Lyall Public School

Class-XI Biology assignment

Ch-2 Biological Classification

Multiple choice questions

1. Which statement is true for dinoflagellates flagella?
(a) A single flagellum in the transverse groove between the cell plates
(b) A single flagellum in the longitudinal groove between the cell plates
(c) Two flagella one lies longitudinally and one transversely in a furrow between the wall
plates
(d) No flagella

2. Which is the correct option for the all given characteristics of fungi?
(i) It includes unicellular as well as multicellular fungi
(ii) In multicellular forms hyphae are branched and septate
(iii) Conidiophores produces conidia (spores) exogenously in chain
(iv) Sexual spores are ascospores produced endogenously in chain
(v) Fruiting body is called ascocarp
(a) Phycomycetes (b) Sac fungi
(c) Club fungi (d) Fungi imperfecti

3. Which statement is incorrect about viruses?

(a) Viruses are obligate parasites
(b) Viruses can multiply only when they are inside the living cells
(c) Viruses cannot pass through bacterial filters
(d) Viruses are made up of protein and DNA or RNA (never both DNA and RNA)

4. Which is the correct sequence of the sexual cycle of fungi?

(a) Mitosis > Meiosis > Fertilization (b) Meiosis > Karyogamy > Meiosis
(c) Plasmogamy > Karyogamy > Meiosis (d) Karyogamy > Plasmogamy > Meiosis

5. T.O. Diener discovered a new infectious agent that was smaller than viruses and having
following characteristics.
(i) It causes potato spindle tuber disease
(ii) It has free RNA
(iii) Molecular weight of RNA is low
Which is the correct option for all the given characteristics?
(a) Viruses (b) Viroids (c) Virion (d) Mycoplasma

6. Kingdom monera comprises –

(a) Plants of economic importance (b) All the plants studied in botany
(c) Prokaryotic organisms (d) Plants of thallophyta group

7. Which group of plant have embryo but not vascular tissue?

(a) Cyanophyta (b) Tracheophyta
(c) Bryophyta (d) Chlorophyta

8. Lichens are described as indicators of-

(a) Air pollution (b) Water pollution
(c) Soil pollution (d) Agricultural productivity

9. Cell theory is not applicable for-

(a) Bacteria (b) Fungus (c) Algae (d) Viruses

10. Sexual reproduction is absent in-

(a) Ascomycetes (b) Deuteromycetes
(c) Basidiomycetes (d) Phycomycetes

11. Which one of the following organisms is not an eukaryote?

(a) Paramecium caudatum (b) Escherichia coli
(c) Euglena viridis (d) Amoeba proteus

12. The beautiful diatoms and desmids are placed under-

(a) Chrysophytes (b) Dinoflagellates
(c) Euglenoids (d) Slime moulds

13. Nuclear membrane is absent in-

(a) Penicillium (b) Agaricus
(c) Volvox (d) Nostoc
14. Which of the following are likely to be present in deep sea water?
(a) Eubacteria (b) Blue-green algae
(c) Saprophytic fungi (d) Archaebacteria

15. Archaebacteria differ from Eubacteria in -

(a) Cell membrane structure (b) Mode of nutrition
(c) Cell shape (d) Mode of reproduction

16. Choose the wrong statement -

(a) Yeast is unicellular and useful in fermentation
(b) Penicillium is multicellular and produces antibiotics
(c) Neurospora is used in the study of biochemical genetics
(d) Morels and truffles are poisonous mushrooms

17. In which group of organisms the cell walls form two thin overlapping shells which fit
together?
(a) Slime moulds (b) Chrysophytes
(c) Euglenoids (d) Dinoflagellates

18. The antibiotics have no effect on viruses because -

(a) Viruses show metabolism of their own
(b) Viruses are too small in size for antibiotics to act upon them
(c) Viruses show no metabolism of their own
(d) Viruses produce a thick covering and encyst themselves as endospores

19. Select the wrong statement –

(a) Mosaic disease in tobacco and AIDS in human being are caused by viruses
(b) The viroids were discovered by D.J. Ivanowski
(c) W.M. Stainley showed that viruses could be crystallized
(d) The term ‘contagium vivum fluidum’ was coined by M.W. Beijerinek

20. The thalloid body of a slime mould is known as –

(a) Mycelium (b) protonema
(c) plasmodium (d) fruiting body
21. In prokaryotes, chromatophores are –
(a) Specialized granules responsible for colouration of cells
(b) Structures responsible for organizing the shape of organism
(c) Inclusion bodies lying free inside the cells for carrying out various metabolic activities
(d) Internal membrane systems that may become extensive and complex in photosynthetic
bacterial

22. Which one of the following statements about mycoplasma is wrong?

(a) They are pleomorphic (b) They are sensitive to penicillin
(c) They cause disease in plants (d) They are also called PPLO

23. Red tide is caused by –

(a) Noctiluca (b) Gymnodinium
(c) Gonyaulax (d) All of these

24. Main component of the cell wall of fungi is –

(a) Cellulose (b) Pectin (c) Chitin (d) Dextrin

25. With respect to fungal sexual cycle, choose the correct sequence of events –
(a) Karyogamy, Plasmogamy and Meiosis (b) Meiosis, Plasmogamy and Karyogamy
(c) Plasmogamy, Karyogamy and Meiosis (d) Meiosis, Karyogamy and Plasmogamy

26. Virus envelope is known as –

(a) Core (b) Capsid (c) Virion (d) Nucleoprotein

27. The main difference in Gram +ve and Gram –ve bacteria resides in their –
(a) Cell wall (b) Cell membrane
(c) Cytoplasm (d) Flagella

28. Which of the following cannot be grown on artificial culture medium?

(a) Escherichia coli (b) TMV
(c) Aspergillus (d) Yeast

29. Which of the following organism possesses characteristics of both plants and animals?
(a) Bacteria (b) Euglena (c) Mycoplasma (d) Paramecium
30. White rust disease is caused by –
(a) Claviceps (b) Alternaria (c) Phytophthora (d) Albugo candida

31. Bacteria were regarded to be plants because –

(a) Some of them are green (b) They are present every where
(c) Some of them cannot move (d) They have a rigid cell wall

32. In bacteria the site for respiratory activity is found in –

(a) Episome (b) Microsome (c) Ribosome (d) Cell membrane/Mesosome

33. In protists the locomotory organelles are -

(a) Flagella (b) Flagella, Cilia and Pseudopodia
(c) Flagella and cilia (d) Flagella, cilia, pseudopodia and wrigglers

34. Plasmogamy is fusion of –

(a) Two haploid cells including their nuclei (b) Two haploid cells without nuclear fusion
(c) Sperm and egg (d) Sperm and two polar nuclei

35. Which one of the following statement about viruses is correct?

(a) Viruses possess their own metabolic system (b) Viruses contain either DNA or RNA
(c) Viruses are facultative parasites (d) Viruses are readily killed by antibiotics

36. Two bacteria found be very useful in genetic engineering experiments are –
(a) Escherichia and Agrobacterium (b) Nitrobacter and Azotobacter
(c) Rhizobium and Diplococcus (d) Nitrosomonas and Klebsiella

37. Transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another in the transduction process is
through –
(a) Conjugation (b) Bacteriophages
(c) Another bacterium (d) Physical contact between donor and recipient strain

38. Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in the industrial production of –

(a) Citric acid (b) Tetracyclin (c) Ethanol (d) Butanol
39. In prokaryotes, the genetic material is –
(a) Linear DNA with histones (b) Circular DNA with histones
(c)Linear DNA without histones (d) Circular DNA without histones

40. Capsid is –
(a) Genetic material of virus (b) Protein cover of virus
(c) Extra genetic material of bacterium (d) Housekeeping genome of bacterium

41. Free living multinucleate amoeboid mass of protoplasm of slime mould is known as –
(a) plasmodium (b) fruiting body (c) mycelium (d) protonema

42. Specialized cells called heterocysts are present in –

(a) Dinoflagellates (b) Chrysophytes (c) Euglenoids (d) Cyanobacteria

43. Nucleic acid is absent in –

(a) Virus (b) Viroid (c) Prion (d) Mycoplasma

44. Viruses have –

(a) DNA or RNA enclosed in protein coat (b) Prokaryotic nucleus
(c) Single chromosome (d) Both DNA and RNA

45. Which organism behaves like plants in the presence of sunlight and absence of organic
food, but in reverse conditions behaves like animal?
(a) Archaebacteria (b) Euglena
(c) Nostoc (d) Paramecium

46. What is common about Trypanosoma, Noctiluca, Monocystis and Giardia?

(a) These are all unicellular protists (b) They have flagella
(c) They produce spores (d) These are all parasites

47. Dikaryon formation is characteristic of –

(a) Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes (b) Phycomycetes and Basidiomycetes
(c) Ascomycetes and Phycomycetes (d) Phycomycetes and Zygomycetes
48. Yeast is not included in protozoans but in fungi because –
(a) It has no chlorophyll
(b) Some fungal hyphae grow in such a way that they give the appearance of pseudomycelium
(c) It has eukaryotic organization
(d) Cell wall is made up of cellulose and reserve food material is starch

49. Members of Phycomycetes are found in –

(a) Aquatic habitats (b) On decaying wood
(c) Moist and damp places (d) All of these

50. Difference between virus and viroid is –

(a) Absence of protein coat in viroid but present in virus
(b) Presence of low molecular weight RNA in virus but absent in viroid
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these

Assertion-Reason type questions

In the following questions, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of reason.
A. If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
B. If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
C. If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
D. If both Assertion and Reason are false.

51. Assertion- Euglena can be placed in the plant kingdom due to the presence of chlorophyll.
Reason- Euglena cannot be classified on the basis of two kingdom system of classification.
A B C D

52. Assertion- TMV is a virus which causes mosaic disease.

Reason- TMV has RNA as genetic material.
A B C D

53. Assertion- Lichen is important for chemical industries.

Reason- Litmus and Orcein are formed from lichens.
A B C D
54. Assertion- Yeast such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae are used in baking industry.
Reason- Carbon-dioxide produced during fermentation causes bread dough to rise by thermal
expansion.
A B C D

55. Assertion- Endomycorrhiza of forest trees contribute to the efficient nutrient cycling in
tropical forest ecosystems.
Reason- The fungi that form endomycorrhizal association with plants store nutrients and make
them available to the host plants.
A B C D
 - Answer key-

Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6 Q.7 Q.8 Q.9 Q.10
c b c c b c c a d b
Q.11 Q.12 Q.13 Q.14 Q.15 Q.16 Q.17 Q.18 Q.19 Q.20
b a d a a d b c b c
Q.21 Q.22 Q.23 Q.24 Q.25 Q.26 Q.27 Q.28 Q.29 Q.30
d b c c c b a b b d
Q.31 Q.32 Q.33 Q.34 Q.35 Q.36 Q.37 Q.38 Q.39 Q.40
d d b b b a b c d b
Q.41 Q.42 Q.43 Q.44 Q.45 Q.46 Q.47 Q.48 Q.49 Q.50
a d c a b a a b d a
Q.51 Q.52 Q.53 Q.54 Q.55
B B A A A