Test-1 = Class XI Unit-I
(i) Genus comprises a group of related species.
1. In majority of higher animals and plants,_____
and _____ are mutually exclusive events
A. growth; nutrition
B. nutrition; consciousness
C. growth; reproduction
D. reproduction; consciousness
2. Select the correct statements(i-v) regarding
taxonomic categories. (i) Each step or rank in
hierarchy is called taxonomic category. (ii)
Species is a group of individual organisms with
fundamental similarities capable of breeding
among themselves. (iii) Taxonomic studies of
all unknown organisms have led to the
development of common categories like
kingdom, phylum or division, class, order,
family, genus and species. (iv) Lower the
category, greater is the difficulty of
determining the relationship to other taxa at
the same level.
a. (i) & (ii) only
b. (ii) & (iv) only
c. (i), (ii) & (iii) only
d. All of the above
3. Which of the following statements is
incorrect?
(a) The scientific name for humans is Homo
sapiens.
(b) Organisms placed in the same genus are
least closely related
(c) Moving from species to kingdom, more
different species are included in each higher
category
(d) Species that are in the same genus share
very specific characteristics
4. Statement 1 : The species is reproductively isolated
natural population
Statement 2 : Prokaryotes cannot be kept under
different species on the basis of reproductive
isolation.
(a) Statement-1 and Statement-2 are True and
statement-2 is a correct explanation forstatement-1
(b) Statement -1 and statement -2 are True and
statement-2 is not a correct explanation
forstatement-1
(c) Statement-1 is true and statement-2 is false
(d) Both the statements are false.
5. Which of the following statements are correct?
(ii) Taxon represents a taxonomic group of individual
organisms.
(iii) Family comprises a group of related genera.
(iv) Taxonomic category class includes related orders.
a. (i), (ii), and (iv)
b. (ii) and (iv)
c. (i), (iii) and (iv)
d. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
6. Which of the following statements regarding
nomenclature is correct?
(a) Generic name always begins with capital letter
whereas specific name with small letter.
(b) Scientific name should be printed in italics.
(c) Scientific name when typed or handwritten should
be underlined.
(d) All of the above
7. Which of the following statements regarding
growth is in correct?
(a) In plants, growth by cell division is seen only up to
a certain stage.
(b) Growth exhibited by non-living objects is by
accumulation of material on the surface.
(c) A multicellular organism grows by cell division.
(d) Growth in in vitro culture of unicellular organisms
can be observed by counting the number of cells.
8. The drawbacks or limitations of two kingdom
classification is/are
(a) photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic
organisms are placed together
(b) that it cannot distinguish between
unicellular and multicellular organisms
(c) that it cannot distinguish between
eukaryotes and prokaryotes
(d) all of the above
9. Which of the following are found in extreme
saline conditions?
(a) Archaebacteria
(b) Eubacteria
(c) Cyanobacteria
(d) Mycobacteria
10. The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the
production of biogas from the dung of ruminant
animals, include the
(a) Methanogens
(b) Eubacteria
(c) Halophiles
(d) Thermoacidophiles
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11. Which among the following are the smallest like protist?
living cells, known without a definite cell (a) Desmid
wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals (b) Dinoflagellate
and can survive without oxygen? (c) Diatom
(a) Bacillus (d) Slime mould
(b) Pseudomonas 19. A student observed a water drop under
(c) Mycoplasma microscope. He found a photosynthetic organism. Its
(d) Nostoc cell walls form two thin overlapping shells, which fit
12. A: lichen shows symbiotic relationship between together as in a soap box. Which of the following
algae and fungi organism it is?
R: algae absorb water and mineral nutrients from (a) Euglenoid
environment and provide to fungi (b) Dinoflagellate
(a) both A and R true and R is the correct explanation (c) Sporozoans
of A (d) Diatom
(b) both A and R true but R is not correct explanation 20. Assertion: Euglenoids have a flexible body.
A Reason: They have a protein rich layer called pellicle,
(c) A is true but R is false which makes their body flexible. Which of the
(d) A is false and R is true following is true?
13. The guts of cows and buffaloes possess (a) Both assertion and reason is true and reason is the
(a) Chlorella spp. correct explanation for assertion
(b) Methanogens (b) Both assertion and reason is true and reason is not
(c) Cyanobacteria the correct explanation for assertion
(d) Fucus spp (c) Assertion is true but reason is false
14. Identify the organism which forms blooms in (d) Assertion is false but reason is true
polluted water bodies. 21. Which one of the following is wrong for
(a) Cyanobacteria fungi?
(b) Euglena (a) They are both unicellular and multicellular.
(c) Diatoms (b) They are eukaryotic.
(d) Desmids (c) All fungi possess a purely cellulosic cell wall.
15. In which group of organisms the cell walls (d) They are heterotrophic
form two thin overlapping shells which fit 22. After karyogamy followed by meiosis, spores are
together? produced exogenously in
(a) Slime moulds (a) Agaricus
(b) Chrysophytes (b) Alternaria
(c) Euglenoids (c) Neurospora
(d) Dinoflagellates (d) Saccharomyces
16. Select the WRONG statement. bisporic and sometimes tetrasporic
(a) Diatoms are microscopic and float 23. In which of the following groups do the male and
passively in water. female gametophytes have independent, free living
(b) The walls of diatoms are easily destructible. existance
(c) 'Diatomaceous earth' is formed by the (a) Bryophytes & Gymnosperm
cell walls of diatoms. (b) Bryophytes & Pterydophytes
(d) Diatoms are chief producers in the oceans. (c) Pterydophytes & gymnosperm
17. An aggregation of organic matter in slime (d) Algae & Gymnosperm
mould is known as 24. Which of the following statements is WRONG
(a) Fruiting body for viroids?
(b) Plasmodium (a) They cause infections
(c) Mycelium (b) Their RNA is of high molecular weight
(d) Protonema (c) They lack a protein coat
18. Which one of the following is NOT a plant (d) They are smaller than viruses
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25. Which one of the following statements is monocotyledons?
wrong? Column I Column II Column III
(a) Eubacteria are also called false bacteria i. Fungi that a. Symbionts p. Lichens
(b) Phycomycetes are also called algal fungi. absorb
(c) Cyanobacteria are also called blue-green soluble
organic
algae. matter
(d) Golden algae are also called desmids from dead
26. Choose the wrong statement. substrates
(a) Yeast is unicellular and useful in fermentation. ii. Fungi that b. Parasites q. Trichoderma
(b) Penicillium is multicellular and produces antibiotics live in
association
(c) Neurospora is used in the study of biochemical
with
genetics. others
(d) Morels and truffles are poisonous mushrooms. iii. Fungi that c. Saprophytes r. Albugo
27. Which of the following are most suitable depend on
indicators of SO2 pollution in the environment? living
(a) Fungi plants and
animals
(b) Lichens
(c) Conifers
(a) i – a – q, ii – c – r, iii – b – p
(d) Algae
(b) i – c – r, ii – b – q, iii – a – p
28. Following is a free living protozoa
(c) i – c – q, ii – a – p, iii – b – r
(a) Giardia
(d) i – b – r, ii – c – p, iii – a – q
(b) Monocystis
31. The long bones are hollow and connected by air
(c) Euglena
passage these are characteristic of
(d) Plasmodium
(a) Mammalia
29. Match the columns and select the correct
(b) Aves
option.
(c) Poptilia
Column I Column II Column III
(d) Sponges
a. Amoeboid i. Plasmodium p. causes
protozoans sleeping 32. The second largest aquatic vertebrate is
sickness (a) blue whale
b. Flagellated ii. Paramoecium q. have a (b) whale shark
protozoan gullet that (c) sea elephant
opens to the
(d) dugoress
outside of
the cell 33. The second largest number of species containing
surfaces phylum in the animal kingdom is
c. Ciliated iii. Trypanosoma r. have an (a) Annelida
protozoan infectious (b) Arthropoda
spore-like (c) Mollusca
stage in life
cycle. (d) Chordata
d. Sporozoans iv. Amoeba s. move and 34. Sea anemone belongs to phylum
capture prey (a) protozoa
by putting (b) Porifera
out (c) Coelenterata
pseudopodia
(d) Echinodermata
35. Classification of sponges is primarily based on the
(a) a – ii – p; b – i – q; c –iv – r; d –iii – s
(a) body organization
(b) a – iv – s; b –iii – r; c–ii – q; d–i – p
(b) body plan
(c) a – iv – s; b –iii – r; c–ii – q; d–i – p
(c) skeleton
(d) a – iv – s; b –iii – p; c –ii – q; d –i – r
(d) canal system
30. Match the columns and select the correct
option.
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36. Match the following columns and select the
correct option. (a) p - (ii), q - (iv), r - (iii), s - (i)
Column I Column II (b) p - (ii), q - (i), r - (iii), s - (iv)
p. Pila i. Devilfish (c) p - (ii), q - (iv), r - (i), s - (iii)
(d) p - (i), q - (ii), r - (iv), s - (iii)
q. Dentalium ii. Chiton
38. When any plane passing through the central axis
r. Chaetopleura iii. Apple snail of the body divides the organism in to two
identical halves, it is called ________
s. octopus iv. Tusk shell
(a) asymmetrical
(b) radial symmetry
(a) p - (ii), q - (iii), r - (iii), s - (iv) (c) bilateral symmetry
(b) p - (iii), q - (iv), r - (ii), s - (i) (d) all of the above
(c) p - (ii), q - (iv), r - (i), s - (iii) 39. Nephridia of Earthworms are performing same
(d) p - (i), q - (ii), r - (iii), s - (iv) functions as
37. Match the following columns and select the option (a) gills of prawn
shows correctly matched pairs (b) flame cells of planaria
Column I Column II (c) trachea of insects
p. Ascaris i. Hook worm (d) nematoblasts of Hydra

q. Wuchereria ii. Round worm 40. Medusa is the Reproductive organs of

(a) Hydra
r. Ancylostoma iii. Flatworms (b) Aurelia
s. Tapeworm iv. Filaria worm (c) Obelia
(d) Sea anemone

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Answer- 1.c, 2.a, 3.b, 4.b,5.c, 6.d, 7.a, 8.d, 9.a, 10.a, 11.c, 12.c,13.b, 14.a, 15.b, 16.b, 17.b,18.d, 19.d, 20.a, 21.c. 22.a,
23.b, 24.b, 25.a, 26.d, 27.b, 28.c, 29.d, 30.c, 31.b, 32.b, 33.c, 34.c, 35.c, 36.b, 37.c, 38.b, 39.b, 40.b.

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