc" ; metabolic diversity of
bacteria? ei 1) Bacteria are exclusively autotrophic,
synthesizins' f Own food from inorganic substrates. 2)
Bacteria are primarily photosynthetic." Telying on
Sunlight for food production. 39, ahs pire 3) Bacteria
exhibit extensive metabolic diversity, includin, both
autotrophic and heterotrophic modes of org . 4)
Bacteria are mainly heterotrophs, obtaining their food
solely from other organisms.

40. Name the organisms which do not derive energy

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directlyor 5 indirectly from sun 1) Chemosynthetic

bacteria 2) Pathogenic bacteria 3) Symbiotic bacteria 5
4) Mould. t Kingdom Protista )

41. Chief producers in oceans are 1) Diatoms 2)

Desmids 3) Archaebacteria 4) All of these

42. Red tides are caused by 1) Red algae 2)

Dinoflagellates 3) Slime moulds 4) Chrysophytes

43. Most of them have two flagella; one lies

longitudinally and the other transversely in a furrow
between the wall plates. Here we are talking about 1)
Euglenoids 2) Paramoecium 3) Gonyaulax 4) Golden
brown algae

44. Diatomaceous earth is the deposition of cell wall in

their habitat by diatoms takes over 1) Millions of years
2) Billions of years 3) Trillions of years 4) Thousands of
years

45. The spores of slime mould are dispersed by 1) Air

currents 2) Water currents 3) Insects 4) Both (1) and (2)

46. Protists include 1) Bacteria, fungi, algae and

Bryophyta 2) Chrysophytes, euglenoids and
dinoflagellates 3) Vascular plants, slime moulds, and
fungi 4) Bacteria, algae, protozoa, and bryophyta

47. Which organism behaves like plants in the presence

of light and absence of organic food, but in reverse
conditions behaves like animals? 1) Archaebacteria 2)
Euglena 3) Nostoc 4) Paramecium

48. Pick the wrong statement. 1) Diatoms are primarily

produced in the oceans 2) Diatoms are microscopic and
float passively in water 3) Walls of diatoms are
destructible easily 4) Diatomaceous earth is formed by
the cell walls of diatoms

49. Euglena belongs to which of the following kingdom?

1) Monera 2) Protista 3) Plantae 4) Animalia a _ ee oe