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

1) Aristotle 2) Linnaeus

3) Theophrastus 4) R-H.Whittaker
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.

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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

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)

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

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

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.

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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 directlyor 5

indirectly from sun

2) Pathogenic bacteria

3) Symbiotic bacteria 5

4) Mould.

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

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

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