classified animals into two groups, those which have red blood and those that did not.
A fungus with hyphae containing nuclei from different genomes, the nuclei do fuse in special cells and are without sex organs but produce sexual spore belongs to
Auxospore is
Cyanobacteria or blue-green algae contain some specialized nitrogen fixing cells known as
Fungi show asexual reproduction by all of the following kinds of spores except
Archaebacteria are different from other monerans in
Match column I with Column II Column I Column II (a) Oxygenic photosynthesis (i) Mycoplasma (b) Ray fungi (ii) Archaebacteria (c) Pleuropneumonia (iii) Actinomycetes (d) Contains introns (iv) Cyanobacteria
Methanogens act on organic compounds like formic acid and convert it into:
Which of the following characters are associated with amoeboid protozoa? a. Causes sleeping sickness. b. They move and capture their prey by putting out pseudopodia. c. Marine forms have silica shells on their surface. d. Some are parasitic.
Body organisation shows the presence of organ systems in the kingdom
Ergot of rye is caused by:
Which organisms are known as Chief producers in Oceans?
The mitospores in zygomycetes of phycomycetes are:
Deuteromycetes is known as imperfect fungi because
During sexual reproduction, after plasmogamy an intervening dikaryotic stage occurs in
Chrysophytes include:
All are sexual spores of fungi except:
In basidiomycetes sexual reproduction is brought about by:
Identify the correct statement.
Viroids
Kingdom Monera includes (a) eubacteria (b) ray fungi (c) archaebacteria (d) mycoplasmas
Specialised nitrogen fixing cells called heterocysts are present in
Which protistans are described as mesokaryotes?
Most fungi are heterotrophic and absorb soluble organic matter from dead substrates and hence are called A Those that depend on living plants and animals are called B . A B 1. saprophytes lichens 2. parasites mycorrhiza 3. saprophytes parasites 4. parasites saprophytes
Sexual fruiting bodies are absent in
Cuscuta is
Which one of the following matches is correct ? 1. Phytophthora Aseptate mycelium Basidiomycetes 2. Alternaria Sexual reproduction absent Deuteromycetes 3. Mucor Reproduction by conjugation Ascomycetes 4. Agaricus Sac-fungi Basidiomycetes
Match list I and list II. List I List II A Has neither DNA nor RNA i Bacterium B Has only RNA ii Virus C Has either DNA or RNA iii Prion D Has both DNA and RNA iv Viroid Choose the correct answer from the options given below. A B C D 1 iii iv ii i 2 iv iii ii i 3 iii iv i ii 4 iii i ii iii
Read the following features and identify the organisms. A. Complete lacking of cell wall B. Anaerobic C. Smallest living cells D. They are pathogenic to plant and animals
The guts of cow and buffalo possess
Which one of the followings matches is correct?
Satellite RNAs are present in some
In which group of organisms the cell walls form two thin overlapping shells which fit together?
Match Kingdoms given in List I with the organisms given in List II with respect to Whittaker’s classification. List – I List – II A) Monera i) Cladophora B) Protista ii) Organism with cry genes C) Fungi iii) Main producers of oceans D) Plantae iv) Trichoderma
This is not a feature of Phycomycetes
Methanogens belong to
Which of the following is correct about viroids ?
Which of the following organisms are usually found in hot springs?
Select the wrong statement
All the following organisms have cellulosic cell wall except:
The fungi that lack asexual spores and also lack sex organs are:
Well defined nucleus is seen in
Select the correct statement.
In five-kingdom classification, where did R.H. Whittaker placed organisms lacking well defined nucleus?
Organisms capable of indicating SO 2 pollution are
Mad cow disease is caused by
Which one is filamentous, autotrophic and can fix atmospheric nitrogen through specialized cells?
Which of the following species does not have the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen?
Which of the pigment present in cyanobacteria?
Which of the following disease is caused by mycoplasma?
Select a wrong statement.
Boundaries of the following kingdom of Whittaker’s classification is not well defined.
Identify the correct statement regarding chemoautotrophs. (a) These bacteria can manufacture their organic food from inorganic raw materials. (b) The energy for food production is derived from exergonic chemical reactions involving oxidation of an inorganic substances in nature. (c) Purple sulphur bacteria is a chemoautotroph.
Match column I with column II Column I Column II (a) Methanogen (i) Survive in extreme salty condition (b) Halophiles (ii) Guts of ruminating cattle (c) Thermoacidophile (iii) Gaidukov phenomenon (d) Cyanobacteria (iv) Tolerate pH as low as 2
Which of the following is limited to only Kingdom Monera?
All are the different modes of nutrition seen in monerans except:
Match Column I with Column II Column I Column II (a) Coma shaped (i) Bacillus (b) Unbranched, Filamentous (ii) Actinomycetes (c) Mycelial (iii) Vibrio (d) Rod shaped (iv) Oscillatoria
The smallest self-replicating particles are:
Choose the correct match.
Identify the organisms that play a great role in recycling of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous, iron and sulphur.
The drawbacks of two kingdom system of classification include: (a) placing eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms together in kingdom plantae. (b) placing unicellular and multicellular organisms together in plantae and animalia. (c) placing autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms together in kingdom plantae. (d) creating a separate group for acellular organisms.
Find the incorrect match.
Identify A and B. Kingdom Cell type Body organisation Monera Prokaryotic A B Eukaryotic Multicellular/ loose tissue
Which of the following kingdom was introduced by Whittaker?
In which of the given protists, the cell wall resembles a soap box?
Select the incorrect statement.
Which statement(s) is / are not true for the five-kingdom classification proposed by R.H. Whittaker (1969)? (a) The main criteria for classification include cell structure, thallus organization, made of nutrition, reproduction, and phylogenetic relationship. (b) All prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria, blue-green algae, and ferns are grouped together under kingdom Monera. (c) Chlamydomonas , Chlorella and Spirogyra are placed in Algae within plants due to the presence of the cell wall. (d) Fungi are placed in a separate kingdom; kingdom Fungi. (e) Paramecium and Amoeba are placed in the animal kingdom due to lack of cell wall.
Read the following statements and choose the correct answer choice. (i) Mycoplasma lacks a cell membrane. (ii) Mycoplasmas have cell wall. (iii) Mycoplasma survives in the absence of oxygen.
Which of the following diseases in plants is different from the others ?
Which kingdom of Whittakers’s classification has photoheterotrophs?
Match Column I with Column II. Column I Column II A Monera I Tissues are absent B Protista II Embryo is present C Fungi III Photosynthetic pigments are absent D Plantae IV True nucleus is absent Choose the correct answer from the following options. A B C D 1 IV I III II 2 IV I II III 3 I IV III II 4 III I II IV
Match Column I with Column II. Column I Column II A Monera I Tissues are absent B Protista II Embryo is present C Fungi III Photosynthetic pigments are absent D Plantae IV True nucleus is absent Choose the correct answer from the following options. A B C D 1 IV I III II 2 IV I II III 3 I IV III II 4 III I II IV
Choose the incorrect statement.
Heterocyst is
Heterotrophic bacteria help in (a) making curd from milk (b) production of antibiotics (c) fixing nitrogen in legume roots
Which amongst the following characteristics hold true for diatoms? (a) Reproduce by auxospores (b) Have silicified cell wall (c) Store food in the form of chrysolaminarin
Identify the dinoflagellate that is responsible for causing red tides.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding kingdom Monera? (a) Cell body lacks well-defined nucleus (b) They reproduce asexually and sexually (c) Some members are parasites
Plasmodium of slime moulds is
Find the correct match.
Statement I : Slime moulds resemble protozoans. Statement II : Body of the slime moulds show amoeba like movement by putting out pseudopodia and lack cell wall.
Match column I with column II and select the correct match. Column I Column II a. Slime moulds i. Sporozoan b. Malaria ii. Fruiting body c. Paramoecium iii. Has pyrenoids d. Euglena iv. Heterokaryotic a b c d 1. i ii iii iv 2. ii i iv iii 3. ii i iii iv 4. iv iii ii i
Swarm cells are flagellated cells of
Which group of organisms are devoid of cell wall in their vegetative stage but develop a wall in reproductive phase.
Choose the correct match.
Cell membrane of which form is composed of branched chain of lipids
Which of the following statement is INCORRECT regarding chemosynthetic bacteria?
Which one of the given statement is INCORRECT?
Nuclear material not surrounded by nuclear envelope is seen in
Which of the following in five kingdom classification system does not include eukaryotes?
Desmids are commonly known as
Match the following and choose the correct combination from the options given below Column – I (Kingdom protista) Column – II (Example) I Chrysophytes A Paramoecium II Dinoflagellates B Euglena III Euglenoids C Gonyaulax IV Protozoans D Diatoms I II III IV 1 A C B D 2 A D C B 3 D B C A 4 D C B A
Assertion: Euglenoids have a flexible body. Reason: They have a protein rich layer called pellicle, which makes their body flexible. Which of the following is true?
Choose the incorrect statement.
Holozoic nutrition is shown by
Which of the following statements is correct regarding sexual reproduction in basidiomycetes? a. Plasmogamy occurs by the fusion of two somatic cells of different strains. b. Karyogamy and meiosis occur in the basidium producing four basidiospores. c. Basidiospores are exogenously produced on the basidium.
All of the following diseases are caused by viruses, except
Kingdom Protista contains: (a) Blue green algae (b) Unicellular eukaryotes (c) Fungi
Identify the organisms from the clues given below. (a) They are present in in the gut of several ruminant animals. (b) They are anaerobic organisms.
Assertion : Two kingdom classification which had been used for a long time was found inadequate. Reason : Two kingdom classification did not distinguish the organisms with and without cell wall.
Match list I with list II. List I List II A Has chemosynthetic organisms i Fungi B Has unicellular autotrophs and heterotrophs with membrane bound organelles ii Plantae C Has bryophytes and pteridophytes iii Monera D Has organisms with chitin in their cell wall iv Protista Choose the correct answer from the following options. A B C D 1. iii iv i ii 2. iii iv ii i 3. iv ii i iii 4. iii i ii iv
The chief producers in the oceans are
The most extensive metabolic diversity is seen in
Read the following and find out the incorrect related to Mycoplasma
Which of the following fungus shows its mycelium as branched, aseptate and coenocytic?
Statement (I): Viruses are obligate parasites Statement (II): Viruses are acellular
Which of the following disease is not caused by Prions?
Which of the following statement is/are correct with respect to Bacteria? (a) Bacteria are the sole members of the Kingdom Monera (b) Bacteria occur almost everywhere (c) Bacteria are the most abundant micro organisms (d) 80 S type of Ribosome are present in bacteria
Find out the incorrect match.
Methanogens belong to
Which bacteria play a great role in recycling of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, iron and sulphur?
Which of the following often form blooms in polluted water bodies?
Which of the following options generally represents the correct order of events in fungal sexual reproduction?
Match the following and identify the correct List – I List – II A 2 Kingdom system I R.H.Whittaker B 5 Kingdom system II Unicelluar alga C Chlamydomonas III Linnaeus D Spirogyra IV Multicellular alga V Multicellular prokaryote A B C D 1 I III IV II 2 I V III IV 3 III I II IV 4 III I II V
Which organisms undergo rapid multiplication that they make the sea appear red (Red tides)?
Read the following lists and identify the correct match List – I List – II A Chrysophytes I One flagellum lies longitudinally and other transversely in furrow between wall plates B Dinoflagellates II Epitheca over hypotheca which fit together as in a soap box C Euglenoids III Plasmodium causes Malaria which has staggering effect on human population D Slime moulds IV Plasmodium may grow and spread over several feet V The pigments identical to those present in higher plants A B C D 1 I II V IV 2 I II IV III 3 II I V IV 4 II I V III
Karyogamy and meiosis occur in basidium produces basidiospores
Which of the following options generally represents the correct order of events in fungal sexual reproduction?
An unicellular organism belongs to sac fungi is
Statement (I): Viruses are obligate parasites Statement (II): Viruses are acellular
Methanogens belong to
Select the correct statements regarding Heterocysts.
Find out the following diagram
Dikaryon formation is a characteristic of
Desmids are also known as
In Basidiomycetes,
Choose incorrect statement related to slime moulds.
Silica shells are present on the surface of
All the following are sexual spores in fungi expect
What is the position of Chlamydamonas according to five kingdom system of classification?
Choose incorrect statement related to slime moulds.
Microbes that can live in most harsh habitats are
Match the following Column I Column II a Sporozoans I Trypansoma b Ciliated protozoans II Entamoeba c Flagellated protozoans III Paramecium d Amoeboid protozoans IV Plasmodium a b c d 1 II III I IV 2 I III IV II 3 IV III I II 4 III IV I II
Choose the incorrect statement.
Monerans that form blooms in polluted waters are
Match Column I with Column II. Column I Column II A Chemosynthetic organisms (chemoautotrophs) i Animalia B Organisms with chitin in the cell wall ii Protista C Unicellular eukaryotes iii Monera D Organisms with organ system. iv Fungi Choose the correct answer from the options given. A B C D 1 iii iv ii i 2 iv iii ii i 3 iii iv i ii 4 ii iv i iii
Match Column I with Column II. Column I Column II A Typhoid i Xanthomonas B Cholera ii Salmonella C Tetanus iii Clostridium D Citrus canker iv Vibrio Choose the correct answer from the options given. A B C D 1 ii iv iii i 2 iv iii ii i 3 iv ii i iii 4 ii i iii iv
Hypha is
Choose the insectivorous member of plantae among the following.
Which one of the following fungi contains hallucinogens?
True nucleus is absent in
Cell wall is absent in
Which of the following are likely to be present in deep sea water?
Pick up the wrong statement
Heterocyst is a specialized cell meant for nitrogen fixation found in
Select the wrong statement.
Select the mismatch.
Which among the following is not a prokaryote?
Viroids differ from viruses in having
Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?
Select the wrong statement.
After karyogamy followed by meiosis, spores are produced exogenously in
Match the following with respect to Protistans List – I List – II A) Primitive relatives of animals. i) Euglenoids B) Form fruiting bodies ii) Diatoms C) Chief producers of oceans iii) Slime moulds D) Live usually in stagnant freshwater bodies. iv) Protozoan protists
Which feature is wrong one with respect to Deuteromycetes?
Which are the photosynthetic protistans among the following? A. Diatoms B. Dinoflagellates C. Euglenoids D. Slime moulds
Cell wall of the following protistans looks like a soap box.
The protein coat around a virus is called :
Match column I with column II Column I Column II (a) Phycomycetes (i) Members can produce Roquefort cheese. (b) Ascomycetes (ii) Formation of diploid zygospore (c) Deuteromycetes (iii) cause smut diseases (d) Basidiomycetes (iv) Members can produce cyclosporin A
Infectious abnormally folded proteins are
After karyogamy followed by meiosis, spores are produced endogenously in
Identify the correct statement for fungi.
Organisms found in the gut of ruminant animals which are responsible for producing biogas are
Identify the scientist who demonstrated that the extract of the infected plants of tobacco could cause infection in healthy plants and called the fluid as Contagium vivum fluidum
Which of the following is not true regarding mycoplasma?
A cell wall substance obtained from the following group of Protistans is gritty and used in polishing, filtration of oils and syrups.
These organisms do not have cellular organization A. Viruses B. Lichens C. Viroids D. Prions
Slime moulds x Y z fruiting bodies. In the above-mentioned incomplete statement, labelling represents
Dinoflagellates are
Choose the feature not shown by Rhizopus
Choose organism that belongs to Kingdom Monera
Identify the incorrect statement
Which new kingdom was proposed by Copeland in Four kingdom classification?
An agent consisting of abnormally folded protein causes:
Choose the correct statements
Linnaeus system of classification was based on
This group of Plantae of Whittaker’s classification is involved in the formation of Lichens
Which of the following is not mentioned in Whittaker’s classification?
In five kingdom classification, which single kingdom contains blue-green algae, nitrogen fixing bacteria and methanogenic archaebacteria?
Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whitaker is not based on:
Four kingdom system of classification was proposed by:
Mycoplasma is
Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in
Zoospores are formed in
One of the following infectious agent was described as ‘Contagium vivum fluidum’ prior to the invention of electron microscope.
Protistans, whose bodies of the same species aggregate in favourable conditions and form massive bodies that grow and spread to several feet are
Choose the correct combination
Identify the incorrect statement:
Match column I with column II Column I Column II (a) Photoautotrophs (i) Able to manufacture their organic food from inorganic raw material with the help of energy derived from exergonic chemical reactions involving oxidation of an inorganic substance (b) Chemoautotrophs (ii) Obtain both carbon and energy from organic compounds (c) Photoheterotrophs (iii) Obtain carbon from external organic source and energy from sunlight to perform photosynthesis (d) Chemoheterotrophs (iv) Obtain carbon from atmospheric carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight to perform photosynthesis.
Identify the correct statement.
Cyanobacteria exhibit:
All the members given in the options belong to the same class of fungi except in:
Identify the asexual spores. (a) Zoospore (b) Ascospore (c) Sporangiospore (d) Basidiospore (e) Oospore (f) Conidiospore
Identify the edible members of ascomycetes
Identify the incorrect statement w.r.t. lichens:
Among common cold(flu), mumps, smallpox, herpes, influenza and AIDS, how many diseases are caused by viruses in humans?
By identifying the shape of the potato, select the option that represents the causative agent for this condition.
Rust and Smut are caused by:
All are endogenous spore except:
Identify the type of nutrition that is exclusively seen in members of kingdom Monera.
What is the chemical nature of capsid of virus?
In ascomycetes, the sexual spores are
The common name of Chrysophytes is
Which kingdoms of Whittaker classification have saprophytes? A. Protista B. Monera C. Fungi D. Animalia
Identify the incorrect statement regarding Euglenoids.
Organisms that can tolerate extreme conditions which can not be tolerated by other organisms belong to which kingdom of Whittaker’s classification?
Massive growth of a protistan in aquatic environment is responsible for the death of fishes. This protistan is a
Which of the given monerans fixes nitrogen symbiotically as well as in free-living state?
Select the true one about prions.
Read the following features and identify the organism on the basis of them. a. Smallest moneran b. Insensitive to penicillin c. Unicellular d. Heterotrophic
Which of the following bacteria synthesize their own food by oxidation of inorganic substances and lack photosynthetic pigments?
Select the flagellated protozoan.
Select the incorrect match
Select the incorrect statement w.r.t. animals.
Select the correct combinations or statements about characteristics of certain organisms. (a) Methanogens are archaebacteria which produce methane in marshy areas. (b) Nostoc is a filamentous green algae which fixes atmospheric nitrogen. (c) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria synthesize cellulose from glucose. (d) Mycopolasma lacks a cell wall and pathogentic to plants as well as animals.
Escherichia coli is used in biological research because
Read the following paragraph about an organism. These organisms are unicellular eukaryotes. Their body moves along decaying twigs and leaves engulfing organic material. Under suitable conditions, they form an aggregation called plasmodium which may grow and spread over several feet. During unfavorable conditions, the plasmodium differentiates and forms fruiting bodies bearing spores at their tips. Which of the following organism does it?
Yeast is a unicellular eukaryotic organism which is included in
LSD is extracted from
Aristotle classified plants into three groups on the basis of
Statement A : Two kingdom classification used for a long time was found inadequate. Statement B : Two kingdom classification did not distinguish between unicellular and multicellular organisms.
As per the criteria for five kingdom classification, in which kingdom would you place Chlorella ?
Choose the incorrect statement.
Among the following, which kingdoms of Whittaker’s classification have both cell wall possessing and cell wall lacking organisms. A. Fungi B. Monera C. Protista
Monerans with chlorophyll ‘a’ are
Archaebacteria differ with eubacteria in
These monerans are present in the gut of several ruminants.
Most of the monerans are
Which one among the following has gelatinous sheath around the cells or filaments or colonies?
Monerans are not involved in the production of
Select the statement not related to monerans.
Choose the feature not shown by protistans.
One of the following kingdoms of Whittaker’s classification has no well defined boundaries.
Protistans are mainly
Identify the non-protistan organisms.
Chief producers of oceans are
The organisms that are present in the gut of several ruminant animals such as cows and buffaloes are
This is red protistan.
Identify the structures help in locomotion of bacteria. (a) Flagella (b) Cilia (c) Pseudopodia
Identify the correct statement w.r.t. cyanobacteria.
Archaebacteria differ with eubacteria in (a) lacking true peptidoglycan cell wall (b) tolerating extreme environment (c) having unique cell membrane with branched lipid chain
Kingdom Protista includes organisms like (a) Amoeba (b) Euglena (c) Colletotrichum (d) Spirogyra
Armoured cell wall and biflagellated cells are characteristics of
Which of the following is true for diatoms?
Pellicle in Euglena is made up of
Which amongst the following statement is correct regarding euglenoids? (a) Majority of them are fresh water organisms found in stagnant water. (b) They have both plant and animal like characteristics. (c) They are purely photosynthetic organisms. (d) They contain chlorophyll a.
Read the following statements and identify the kingdom we are referring to. (a) Contains single-celled eukaryotes. (b) Forms a link with the others dealing with plants, animals and fungi. (c) Some members can have pseudopodia.
What is expected to happen when a freshwater protozoan is placed in marine water?
Identify the incorrect statement.
Select the correct option with respect to slime moulds. (i) They form fruiting body in unfavourable condition. (ii) They are walled in vegetative phase, wall-less in reproductive phase. (iii) It’s spores have cell wall and they are extremely resistant. (iv) In them, meiosis occurs in sporangia or in zygote.
Which of the following criteria are used for classification of Fungi into its classes? a. Mode of spore formation b. Morphology of mycelium c. Fruiting bodies
Which of the following statement about Mycoplasma is true:
Which one of the following statements about Mycoplasma is wrong ?
Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?
Match column I (Types of Archaebacteria) and column II (Habitat) and select the correct option. Column-I (Types of Archaebaceria) Column-II (Habitat) I Methanogens A Hot springs II Halophiles B Marshy area III Thermoacidophiles C Salty areas I II III 1 A C B 2 B C A 3 C B A 4 C A B
Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of Kingdom Protista?
Identify the organism that behaves like heterotroph and predates on small organisms when deprived of sunlight.
Which one of the following have extreme halophiles?
Phylogenetic system of classification is based on
Choose the correct names of the different bacteria given below according to their shapes
Unlike other algae, diatoms do not readily decay due to
Choose the photosynthetic protistan from the following.
Match column I with column II. Column I Column II a. Oomycetes i. Club fungi b. Deuteromycetes ii. Sac fungi c. Ascomycetes iii. Algal fungi d. Basidiomycetes iv. Imperfect fungi a b c d 1. iii iv ii i 2. iii iv i ii 3. i iv ii iii 4. ii iv iii i
This is not considered as truly living.
Phycobiont of a lichen can never be a
Select the correct match.
Read the following statements and identify the organisms. (a) They have chlorophyll a similar to green plants. (b) They often form blooms in polluted water bodies. (c) They can fix atmospheric nitrogen.
Identify the correct statement regarding bacteria.
Choose the incorrect statement.
Cytostome and pellicle are present in
Protistans with two unequal flagella in their vegetative cell are
Which organisms undergo rapid multiplication that they make the sea appear red (Red tides)?
Find out the following diagram
Spore formation in slime mould occurs
Read the following lists and identify the correct match List – I List – II A Chrysophytes I One flagellum lies longitudinally and other transversely in furrow between wall plates B Dinoflagellates II Epitheca over hypotheca which fit together as in a soap box C Euglenoids III Plasmodium causes Malaria which has staggering effect on human population D Slime moulds IV Plasmodium may grow and spread over several feet V The pigments identical to those present in higher plants A B C D 1 I II V IV 2 I II IV III 3 II I V IV 4 II I V III
An unicellular organism belongs to sac fungi is
Which of the following fungus is extensively used in biochemical and genetical work?
Read the following lists and the correct match is List-I List-II A Phycomycetes I Truffles B Ascomycetes II Ustilago C Basidiomycetes III Mucor D Deuteromycetes IV Trichoderma V Noctiluca A B C D 1 I II III V 2 I III II V 3 I III II IV 4 III I II IV
Bacteriophages generally consist of
The reserve food materials in kingdom Animalia are
Viroids differ from viruses in having
Dikaryon formation is a characteristic of
Select the correct statements regarding Heterocysts.
The ratio of domains with prokaryotes and domains with eukaryotes according to three domain system.
The cell wall has stiff cellulose plates on outer surface in
Slime moulds are
Read the following lists and the correct match is List-I List-II A Phycomycetes I Truffles B Ascomycetes II Ustilago C Basidiomycetes III Mucor D Deuteromycetes IV Trichoderma V Noctiluca A B C D 1 I II III V 2 I III II V 3 I III II IV 4 III I II IV
Euglenoids have flexible body because of presence of
The chief producers in the oceans are
Which of the following fungus shows its mycelium as branched, aseptate and coenocytic?
In members of basidiomycetes
Identify the incorrect statement in relation to kingdom Animalia
A partially heterotrophic plant is
Slime moulds are
Holophytic and predatory nutrition is exhibited by single individual in
Which of the following statement is/are correct with respect to Bacteria? (a) Bacteria are the sole members of the Kingdom Monera (b) Bacteria occur almost everywhere (c) Bacteria are the most abundant micro organisms (d) 80 S type of Ribosome are present in bacteria
Read the following lists and choose the correct match from the options. List-I List-II A T.O.Diener I Prions B Abnormally folded protein II Pasteur C Term Virus III Viroids D Lichens IV Good pollution indicators V Form water blooms A B C D 1 I II III V 2 I III II IV 3 I II III IV 4 III I II IV
The reserve food is generally starch and absorptive mode of nutrition is found in
Potato spindle tuber disease is caused by
Read the following statements and choose suitable option. a) There is no place for lichens and some acellular organisms in five kingdom system. b) Common cold or flu is caused by viruses. c) Viruses are placed in kingdom fungi. d) Viruses are obligate parasites. e) Ivanowsky recognised microbes as causal organism of mosaic disease of tobacco. f) A virus is nucleoprotein where protein is infectious.
Multicelluar/ loose tissue body organization is found in
Chief producers in oceans are
Which of the following are ascomycetes and edible ?
A in 1935 showed that viruses could be crystallised and crystals consists largely of B . A B 1. W.M. Stanley nucleic acid 2. W.M. Stanley proteins 3. M.W. Beijerinek nucleic acid 4. L. Pastuer proteins
Silica shells are present on the surface of
Choose the incorrect match.
Under unfavourable conditions the type of spores produced by bacteria are
Choose the feature of a kingdom of five kingdom classification, whose boundaries are not well defined.
Nutrition in Euglena is described as
Which set of organisms are parasitic protozoan protists?
These spores of fungi are diploid.
Choose the incorrect statement with respect to fungi.
Identify the correct sequence of the following events of sexual reproduction in fungi. A. Meiosis B. Plasmogamy C. Karyogamy
A is the fungus used in bread making and B is the fungus that spoils moist bread. The fungi A and B respectively belong to classes
Choose the incorrect statement.
A fungus is extensively used in biochemical and genetical work. The fungus belongs to class
Match List I with List II List I List II A Parasitic fungus i Mycoplasma B Parasitic moneran ii Alternaria C Parasitic plant iii Trypanosoma D Parasitic protistan iv Cuscuta Choose the correct answer from the options given A B C D 1 i ii iii iv 2 ii i iv iii 3 ii iii i iv 4 ii iv i iii
What is the position of Chlamydamonas according to five kingdom system of classification?
Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on
Archaebacteria differ from eubacteria in
Specialized cells for fixing atmospheric nitrogen in Nostoc are
Which of the following shows coiled RNA strand and capsomeres?
Viruses have
Which one is a wrong statement?
The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling belong to
A location with luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees indicates that the
Select the wrong statement
Which of the following are most suitable indicators of SO 2 pollution in the environment?
Which one of the following living organisms completely lacks a cell wall?
Which one of the following is true for fungi?
Choose the wrong statement
Which one of the following is wrong for fungi?
The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of ruminant animals, include the
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
Which of the following statements is wrong for viroids?
One of the major components of cell wall of most fungi is
Chrysophytes, Euglenoids, Dinoflagellates and Slime moulds are included in the kingdom.
Which of the following are found in extreme saline conditions?
The organisms that inhabit in hot springs can be described as
Choose the incorrect statement among the following.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Match Column -I with Column – II. Column-I Column-II (A) Saprophyte (i) Symbiotic association of fungi with plant roots (B) Parasite (ii) Decomposition of dead organic materials (C) Lichens (iii) Living on living plants or animals (D) Mycorrhiza (iv) Symbiotic association of algae and fungi Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Which of the following organisms are known as chief producers in the oceans?
Ciliates differ from all other protozoans in
Match Kingdoms given in List I with the organisms given in List II with respect to Whittaker’s classification. List – I List – II A) Monera I) Cladophora B) Protista II) Organism with Ti plasmid C) Fungi III) Main producers of oceans D) Plantae IV) Alternaria
Heterocyst is a specialized cell meant for nitrogen fixation found in
The following organism belongs to which kingdom according to Five kingdom classification?
Match Kingdoms given in List I with the organisms given in List II with respect to Whittaker’s classification. List – I List – II A) Monera i) Chlorella B) Protista ii) Organism from which clot buster is obtained C) Fungi iii) Slime moulds D) Plantae iv) Organism from which the first antibiotic was discovered
Which among the following diseases is not caused by bacteria?
Contagium vivum fluidum was the phrase given to one of the following.
Match the components of List I with the components of List II List – I List – II A) Colletotrichum i) Phycomycetes B) Ustilago ii) Ascomycetes C) Yeasts iii) Deuteromycetes D) Mucor iv) Basidiomycetes
Much nutritional diversity is shown by the organisms of the following kingdom.
Choose the wrong statement.
Match the following : List – I List – II A) Cell wall lacking monerans i) Archaebacteria B) Oxygenic Monerans ii) Nitrifying bacteria C) Chemoautotrophic monerans iii) Cyanobacteria D) Monerans that can survive in extreme conditions. iv) Mycoplasmas
Among the following the edible fungi are A. Mushroom ( Agaricus ) B. Truffles C. Toadstools D. Morels
The number of kingdoms in three domain system of classification is
Heterocyst is a specialized cell meant for nitrogen fixation found in
Choose the incorrect statement
Sleeping sickness is caused by a protistan which is a/an
Match the following List – I List – II A) Partial heterotroph i) Virus B) Infectious nucleic acid ii) Prion C) Infectious misfolded protein iii) Viroid D) Infectious nucleoprotein. iv) Bladderwort
The number of prokaryotic kingdoms in three domain system of classification is
Choose the feature not shown by cyanobacteria.
Statement A: Cell walls of diatoms are indestructible. Statement B: Cell walls of diatoms are embedded with silica.
Hyphae are filaments of
Which of the following pairs is of unicellular algae ?
Tetanus is caused by
Statement A: Archaebacteria can survive in extremes of conditions such as high salinity and high temperature conditions. Statement B: Cell wall composition of archaebacteria is different from eubacteria.
The various stages of sexual cycle of fungi in a sequence are .
Which of the following is incorrect about Cyanobacteria?
Which of the following statements is correct ?
Mad cow disease in catttle is caused by an organism which has :-
Match the organisms in column-I with habitats in column-II. Column I Column II (a) Halophiles (i) Hot springs (b) Thermoacidophiles (ii) Aquatic environment (c) Methanogens (iii) Guts of ruminants (d) Cyanobacteria (iv) Salty area Select the correct answer from the options given below:-
Which of the following is not true of organisms in the kingdom Monera?
Select the sac fungus :
An example of flagellate protozoan is :
Match the following List – I List – II A) Cell wall lacking monerans I) Archaebacteria B) Oxygenic Monerans II) Nitrifying bacteria C) Chemoautotrophic monerans III) Cyanobacteria D) Monerans that can survive in extreme conditions IV) Mycoplasmas
Fungi are classified into four major classes based on which of the following characters- A. Morphology of mycelium B. Mode of spore formation C. Fruiting bodies
Rapid multiplication of the following protistan make the sea appear red (red tides)
Lichen has the following components- A. Autotrophic prokaryote and heterotrophic eukaryote B. Heterotrophic prokaryote and autotrophic eukaryote. C. Autotrophic eukaryote and heterotrophic eukaryote. D. Autotrophic prokaryote and heterotrophic prokaryote.
Statement A: Aristotle was the first to attempt a more scientific basis for classification. Statement B: Aristotle divided plants into two groups and animals into three groups.
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
Among the following protistans, choose the ones with flagellated vegetative cells. I. Gonyaulax II. Diatoms III. Slime moulds IV. Euglena
Which kingdom has organisms that show chemoautotrophic mode of nutrition?
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle is caused by the following organism.
Statement A: Vegetative cells are involved in sexual reproduction in Basidiomycetes Statement B: In Basidiomycetes the sexual spores known as basidiospores are formed exogenously on the basidium.
Which of the following is correct about prions?
Match column I with column II Column I Column II (a) Phycomycetes (i) Members can produce Roquefort cheese. (b) Ascomycetes (ii) Formation of diploid zygospore (c) Deuteromycetes (iii) cause smut diseases (d) Basidiomycetes (iv) Members can produce cyclosporin A
In which of the following, both of a pair lack sex organs?
Which of the following is true for euglenoids?
Arrange the stages of sexual reproduction in fungi in correct sequence:
Dikaryotic phase is present in:
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
Match Column I with Column II: Column I Column II (a) Obligate aerobes (i) Generally, respire anaerobically but can also survive in the presence of oxygen (b) Facultative anaerobes (ii) Generally, respire aerobically but can also survive in the absence of oxygen (c) Obligate anaerobes (iii) Respire only in the presence of oxygen (d) Facultative aerobes (iv) Respire only in the absence of oxygen
Find the incorrect match:
Study the following statement and identify how many are true for lichens: (a) The association in lichen is sometimes considered as Helotism. (b) They are pioneer species in hydrosere (c) There is no mention of lichens in Whittaker’s classification
Identify the false statement about mycoplasma.
Which one is a wrong statement?
The organism whose body consists of long, slender, thread-like structure and large number of members are decomposer of litter and help in nutrient cycling is:
Which of the following statements are correct in context to diatoms? i) They are chief ‘producers’ in the oceans. ii) Their cell walls are indestructible. iii) Most of them have two flagella. iv) They form fruiting bodies.
Two types of nuclei are found in
Identify the organisms whose members have cell wall made of stiff cellulosic plates on the outer surface and causes red tide .
Pick up the incorrect statement:
According to Linnaeus, bacteria, algae, fungi and plants should be included in the same kingdom due to the presence of
Two kingdom classification of Linnaeus did not distinguish between a. Unicellular and multicellular organisms b. Eukaryotes and prokaryotes c. Photosynthetic and non- photosynthetic organisms
According to Whittaker’s five kingdom classification, the Chlorella and Chlamydomonas are kept along with Amoeba and Paramoecium under
The number of kingdoms in five kingdom classification with only chemoautotrophic mode of nutrition is / are
Bacteria differ from archaebacteria as former
Mark the incorrect option w.r.t. Monerans.
Which of the following characters are not associated with BGA ? (a) Flagellation (b) Heterocyst (c) Eubacteria (d) Algal bloom
Which of the following bacteria are able to synthesize their food from inorganic raw material with the help of energy derived from oxidation of an inorganic substances ?
Bacteria reproduce mainly by
Rhodospirillum is a
The cyanobacteria have chlorophyll a similar to green plants. These organisms (a) are unicellular, colonial or filamentous, marine or terrestrial algae (b) are surrounded by gelatinous sheath (c) perform both carbon and nitrogen reduction
Read the following statements and select the correct options that are true for cyanobacteria : (A) The colonies are generally surrounded by gelatinous sheath. (B) They form blooms in polluted water bodies. (C) They show nitrogenase activity in heterocyst. (D) They perform oxygenic photosynthesis in vegetative cell only.
Clostridium botulinum is
All the given characters are correct for mycoplasma, except
Match the column I and Column II and select the correct option : Column – I Column – II (a) Cholera (i) Clostridium (b) Diphtheria (ii) Salmonella (c) Tetanus (iii) Vibrio (d) Typhoid (iv) Corynebacterium a b c d 1. iii iv i ii 2. iv iii i ii 3. iv ii iii i 4. iii iv ii i
What is in incorrect for Nostoc ?
Archaebacteria shows similarity with cyanobacteria in having
Select the features true for mycoplasma : (a) Are highly pleomorphic. (b) Resistant or non-sensitive to Penicillin. (c) Has single-stranded circular DNA. (d) Cannot survive in the presence of oxygen.
Protists have (a) Multicellular body (b) Primitive nucleus (c) Membrane bound cell organelles
Match the following columns and select the correct option : Column – I Column – II (a) Diatoms and desmids (i) Euglenoids (b) Red tide (ii) Sporozoans (c) Mixotrophic nutrition (iii) Dinoflagellates (d) Endoparasites (iv) Chrysophytes
Which of the following structure or stage is formed during unfavourbale condition in the life cycle of slime moulds ?
Identify the incorrect statement for chief producers in the oceans.
Which of the following form a connecting link with plants, animals and fungi ?
Spores possess true cellulose walls and are extremely resistant and survive for many years even under adverse condition in
Consider the following statements and select the option that correctly fill in the blanks. (1) A are consumer-decomposer protists. (2) Euglenoids have a B rich layer called pellicle which makes their body flexible. (3) The spores of slime moulds are dispersed by C . A B C 1. Slime moulds Proteins Air current 2. Euglenoids Lipid Air current 3. Dinoflagellate Protein Water current 4. Slime moulds Proteins Insects
Reserve food material of fungi is stored in the form of
Ascospores, basidiospores and oospores, all of these are
Non-motile, endogenously produced fungal spore is
Which of the following is a unicellular fungus ?
Which of the following characteristics is not a criterion for the classification of fungi?
A class of fungi in which sex organs are absent but plasmogamy is brought about by fusion of two vegetative cell is
Select a correct statement w.r.t. dikaryotic phage in fungi.
Select the incorrectly match pair :
Find the incorrectly matched pair :
A fungus which causes ‘white rust of crucifers’ (a) Has cellulosic cell wall (b) Has coenocytic mycelium (c) Belongs to the class phycomycetes
Select the correct pair of fungi which belong to class basidiomycetes ?
Members of class phycomycetes are characterized by all of the following features, except
White spots seen on mustard leaves are due to a fungal disease caused by
How many of the given below features are common for sac and club fungi ? Branched septate mycelium, Fruiting bodies, Conidia, Clamp connection, Exogenously produced meiospores, Somatogamy, Intervening dikaryotic stage
Mark the odd one out w.r.t. Ascomycetes :
Cuscuta is a
Bladderwort is a/an
Who showed that viruses could form crystals ?
Kuru disease in humans in caused by
Which of the following symptoms is not related with viral infection in plants ?
How many of the following statements are correct w.r.t. virus ? (a) They are obligate intracellular parasites. (b) They are inert outside their specific host. (c) Virus can be crystallized. (d) No virus contains either DNA or RNA. (e) The protein coat called capsid is made up of small subunits.
Viruses do not have any position in Whittaker’s system because of
Read the following statements w.r.t. viruses and select the correct option : (A) No virus contains both DNA and RNA. (B) An inert virus, outside its specific host, is called virion.
Viruses that infect plants have usually
Match the incorrect option w.r.t. genetic material.
Lichens are symbiotic association between two components which are, respectively
Which of the following statement is incorrect for viruses ?
Which of the following virus does not have dsDNA as its genetic material ?
Read the following statements and choose the correct option : (A) Protein coat of virus is called capsid, which is made up of small units called capsomeres. (B) Capsomers are arranged in helical or polyhedral geometric form.
The ratio of nucleotides to capsomere in TMV is
Which of the following disease is not caused by prion ?
Lichens are considered as indicators of SO 2 pollution because
Identify the following diagram and select the correct option for the levels A, B and C.
Identify the correct statement for diatoms.
Choose the correct statement
Choose the incorrect statements
Aquatic fungi:
Amanita muscaria (a Toad stool) belongs to
The most abundant prokaryotes useful to humans in making curd from milk and in production of several of antibiotics are described based on their mode of nutrition as
Carl Woese classified living organisms into six kingdoms and three domains based on
Choose the incorrect statement.
Choose the pair of organisms in which dikaryotic stage is formed between Plasmogamy and Karyogamy and after karyogamy the spores are formed endogenously due to meiosis and free cell formation.
Among the following which organisms do not find a place in classification of living organisms A. Viruses B. Archaebacteria C. Viroids D. Prions
Which information is false about the organisms that form the spores shown in the diagram?
Identify the organism that has the following feature: (a) Smallest living cells known (b) Insensitive to penicillin (c) Contains only 70S ribosome.
Dikaryophase is present in:
Which of the following organisms are included under chrysophytes?
Choose the correct sequence of events in sexual cycle of fungi.
Dolipore septum occurs in
Which one is an incorrectly matched pair?
The silica cell wall is composed of two thin overlapping shells which fit together like a soap case is found in
The nuclear membrane is absent in
Prions have
Identify the organism in which asexual spores are generally not found, has cell wall made of chitin and has the presence of (n+n) stage.
In how many groups did Aristotle divide the animals on the basis of presence/absence of RBC?
In which year Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification?
In earlier classification (like two kingdoms), the following are included in plant (1) Bacteria, blue green algae, fungus (2) Mosses and fern (3) Gymnosperms and angiosperm
What is common to bacteria, mosses and fungus?
All prokaryotic groups are put under ———— kingdom
Chlamydomonas , Chlorella , Paramecium and Amoeba are placed in which kingdom of Whittaker’s classification?
Vast majority of bacteria are:
Most abundant microorganism are
Kingdom monera contains
Which of the following is incorrect about bacteria? (A) It is grouped under five categories on the basis of shape. (B) It can live in hot spring, deep ocean, snow and desert areas. (C) It can live as a parasite. (D) It is composed of simple behaviour and complex structure.
Most extensive metabolic diversity is found in
Among the following choose the flagellated protistans. A. Euglena B. Paramoecium C. Gonyaulax D. Trypanosoma
Choose the incorrect statement
Most of the bacteria are
Match the Column I with Column II. Column I Column II A Salty area p Thermoacidophile B Hot spring q Methanogen C Marshy area r Halophiles Choose the correct answer from the options given below. A B C 1 r p q 2 p q r 3 q p r 4 q r p
Following are present in gut of cows and buffaloes and is responsible for the production of methane from the dung of these animals
Statement A: Whittaker has not mentioned the classification of Lichens. Statement B: Lichens are acellular organisms.
Specialized cell of nostoc and anabaena fix nitrogen are known as
Following features belong to A. Complete lacking of cell wall B. Anaerobic C. Smallest living cell D. Many of them are pathogenic to plant and animals.
Kingdom protista include (a) Chrysophyte (b) Dinoflagellate (c) Euglenoids (d) Phaeophyceae
Heterotrophic bacteria help in a. Curdling of milk b. Production of antibiotics c. Nitrogen fixation
The boundaries of which kingdom of Whittaker are not well-defined?
Choose the incorrect statement
Which of the following is correct about chrysophytes? I. Found in fresh and marine water II. Microscopic plankton III. Cell walls are embedded with CaCO 3 IV. Most of them are photosynthetic
Chief producers in ocean are
Habitat of euglenoids is
Mode of nutrition in euglenoids is
Euglenoids have flexible body because of
Which protists are believed to be the primitive relatives of animals?
Protozoans are A. Heterotrophs B. Parasites or predators C. Protist D. Believed to be primitive relative of animals
False feet is the characteristic of which protozoan?
Sleeping sickness is caused by
Sporozoans
Read the following features and identify the organism. A. Body consist of long, slender thread-like structures called hyphae. B. Cell wall consist of chitin. C. Cosmopolitan
The protist which possess flagella is
If hyphae are continuous tube filled with multinucleated cytoplasm it is known as
During sexual reproduction in fungus
Endogenously produced meiospores are found in all except:
The following features belong to class A. Asexual reproduction by zoospores or aplanospores. B. Fusion of gametes may be isogamous, anisogamous or oogamous. C. Mycelium is aseptate and coenocytic. D. Spores are endogenously produced in sporangium.
Unicellular ascomycetes is
The following characteristics are of which of the given class of fungi? A. Mycelium branched and septate. B. Asexual spores are generally not found. C. Vegetative reproduction by fragmentation is common. D. Sex organs are absent but plasmogamy is by fusion of two somatic cells of different strains or genotype.
Karyogamy and meiosis occurs in basidium produces basidiospores.
Many members of class are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling.
Which of the following are examples of insectivorous plants?
Deuteromycetes are known as imperfect fungi because
Which of the following fungi only reproduce by asexual spores conidia?
The following features belongs to A. Mycelium septate and branched. B. Some members are saprophytes or parasites. C. Reproduce only by conidia.
Kingdom plantae includes a. Algae and bryophytes b. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms c. Angiosperms
Virus is
Contagium vivum fluidum (infections living fluid) name given to fluid extract from infected tobacco plant was given by
‘Virus’, the name means
Who showed that virus can be crystallized out?
Virus infecting plants generally have
Bacteriophage generally have
‘Viroids’ is discovered by
Viroids was found to be
The molecular weight of RNA of viroid is
Lichens are symbiotic association between
In lichen, the algal component is called and fungal component is called .
Which of the following is incorrect about lichens?
Identify the parts from A to D labelled in the following figure. A B C D 1 Collar Tail fibres Head Sheath 2 Sheath Collar Head Tail fibres 3 Tail fibres Sheath Collar Head 4 Tail fibres Collar Head Sheath
Choose the correct statements with respect to five kingdom classification. A. All plantae members have cell wall B. All Fungi have cell wall C. All Monerans have cell wall D. All Protistans have cell wall.
Statement A: Cyanobacteria are different from other Eubacteria. Statement B: All Cyanobacteria have Heterocysts.
What is common in between Agaricus , Penicillium and Morels?
The abnormally folded proteins that have size similar to viruses cause:
Choose the incorrect statement
Choose the protistans that can be placed under mesokaryotes.
Read the following statements and identify the organism we are referring to: (a) Cell walls form two thin overlapping shells. (b) The walls are embedded with silica and thus the walls are indestructible. (c) Chief ‘producers’ in the oceans
Which of the following is incorrect about monerans?
Yeast belongs to which of the following class of fungi?
Lichens are
Members of Chrysophytes are:
The mode of nutrition exhibited by cyanobacteria is
Example of an edible sac fungus is
Diatomaceous earth is used for all except-
Identify the incorrect match.
Asexual reproduction by conidia and presence of fruiting bodies with endogenous formation of sexual spores are found in:
Heterocyst helps in:
Five kingdom classification is based on:
Which of the following are correct about the slime moulds? I. During unfavourable conditions, plasmodium differentiates and produces fruiting bodies as sporangium. II. Spores possess cell wall. III. Spores are dispersed by air current. IV. Being extremely resistant, spores survive for many years.
I. It includes unicellular as well as multicellular fungi. II. In multicellular forms hyphae are branched and septate. III. Conidiophore produces conidia (spores) exogenously in chain. IV. Sexual spores are ascospores produced endogenously in Ascus. V. Fruiting body is called ascocarp. The above characters are shown by:
Who divided the animals into 2 groups, based on presence or absence of red blood?
In Whittaker’s classification prokaryotes are included under:
The system of classification and kingdom introduced by Whittaker is:
Basis of classification according to Whittaker is:
In the five-kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas and Chlorella have been included in the kingdom:
Which of these is a discrepancy of the five – kingdom classification? A. Fungi get the status of a kingdom B. Viruses have no place, in five – kingdom system C. Kingdom Protista includes both autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms D. Prokaryotes are separated from eukaryotes.
The hypothetical ancestor of all living organism is
In which kingdom would you classify the Archaea and nitrogen fixing organisms, if the five-kingdom system of classification is used?
How many of the following characteristics are used to classify the organisms according to five kingdom system of classification? Cell structure, flagellation, mode of nutrition, reproduction, phylogenetic relationship
Pick the correct statements. A. Absence of tissues – Monera and Protista B. Absence of cell wall- Protista (Some) and all Animalia C. Heterotrophic nutrition – Fungi and Animalia
The ratio of domains and kingdoms in Carl Woese’s classification of living organisms is:
Ratio of kingdoms with prokaryotes and eukaryotes in Whittaker’s classification and Carl Woese Kingdom classification respectively:
Two kingdoms that are common to all biological classifications
Who was the earliest to attempt a more scientific method of classification?
Under five kingdom system of classification, lichens are placed under kingdom
According to the two-kingdom system of classification Amoeba is placed under kingdom:
According to five kingdom system of classification which kingdom has autotrophic, ingestive and absorptive mode of nutrition
Aristotle placed animals containing red blood under which group?
Which of the following is not a major drawback of the two-kingdom system of classification?
According to the three-kingdom system of classification kingdom Protista contains:
Identify the kingdom in which true sexual reproduction is absent
Which of the following characters belongs to the kingdom Monera?
Of the following statements which are not relevant to archaebacteria? (A) They live in some of the most harsh habitats. (B) They are present in the gut of several ruminant animals. (C) They are characterized by the presence of a rigid cellulosic cell wall. (D) They include mycoplasma. (E) They are also referred to as blue-green algae.
Of the following statements which are not relevant to archaebacteria? (A) They live in some of the most harsh habitats. (B) They are present in the gut of several ruminant animals. (C) They are characterized by the presence of a rigid cellulosic cell wall. (D) They include mycoplasma. (E) They are also referred to as blue-green algae.
The guts of cow and buffalo possess
Many Archaea have special structural, chemical and metabolic adaptations that enable them to grow in extreme habitats. Choose the correct option w.r.t. these adaptations: (A) Monolayer cell membrane (B) Pseudomurein cell wall (C) Branched chain lipids (D) Primitive nucleus
Chemolithotrophs are those bacteria which can utilize
The archaebacteria that can survive in extreme salty areas are called
Select incorrect statement w.r.t. eubacteria.
Which of the following statements is correct ? (I) Mycoplasma has no cell wall. (II) Mycoplasma is the smallest living organism. (III) Mycoplasma cannot survive without O 2 . (IV) Mycoplasma are pathogenic in animals and plants.
Which one of the following categories of organism does not evolve oxygen during photosynthesis?
Which of the following statement is correct w.r.t diagram?
How many bacteria are produced in four hours if a bacterium divides once in a half an hour?
The cyanobacteria of great nutritional value being marketed today is
Some blue – green algae can be used as biofertilizer as they are
The organisms which completely lack a cell wall and can live without oxygen are
What is true for cyanobacteria?
Which type of organism are PPLO?
Which organism occur abundantly in Red sea?
Function of heterocyst in cyanobacterium
During a microbial study, a spore was observed which is thick walled, highly resistant and gets surrounded by different layers. These can withstand temperature as high as 100ºC or as low as -100ºC, so they can remain unharmed during pasteurization. From these characters we can predict that the spore must be
Which among the following is a bacterial disease?
Identify the incorrect statement w.r.t Cyanobacteria.
Identify the incorrect statement w.r.t. Mycoplasma
Which of the following disease is caused by Mycoplasmas?
Which of the following is proteinaceous infectious particle/agent ?
Choose the correct statement.
Which amongst the following character is similar between dinoflagellates and euglenoids?
All of them were the main criteria for five kingdom system of classification proposed by R.H. Whittaker except:
Which amongst the following feature is responsible for the survival of archaebacteria in extreme conditions?
Identify the organism that reproduces only by asexual spores known as conidia.
Identify the group of organisms that show the most extensive metabolic diversity and the group of organisms that show great diversity in morphology and habitat.
The fungus that is parasitic on mustard has:
Bladderwort and Cuscuta are:
Vibrium is
Choose the organism that behaves as oxygenic photoautotroph in the presence of light and as predator in the absence of light.
Statement A : Whittaker classification does not mention about viruses. Statement B: Viruses do not show cellular organisation.
List – I List – II A) Coenocytic hyphae i) Colletotrichum B) Produces ascospores ii) Ustilago C) Produces basidiospores iii) Neurospora D) Has no sexual reproduction iv) Albugo
Only microbes are present in the following kingdoms. A. Protista B. Monera C. Fungi D. Plantae
Choose the correct statement
Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct match. Column I Column II A Phycomycetes i Sexual phase is absent B Ascomycetes ii Hyphae are coenocytic C Basidiomycetes iii Sexual spores are formed endogenously in sac like structure D Deuteromycetes iv Sexual reproduction is present but sex organs are absent.
Capsid is
Identify the correct match.
Methanogens are
Identify the correct statement.
Identify the correct statement w.r.t to Kingdom Protista (a) Contains Unicellular and Eukaryotic organisms (b) Contains gas vacuole (c) Presence of flagella with (9+2) arrangement of microtubules (d) Complete absence of cilia
Identify the correct match.
Identify the organism based on the following features. A. These organisms are mostly marine and photosynthetic B. Cell wall has stiff cellulose plates on their outer surface C. Some of them undergo rapid multiplication that make the sea appear red (red tide)
Red tides are caused by
Presence of cellulosic cell wall spores in slime moulds represent character
The protozoans are divided into four major groups based on:
Which Protozoan has the presence of spore like infectious stage in its life cycle?
Identify the organism which exhibits the following characteristics. a. They are aquatic. b. Actively moving. c. Presence of cavity that opens outside of cell surface.
Kingdom which is the connecting link between fungi, Plantae and Animalia is characterized by the presence of:
Members of Protists are primarily
Identify the correct statement(s) w.r.t to Kingdom Fungi. (a) All are heterotrophic. (b) They are diploid organisms. (c) Cell wall made of polymer of NAG.
The body structure of fungi is generally multicellular except in
Secondary mycelium is commonly found in
The heterotrophic kingdom which has most diversity w.r.t. habitat and morphology is
Reserve food material in fungi is
Multinucleated hyphae without septa are described as
Fungi prefer to grow in
Which fungus does not consist of a long, slender thread like structures called hyphae?
The causative agent of late blight of potato is
Reduction division in phycomycetes occurs in
The fruiting body of sac fungi is called
Statement A: Due to the presence of zygospore, a group of fungi is called zygomycetes. Statement B: Zygospore is the site of meiosis and give rise to new mycelium directly.
The asexual spores in ascomycetes are:
In basidiomycetes all are absent except:
How many basidiospores are usually produced on the basidium?
Match the following Column I Column II (a) Phycomycetes (i) Fungi imperfecti (b) Deuteromycetes (ii) Sac fungi (c) Ascomycetes (iii) Algal fungi (d) Basidiomycetes (iv) Club fungi
The deuteromycetes reproduce only by:
Identify the correct statements w.r.t to Viruses
Match the Column I with Column II and choose the correct match. List I List II A Moneran i Alternaria B Protistan ii Wolffia C Fungus iii Paramoecium D Plant iv Methanogen
The name virus was given by:
Choose the feature not shown by Kingdom fungi.
How many of the following statements hold true for Mycobiont in Lichen: (a) Provide shelter (b) Prepare food (c) Absorb mineral nutrient and water (d) Forms sex organs
Which of the following scientist’s contributions to viruses is correctly matched? I. M.W. Beijerinek demonstrated that the extract of the infected plants of tobacco mosaic could cause infection in healthy plants and called the fluid as contagium vivum fluidum (infectious living fluid). II. W.M. Stanley showed that viruses could be crystallized and crystals consist largely of proteins. III. The name virus that means venom or poisonous fluid was given by Diener.
The genetic material of T 4 bacteriophage is
Differences between virus and viroids is/are
Soap box like arrangement of cell wall is found in:
Majority of Euglenoids are found in:
Identify the incorrect statement(s) w.r.t euglenoids: a. They have a thick cell wall. b. In the presence of sunlight, they are photosynthetic. c. In the absence of sunlight, they are predators. d. They have bacteriochlorophyll.
Match the following: Organisms Properties a. Euglenoid i. Silicified cell wall b. Dinoflagellate ii. Have unequal flagella c. Diatoms iii. Cell wall-less photosynthetic organism
Proteinaceous covering of Euglenoid cells is called:
Which group of Protist is primitive relative of animals?
Identify the correct statements w.r.t the spores of slime moulds: a. Do not have cell wall b. Extremely resistant c. Survive for only few days d. Dispersed by air current
How many of the following structures can be utilized for locomotion in Protists? Pseudopodia, cilia, flagella, contractile vacuoles
Which of the following statements are correct regarding Kingdom Protista? (a) Cell body contains a well-defined nucleus (b) Protists reproduce asexually and sexually (c) Many protists are planktons, while some are parasites.
Identify the correct match regarding Protists:
Aquatic fungi most commonly reproduce asexually by
Match Column I with Column II Column I Column II a. Amoeboid protozoans i. Have an infectious spore-like stage in their life cycle. b. Flagellated protozoans ii. They have a cavity (gullet) that opens to the outside of the cell surface. c. Ciliated protozoans iii. Some members can cause sleeping sickness. d. Sporozoans iv. Marine forms have silica shells on their surface.
Organisms formed due to symbiotic association of fungi with algae are called
Match the following Column I Column II (a) Saprophytes (i) Organisms mutually dependent on one another (b) Parasites (ii)Ability to synthesize complex organic compounds by photosynthesis (c) Symbionts (iii) Depend on living plants and animals for nutrition (d) Holophytic (iv) Absorb soluble organic matter from dead substrate
Which of the following is exogenous spore?
Fungi are and organisms.
Kingdom Fungi is divided into various classes based on (a) Morphology of Mycelium (b) Mode of Nutrition (c) Phylogeny (d) Mode of spore formation (e) Fruiting bodies
White rust of crucifers is caused by
Fungus extensively used in biochemical and genetical work is
Male and female sex organs in ascomycetes are called:
The member of ascomycetes that is the most common laboratory weed is:
The fungus in which asexual spores are usually absent is
Causative agent of red rot of sugarcane
Once perfect (sexual) stages of members of deuteromycetes were discovered they were often moved to
Crystallization of virus was done by:
The protein coat of viruses is called A which is made of small subunits called B .
Which of the following are the symptoms of viral infection in plants?
Match Column I with Column II: Column I Column II (a) Viroid (i) Beijerinek (b) Prion (ii) Diener (c) Contagium vivum fluidum (iii) John Ray (d) Species (iv) Stanley Prusiner
Lichens are symbiotic association between two organisms. Which of these statements about them is true?
Coenocytic mycelium is found in:
Identify the organisms that occur almost everywhere, have peptidoglycan cell wall and are mostly heterotrophic.
Select the mismatch.
Identify the prokaryote that shows oxygenic photosynthesis and has some specialised nitrogen fixing cells.
Identify the kingdom that is eukaryotic, having multicellular or loose tissue body organization and cell wall is made of polymer of N-acetyl glucosamine.
Claviceps is parasitic on rye plant, and it causes:
Identify the incorrect statement w.r.t Lichens
Choose the kingdoms of R.H. Whittaker’s classification which have organisms that evolve oxygen in photosynthesis.
Statement A: Whittaker’s classification has no mention about acellular organisms. Statement B: Lichens are acellular organisms.
Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct match. Column I Column II A Phycomycetes i Aspergillus B Basidiomycetes ii Trichoderma C Deuteromycetes iii Ustilago D Ascomycetes iv Rhizopus
Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct match. Column I Column II A Phycomycetes i Aspergillus B Basidiomycetes ii Trichoderma C Deuteromycetes iii Ustilago D Ascomycetes iv Rhizopus
Identify the members of kingdom Monera that can assimilate carbon as well as fix nitrogen.
Match the following: Column I Column II a. Agaricus i. Sexual spores are produced endogenously in sac like structures. b. Aspergillus ii. Only the asexual or vegetative phases are known. c. Alternaria iii. Sex organs are absent. d. Euglena iv. Has a protein rich layer called pellicle.
Read the following and identify the correct statements. (a) Viruses cause diseases like mumps, small pox, herpes and influenza. (b) In plants, the symptoms for viral infection can be mosaic formation, leaf rolling and curling, yellowing and vein clearing, etc. (c) Bacterial viruses are usually double-stranded RNA viruses.
Which among the following organisms can survive in most harsh habitats such as extreme temperature, acidic and salty areas?
Choose the correct statement.
Capsid is
Identify the monerans that have gelatinous sheath around their cells or filaments.
Statement A: Cell wall of diatoms are indestructible. Statement B: Cell wall of diatoms has stiff cellulosic plates.
Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct match. Column I Column II A Only vegetative or asexual phase is known. i Rhizopus B Meiospores are formed endogenously in the ascus. ii Ustilago C Meiospores are formed exogenously on the basidium. iii Aspergillus D Mycelium is coenocytic and aseptate. iv Alternaria
Which of the following is a parasite?
Identify the type of bacteria that oxidise various inorganic substances and use the released energy for their ATP production.
Match Column I with Column II Column I Column II a. Saccharomyces cerevisiae i. Causes rust in many plants. b. Neurospora ii. Can be used in brewery. c. Puccinia iii. Only the asexual or vegetative phases of this fungus is known. d. Alternaria iv. Extensively used in biochemical and genetic work.
Match Column I with Column II Column I Column II a. Methanogens i. Cell wall embedded with silica. b. Cyanobacteria ii. Present in the gut of several ruminant animals. c. Mycoplasma iii. Some organisms contain specialized thick walled cells called heterocysts. d. Diatoms iv. Organisms that completely lack a cell wall.
Read the following features and identify the organism of protista: (a) It is aquatic, actively moving organism. (b) It has thousands of cilia. (c) It has a cavity (gullet) that opens to the outside of the cell surface.
Organisms that live in most harsh habitats are:
Match the following and choose the correct match. Column I Column II A Phycomycetes i Asexual stage is given one name and sexual stage another name B Ascomycetes ii Sexual fruiting bodies are present but not sex organs C Basidiomycetes iii Sex organs and sexual fruiting bodies are present D Deuteromycetes iv Sex organs are present but not sexual fruiting bodies
An organism is infectious but having neither RNA nor DNA as genetic material. The organism is
Organisms of which kingdoms of Whittaker classification do not carry-out photosynthesis?
Which one is incorrect statement?
The algal partner of lichens
The organism which perform oxygenic photosynthesis is
The entities not included in any of the five kingdoms of Whittaker, are (a) viruses and virusoids (b) bacteriophages (c) viroids and prions
‘Reinder moss” is a lichen used as food by man. This belongs to the genus
The things common to Azotobacter , Anabaena , Nostoc and Frankia are A. Prokaryotes B. BGA C. N 2 fixer
The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of
The ‘endospores’ are formed in the following genera
Read the following statements and select the correct option. (a) To facilitate more sound and scientific placement of various taxa, taxonomists have also developed subcategories. (b) Only a few protozoans are heterotrophs and live as predators or parasites.
Infectious proteins are found in the
In which group of organisms the cell walls form two thin overlapping shells which fit together?
Membrane-bound organelles are absent in
Choose the wrong statement
Zygospores are formed in
Match the following and choose the correct match. List I List II I Devoid of flagella A Single spherical bacterium II Rod shape B Pneumonia causing bacterium III Bacteria in pairs C Anthrax causing bacterium IV Comma shaped D Cholera causing bacterium
Applying the principles of classification given by R.H. Wittaker, Chlamydomonas and Chlorella is added in
Select the incorrect statement from the following
Select the incorrect statement from the following
Sleeping sickness is caused by:
Select the correct statements (a) The most common form of prion disease that affects sheep is Creutfeldt-Jacob disease. (b) A prion is a type of glycoprotein that can trigger normal proteins in the liver to fold abnormally. (c) Prions attack nerve cells producing neurodegenerative brain disease.
Which pair of the following belongs to Basidiomycetes?
Which one of the following belongs to the same class?
Gonyaulax is a protist which
The cilia of Paramecium
In the five-kingdom classification, which kingdom occupies an intermediate position from a phylogenetic point of view?
(i) Aristotle classified plants into herbs, shrubs and trees on the basis of morphology. (ii) Linnaeus two kingdom classification was based on presence or absence of cell wall (iii) R.H. Whittaker included heterotrophic and chitinous cell wall organism in animals. Select the correct options
Which of the following is not related with kingdom Protista? (i) Chief producers in the ocean are diatoms (ii) Some members show bioluminescence. (iii) These include golden algae. (iv) Many members are multicellular
Select the correct set with respect to fungi
Reindeer moss is
Choose the incorrect statement about Ascomycetes.
The protein coat of virus is called
Which of the following combination of characters is true slime moulds?
Chrysophytes, euglenoids, dinoflagellates and slime moulds are included in which kingdom?
Monerans with both carbon and nitrogen reducing enzymes are
Rust disease is caused by fungi belonging to
In the given diagram of bacteriophage, A – D are labelled. Select the correct information?
Which of the following is correct with respect to Plantae? I. In plants, antheridia are the female sex organ. II. Except algae, all plants bear embryo. III. All plants are heterosporous
Choose the INCORRET statement
In Whittaker’s five kingdom system, the viruses are given a place in
The proteins alter other normal proteins within the living cells are termed as
In Basidiomycetes, the site for meiosis is
Which of the following kingdoms has all the members that are without cell wall?
Read the following statements and select the correct option. Statement-A : Rod shaped bacteria are Bacilli. Statement-B : Some heterotrophic bacteria help in fixing nitrogen in legumes.
Mark the incorrect statement.
Archaebacteria found in saline conditions are
Euglenoids and slime moulds are mixotrophic and heterotrophic respectively. They belong to the kingdom
Chrysophytes
The organisms which can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialised cell called heterocysts are
Red tide causing organisms
Club fungi are
Unicellular fungus used in brewing and baking industry is
The basidiospores
Septate mycelium is found in all, except
Members of Deuteromycetes
W. M. Stanley showed that viruses
Find out the incorrect statement.
How many statements are correct with respect to chrysophytes? (i) They are found in the marine environment, freshwater organisms are very rare. (ii) In diatoms, the cell walls form two thick overlapping shells which fit together as in a soapbox. (iii) The cell membranes of diatoms are embedded with silica and accumulation of them over billions of years is referred to as ‘diatomaceous earth’. (iv) Diatoms are the chief ‘Producers’ in the oceans.
Which of the following statements are correct? 1. Starch forms helical secondary structures while cellulose doesn’t have complex helices. 2. Palmitic acid has 14- CH 2 groups in its structure. 3. Maltose is a disaccharide made up of glucose and fructose. 4. The number of carbon and oxygen atoms present in glucose is less than those present in ribose.
Match Column I with Column II and select the CORRECT option from the codes given below: Column I Column II 1 Phycomycetes i. Sac fungi 2 Ascomycetes ii. Algal fungi 3 Basidiomycetes iii. Fungi imperfecti 4 Deuteromycetes iv. Mushrooms
Eukaryotic, achlorophyllous and heterotrophic organisms are grouped under which of the following kingdoms?
Which one is an INCORRECTLY matched pair?
Coenocytic mycelium is
Blue green algae are and members of Kingdom
Which of the following matches is correct ?
Chemosynthetic bacteria are those bacteria which
Archaebacteria differ from other bacteria in having a different:
Plasmogamy is fusion of :
Which of the following statement is correct ?
The Archaebacteria that can survive in extreme salty areas are called
Which of the following organisms will show a condition as depicted in the following diagram?
Naked (wall-less), multinucleated and saprophytic organisms are grouped as .
Match Column – I with Column – II and select the CORRECT option from the codes given below. Column I Column II 1 Monera (i) Chlamydonmonas, Solanum 2 Protista (ii) Bacillus, Oscillatoria 3 Fungi (iii) Euglena, Trypanosoma 4 Plantae (iv) Mucor, Penicillium 5 Animalia (v) Felis, Panthera 1 2 3 4 5 1 (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (v) 2 (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (v) 3 (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (v) 4 (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (v) 5 (ii) (v) (i) (iv) (iii)
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
Select the incorrect from the following.
Select the incorrect statement from the following.
A protozoan reproduces by binary fission. What will be the number of protozoans in its population after six generations?
Which statement depicts incorrect character of Cyanobacteria?
Lichens are a well-known combination of an alga and a fungus where the fungus has
Sex organs are absent but sexual reproduction is shown by which of the following fungus?
An ascomycete is known to cause ergot of rye. Identify the name of fungus that causes this disease and the nomenclature follows the rules and recommendations of which committee?
How many kingdoms of Whittaker’s classification has eukaryotes?
Identify the person who was the first to attempt a more scientific basis of classification.
Match Column I with Column II. Column I Column II A Monera I Tissues are absent B Protista II Embryo is present C Fungi III Photosynthetic pigments are absent D Plantae IV True nucleus is absent Choose the correct answer from the following options. A B C D 1 IV I III II 2 IV I II III 3 I IV III II 4 III I II IV
Choose the incorrect statement with respect to R.H. Whittaker’s classification of living organisms.
Identify the feature that is common to bacteria, mosses and fungi.
According to Whittaker’s classification Chlamydomonas and Chlorella are placed under which kingdom?
Choose the incorrect pair.
Archaebacteria of hot springs can be described as
Match Column I with Column II. Column I Column II A Monera I Tissues are absent B Protista II Embryo is present C Fungi III Photosynthetic pigments are absent D Plantae IV True nucleus is absent Choose the correct answer from the following options. A B C D 1 IV I III II 2 IV I II III 3 I IV III II 4 III I II IV
The majority of the bacteria found are in nature.
Which amongst the following diseases are caused by bacteria? (a) Cholera (b) Typhoid (c) Tetanus (d) Citrus canker (e) Potato spindle tuber disease (f) Red rot of sugarcane
Rod shaped bacteria are called as
Which organisms can survive in places or habitat where other organisms fail to survive?
Which amongst these organisms form blooms in polluted water bodies?
Typhoid is caused by a bacterium whose cell shape is
The eukaryotic organism having cellulosic cell wall and autotrophic mode of nutrition
Diatomaceous earth is used for all, except
Which of theses are not chrysophytes?
Statement I : Though the bacterial structure is very simple, they are very complex in behaviour. Statement II : Bacteria as a group show the most extensive metabolic diversity.
Match column I with column II. Column I Column II A Pellicle I Cyanobacteria B Cell wall has cellulosic plates II Euglenoids C Silicious cell wall III Diatoms D Cell wall made of mureins IV Dinoflagellates Choose the correct answer from the options given below A B C D 1 II IV III I 2 II III I IV 3 III II I IV 4 IV II III I
Cell wall is present in the form of two overlapping shells fitting together like soap-box in
Protistans that can kill other marine organisms like fishes by releasing toxins belong to
Identify A and B from the diagram given below. A B 1. Vegetative cell Mucilagenous sheath 2. Mucilagenous sheath Vegetative cell 3. Heterocyst Mucilagenous sheath 4. Mucilagenous sheath Heterocyst
Protistans that have chlorophyll b like green algae and embryophytes are
Pellicle of euglenoids is chemically made of
Identify the incorrect statement w.r.t. mycoplasma.
Mycoplasmas are
Read the following statements and identify the kingdom we are referring to. (a) Contains single-celled eukaryotes. (b) Forms a link with the others dealing with plants, animals and fungi. (c) Some members have flagella or cilia.
Find the incorrect match.
Soap box like arrangement of cell wall is found in
Match Column I with Column II. Column I Column II A Monera I Tissues are absent B Protista II Embryo is present C Fungi III Photosynthetic pigments are absent D Plantae IV True nucleus is absent Choose the correct answer from the following options. A B C D 1 IV I III II 2 IV I II III 3 I IV III II 4 III I II IV
Identify the correct statements regarding Euglena. (a) It has two flagella, a short and a long one. (b) It is photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight. (c) It dies of starvation in the absence of sunlight as they fail to make their food.
Match the following. Organisms Properties a. Euglenoids i. Silicified cell wall. b. Dinoflagellate ii. May be responsible for releasing toxin that may kill marine animals like fishes. c. Diatoms iii. Cell wall-less photosynthetic organism. a b c 1. i ii iii 2. ii i iii 3. iii ii i 4. ii iii i
In euglenoids
Identify the incorrect statement w.r.t to kingdom Protista. (a) Contains unicellular and eukaryotic organisms (b) Contains gas vacuole (c) Presence of flagella with (9+2) arrangement of microtubules (d) Complete absence of cilia
Which of the following protists engulf the dead decaying organic matter and live as saprophytes?
Choose the correct statement with respect to slime moulds.
Which one of the following is a slime mould?
Identify the correct statement w.r.t. slime moulds.
Read the following statements about kingdom Protista and select the incorrect one.
Fungal protists are
The group of protozoans that cause amoebic dysentery
Which is correct regarding cell wall of bacteria and fungi?
Which among the following is not a filamentous fungus?
Cell wall of spores of slime moulds is chemically made of
Fruiting bodies of slime moulds are called as
Match list I with list II. List I List II A Protists that can grow up to several feet length i Protozoan protists B Animal like protists ii Diatoms C Plant like protists iii Euglenoids D Plant and animal like protists iv Slime moulds Choose the the correct answer from the following options. A B C D 1 iv i iii ii 2 iii iv ii i 3 iv i ii iii 4 iv ii i iii
Match list I with list II. List I List II A Protozoan protists with no specialised locomotory organs i Paramoecium B Pseudopodial protozoan protists ii Trypanosoma C Flagellated protozoan protists iii Plasmodium D Ciliated protozoan protists iv Amoeba Choose the correct answer from the following options. A B C D 1 iv iii i ii 2 iii iv ii i 3 iii iv i ii 4 iv iii ii i
Among the following which group of organisms have only heterotrophs. A. Fungi B. Protozoan protists C. Slime moulds D. Dinoflagellates
Which group of fungi has flagellated cells as gametes or spores?
Truffles are
Dikaryotic spores are seen in
Fungi that grow on dung are described as
CJD is analogous variant of
Cyanophyceae or blue green algae possess
Bacteria is a group of prokaryotic organisms which is characterised by
Match column I with column II. Column I Column II A Rust fungus i Polyporous B Smut fungus ii Agaricus C Mushroom iii Puccinia D Bracket fungus iv Ustilago Choose the correct option from the following. A B C D 1 iii iv ii i 2 iv iii ii i 3 iii i ii iv 4 iv i iii ii
‘Rod’ shaped bacteria are known as
Refer to the given figures of bacteria cell and Nostoc and choose the option which shows correct label for the structures marked as A, B, C, D an d E ?
Which of the following are found in extreme saline conditions?
The motile eubacteria exhibit motility by means of
Match the columns and select the correct option Column – I Column – II I Coccus A Comma shaped II Bacillus B Sphere shaped III vibrio C Rod shaped IV Spirillum D Spiral shaped I II III IV 1 B D C A 2 D C B A 3 B C A D 4 D B C A
Archaebacteria can live in some of the most harsh habitats such as
Statement 1: cyclosis is present in bacteria Statement 2 : Bacillus is most common form Statement 3: Cell wall of archaebacteria consists of NAT.
The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of ruminant animals, they are
Which group of bacteria lives in extreme saline environment?
Which of the given statements is/are correct? I. Kingdom Protista forms a link between monerans and the other organisms like plants, animal and fungi. II. Protists reproduce asexually and sexually by a process involving cell fusion and zygote formation. III. Being eukaryotes, the protistan cell body contains a well defined nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
Cyanobacteria can fix atmospheric nitrogen in
Identify the organisms which form blooms in polluted water bodies.
Assertion: Nostoc is a photosynthetic autotroph. Reason: Nostoc can fix atmospheric nitrogen in heterocysts.
Heterocysts are found in
Which of the following diseases are caused by pathogenic bacteria? (i) Citrus canker (ii) Malaria and sleeping sickness (iii) Typhoid (iv) Influenza
Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?
Kingdom Protista contains
In which group of organisms the cell walls form two thin overlapping shells which fit together?
Select the WRONG statement.
Which of the following organisms are known as chief producers in the oceans?
Large amount of cell wall deposits of diatoms accumulate over billions of years. This is known as
Which of the following sets of organisms are included under the group Chrysophytes?
‘Diatomaceous earth’ is used in
A student observed a water drop undermicroscope. He found a photosynthetic organism. Its cell walls form two thin overlapping shells, which fit together as in a soap box. Which of the following organism it is?
Which one of the following is true for dinoflagellates?
Identify the red dinoflagellate from the following.
Chrysophytes
Identify the unicellular organisms which forms a connecting link between plants and animals.
Which of the following is NOT true for Euglena ?
Consider the following statements. I. Diatom is porous and chemically inert. It is therefore, used in filtration of sugars, alcohols, oils, syrups and antibiotics. II. Diatomite deposits are often formed after death of diatoms. III. Desmids along with diatoms are the chief producers. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following is correct regarding Euglena ?
Read the following statements and opt for the correct option. Statement I: Some of the bacteria can synthesize their own food hence they are either photosynthetic autotrophs or chemosynthetic autotrophs. Statement II: Due to presence of Chlorophyll a and rigid cell wall, blue-green algae are placed under Algae.
Match the following and choose the correct combination from the options given below Column – I (Kingdom protista) Column – II (Example) I Chrysophytes A Paramoecium II Dinoflagellates B Euglena III Euglenoids C Gonyaulax IV Protozoans D Diatoms i II III IV 1 A C B D 2 A D C B 3 D B C A 4 D C B A
According to five kingdom classification, Gonyaulax is placed under which kingdom?
Match column I (Kingdom) and Column Ii (Mode of Nutrition) and select the correct option. Column I Column II I Monera A Autotrophic II Protista B Heterotrophic III Fungi C Both autotrophic and heterotrophic IV Plantae V Animalia I II III IV V 1 C C B A B 2 B A B C B 3 C B C A C 4 B C B C B
Which organism behaves like plant in the presence of light and animal in the absence of light during night.
Eubacteria can be differentiated from archaebacteria on the basis of
Chrysophytes are
Cyanobacteria are classified under which of the following kingdoms?
‘Comma’ shaped bacteria are known as
Mycoplasma is pleuromorphic due to
Which of the following are the sole members of Kingdom Monera?
The drawbacks or limitations of two kingdom classification is/are A. Plantae having both photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic organisms. B. Plantae and Animalia having both unicellular and multicellular organisms together. C. Plantae having both prokaryotes and eukaryotes together.
Before the five kingdom classification was proposed by R.H. Whittaker, under which Kingdom were bacteria placed?
According to five kingdom classification, protista comprises of
Which of the following is not true regarding bacteria?
Mycoplasma is
Read the following statements and select the INCORRECT statement
Read the given statements regarding Cyanobacteria and identify the correct one. I. The Cyanobacteria are unicellular, colonial or filamentous, and are commonly found in most harsh habitats. II. The colonies of Cyanobacteia often form blooms in polluted water bodies
Read the statements (a – c) given below and select the correct option. a. Bacteria shows both autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition. b. Some of the bacteria are autotrophic. They may be photosynthetic autotrophic or chemosynthetic autotrophic. c. Few bacteria found in nature show heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
Assertion: Gonyaulax multiply rapidly and exhibits red tides. Reason: Gonyaulax , release toxins which may result in the death of many marine animals such as fishes.
Which of the given statements is/are correct? I. Kingdom Protista forms a link between monerans and the other organisms like plants, animal and fungi. II. Protists reproduce asexually usually by binary fission and sexually by a process involving cell fusion and zygote formation. III. Being eukaryotes, the protistan cell body contains a well defined nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
Which of the statements given below are INCORRECT? i. Methanogens are eubacteria which produce methane in marshy areas. ii. Nostoc is a filamentous blue green algae which fixes atmospheric N 2 . iii. Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria synthesize cellulose from glucose. iv. Mycoplasma lack cell wall and can survive without oxygen
Read the given statements and select the correct conclusion. Statement I: Five kingdom system of classification did not differentiate between the non-photosynthetic organisms like fungi and photosynthetic green plants, though they showed a characteristic difference in their wall composition. Statement II: Diatom cell wall contains silica, while the dinoflagellates have a cellulosic cell plates. Conclusion:
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Which of the following is Xanthomonas related?
Bacteria reproduce sexually by
Match the following Column – I (Common name) Column – II (Classification method) A Aristotle 1 Books for identification of plants B Linnaeus 2 New systematics C Bentham and Hooker 3 Five kingdom classification D Huxley 4 Classification of animals E Whittaker 5 Binomial nomenclature A B C D E 1 4 5 1 2 3 2 5 1 2 3 4 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 3 4 5 1
Who has given three-domain classification?
In which bacteria cell wall is not made up of peptidoglycan?
Which bacteria is responsible for the production of biogas?
Which bacteria can live in extreme salty area?
In which group of organisms the cell walls form two thin overlapping shells which fit together?
In the five kingdom classification which kingdom occupies intermediate position from phylogenetic point of view
If phytoplanktons are destroyed in the sea, then
Some protists possess structures for regulation of their water content. They are
Protists obtain food as
Euglena is a
Match column I with column II. Column I Column II A Rust fungus i Polyporous B Smut fungus ii Agaricus C Mushroom iii Puccinia D Bracket fungus iv Ustilago Choose the correct option from the following. A B C D 1 iii iv ii i 2 iv iii ii i 3 iii i ii iv 4 iv i iii ii
Assertion : All protozoans are heterotrophs. Reason : All protozoans live as parasites in the bodies of other living organisms.
Trypanosoma is
One of the following protozoan protist has infectious spore like stage in its life cycle.
Protozoans with silica shell over their surface are
The cell wall of fungi mainly contains
The network of hyphae of fungi is known as
Which one of the following is unicellular non-filamentous fungus?
Sporangiospores are
In fungi, heterotrophic nutrition may be a. symbiotic b. parasitic c. saprophytic
Symbiotic fungi are involved in the formation of
Which of the following is not true for fungi?
Aseptate, coenocytic mycelium is present in
Mycelium is present in all fungi, except
Fungi differ from other kingdoms in being
Match list I with list II. List I List II A Asexual spores are formed exogenously and sexual spores endogenously in fruiting bodies. i Agaricus B Asexual spores are formed endogenously and sexual spore is diploid and fusion product of gametes. ii Allomyces C Sexual spores are formed exogenously in fruiting bodies and asexual spores are usually not formed. iii Aspergillus D Asexual spores are formed exogenously and sexual reproduction is absent. iv Alternaria Choose the correct option from the following. A B C D 1 iii ii i iv 2 iii iv i ii 3 iv iii ii i 4 iii i ii iv
Sex organs and sex cells are absent but sexual reproduction takes place by somatogamy in
A parasitic oogamous fungus on mustard plant is
Match column I with column II. Column I Column II A. Morels I Deuteromycetes B. Rusts II Ascomycetes C. Bread mould III Basidiomycetes D. Imperfect fungi IV Phycomycetes A B C D 1 II III IV I 2 II III I IV 3 III II I I 4 III II IV I
The sub-unit of capsid is called
A bacteriophage is a
All of the following are shown by a virus, except
Choose the incorrect pair.
Virus was described as Contagium vivum fluidum (infectious living fluid) by
Identify the correct statement w.r.t. viruses.
Match the scientists with the contribution done by them. Scientist Contribution a. Ivanowsky i. Contagium vivum fluidum b. T.O. Diener ii. Crystallisation of virus c. Beijerinck iii. Discovery of virus d. Stanley iv. Discovery of viroid a b c d 1. iii iv ii i 2. iv iii ii i 3. i ii iii iv 4. iii iv i ii
Identify the plant diseases that are caused by viroids.
Mycorrhiza represents
Identify the most suitable air pollution indicator.
Find the incorrect match.
The algal component is known as A and fungal component as B . A B 1. mycobiont phycobiont 2. phycobiont mycobiont 3. eobiont phycobiont 4. halobiont mycobiont
What is the function of capsid of virus?
Read the following statements and select the option which identifies the incorrect one(s). (i) Witches broom disease are caused by viroids. (ii) Retroviruses have two copies of ssRNA. (iii) Dmitri Ivanowsky is related to Contagium vivum fluidum.
Eukaryotic chlorophyll-containing organisms are found in kingdom
Read the following statements and identify the correct ones with respect to classification of living organisms given by R.H. Whittaker. (a) Kingdom Animalia is characterised by having only heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms. (b) Members of Kingdom Animalia are mostly unicellular. (c) Members of Kingdom Animalia digest their food in an internal cavity.
Match column I with column II. Column I Column II a. Chrysophytes i. Red tides b. Dinoflagellates ii. Diatomaceous earth c. Euglenoids iii. Pellicle a b c 1. i ii iii 2. ii i iii 3. iii ii i 4. i iii ii
Identify the kingdom whose boundaries are not well defined.
Statement A : According to classification given by Whittaker Chlamydomonas and Spirogyra were placed together under algae. Statement B : Whittaker gave the five kingdom system of classification.
Choose the correct statement with respect to classification of living organisms given by Aristotle.
Among the following kingdoms of R.H. Whittaker’s classification, which have parasitic organisms. A. Monera B. Protista C. Plantae D. Fungi E. Animalia
R. H. Whittaker raised fungi to kingdom level and separated from plantae by considering the following character.
In which of the following kingdoms of five kingdom classification, some organisms earlier belong to plantae and some belong to animalia of two kingdom classification are present?
Shape of the cell is considered for the classification of organisms of the following kingdom into four groups.
Organisms that can survive in waterlogged marshy areas are
Which of these monerans are unicellular, colonial or filamentous?
Choose the incorrect statements among the following. A. All protistans have cell wall. B. All protistans are photosynthetic. C. All protistans lack peptidoglycan.
These are green protists. A. Euglenoids B. Some dinoflagellates C. Diatoms
Which feature of Archaebacteria is responsible for their survival in the most harsh habitats?
Match the following and identify the correct List – I List – II A 2 Kingdom system I R.H.Whittaker B 5 Kingdom system II Unicelluar alga C Chlamydomonas III Linnaeus D Spirogyra IV Multicellular alga V Multicellular prokaryote A B C D 1 I III IV II 2 I V III IV 3 III I II IV 4 III I II V
The bacterial diseases which occurs in plants and humans respectively
Statement (I): The boundaries of Protista kingdom are not well defined Statement (II): Protista kingdom forms a link with the others dealing with plants, animals and fungi
Euglenoids have flexible body because of presence of
Statement (I): Fungus can also live in association with algae as Mycorrhiza. Statement (II): Fungus can also live in association with roots of higher plants as Lichens.
Karyogamy and meiosis occur in basidium produces basidiospores
In members of basidiomycetes
Assertion (A): In members of deuteromycetes, asexual stages (or) vegetative phases are known. Reason (R): Members of deuteromycetes are called Perfect fungi.
A partially heterotrophic plant is
Identify the incorrect statement in relation to kingdom Animalia
Infective agents having either Phosphodiester bonds or Peptide bonds but not both are I) Viroids II) Viruses III) Prions IV) Bacteria
In Lichens, which of the following is not a contribution of mycobiont?
Read the following lists and choose the correct match from the options. List-I List-II A T.O.Diener I Prions B Abnormally folded protein II Pasteur C Term Virus III Viroids D Lichens IV Good pollution indicators V Form water blooms A B C D 1 I II III V 2 I III II IV 3 I II III IV 4 III I II IV
Which of the following is an edible ‘fungus’?
Match the following and identify the correct match from the options. List – I List – II A) Monera I) Unicellular eukaryotes B) Protista II) Cell wall is made up of polysaccharide and amino acids C) Fungi III) cell wall is made up of cellulose D) Plantae IV) cell wall is made up of chitin V) definite growth pattern A B C D 1 I III IV II 2 II IV III V 3 II I IV III 4 III I II V
Match the following and identify the correct List – I List – II A Biogas I Bacteria B making curd II Nostoc C Heterocysts III Methanogens D Smallest living cells IV Mycoplasmas V Streptomyces A B C D 1 I III IV II 2 I V III IV 3 III I II IV 4 III I II V
Cellular organisms which do not find place in five kingdom classification are I) Lichens II) Viruses II) Viroids IV) Prions
Desmids are also known as
Potato spindle tuber disease is caused by
Holophytic and predatory nutrition is exhibited by single individual in
The reserve food is generally starch and absorptive mode of nutrition is found in
Which feature of Archaebacteria is responsible for their survival in the most harsh habitats?
The most extensive metabolic diversity is seen in
The bacterial diseases which occurs in plants and humans respectively
Read the following and find out the incorrect related to Mycoplasma
Statement (I): Fungus can also live in association with algae as Mycorrhiza. Statement (II): Fungus can also live in association with roots of higher plants as Lichens.
Statement (I): The boundaries of Protista kingdom are not well defined Statement (II): Protista kingdom forms a link with the others dealing with plants, animals and fungi
Viroids differ from viruses in having
Infective agents having either Phosphodiester bonds or Peptide bonds but not both are I) Viroids II) Viruses III) Prions IV) Bacteria
Assertion (A): In members of deuteromycetes, asexual stages (or) vegetative phases are known. Reason (R): Members of deuteromycetes are called Perfect fungi.
Spore formation in slime mould occurs
Which of the following fungus is extensively used in biochemical and genetical work?
Bacteriophages generally consist of
Which of the following disease is not caused by Prions?
In Lichens, which of the following is not a contribution of mycobiont?
The reserve food materials in kingdom Animalia are
Which of the following is an edible ‘fungus’?
Match the following and identify the correct match from the options. List – I List – II A) Monera I) Unicellular eukaryotes B) Protista II) Cell wall is made up of polysaccharide and amino acids C) Fungi III) cell wall is made up of cellulose D) Plantae IV) cell wall is made up of chitin V) definite growth pattern A B C D 1 I III IV II 2 II IV III V 3 II I IV III 4 III I II V
Match the following and identify the correct List – I List – II A Biogas I Bacteria B making curd II Nostoc C Heterocysts III Methanogens D Smallest living cells IV Mycoplasmas V Streptomyces A B C D 1 I III IV II 2 I V III IV 3 III I II IV 4 III I II V
Which bacteria play a great role in recycling of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, iron and sulphur?
Which of the following often form blooms in polluted water bodies?
The ratio of domains with prokaryotes and domains with eukaryotes according to three domain system.
Cellular organisms which do not find place in five kingdom classification are I) Lichens II) Viruses II) Viroids IV) Prions
Find out the incorrect match.
The cell wall has stiff cellulose plates on outer surface in
Ustilago belongs to
In lichens
Find the mismatch.
Mycoplasmas
Match the following Column I Column II a Sporozoans I Trypansoma b Ciliated protozoans II Entamoeba c Flagellated protozoans III Paramecium d Amoeboid protozoans IV Plasmodium a b c d 1 II III I IV 2 I III IV II 3 IV III I II 4 III IV I II
Chemosynthetic autotrophic nutrition is found in
Which of the following are present in gut of ruminants and are responsible for production of methane (biogas) from dung of these animals?
Cause of red tide is
Which of the following photosynthetic pigments are common between Euglenoides and higher plants?
In which of the following, only asexual or vegetative phase is known?
In lichens
Read the following statements and choose suitable option. a) There is no place for lichens and some acellular organisms in five kingdom system. b) Common cold or flu is caused by viruses. c) Viruses are placed in kingdom fungi. d) Viruses are obligate parasites. e) Ivanowsky recognised microbes as causal organism of mosaic disease of tobacco. f) A virus is nucleoprotein where protein is infectious.
Ustilago belongs to
A in 1935 showed that viruses could be crystallised and crystals consists largely of B . A B 1. W.M. Stanley nucleic acid 2. W.M. Stanley proteins 3. M.W. Beijerinek nucleic acid 4. L. Pastuer proteins
Which of the following are ascomycetes and edible ?
Find the mismatch.
In Basidiomycetes,
All the following are sexual spores in fungi expect
Mycoplasmas
Chemosynthetic autotrophic nutrition is found in
Chief producers in oceans are
Multicelluar/ loose tissue body organization is found in
Cause of red tide is
Which of the following photosynthetic pigments are common between Euglenoides and higher plants?
In which of the following, only asexual or vegetative phase is known?
Which of the following are present in gut of ruminants and are responsible for production of methane (biogas) from dung of these animals?
The main cytological criteria used by R. H. Whittaker for the classification of living organisms into 5 kingdoms were A. Cell wall composition and its presence or absence. B. Cell types C. Presence or absence of nuclear envelope. D. Presence or absence of Plastids E. Presence or absence of flagella
Which of the statements is not true with respect to 2 kingdom classification of living organisms given by Linnaeus?
Aristotle classified plants into three groups based on
Assertion: R.H. Whittaker placed Amoeba and Paramoecium of Animalia of two kingdom classification in the kingdom protista. Reason: R. H. Whitaker considered the body organisation and cell types as criteria for classification of living organisms.
Choose the correct statements with respect to kingdom Monera. I. They have simple structure. II. They show extensive metabolic diversity. III. Most of the monerans are autotrophic. IV. Bacteria are grouped under four categories based on shape.
Shape of vibrium is
Cell wall of archaebacteria has
List I List II A Saprophytic protists i Dinoflagellates B Flagellated protists with cellulosic wall and mainly show photoautotrophic nutrition ii Diatoms C Non-flagellated photosynthetic protists with photoautotrophic nutrition. iii Euglenoids D Flagellated photosynthetic protists without cell wall iv Slime moulds Choose the correct answer from the options given. A B C D 1 iv iii i ii 2 iv ii i iii 3 ii iv iii i 4 iv i ii iii
Chrysophytes include
Silicious cell walls are present in
Gonyaulax is
Choose the pair of organisms that have pellicle which makes their body flexible.
Statement A: During favourable conditins, the individual cells of slime moulds unite and form a multinucleate structure plasmodium. Statement B: In unfavourable conditions the plasmodium differentiates into fruiting body.
Match Column I with Column II. Column I Column II A Amoeba i has infectious spore like stage in the life cycle B Paramoecium ii puts out pseudopodia as organs for locomotion C Trypanosoma iii has flagella as locomotory organs D Plasmodium iv has cilia as locomotory organs Choose the correct answer from the options given. A B C D 1 ii iv iii i 2 iv ii iii i 3 ii iv i iii 4 iv i ii iii
Protozoan protists with gullet is
Match List I with List II. List I Lilst II A Grows on moist bread i Penicillium B Forms white spots on mustard leaves ii Puccinia C Wheat rust iii Albugo D Used in production of antibiotics iv Rhizopus Choose the correct answer from the options given. A B C D 1 iv iii ii i 2 iii iv i ii 3 iv ii iii i 4 iii i iv ii
Dikaryophase of ascomycetes and basidiomycetes is seen
Aquatic fungi mainly belong to class
Choose the correct pair
Identify the pair of fungi that have basidiocarps.
Neuromotor mechanism is seen in the kingdom
Which cellular organisms were not mentioned in R.H. Whittaker’s classification?
Assertion: Viruses did not find a place in classification of living organisms. Reason: Viruses do not have cellular organisation.
Causal organism for mosaic disease of tobacco as smaller than bacteria was discovered by
Choose the incorrect statement.
Misfolded proteins that cause diseases in animals are called as
In a virus, the units of capsid can not be arranged in
The nucleic acid in viroids is
Cr (Cruetzefeldet)-Jacob disease (CJD) is
Which one is not a disease caused by viruses?
Genetic material in viruses that are parasitic on bacteria is usually
