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CHAPTER

1 Living World

PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Diversity in the Living World
1. Who is known as ‘the Darwin of the 20th century’?
(a) Lamarck (b) Ernst Mayr
(c) Carolus Linneaus (d) Robert May
2. The number of known and described species that are in the range of, (approximately)
(a) 1.3 to 1.4 million (b) 1.4 to 1.5 million
(c) 1.7 to 1.8 million (d) 1.9 to 2.2 million
3. Twin characteristics of growth are
(a) Increase in mass (b) Increase in number
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Increase in length and volume
4. Growth in living organism
(a) Is from outside (b) Is from inside
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Does not take place
5. Which of the following does not grow?
(a) Amoeba (b) Yeast (c) Dead body (d) Planaria
6. Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of living organisms because
(a) All living organism do not show growth.
(b) Non-living things also grow from inside.
(c) Non-living things also grow.
(d) Some living organism does not exhibit the process of reproduction.
7. Select the total number from the following organism that multiply by budding.
Hydra, Sponges, yeast, earthworm, Planaria, honey bee
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
8. For which organism, the growth is synonymous with reproduction?
(a) Unicellular algae (b) Amoeba (c) Bacteria (d) All of these
9. Which of the following multiply through fragmentation?
(a) Fungi (b) Filamentous algae (c) Planaria (d) All of these
10. Mark the correct statement.
(a) The growth in living organisms is from inside.
(b) Plants grow only up to a certain age.
(c) Only living organisms grow.
(d) All of these
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11. The growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events in
(a) Plants only (b) Animals only
(c) Higher animal and plants (d) Primitive organisms
12. Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms because
(a) All living organism do not show growth.
(b) Many organism do not reproduce.
(c) Non-living things show reproduction.
(d) All living organism show small period of reproductive phase in their life.
13. Living organism shows
(a) Self-replication (b) Evolution
(c) Self-regulation and response to external stimuli (d) All of these
14. The sum total of chemical reactions occurring in our body is called
(a) Metabolism (b) Homeostasis (c) Catabolism (d) Anabolism
15. Select the incorrect statement from the following.
(A) NBRI is situated at Lucknow.
(B) Plant families like Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae are included in the order polymoniales
mainly based on the floral characters.
(C) All living organisms such as from present, past and future are linked to one another by the
sharing of the common genetic material but to varying degree.
(D) The order Solanum, Datura and Petunia are placed in family Solanaceae.
(a) (A) only (b) (B) and (D) only
(c) (D) only (d) (B) and (C) only
16. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) All plants, animals, fungi and microbes exhibit metabolism.
(b) Interactions among the molecular components of the organelles result into the properties
of cell organelles.
(c) Properties of cellular organelles are present in the molecular constituents of the organelles.
(d) Celluar organization of the body is the defining feature of life forms.
17. Properties of organs are
(a) Present in the constituent cells
(b) Due to different cells in them
(c) Due to their similar origin
(d) A result of interactions among the constituent tissues
18. Which two points are known as the twin characteristics of growth?
(1) Increase in mass (2) Metabolism
(3) Increase in the number of individuals (4) Sense of environment
(a) (1) and (2) (b) (1) and (4) (c) (2) and (3) (d) (1) and (3)
19. Growth by cell division occurs _____________ in plants and _____________ in animals
(a) Continuously, only up to a certain age
(b) Only up to a certain age, continuously
(c) Continuously, never
(d) Continuously, continuously
CHAPTER 02 > Biological Classification 27
TOPIC 5 ~ Viruses, Viroids, Prions and Lichens
123 Viruses and viroids are the non-cellular organisms, 133 The latest view for the origin of viruses is
which are not characterised in the classification of (a) they have arisen from nucleic acid and proteins found in
(a) Whittaker (b) Aristotle (c) Linnaeus (d) Watson primitive soup
(b) they arose from bacteria as a result of the loss of cell
124 Viruses did not find a place in classification since
wall, ribosome, etc.
(a) they are not truely living (b) they are non-cellular
(c) they arose from some bacteria, which had developed a
(c) they are obligate parasite (d) they are pathogenic nucleus only
125 Viruses are non-cellular organisms but replicate (d) they are modified plasmids, which are infect the
themselves once they infect the host cell. To which of fragments of the nucleic acids of the host
the following kindgom viruses belong to? 134 The genetic material of rabies virus is
(a) Monera (b) Protista (c) Fungi (d) None of these (a) double-stranded RNA (b) single-stranded RNA
126 Which of the following phenomenon proves that (c) double-stranded DNA (d) single-stranded DNA
viruses are living? 135 The non-living characteristic of viruses is
(a) They carry metabolic activity (a) ability to multiply only inside the host
(b) They carry anaerobic respiration (b) ability to cause diseases in the host
(c) They multiply in host cells (c) ability to undergo mutation
(d) They cause infection (d) ability of crystallisation
127 Tobacco mosaic virus is 136 Which of the following groups of diseases is caused
(a) spherical (b) rod-shaped by viruses?
(c) cuboidal (d) oval
(a) Mumps, smallpox, herpes, influenza
128 Given below is the diagram of a virus. In which one (b) AIDS, diabetes, herpes, tuberculosis
of the options, all the three A, B and C (name of the (c) Anthrax, cholera, tetanus, tuberculosis
virus) are correct? (d) Cholera, tetanus, smallpox, influenza
A 137 In plants, mosaic formation, leaf rolling and curling,
yellowing and vein clearing are the symptoms of
B (a) viral diseases (b) bacterial diseases
(c) protozoan diseases (d) fungal diseases
138 Which of the following plant viruses has DNA?
(a) Tobacco mosaic virus (b) Potato mosaic virus
C (c) Tomato mosaic virus (d) Cauliflower mosaic virus
(a) A–RNA, B–Capsomere, C–Tobacco mosaic virus
(b) A–DNA, B–Capsid, C–Bacteriophage 139 Bacteriophages are
(c) A–RNA, B–Capsid, C–Tobacco mosaic virus (a) bacteria that attack viruses
(d) A–DNA, B–Capsid, C–Bacteriophage (b) viruses that attack bacteria
129 The genetic material of viruses consists of (c) free-living viruses
(a) ds or ssDNA only (d) free-living bacteria
(b) ds or ssRNA only 140 Identify the label A, B, C and D in the following
(c) DNA or RNA (Both ds and ss) figure.
(d) ssDNA or ssRNA
130 The protein coat of a virus is known as A
(a) nucleoid (b) capsid
(c) capsomere (d) outer envelope C B
131 The subunit of capsid is called
(a) capsomere (b) core
(c) nucleoside (d) nucleotide
132 Viruses are also known as
(a) nucleoprotein particles (b) virion D
(c) lipoprotein particles (d) core
103 In Basidiomycetes, vegetative reproduction occurs by 109 Deuteromycetes reproduce only by asexual spores
(a) endospores (b) conidia known as
(c) akinetes (d) fragmentation (a) conidia (b) endospores
104 Among rust, smut and mushroom, all the three (c) zoospores (d) heterocyst
(a) are pathogens (b) are saprobes 110 Sexual reproduction is present in all fungi classes,
(c) bear ascocarps (d) bear basidiocarps except
(a) Ascomycetes (b) Phycomycetes
105 All of the following fungi belong to Basidiomycetes, (c) Basidiomycetes (d) Deuteromycetes
except
(a) Agaricus (b) Ustilago (c) Puccinia (d) Alternaria 111 All the given fungi belong to Deuteromycetes, except
(a) Alternaria
106 Which of the following are the common parasites of (b) Colletotrichum
class–Basidiomycetes? (c) Trichoderma
(a) Ustilago and Puccinia (d) Ustilago
(b) Agaricus and Trichoderma 112 Which one of the following matches is correct?
(c) Alternaria and Colletotrichum CBSE-AIPMT 2015
(d) Colletotrichum and Puccinia
(a) Phytophthora Aseptate mycelium Basidiomycetes
107 In Deuteromycetes, the mycelium is (b) Alternaria Sexual reproduction absent Deuteromycetes
(a) septate and branched (b) septate and unbranched (c) Mucor Reproduction by conjugation Ascomycetes
(c) coenocytic (d) multinucleated (d) Agaricus Parasitic fungus Basidiomycetes

108 The imperfect fungi, which are decomposers of litter 113 Select the incorrect match.
and help in mineral cycling belong to (a) Morels and truffles — Phycomycetes
CBSE-AIPMT 2015 (b) Mushrooms and puffballs — Basidiomycetes
(a) Deuteromycetes (b) Basidiomycetes (c) Smut and rust — Basidiomycetes
(c) Phycomycetes (d) Ascomycetes (d) Bread mould — Phycomycetes

TOPIC 4 ~ Kingdom–Plantae and Animalia

114 Insectivorous plants are 119 Which of these best describe the sporophytic
(a) autotrophic (b) partially heterotrophic generation in plant’s life cycle?
(c) parasitic (d) pathogenic (a) The haploid generation
115 Which of the following are the examples of (b) Generation that produces gametes
insectivorous plant? (c) Generation that produces spores
(a) Bladderwort (b) Venus flytrap (d) Generation that has xylem and phloem
(c) Nepenthes (d) All of these 120 Kingdom–Animalia includes
116 Cuscuta is a/an (a) heterotrophic organisms
(a) parasite (b) pathogen (b) eukaryotic organisms
(c) saprophyte (d) autotroph (c) multicellular organisms
117 Plants show ............ in their life cycle. (d) All of the above
(a) only sexual phase (b) only asexual phase 121 The reserve food material of animals is
(c) alternation of generations (d) None of these (a) glycogen or animal fat (b) glucose
118 Which of the given options best describes the (c) cellulose (d) chitin
gametophyte in the alternation of generations of a 122 Which of the following is not a feature of
plant’s life cycle? kingdom–Animalia?
(a) Generation that produces gametes (a) Lack cell wall
(b) Generation that produces spores (b) Holozoic mode of nutrition
(c) Generation that has xylem and phloem (c) A definite growth pattern
(d) The diploid generation (d) Chlorophyllous

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20. Which of the following match is incorrect?

Common name Genus Order Class
(a) Man Homo Primata Mammalia
(b) Mango Mangifera Sapindales Dicotyledonae
(c) Housefly Musca Coelopetra Insecta
(d) Wheat Tritium Poales Monocotyledonae
21. Which set of organisms multiply through fragmentation?
(a) Planaria, hydra, yeast
(b) Echinoderms, fungi, bacteria
(c) Fungi, filamentous algae, protonema of mosses
(d) Amoeba, hydra, virus
22. Which of the following organism does not reproduce?
(a) Mules (b) Sterile worker bees
(c) Sterile human couple (d) All of these
23. Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?
(a) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro.
(b) Increase in mass from inside only.
(c) Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory.
(d) Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally.
24. Which of the following is self-conscious?
(a) Human being (b) Tiger (c) Lion (d) Frog
25. Metabolic reactions take place
(a) In vitro (b) In vivo
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) only in unicellular organisms
26. Organisms that can sense and respond to environmental cues
(a) Eukaryotes only
(b) Prokaryotes only
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Those with a well-developed neuroendocrine system
27. Growth, development and functioning of living body is due to
(a) Decrease in entropy (b) Increase in Gibbs-free energy
(c) Metabolism (d) Adaptations
28. A living organism can be exceptionally differentiated from a non-living thing on the basis of
its ability for
(a) Reproduction and Excretion
(b) Growth and Movement
(c) Responsiveness to touch and temperature
(d) Interaction with environment and progressive evolution
29. Two components of binomial nomenclature are
(a) Generic name (b) Specific epithet
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Subspecies
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30. In Mangifera indica Linn, Linn stands for
(a) Latin (b) Lower organism
(c) Linnaeus (d) Lamarck
31. Alsatian is a breed of
(a) Dog (b) Cat (c) Cow (d) Horse
32. Modern taxonomy studies require
(a) Knowledge of external and internal structure.
(b) Knowledge of structure of cell.
(c) Knowledge development process and ecological information of organisms.
(d) All of these
33. Which of the following term include all other terms?
(a) Classification (b) Nomenclature (c) Taxonomy (d) Systematics
34. Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature called
(a) Trinomial (b) Vernacular (c) Binomial (d) Polynomial
35. Binomial nomenclature seems to be difficult because a scientific name is derived from
(a) Hindi (b) Sanskrit (c) Latin (d) Arabic
36. A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any rank is
(a) Species (b) Order (c) Genus (d) Taxon
37. Binomial nomenclature means
(a) Two names in which one is given by zoologist and other by botanist.
(b) One scientific name consisting of a generic name and a specific epithet.
(c) Two names in which one is latinized and other is french.
(d) Two names in which one is scientific and other is local.
Taxonomy
38. Basic unit of taxonomic hierarchy is
(a) Species (b) Kingdom (c) Class (d) Phylum
39. Botanical name of mango is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera leo
40. Botanical name of potato is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera leo
41. Zoological name of lion is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera leo
42. The branch connected with characterization, nomenclature, identification and classification is
(a) Ecology (b) Taxonomy
(c) Morphology (d) Eugenics
43. The third name in trinomial nomenclature is
(a) Species (b) Subgenus (c) Subspecies (d) Holotype
79 In fungi, the various types of spores are produced in 90 Isogamous means gametes
distinct structures known as (a) similar in morphology
(a) fruiting body (b) spore sac (b) similar in anatomy
(c) peristome (d) pollen sac (c) female gamete is bigger than male gamete
80 In fungi, the fusion of protoplasms between two (d) male gamete is bigger than female gamete
motile or non-motile gametes is called 91 Which of the following is a parasitic fungi on
(a) plasmogamy (b) plasmokinesis mustard?
(c) karyogamy (d) cytokinesis (a) Rhizopus (b) Albugo
81 In fungi, karyogamy is the fusion of two (c) Agaricus (d) Neurospora
(a) gametes (b) nuclei (c) cells (d) cytoplasm 92 All of the following fungi belong to Phycomycetes,
82 Which of the following is the correct sequence of except
Class → Mycelium→ Fruiting body observed in the (a) Rhizopus (b) Mucor (c) Albugo (d) Agaricus
kingdom–Fungi? 93 The hyphae of Rhizopus are
(a) Phycomycetes → Septate, coenocytic → Not present (a) unbranched, aseptate and uninucleate
(b) Ascomycetes → Aseptate and branched → Ascocarp (b) branched, aseptate and multinucleate
(c) Basidiomycetes → Aseptate and branched (c) branched, septate and uninucleate
→ Basidiocarp (d) unbranched, septate and coenocytic
(d) Deuteromycetes → Septate and branched
94 Ascomycetes are commonly known as
→ Not present
(a) toad stool (b) sac fungi
83 In some fungi, two haploid cells result in a diploid (c) imperfect fungi (d) bracket fungi
cell. In some cases, dikaryon stage occurs in which
95 Yeast and Penicillium are the examples of class
two nuclei are present within a cell. This phase is
(a) Phycomycetes (b) Ascomycetes
known as
(c) Deuteromycetes (d) Basidiomycetes
(a) monokaryophase (b) dikaryophase
(c) plasmogamy (d) karyogamy 96 Members of Ascomycetes are
84 Dikaryophase of fungus occurs in (a) saprophytic (b) decomposers
(a) Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes (c) parasitic or coprophilous (d) All of these
(b) Phycomycetes and Ascomycetes 97 Claviceps is a member of
(c) Phycomycetes and Basidiomycetes (a) Ascomycetes (b) Basidiomycetes
(d) Basidiomycetes and Deuteromycetes (c) Zygomycetes (d) Phycomycetes
85 Fungi are divided into four classes on the basis of 98 Which of the following fungus is used extensively in
(a) morphology of the mycelium biochemical and genetic work?
(b) mode of spore formation (a) Neurospora (b) Mucor
(c) fruiting bodies (c) Rhizopus (d) Aspergillus
(d) All of the above 99 Identify the edible and delicate Ascomycetes
86 Rhizopus is included in the class members.
(a) Ascomycetes (b) Phycomycetes (a) Agaricus and Puccinia (b) Morels and truffles
(c) Basidiomycetes (d) Deuteromycetes (c) Puffball and Agaricus (d) Puffball and mushrooms
87 Which of the following classes consists of coenocytic, 100 Which of the following are the commonly known
multinucleate and aseptate mycelium? forms of Basidiomycetes?
(a) Basidiomycetes (b) Ascomycetes (a) Mushrooms (b) Puffball
(c) Phycomycetes (d) Deuteromycetes (c) Bracket fungi (d) All of these
88 Phycomycetes are most commonly found as 101 Where the members of Basidiomycetes occur?
(a) obligate parasite (a) Soil
(b) obligate saprophyte (b) Logs
(c) coprophilous component (c) Tree stumps and living plant bodies
(d) Both (a) and (b) (d) All of the above
89 In Phycomycetes, asexual reproduction occurs by 102 In Basidiomycetes, the mycelium is
(a) zoospores (b) aplanospores (a) branched and aseptate (b) branched and septate
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) conidia (c) unbranched and septate (d) coenocytic
60 Flagellate protozoans are 64 Which of the following groups always produce an
(a) free-living only infectious spore-like stage in their life cycle?
(b) parasites only (a) Amoeboid protozoans
(c) either free-living or parasites (b) Ciliated protozoans
(d) saprophytes (c) Flagellated protozoans
61 Which of the following is a flagellated protozoan? (d) Sporozoans
(a) Amoeba (b) Entamoeba 65 Plasmodium is a
(c) Plasmodium (d) Trypanosoma (a) ciliated protozoan (b) sporozoan
62 Trypanosoma causes (c) flagellated protozoan (d) amoeboid protozoan
(a) sleeping sickness (b) cholera 66 Which one of the following organisms is scientifically
(c) malaria (d) food poisoning incorrectly named and incorrectly described?
(a) Plasmodium falciparum–A protozoan pathogen causing
63 Paramecium is an aquatic and actively moving the most serious type of malaria
organism due to the presence of (b) Trypanosoma gambiense–The parasite of sleeping
(a) pseudopodia sickness
(b) false feet (c) Diatoms–Very good pollution indicators
(c) thousands of cilia (d) Noctiluca–A chrysophyte, which shows
(d) flagella bioluminescence

TOPIC 3~ Kingdom–Fungi
67 The body of a fungus is made up of a number of 73 Fungi that absorb nutrients directly from the
elongated, tubular filaments called cytoplasm of living host are called
(a) hyphae (b) Woronin bodies (a) saprophytes (b) parasites
(c) mycelium (d) thallus (c) symbionts (d) mycorrhiza
68 Cell wall of fungi is composed of JIMPER 2018 74 Mycorrhizae are mutualistic and symbiotic
(a) chitin (b) pectin associations between
(c) cellulose (d) mannans (a) fungi and vascular plants
69 Which one of the following is wrong for fungi? (b) fungi and non-vascular plants
NEET 2016 (c) fungi and roots of higher plants
(a) They are eukaryotic (d) fungi and bryophytes
(b) All fungi possess a purely cellulosic cell wall 75 Mycorrhiza promotes the plant growth by
(c) They are heterotrophic (a) absorbing inorganic ions from soil
(d) They are both unicellular and multicellular (b) helping the plant in utilising atmospheric nitrogen
70 Which of the following is a non-hyphal unicellular (c) protecting the plant from infection
fungus? (d) serving as plant growth regulator
(a) Yeast (b) Puccinia 76 Fungi show vegetative reproduction by all of the
(c) Ustilago (d) Alternaria following methods except
71 Which of the following options describe the (a) by fragmentation (b) by fission
coenocytic condition in fungus? (c) by budding (d) by protonema
(a) Uninucleate hypha without septum 77 Fungi show asexual reproduction by all of the
(b) Multinucleate hypha without septum following kinds of spores except
(c) Multicellular hypha (a) conidia (b) oospores
(d) Multiciliate hypha (c) sporangiospores (d) zoospores
72 Fungi that absorb soluble organic matter from dead 78 Fungi show sexual reproduction by all of the
substrates are called following processes except
(a) saprophytes (a) oospores
(b) parasites (b) ascospores
(c) obligate parasite (c) basidiospores
(d) lichens (d) zoospores

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44. In binomial nomenclature

(a) Both genus and species are printed in italics.
(b) Genus and species may be of same name.
(c) Both the initial letters in genus and species is capital.
(d) Genus is written after the species.
45. As we go from higher species to kingdom, the number of common characterstic goes on
_______.
(a) Increasing (b) Decreasing (c) Remains same (d) None of these
46. The binomial nomenclature was given by
(a) Lamarck (b) Ernst Mayr
(c) Carolus Linnaeus (d) Darwin
47. The term ‘taxon’ is used for
(a) The ranks of species and genus (b) The ranks up to phylum
(c) The species epithet only (d) Any rank of taxonomic hierarchy
48. The taxonomic aid that provides information for the identification of names of species found
in an area is
(a) Monograph (b) Manual (c) Catalogue (d) Periodical
49. The Indian Botanical Garden is located in
(a) Howrah (b) Lucknow (c) Mumbai (d) Mysore
50. The famous botanical garden ‘Kew’ is located in
(a) England (b) Lucknow (c) America (d) Australia
51. Identify the correct sequence of taxonomic categories.
(a) Species–order–kingdom–phylum (b) Species–family–genus–class
(c) Genus–species–order–phylum (d) Species–genus–order-phylum
52. Which biological name is wrongly written?
(a) Apis indica (b) Triticum aestivum
(c) Felis domesticus (d) Mangifera Indica
53. The descending arrangement of categories is called
(a) Classification (b) Taxonomy (c) Hierarchy (d) Key
54. Petunia is a
(a) Variety (b) Subspecies (c) Species (d) Genus
55. Which one of the following is not a category?
(a) Species (b) Class (c) Phylum (d) Convolvulaceae
56. In the hierarchy of classification, the order is present between
(a) Family and genus (b) Phylum and kingdom
(c) Family and class (d) Family and species
57. Select the incorrect statement from the following.
(a) Each statement in key is called lead.
(b) Taxonomic keys are tools that helps in identification based on characterstics.
(c) ICZN stands for International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
(d) Ernst Mayr used the system a Nature as the title of his publication.
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58. The place where we store dry plants for information purpose is called
(a) Key (b) Museum (c) Monograph (d) Herbarium
59. Which is not a part of taxonomic hierarchy?
(a) Genus and species (b) Order and class
(c) Kingdom and class (d) Catalogue and herbarium
60. Find out the incorrect statement from the following:
(a) Closely related species differ in morphological features.
(b) Genus comprises a group of related species.
(c) Taxonomic studies are useful in agricultural, forestry and industries.
(d) Notochord and ventral hollow neural system are common features of phylum chordata.
61. ICBN stands for
(a) International Code for Biosphere Nomenclature
(b) International Code for Botanical Nomenclature
(c) International Class for Biological Nobel leurette
(d) International Committe for Biological Naming
62. Zoological name of tiger is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera tigris
63. Zoological name of leopard is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera pardus
64. Zoological name of house fly is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Musca domestica
65. Zoological name of man is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Homo sapiens
66. Botanical name of wheat is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Triticum aestivum
67. Zoological name of cat is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Felis domesticus
68. Botanical name of makoi is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Solanum nigrum
69. Potato and brinjal belongs to the genus
(a) Mangifera (b) Solanum (c) Allium (d) Brassica
70. Genera Petunia and Datura belongs to the family
(a) Solanaceae (b) Fabaceae (c) Liliaceae (d) any of the above
42 Which one of the following is a characteristic feature 50 Plant-like nutrition is present in
of the group–Chrysophyta? (a) Amoeba (b) Paramecium
(a) They are parasitic forms, which cause diseases in animals (c) Euglena (d) Plasmodium
(b) They have a protein rich layer called pellicle 51 Slime moulds are
(c) They have indestructible wall layer deposited with silica (a) pathogenic (b) parasite
(d) They are commonly called dinoflagellates (c) saprophytic protists (d) autotrophic
43 Which of the following organisms are known as chief 52 The free-living thalloid body of the slime mould is
producers in the oceans? NEET 2018 known as
(a) Cyanobacteria (b) Diatoms (a) protonema (b) plasmodium
(c) Dinoflagellates (d) Euglenoids (c) fruiting body (d) mycelium
44 Dinoflagellates have 53 Under favourable conditions slime moulds form
(a) two flagella, which lie longitudinally (a) protonema (b) plasmodium
(b) only one flagellum in the transverse groove between the (c) mycelium (d) fruiting bodies
cell plates 54 Identify the given figure and select the correct option.
(c) only one flagellum in the longitudinal groove between
the cell plates
(d) one flagellum lies longitudinally and the other
transversely in a furrow between the wall plates
45 In which of the following groups, the cell wall has
stiff cellulose plate on the outer surface?
(a) Diatoms (b) Red algae
(c) Dinoflagellates (d) Slime moulds
46 Refer to diagram given along side and
select the incorrect option regarding it. (a) It is marine water plankton
(a) It belongs to kingdom–Protista and is a (b) It is a saprophytic protist
dinoflagellate (c) It is parasitic predator believed to but primary relative
(b) It is mostly marine, photosynthetic with of animals
colour depending on main pigment present (d) Ciliated protozoan
in its cells 55 Ciliates differ from all other protozoans in NEET 2018
(c) They have two flagella, a short and a long (a) using pseudopodia for capturing prey
one
(b) having a contractile vacuole for removing excess water
(d) These organisms release toxins in large number which
(c) using flagella for locomotion
kill other marine animals
(d) having two types of nuclei
47 Red tides in warm coastal water develop due to the
presence of 56 Protozoans are
(a) dinoflagellates (b) euglenoid forms (a) heterotrophs (b) autotrophs
(c) diatoms and desmids (d) slime moulds (c) producers (d) saprophytes
48 Which of the following protists releases toxins that 57 Which of the following group is considered as
may even kill fishes and other marine animals? primitive relatives of animals?
(a) Euglena (b) Gonyaulax (a) Chrysophytes (b) Protozoans
(c) Paramecium (d) Plasmodium (c) Euglenoids (d) Slime moulds
49 Which group of organisms is represented by the given 58 Protozoans are divided into ……… groups. Most
figure? suitable word to fill the blank is
(a) three (b) four
(c) two (d) eight
59 Which of the following groups belong to protozoans?
(a) Amoeboid, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans
(b) Diatoms, amoeboid, ciliates, sporozoans
(a) Dinoflagellates (b) Protozoans (c) Desmids, ciliates, flagellates, amoebiod
(c) Slime mould (d) Euglenoids (d) Dinoflagellates, ciliates, Plasmodium, amoeboid
24 Nostoc and Anabaena belong to 27 Which of the following bacteria play an important
(a) parasitic bacteria (b) archaebacteria role in the recycling of nutrients like nitrogen,
(c) cyanobacteria (d) coccibacteria phosphorus, iron and sulphur?
25 Which of the following is photoautotrophic bacteria? (a) Chemoheterotrophic bacteria
(b) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
(a) Nostoc (b) Clostridium
(c) Parasitic bacteria
(c) Salmonella (d) Escherichia coli
(d) Saprophytic bacteria
26 Identify the label A, B, C and D in the following
28 Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by
figure.
NEET 2018
A B
(a) Cycas (b) Nostoc
(c) Green sulphur bacteria (d) Chara
C
29 Citrus canker is a
(a) viral disease (b) bacterial disease
(c) fungal disease (d) protozoan disease
30 Which among the following are the smallest living
D cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic
to plants as well as animals and can survive without
(a) A–Plasma membrane, B–Cell wall, C–RNA, D–Spore oxygen? NEET 2017
formation (a) Bacillus (b) Pseudomonas
(b) A–Cell wall, B–Cell membrane, C–DNA, D–Binary (c) Mycoplasma (d) Nostoc
fission
(c) A–Mucilaginous sheath, B–Cell membrane, C–RNA, 31 Mycoplasma are classified under which of the
D–Conjugation following kingdoms?
(d) A–Plasma membrane, B–Mucilaginous sheath, (a) Animalia (b) Protista
C–DNA, D–Transformation (c) Monera (d) Fungi

TOPIC 2~ Kingdom–Protista
32 Which of the following is not a feature of Protista? 37 Diatoms and desmids are found in
(a) Protists are prokaryotic (a) freshwater (b) marine water
(b) Some protists have cell walls (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) terrestrial habitat
(c) Mode of nutrition is both autotrophic and heterotrophic 38 Chrysophytes are
(d) Body organisation is cellular (a) planktons
33 Which of the following kingdoms have no well- (b) nektons
defined boundaries? (c) benthic organisms
(a) Plantae (b) Protista (d) active organisms
(c) Monera (d) Algae 39 Silica gel is obtained by
34 Members of Protista are primarily (a) red algae
(a) terrestrial (b) aquatic (b) diatoms
(c) pathogenic (d) photosynthetic (c) Euglena
(d) mycoplasma
35 Chrysophytes, euglenoids, dinoflagellates and slime
moulds are included in the kingdom NEET 2016
40 In which of the following organisms the cell wall is
(a) Protista (b) Fungi composed of two thin overlapping shells, which fit
(c) Animalia (d) Monera together like a soap-case?
(a) Diatoms (b) Golden algae
36 Which of the following groups of organisms is/are (c) Slime moulds (d) Gonyaulax
placed under the group–Chrysophyta?
41 Diatomaceous earth is used for all except
(a) Diatoms only
(a) filtration of oils
(b) Desmids only
(b) filtration of syrups
(c) Diatoms and golden algae (c) cleaning agent in metal polishes
(d) Desmids and Paramecium (d) gobar gas production

Living World 1.9

71. Select the total number of family from the following:

Felis, Felidae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae, Canidae, Hominidae, Poaceae, Muscidae, Insecta,
Convolvulaceae
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
72. Family Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae belongs to the order
(a) Poales (b) Polymoniales (c) Diptera (d) Dicot
73. Common features of Chordata are
(a) The presence of notochord in any stage of life
(b) Dorsal hollow neural system
(c) Paired pharyngeal gill slits
(d) All of these
74. Which of the following is a common feature of category ‘insecta’?
(a) Presence of ostium
(b) Presence of coxal gland for excretion
(c) Three pair of jointed legs in thoracic region
(d) Exoskeleton of cutin
75. Which of the following represent the family of mango?
(a) Sapindales (b) Anacardiaceae (c) Poales (d) Poaceae
76. House fly belongs to the order
(a) Diptera (b) Carnivora (c) Primata (d) Insecta
77. Which is not required for the preservation of insect?
(a) Collecting (b) Killing (c) Pinning (d) Pressing
78. IBG is situated at
(a) Kew (b) Howrah (c) Lucknow (d) Jodhpur
79. A museum has a collection of
(a) Preserved plants (b) Preserved animals
(c) Skeleton of animals (d) All of these
80. Which of the following animals is usually stuffed and preserved?
(a) Large birds (b) Mammals
(c) Small lizards (d) Both (a) and (b)
81. Zoological parks are places for
(a) Wild animals (b) Pet animals
(c) Wild plants (d) Endangered crops
82. Zoological park is a place where
(a) Wild animals are kept in protected environment under human care.
(b) We can learn about wild animal’s food habit.
(c) We can learn about wild animal’s behavior.
(d) All of these
83. The keys are based on contrasting characters generally in pairs called
(a) Duplex (b) Couplet (c) Dimer (d) All of these
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84. Which of the following is incorrect about keys?
(a) Key is a taxonomical aid used for the identification of plants and animals based on the
similarities and dissimilarities.
(b) Separate taxonomic keys are required for each taxonomic category such as family, genus
and species for identification purposes.
(c) Keys are generally analytical in nature.
(d) Key is another taxonomical aid used for the nomenclature of plants and animals based on
the similarities and dissimilarities.
85. Which of the following is a mean of recording description?
(a) Flora and manuals (b) Monographs
(c) Catalogues (d) All of these
86. Flora contains information about the habitat and distribution of
(a) Animals of a given area (b) Plants of a given area
(c) Some useful plants of a given area (d) Some useful animals of a given area
87. Monographs contains the information of
(a) genus (b) species (c) family (d) any one taxon
88. Manuals contain information for
(a) Habitat and distribution of animals in a given area
(b) Habitat and distribution of plants in a given area
(c) Identification of names of species found in an area
(d) Habitat and distribution of some useful animals in a given area
89. Organisms vary in
(a) Size and colour (b) Habitat
(c) Physiological and morphological features (d) All of these
90. Live specimens of organisms are found in
(a) Herbaria (b) Museum
(c) Zoological parks and botanical gardens (d) All of these
91. The name of a plant written on herbarium sheet is its
(a) English name (b) Local name (c) Botanical name (d) All of these
92. NBRI is situated in
(a) Kolkata (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) Jodhpur
93. Which is the prime source of taxonomical studies?
(a) Collection of actual specimen (b) Nomenclature
(c) Characterization (d) Identification
94. Tiger, dog and cat are placed in order of
(a) Insectivora (b) Carnivora (c) Primata (d) Lagomorpha
95. Monkey, gorilla and gibbons belongs to which of the following order and class respectively
(a) Primata and prototheria (b) Primata and mammalia
(c) Carnivora and eutheria (d) Carnivora and mammalia
(a) A–Vibrio, B–Cocci, C–Bacilli, D–Spirilla 19 …… include blue-green algae, which have
(b) A–Cocci, B–Bacilli, C–Spirilla, D–Vibrio chlorophyll-a similar to green plants.
(c) A–Bacilli, B–Spirilla, C–Vibrio, D–Cocci Complete the given sentence with an appropriate
(d) A–Spirilla, B–Vibrio, C–Cocci, D–Bacilli option.
9 Some bacteria thrive in extreme environmental (a) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
conditions such as the absence of oxygen, high salt (b) Photosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
concentration, high temperature and acidic pH. (c) Protista
Identify the type of bacteria. (d) Saprophytic
(a) Cyanobacteria (b) Eubacteria
(c) Archaebacteria (d) Mycobacteria 20 Specialised cells called heterocysts are present in
(a) dinoflagellates
10 Which of the following conditions would be favoured (b) chrysophytes
by thermoacidophiles? (c) archaebacteria
(a) Hot and alkaline (b) Snow and acidic (d) cyanobacteria
(c) Hot and sulphur spring (d) Gut of cows
21 Some of the cyanobacteria can fix atmospheric
11 Which of the following are found in extreme saline nitrogen in their specialised cells called
conditions? NEET 2017 (a) akinetes (b) heterocyst
(a) Archaebacteria (b) Eubacteria (c) endospores (d) homocyst
(c) Cyanobacteria (d) Mycobacteria
22 Identify the diagram of heterocyst. JIPMER 2019
12 The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the
production of biogas from the dung of ruminant
animals, include the NEET 2016
(a) thermoacidophiles (b) methanogens (a) (b)
(c) eubacteria (d) halophiles
13 Methanogens belong to NEET 2016
(a) eubacteria (b) archaebacteria
(c) dinoflagellates (d) slime moulds
14 Thermococcus, Methanococcus and (c) (d)
Methanobacterium are
(a) archaebacteria having eukaryotic histone homologue
(b) bacteria with cytoskeleton
(c) archaebacteria with negatively supercoiled DNA as
eukaryotes, but lack histones 23 Given figure is of a filamentous blue-green algae.
(d) bacteria having positively coiled DNA, cytoskeleton, Identify the algae and choose the option that is correct
mitochondria for A, B and C in the figure.
15 Eubacteria include
(a) blue-green algae and bacteria
(b) archaebacteria and blue-green algae B
(c) cyanobacteria and eukaryotes
(d) bacteria and eukaryotes C
16 Pigment containing membranous extensions in some
cyanobacteria are CBSE-AIPMT 2012
(a) heterocysts (b) basal bodies
(c) pneumatophores (d) chromatophores
17 The cyanobacteria are also referred to as
CBSE-AIPMT 2012
(a) protists (b) golden algae A
(c) slime moulds (d) blue-green algae (a) A–Gelidium, B–Vegetative cell, C–Heterocyst
18 In cyanobacteria, which of the following is present? (b) A–Volvox, B–Somatic cell, C–Mucilaginous sheath
(a) Chlorophyll-c (b) Chlorophyll-b (c) A–Chara, B–Mucilaginous sheath, C–Heterocyst
(c) Chlorophyll-a (d) Chlorophyll-c1 (d) A–Nostoc, B–Heterocyst, C–Mucilaginous sheath
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

TOPIC 1 ~ Introduction and Kingdom–Monera

1 Aristotle classified the plants on the basis of their 5 In the five kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas
morphological characters and categorised them into and Chlorella are included in
(a) trees, shrubs and herbs (a) Plantae (b) Algae
(b) algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and (c) Protista (d) Monera
angiosperms
6. Cyanobacteria are classified under which of the
(c) embryophytes and tracheophytes following kingdom?
(d) algae and embryophytes (a) Protista (b) Monera
2 Who proposed two kingdom system of classification (c) Algae (d) Plantae
and named kingdoms as Plantae and Animalia? 7 Among the following, which one is the most abundant
(a) Carolus Linnaeus (b) RH Whittaker group of microorganisms?
(c) Carl Woese (d) Herbert Copeland (a) Algae (b) Viruses
3 Which of the following characters served as the (c) Protists (d) Bacteria
criteria for five kingdom system of classification 8 Bacteria are grouped under four categories based on
proposed by Whittaker? their shape. Refer to the given figure. Identify A, B , C
(a) Cell structure and D.
(b) Body organisation and mode of nutrition
(c) Reproduction and phylogenetic relationships
Spore
(d) All of the above
A B
4 In five kingdom system of classification of
RH Whittaker, how many kingdoms contain
eukaryotes? Flagellum
(a) Four kingdoms
(b) One kingdom
(c) Two kingdoms
(d) Three kingdoms C D

Living World 1.11

96. In plants, the families are characterized on the basis of

(a) Vegetative structures (b) Reproductive features
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
97. Match the column:
Column I Column II
A. Man 1. Order–Carnivora
B. Mango 2. Family–Poaceae
C. House fly 3. Genus–Musca
D. Tiger 4. Phylum–Chordata
E. Wheat 5. Family–Anacardiaceae
(a) A–1, B–5, C–3, D–4, E–2 (b) A–4, B–5, C–3, D–1 and 4, E–2
(c) A–4, B–2, C–3, D–1, E–5 (d) A–1, B–2, C–3, D–4, E–5
98. Select the incorrect combination:
(a) Fragmentation Fungi, Planaria, Protonema of moss
(b) Budding Yeast, hydra and sponges
(c) Order Mammalia, primata, diptera, poales,
polymoniales, sapindales
(d) Genus Homo, Triticum, Musca, Felis, Panthera,
Datura, Petunia, Mangifera, Solanum
99. Select the correct combination:
(a) Earliest classification based on – Uses of various organisms
(b) Reproduction is synonymous with growth – Primitive multicellular organism
(c) ICZN – International Code of Zoo Nomenclature
(d) NBRI – National Botanical Registered Institute
100. Single-horned Rhinoes are found in
(a) Ghana (b) Bastar of Madhya Pradesh
(c) Kaziranga National Park (d) Khasi in Meghalaya
101. Herbarium sheet provides the information of
(a) Collector’s name (b) Family of plant
(c) Local, English and botanical name (d) All of these
102. Select the total number of correct statements from the following:
1. Photoperiod affects the reproduction in seasonal breeders, both plants and animals.
2. All organisms handle chemicals entering their bodies.
3. Metabolism is a characterstic feature of all living organisms.
4. In animals, growth is seen only up to a certain age.
5. Non-living object exhibits metabolism.
6. No non-living object is capable of reproducing or replicating by itself.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
103. All plants, animals, fungi and microbes exhibit
(a) Reproduction
(b) Growth by increase in mass only
(c) Metabolism
(d) Self-consciousness