Beaconhouse School System

Juniper Campus
Southern Region
Quetta.
Biology Assessment for August 2010
Subject Biology Marks: 25
Class: IX M Time: 40min

Q1.Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: (4)

(i) Fungi which obtained their food from dead animals and plants
or their waste are called ____________.
(ii) An example of motile, colonial green alga is ______________.
(iii) The basic unit of classification is _______________.
(iv) The kingdom _______________ includes the most diverse
organism.

Q2.Encircle the correct options: (3)

(i) Presence of unicellular reproductive organ, thallus and chlorophyll are

characteristics of :
(a) fungi
(b) algae
(c) bryophytes
(d) vascular plants

(ii) Mycelium is not found in

(a) agaricus
(b) rhizopus
(c) yeasts
(d) penicillium

(iii) Those organism which obtain their food from other living plant and
animals are called :
(a) saprotrops
(b) parasite
(c) autotrophs
(d) muyualists

Q3.Write whether the statement is true or false: (3)

(i) Chlamydomonas is a multicellular motile green alga.
(ii) Gametophyte of all bryophytes is haploid while the sporophyte is
diploid.
(iii) Bryophytes have structures called ___________, for the absorption
of water and minerals.
Q4. Define fungi? Enlist 3 important aspects of fungi. (5)

Q5. (a). define classification and describe its important characteristics. (5)
(b). Describe the structure of bacterial cell. (5)