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2. BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
CLASS XI IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1. Match column ‘A’ with ‘B’
S.N A B
1 Single celled Plantae
eukaryotes
2 Prokaryotes Monera
3 Saprophytes Protista
4 Autotrophic Animalia
multicellular
eukaryotes
5 Heterotrophic Fungi
multicellular
eukaryotes

2. Match column ‘A’ with ‘B’

S.N A B
1 Pasteur Contagium Vivum
Fluidum
2 Ivanowsky Crystalised Virus
3 M. W. Beijerinek Coined the term
Virus
4 Stanley Viruses smaller than
Bacteria
3. Complete the given table.
SN organism Cell Cell Cell Mode of Cellular
type wall membrane nutrition organisation

4. Why was two kingdom classification found inadequate to classify living

organisms? Give three reasons.
5. Name three groups of organisms which are acellular.
6. Why did Whittakar not put viruses in five kingdom classification?

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7. Distinguish between:
(a) Plant virus and animal virus
(b) Virus and viroids
(c) Mycobionts and phycobionts
(d) Ascospores and basideospores
(e) Plasmogamy and karyogamy
8. Give one word answer:
(a) Pollution indicator organism
(b) Bacteria that live in marshy areas
(c) Bacteria that live in salty areas
(d) Who proposed two kingdom classification
(e) Who proposed five kingdom classification
(f) Smallest cell
(g) Specialized cell of Cyanobacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen
(h) Chief producer of ocean which are mainly phytoplankton
(i) Common name of ascomycetes and basideomycetes
(j) Imperfect fungi
9. Although microbes are easily decomposed but why Diatoms are
indestructible?
10. What is ‘red tide’? Name the organism responsible for this.
11. Why body of Euglena is flexible?
12. Euglena is both autotrophic and heterotrophic, why?
13. How do you distinguish Protists from other groups of organisms?
14. Explain sexual cycle of fungi.
15. Deuteromycetes, commonly known as imperfect fungi, why?
16. Identify the protozoa type; Plasmodium, Paramoecium, Trypanosoma,
Leishmania and Entamoeba.
17. Identify the fungal classes: Mucor, Aspergillus, Ustilago, Rhizopus, Agaricus,
Alternaria, Albugo and Claviceps.
18. Label the given diagram and identify the organisms:

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19. Identify the type of bacteria in the given figures below:

20. Identify the following organisms:

a. b.

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c. d.

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