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
36 Master The NCERT > BIOLOGY (Vol-I ) (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
Answers (c) 1.7 to 1.8 million (d) 1.9 to 2.2 million
> Mastering NCERT with MCQs 3. Twin characteristics of growth are
1 (a) 2 (a) 3 (d) 4 (a) 5 (c) 6 (b) 7 (d) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (c) 11 (a) 12 (b) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (a)
(a) Increase in mass (b) Increase in number
16 (d) 17 (d) 18 (c) 19 (b) 20 (d) 21 (b) 22 (a) 23 (d) 24 (c) 25 (a) 26 (b) 27 (b) 28 (c) 29 (b) 30 (c)
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Increase in length and volume
31 (c) 32 (a) 33 (b) 34 (b) 35 (a) 36 (c) 37 (c) 38 (a) 39 (b) 40 (a) 41 (d) 42 (c) 43 (b) 44 (d) 45 (c)
46 (c) 47 (a) 48 (b) 49 (d) 50 (c) 51 (c) 52 (b) 53 (b) 54 (b) 55 (d) 56 (a) 57 (b) 58 (b) 59 (a) 60 (c)
4. Growth in living organism
61 (d) 62 (a) 63 (c) 64 (d) 65 (b) 66 (d) 67 (a) 68 (a) 69 (b) 70 (a) 71 (b) 72 (a) 73 (b) 74 (c) 75 (a)
(a) Is from outside (b) Is from inside
76 (d) 77 (b) 78 (d) 79 (a) 80 (a) 81 (b) 82 (d) 83 (b) 84 (a) 85 (d) 86 (b) 87 (c) 88 (d) 89 (c) 90 (a)
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Does not take place
91 (b) 92 (d) 93 (b) 94 (b) 95 (b) 96 (d) 97 (a) 98 (a) 99 (b) 100 (d) 101 (d) 102 (b) 103 (d) 104 (d) 105 (d) 5. Which of the following does not grow?
106 (a) 107 (a) 108 (a) 109 (a) 110 (d) 111 (d) 112 (b) 113 (a) 114 (b) 115 (d) 116 (a) 117 (c) 118 (a) 119 (c) 120 (d) (a) Amoeba (b) Yeast (c) Dead body (d) Planaria
121 (a) 122 (d) 123 (a) 124 (a) 125 (d) 126 (c) 127 (b) 128 (c) 129 (c) 130 (b) 131 (a) 132 (a) 133 (d) 134 (b) 135 (d) 6. Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of living organisms because
136 (a) 137 (a) 138 (d) 139 (b) 140 (a) 141 (b) 142 (d) 143 (b) 144 (d) 145 (a) 146 (a) 147 (d) (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
TOPIC 5 ~ Viruses, Viroids, Prions and Lichens
12. Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms because
(a) All living organism do not show growth. 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
(b) Many organism do not reproduce. (a) Whittaker (b) Aristotle (c) Linnaeus (d) Watson primitive soup
(c) Non-living things show reproduction. (b) they arose from bacteria as a result of the loss of cell
124 Viruses did not find a place in classification since
(d) All living organism show small period of reproductive phase in their life. 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
13. Living organism shows
125 Viruses are non-cellular organisms but replicate (d) they are modified plasmids, which are infect the
(a) Self-replication (b) Evolution fragments of the nucleic acids of the host
themselves once they infect the host cell. To which of
(c) Self-regulation and response to external stimuli (d) All of these 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
14. The sum total of chemical reactions occurring in our body is called
126 Which of the following phenomenon proves that (c) double-stranded DNA (d) single-stranded DNA
(a) Metabolism (b) Homeostasis (c) Catabolism (d) Anabolism
viruses are living? 135 The non-living characteristic of viruses is
15. Select the incorrect statement from the following. (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
(A) NBRI is situated at Lucknow. (c) They multiply in host cells (c) ability to undergo mutation
(B) Plant families like Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae are included in the order polymoniales (d) They cause infection (d) ability of crystallisation
mainly based on the floral characters. 127 Tobacco mosaic virus is 136 Which of the following groups of diseases is caused
(C) All living organisms such as from present, past and future are linked to one another by the (a) spherical (b) rod-shaped by viruses?
sharing of the common genetic material but to varying degree. (c) cuboidal (d) oval
(a) Mumps, smallpox, herpes, influenza
(D) The order Solanum, Datura and Petunia are placed in family Solanaceae. 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
(a) (A) only (b) (B) and (D) only
virus) are correct? (d) Cholera, tetanus, smallpox, influenza
(c) (D) only (d) (B) and (C) only A 137 In plants, mosaic formation, leaf rolling and curling,
16. Which of the following statement is incorrect? yellowing and vein clearing are the symptoms of
B (a) viral diseases (b) bacterial diseases
(a) All plants, animals, fungi and microbes exhibit metabolism.
(c) protozoan diseases (d) fungal diseases
(b) Interactions among the molecular components of the organelles result into the properties
138 Which of the following plant viruses has DNA?
of cell organelles.
(a) Tobacco mosaic virus (b) Potato mosaic virus
(c) Properties of cellular organelles are present in the molecular constituents of the organelles. C (c) Tomato mosaic virus (d) Cauliflower mosaic virus
(d) Celluar organization of the body is the defining feature of life forms. (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
17. Properties of organs are
(d) A–DNA, B–Capsid, C–Bacteriophage (b) viruses that attack bacteria
(a) Present in the constituent cells (c) free-living viruses
129 The genetic material of viruses consists of
(b) Due to different cells in them (a) ds or ssDNA only (d) free-living bacteria
(c) Due to their similar origin (b) ds or ssRNA only 140 Identify the label A, B, C and D in the following
(d) A result of interactions among the constituent tissues (c) DNA or RNA (Both ds and ss) figure.
(d) ssDNA or ssRNA
18. Which two points are known as the twin characteristics of growth? 130 The protein coat of a virus is known as A
(1) Increase in mass (2) Metabolism (a) nucleoid (b) capsid
(3) Increase in the number of individuals (4) Sense of environment (c) capsomere (d) outer envelope C B
(a) (1) and (2) (b) (1) and (4) (c) (2) and (3) (d) (1) and (3) 131 The subunit of capsid is called
(a) capsomere (b) core
19. Growth by cell division occurs _____________ in plants and _____________ in animals (c) nucleoside (d) nucleotide
(a) Continuously, only up to a certain age 132 Viruses are also known as
(b) Only up to a certain age, continuously (a) nucleoprotein particles (b) virion D
(c) Continuously, never (c) lipoprotein particles (d) core
(d) Continuously, continuously
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20. Which of the following match is incorrect?

103 In Basidiomycetes, vegetative reproduction occurs by 109 Deuteromycetes reproduce only by asexual spores Common name Genus Order Class
(a) endospores (b) conidia known as (a) Man Homo Primata Mammalia
(c) akinetes (d) fragmentation (a) conidia (b) endospores (b) Mango Mangifera Sapindales Dicotyledonae
104 Among rust, smut and mushroom, all the three (c) zoospores (d) heterocyst (c) Housefly Musca Coelopetra Insecta
(a) are pathogens (b) are saprobes 110 Sexual reproduction is present in all fungi classes, (d) Wheat Tritium Poales Monocotyledonae
(c) bear ascocarps (d) bear basidiocarps except
(a) Ascomycetes (b) Phycomycetes 21. Which set of organisms multiply through fragmentation?
105 All of the following fungi belong to Basidiomycetes, (c) Basidiomycetes (d) Deuteromycetes
except (a) Planaria, hydra, yeast
(a) Agaricus (b) Ustilago (c) Puccinia (d) Alternaria 111 All the given fungi belong to Deuteromycetes, except (b) Echinoderms, fungi, bacteria
(a) Alternaria (c) Fungi, filamentous algae, protonema of mosses
106 Which of the following are the common parasites of (b) Colletotrichum
class–Basidiomycetes? (c) Trichoderma
(d) Amoeba, hydra, virus
(a) Ustilago and Puccinia (d) Ustilago
(b) Agaricus and Trichoderma 22. Which of the following organism does not reproduce?
112 Which one of the following matches is correct?
(c) Alternaria and Colletotrichum CBSE-AIPMT 2015
(a) Mules (b) Sterile worker bees
(d) Colletotrichum and Puccinia
(a) Phytophthora Aseptate mycelium Basidiomycetes (c) Sterile human couple (d) All of these
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
23. Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?
(c) coenocytic (d) multinucleated (d) Agaricus Parasitic fungus Basidiomycetes (a) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro.
108 The imperfect fungi, which are decomposers of litter
(b) Increase in mass from inside only.
113 Select the incorrect match.
and help in mineral cycling belong to (a) Morels and truffles — Phycomycetes
(c) Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory.
CBSE-AIPMT 2015 (b) Mushrooms and puffballs — Basidiomycetes (d) Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally.
(a) Deuteromycetes (b) Basidiomycetes (c) Smut and rust — Basidiomycetes
(c) Phycomycetes (d) Ascomycetes (d) Bread mould — Phycomycetes 24. Which of the following is self-conscious?
(a) Human being (b) Tiger (c) Lion (d) Frog
25. Metabolic reactions take place
TOPIC 4 ~ Kingdom–Plantae and Animalia (a) In vitro (b) In vivo
114 Insectivorous plants are 119 Which of these best describe the sporophytic
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) only in unicellular organisms
(a) autotrophic (b) partially heterotrophic generation in plant’s life cycle? 26. Organisms that can sense and respond to environmental cues
(c) parasitic (d) pathogenic (a) The haploid generation
(b) Generation that produces gametes
(a) Eukaryotes only
115 Which of the following are the examples of
insectivorous plant? (c) Generation that produces spores (b) Prokaryotes only
(a) Bladderwort (b) Venus flytrap (d) Generation that has xylem and phloem (c) Both (a) and (b)
(c) Nepenthes (d) All of these 120 Kingdom–Animalia includes (d) Those with a well-developed neuroendocrine system
116 Cuscuta is a/an (a) heterotrophic organisms
(b) eukaryotic organisms
27. Growth, development and functioning of living body is due to
(a) parasite (b) pathogen
(c) saprophyte (d) autotroph (c) multicellular organisms (a) Decrease in entropy (b) Increase in Gibbs-free energy
117 Plants show ............ in their life cycle. (d) All of the above (c) Metabolism (d) Adaptations
(a) only sexual phase (b) only asexual phase 121 The reserve food material of animals is 28. A living organism can be exceptionally differentiated from a non-living thing on the basis of
(c) alternation of generations (d) None of these (a) glycogen or animal fat (b) glucose
(c) cellulose (d) chitin
its ability for
118 Which of the given options best describes the
gametophyte in the alternation of generations of a
(a) Reproduction and Excretion
122 Which of the following is not a feature of
plant’s life cycle? kingdom–Animalia? (b) Growth and Movement
(a) Generation that produces gametes (a) Lack cell wall (c) Responsiveness to touch and temperature
(b) Generation that produces spores (b) Holozoic mode of nutrition (d) Interaction with environment and progressive evolution
(c) Generation that has xylem and phloem (c) A definite growth pattern
(d) The diploid generation (d) Chlorophyllous 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 79 In fungi, the various types of spores are produced in 90 Isogamous means gametes
(c) Linnaeus (d) Lamarck distinct structures known as (a) similar in morphology
(a) fruiting body (b) spore sac (b) similar in anatomy
31. Alsatian is a breed of (c) peristome (d) pollen sac (c) female gamete is bigger than male gamete
(a) Dog (b) Cat (c) Cow (d) Horse 80 In fungi, the fusion of protoplasms between two (d) male gamete is bigger than female gamete
32. Modern taxonomy studies require motile or non-motile gametes is called 91 Which of the following is a parasitic fungi on
(a) plasmogamy (b) plasmokinesis mustard?
(a) Knowledge of external and internal structure. (c) karyogamy (d) cytokinesis (a) Rhizopus (b) Albugo
(b) Knowledge of structure of cell. 81 In fungi, karyogamy is the fusion of two (c) Agaricus (d) Neurospora
(c) Knowledge development process and ecological information of organisms. (a) gametes (b) nuclei (c) cells (d) cytoplasm 92 All of the following fungi belong to Phycomycetes,
(d) All of these 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
33. Which of the following term include all other terms? kingdom–Fungi? 93 The hyphae of Rhizopus are
(a) Classification (b) Nomenclature (c) Taxonomy (d) Systematics (a) Phycomycetes → Septate, coenocytic → Not present (a) unbranched, aseptate and uninucleate
(b) Ascomycetes → Aseptate and branched → Ascocarp (b) branched, aseptate and multinucleate
34. Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature called (c) Basidiomycetes → Aseptate and branched (c) branched, septate and uninucleate
(a) Trinomial (b) Vernacular (c) Binomial (d) Polynomial → Basidiocarp (d) unbranched, septate and coenocytic
(d) Deuteromycetes → Septate and branched
35. Binomial nomenclature seems to be difficult because a scientific name is derived from 94 Ascomycetes are commonly known as
→ Not present
(a) toad stool (b) sac fungi
(a) Hindi (b) Sanskrit (c) Latin (d) Arabic 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
36. A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any rank is 95 Yeast and Penicillium are the examples of class
two nuclei are present within a cell. This phase is
(a) Species (b) Order (c) Genus (d) Taxon (a) Phycomycetes (b) Ascomycetes
known as
(c) Deuteromycetes (d) Basidiomycetes
(a) monokaryophase (b) dikaryophase
37. Binomial nomenclature means (c) plasmogamy (d) karyogamy 96 Members of Ascomycetes are
(a) Two names in which one is given by zoologist and other by botanist. 84 Dikaryophase of fungus occurs in (a) saprophytic (b) decomposers
(b) One scientific name consisting of a generic name and a specific epithet. (a) Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes (c) parasitic or coprophilous (d) All of these
(c) Two names in which one is latinized and other is french. (b) Phycomycetes and Ascomycetes 97 Claviceps is a member of
(d) Two names in which one is scientific and other is local. (c) Phycomycetes and Basidiomycetes (a) Ascomycetes (b) Basidiomycetes
(d) Basidiomycetes and Deuteromycetes (c) Zygomycetes (d) Phycomycetes
Taxonomy 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?
38. Basic unit of taxonomic hierarchy is
(b) mode of spore formation (a) Neurospora (b) Mucor
(a) Species (b) Kingdom (c) Class (d) Phylum (c) fruiting bodies (c) Rhizopus (d) Aspergillus
(d) All of the above 99 Identify the edible and delicate Ascomycetes
39. Botanical name of mango is
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum 86 Rhizopus is included in the class members.
(a) Ascomycetes (b) Phycomycetes (a) Agaricus and Puccinia (b) Morels and truffles
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera leo (c) Basidiomycetes (d) Deuteromycetes (c) Puffball and Agaricus (d) Puffball and mushrooms
40. Botanical name of potato is 87 Which of the following classes consists of coenocytic, 100 Which of the following are the commonly known
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum multinucleate and aseptate mycelium? forms of Basidiomycetes?
(a) Basidiomycetes (b) Ascomycetes (a) Mushrooms (b) Puffball
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera leo (c) Bracket fungi (d) All of these
(c) Phycomycetes (d) Deuteromycetes
41. Zoological name of lion is 88 Phycomycetes are most commonly found as 101 Where the members of Basidiomycetes occur?
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum (a) obligate parasite (a) Soil
(b) obligate saprophyte (b) Logs
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera leo (c) Tree stumps and living plant bodies
(c) coprophilous component
42. The branch connected with characterization, nomenclature, identification and classification is (d) Both (a) and (b) (d) All of the above
(a) Ecology (b) Taxonomy 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) Morphology (d) Eugenics
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) conidia (c) unbranched and septate (d) coenocytic
43. The third name in trinomial nomenclature is
(a) Species (b) Subgenus (c) Subspecies (d) Holotype
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44. In binomial nomenclature

60 Flagellate protozoans are 64 Which of the following groups always produce an (a) Both genus and species are printed in italics.
(a) free-living only infectious spore-like stage in their life cycle? (b) Genus and species may be of same name.
(b) parasites only (a) Amoeboid protozoans (c) Both the initial letters in genus and species is capital.
(c) either free-living or parasites (b) Ciliated protozoans (d) Genus is written after the species.
(d) saprophytes (c) Flagellated protozoans
61 Which of the following is a flagellated protozoan? (d) Sporozoans 45. As we go from higher species to kingdom, the number of common characterstic goes on
(a) Amoeba (b) Entamoeba 65 Plasmodium is a _______.
(c) Plasmodium (d) Trypanosoma (a) ciliated protozoan (b) sporozoan (a) Increasing (b) Decreasing (c) Remains same (d) None of these
62 Trypanosoma causes (c) flagellated protozoan (d) amoeboid protozoan
(a) sleeping sickness (b) cholera 66 Which one of the following organisms is scientifically 46. The binomial nomenclature was given by
(c) malaria (d) food poisoning incorrectly named and incorrectly described? (a) Lamarck (b) Ernst Mayr
(a) Plasmodium falciparum–A protozoan pathogen causing (c) Carolus Linnaeus (d) Darwin
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
47. The term ‘taxon’ is used for
sickness
(b) false feet (c) Diatoms–Very good pollution indicators
(a) The ranks of species and genus (b) The ranks up to phylum
(c) thousands of cilia (d) Noctiluca–A chrysophyte, which shows (c) The species epithet only (d) Any rank of taxonomic hierarchy
(d) flagella bioluminescence
48. The taxonomic aid that provides information for the identification of names of species found
in an area is
TOPIC 3~ Kingdom–Fungi (a) Monograph (b) Manual (c) Catalogue (d) Periodical

67 The body of a fungus is made up of a number of 73 Fungi that absorb nutrients directly from the 49. The Indian Botanical Garden is located in
elongated, tubular filaments called cytoplasm of living host are called (a) Howrah (b) Lucknow (c) Mumbai (d) Mysore
(a) hyphae (b) Woronin bodies (a) saprophytes (b) parasites
(c) mycelium (d) thallus (c) symbionts (d) mycorrhiza 50. The famous botanical garden ‘Kew’ is located in
68 Cell wall of fungi is composed of JIMPER 2018 74 Mycorrhizae are mutualistic and symbiotic (a) England (b) Lucknow (c) America (d) Australia
(a) chitin (b) pectin associations between
(c) cellulose (d) mannans 51. Identify the correct sequence of taxonomic categories.
(a) fungi and vascular plants
69 Which one of the following is wrong for fungi? (b) fungi and non-vascular plants (a) Species–order–kingdom–phylum (b) Species–family–genus–class
NEET 2016 (c) fungi and roots of higher plants (c) Genus–species–order–phylum (d) Species–genus–order-phylum
(a) They are eukaryotic (d) fungi and bryophytes
(b) All fungi possess a purely cellulosic cell wall 52. Which biological name is wrongly written?
75 Mycorrhiza promotes the plant growth by
(c) They are heterotrophic (a) absorbing inorganic ions from soil (a) Apis indica (b) Triticum aestivum
(d) They are both unicellular and multicellular (b) helping the plant in utilising atmospheric nitrogen (c) Felis domesticus (d) Mangifera Indica
70 Which of the following is a non-hyphal unicellular (c) protecting the plant from infection
(d) serving as plant growth regulator 53. The descending arrangement of categories is called
fungus?
(a) Yeast (b) Puccinia 76 Fungi show vegetative reproduction by all of the (a) Classification (b) Taxonomy (c) Hierarchy (d) Key
(c) Ustilago (d) Alternaria following methods except
(a) by fragmentation (b) by fission
54. Petunia is a
71 Which of the following options describe the
(c) by budding (d) by protonema (a) Variety (b) Subspecies (c) Species (d) Genus
coenocytic condition in fungus?
(a) Uninucleate hypha without septum 77 Fungi show asexual reproduction by all of the 55. Which one of the following is not a category?
(b) Multinucleate hypha without septum following kinds of spores except
(c) Multicellular hypha
(a) Species (b) Class (c) Phylum (d) Convolvulaceae
(a) conidia (b) oospores
(d) Multiciliate hypha (c) sporangiospores (d) zoospores 56. In the hierarchy of classification, the order is present between
72 Fungi that absorb soluble organic matter from dead 78 Fungi show sexual reproduction by all of the (a) Family and genus (b) Phylum and kingdom
substrates are called following processes except
(a) saprophytes
(c) Family and class (d) Family and species
(a) oospores
(b) parasites (b) ascospores 57. Select the incorrect statement from the following.
(c) obligate parasite (c) basidiospores (a) Each statement in key is called lead.
(d) lichens (d) zoospores
(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 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
59. Which is not a part of taxonomic hierarchy?
(a) They are parasitic forms, which cause diseases in animals (c) Euglena (d) Plasmodium
(a) Genus and species (b) Order and class
(b) They have a protein rich layer called pellicle 51 Slime moulds are
(c) Kingdom and class (d) Catalogue and herbarium (c) They have indestructible wall layer deposited with silica (a) pathogenic (b) parasite
(d) They are commonly called dinoflagellates (c) saprophytic protists (d) autotrophic
60. Find out the incorrect statement from the following:
(a) Closely related species differ in morphological features. 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
(b) Genus comprises a group of related species. (a) protonema (b) plasmodium
(a) Cyanobacteria (b) Diatoms
(c) Taxonomic studies are useful in agricultural, forestry and industries. (c) Dinoflagellates (d) Euglenoids (c) fruiting body (d) mycelium
(d) Notochord and ventral hollow neural system are common features of phylum chordata. 44 Dinoflagellates have 53 Under favourable conditions slime moulds form
(a) two flagella, which lie longitudinally (a) protonema (b) plasmodium
61. ICBN stands for (c) mycelium (d) fruiting bodies
(b) only one flagellum in the transverse groove between the
(a) International Code for Biosphere Nomenclature cell plates 54 Identify the given figure and select the correct option.
(b) International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (c) only one flagellum in the longitudinal groove between
(c) International Class for Biological Nobel leurette the cell plates
(d) one flagellum lies longitudinally and the other
(d) International Committe for Biological Naming transversely in a furrow between the wall plates
62. Zoological name of tiger is 45 In which of the following groups, the cell wall has
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum stiff cellulose plate on the outer surface?
(a) Diatoms (b) Red algae
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera tigris (c) Dinoflagellates (d) Slime moulds
63. Zoological name of leopard is 46 Refer to diagram given along side and
select the incorrect option regarding it. (a) It is marine water plankton
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum (b) It is a saprophytic protist
(a) It belongs to kingdom–Protista and is a
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera pardus dinoflagellate (c) It is parasitic predator believed to but primary relative
(b) It is mostly marine, photosynthetic with of animals
64. Zoological name of house fly is colour depending on main pigment present (d) Ciliated protozoan
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum in its cells 55 Ciliates differ from all other protozoans in NEET 2018
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Musca domestica (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
65. Zoological name of man is (d) These organisms release toxins in large number which
(c) using flagella for locomotion
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum kill other marine animals
(d) having two types of nuclei
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Homo sapiens 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
66. Botanical name of wheat is
(c) diatoms and desmids (d) slime moulds (c) producers (d) saprophytes
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
48 Which of the following protists releases toxins that 57 Which of the following group is considered as
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Triticum aestivum primitive relatives of animals?
may even kill fishes and other marine animals?
67. Zoological name of cat is (a) Euglena (b) Gonyaulax (a) Chrysophytes (b) Protozoans
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum (c) Paramecium (d) Plasmodium (c) Euglenoids (d) Slime moulds
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Felis domesticus 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
68. Botanical name of makoi is (a) three (b) four
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum (c) two (d) eight
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Solanum nigrum 59 Which of the following groups belong to protozoans?
(a) Amoeboid, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans
69. Potato and brinjal belongs to the genus (b) Diatoms, amoeboid, ciliates, sporozoans
(a) Mangifera (b) Solanum (c) Allium (d) Brassica (a) Dinoflagellates (b) Protozoans (c) Desmids, ciliates, flagellates, amoebiod
(c) Slime mould (d) Euglenoids (d) Dinoflagellates, ciliates, Plasmodium, amoeboid
70. Genera Petunia and Datura belongs to the family
(a) Solanaceae (b) Fabaceae (c) Liliaceae (d) any of the above
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71. Select the total number of family from the following:

24 Nostoc and Anabaena belong to 27 Which of the following bacteria play an important Felis, Felidae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae, Canidae, Hominidae, Poaceae, Muscidae, Insecta,
(a) parasitic bacteria (b) archaebacteria role in the recycling of nutrients like nitrogen, Convolvulaceae
(c) cyanobacteria (d) coccibacteria phosphorus, iron and sulphur? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
25 Which of the following is photoautotrophic bacteria? (a) Chemoheterotrophic bacteria
(a) Nostoc (b) Clostridium
(b) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria 72. Family Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae belongs to the order
(c) Parasitic bacteria (a) Poales (b) Polymoniales (c) Diptera (d) Dicot
(c) Salmonella (d) Escherichia coli
(d) Saprophytic bacteria
26 Identify the label A, B, C and D in the following 73. Common features of Chordata are
28 Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by
figure.
A
NEET 2018 (a) The presence of notochord in any stage of life
B
(a) Cycas (b) Nostoc (b) Dorsal hollow neural system
(c) Green sulphur bacteria (d) Chara
C (c) Paired pharyngeal gill slits
29 Citrus canker is a (d) All of these
(a) viral disease (b) bacterial disease
(c) fungal disease (d) protozoan disease 74. Which of the following is a common feature of category ‘insecta’?
30 Which among the following are the smallest living (a) Presence of ostium
D cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic (b) Presence of coxal gland for excretion
to plants as well as animals and can survive without
(a) A–Plasma membrane, B–Cell wall, C–RNA, D–Spore oxygen? NEET 2017
(c) Three pair of jointed legs in thoracic region
formation (a) Bacillus (b) Pseudomonas (d) Exoskeleton of cutin
(b) A–Cell wall, B–Cell membrane, C–DNA, D–Binary (c) Mycoplasma (d) Nostoc
fission 75. Which of the following represent the family of mango?
(c) A–Mucilaginous sheath, B–Cell membrane, C–RNA, 31 Mycoplasma are classified under which of the
following kingdoms? (a) Sapindales (b) Anacardiaceae (c) Poales (d) Poaceae
D–Conjugation
(d) A–Plasma membrane, B–Mucilaginous sheath, (a) Animalia (b) Protista
76. House fly belongs to the order
C–DNA, D–Transformation (c) Monera (d) Fungi
(a) Diptera (b) Carnivora (c) Primata (d) Insecta
77. Which is not required for the preservation of insect?
TOPIC 2~ Kingdom–Protista (a) Collecting (b) Killing (c) Pinning (d) Pressing
32 Which of the following is not a feature of Protista? 37 Diatoms and desmids are found in 78. IBG is situated at
(a) Protists are prokaryotic (a) freshwater (b) marine water
(b) Some protists have cell walls (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) terrestrial habitat
(a) Kew (b) Howrah (c) Lucknow (d) Jodhpur
(c) Mode of nutrition is both autotrophic and heterotrophic 38 Chrysophytes are 79. A museum has a collection of
(d) Body organisation is cellular (a) planktons (a) Preserved plants (b) Preserved animals
33 Which of the following kingdoms have no well- (b) nektons
defined boundaries? (c) benthic organisms (c) Skeleton of animals (d) All of these
(a) Plantae (b) Protista (d) active organisms
80. Which of the following animals is usually stuffed and preserved?
(c) Monera (d) Algae 39 Silica gel is obtained by
(a) red algae
(a) Large birds (b) Mammals
34 Members of Protista are primarily
(b) diatoms (c) Small lizards (d) Both (a) and (b)
(a) terrestrial (b) aquatic
(c) pathogenic (d) photosynthetic (c) Euglena
(d) mycoplasma 81. Zoological parks are places for
35 Chrysophytes, euglenoids, dinoflagellates and slime (a) Wild animals (b) Pet animals
moulds are included in the kingdom NEET 2016
40 In which of the following organisms the cell wall is
composed of two thin overlapping shells, which fit (c) Wild plants (d) Endangered crops
(a) Protista (b) Fungi
(c) Animalia (d) Monera together like a soap-case?
(a) Diatoms (b) Golden algae 82. Zoological park is a place where
36 Which of the following groups of organisms is/are (c) Slime moulds (d) Gonyaulax (a) Wild animals are kept in protected environment under human care.
placed under the group–Chrysophyta? (b) We can learn about wild animal’s food habit.
41 Diatomaceous earth is used for all except
(a) Diatoms only
(a) filtration of oils (c) We can learn about wild animal’s behavior.
(b) Desmids only
(b) filtration of syrups (d) All of these
(c) Diatoms and golden algae (c) cleaning agent in metal polishes
(d) Desmids and Paramecium (d) gobar gas production 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 (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.
similarities and dissimilarities. (c) A–Bacilli, B–Spirilla, C–Vibrio, D–Cocci Complete the given sentence with an appropriate
(b) Separate taxonomic keys are required for each taxonomic category such as family, genus (d) A–Spirilla, B–Vibrio, C–Cocci, D–Bacilli option.
and species for identification purposes. 9 Some bacteria thrive in extreme environmental (a) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
(c) Keys are generally analytical in nature. conditions such as the absence of oxygen, high salt (b) Photosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
(d) Key is another taxonomical aid used for the nomenclature of plants and animals based on concentration, high temperature and acidic pH. (c) Protista
the similarities and dissimilarities. Identify the type of bacteria. (d) Saprophytic
(a) Cyanobacteria (b) Eubacteria
(c) Archaebacteria (d) Mycobacteria 20 Specialised cells called heterocysts are present in
85. Which of the following is a mean of recording description? (a) dinoflagellates
(a) Flora and manuals (b) Monographs 10 Which of the following conditions would be favoured (b) chrysophytes
by thermoacidophiles? (c) archaebacteria
(c) Catalogues (d) All of these (a) Hot and alkaline (b) Snow and acidic (d) cyanobacteria
(c) Hot and sulphur spring (d) Gut of cows
86. Flora contains information about the habitat and distribution of 21 Some of the cyanobacteria can fix atmospheric
(a) Animals of a given area (b) Plants of a given area 11 Which of the following are found in extreme saline nitrogen in their specialised cells called
conditions? NEET 2017 (a) akinetes (b) heterocyst
(c) Some useful plants of a given area (d) Some useful animals of a given area (a) Archaebacteria (b) Eubacteria (c) endospores (d) homocyst
(c) Cyanobacteria (d) Mycobacteria
87. Monographs contains the information of 22 Identify the diagram of heterocyst. JIPMER 2019
(a) genus (b) species (c) family (d) any one taxon 12 The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the
production of biogas from the dung of ruminant
88. Manuals contain information for animals, include the NEET 2016
(a) thermoacidophiles (b) methanogens (a) (b)
(a) Habitat and distribution of animals in a given area (c) eubacteria (d) halophiles
(b) Habitat and distribution of plants in a given area 13 Methanogens belong to NEET 2016
(c) Identification of names of species found in an area (a) eubacteria (b) archaebacteria
(d) Habitat and distribution of some useful animals in a given area (c) dinoflagellates (d) slime moulds
14 Thermococcus, Methanococcus and (c) (d)
89. Organisms vary in Methanobacterium are
(a) Size and colour (b) Habitat (a) archaebacteria having eukaryotic histone homologue
(c) Physiological and morphological features (d) All of these (b) bacteria with cytoskeleton
(c) archaebacteria with negatively supercoiled DNA as
90. Live specimens of organisms are found in 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
(a) Herbaria (b) Museum mitochondria for A, B and C in the figure.
(c) Zoological parks and botanical gardens (d) All of these 15 Eubacteria include
(a) blue-green algae and bacteria
91. The name of a plant written on herbarium sheet is its (b) archaebacteria and blue-green algae B
(a) English name (b) Local name (c) Botanical name (d) All of these (c) cyanobacteria and eukaryotes
(d) bacteria and eukaryotes C
92. NBRI is situated in 16 Pigment containing membranous extensions in some
(a) Kolkata (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) Jodhpur cyanobacteria are CBSE-AIPMT 2012
(a) heterocysts (b) basal bodies
93. Which is the prime source of taxonomical studies? (c) pneumatophores (d) chromatophores
(a) Collection of actual specimen (b) Nomenclature 17 The cyanobacteria are also referred to as
(c) Characterization (d) Identification CBSE-AIPMT 2012
(a) protists (b) golden algae A
94. Tiger, dog and cat are placed in order of (c) slime moulds (d) blue-green algae (a) A–Gelidium, B–Vegetative cell, C–Heterocyst
(a) Insectivora (b) Carnivora (c) Primata (d) Lagomorpha 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
95. Monkey, gorilla and gibbons belongs to which of the following order and class respectively (c) Chlorophyll-a (d) Chlorophyll-c1 (d) A–Nostoc, B–Heterocyst, C–Mucilaginous sheath
(a) Primata and prototheria (b) Primata and mammalia
(c) Carnivora and eutheria (d) Carnivora and mammalia
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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:

Mastering NCERT
Column I Column II
A. Man 1. Order–Carnivora
B. Mango 2. Family–Poaceae
C. House fly 3. Genus–Musca
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS D. Tiger 4. Phylum–Chordata
E. Wheat 5. Family–Anacardiaceae
TOPIC 1 ~ Introduction and Kingdom–Monera (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
1 Aristotle classified the plants on the basis of their 5 In the five kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas
98. Select the incorrect combination:
morphological characters and categorised them into and Chlorella are included in
(a) trees, shrubs and herbs (a) Plantae (b) Algae (a) Fragmentation Fungi, Planaria, Protonema of moss
(b) algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and (c) Protista (d) Monera (b) Budding Yeast, hydra and sponges
angiosperms (c) Order Mammalia, primata, diptera, poales,
6. Cyanobacteria are classified under which of the
(c) embryophytes and tracheophytes following kingdom? polymoniales, sapindales
(d) algae and embryophytes (a) Protista (b) Monera (d) Genus Homo, Triticum, Musca, Felis, Panthera,
2 Who proposed two kingdom system of classification (c) Algae (d) Plantae
Datura, Petunia, Mangifera, Solanum
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? 99. Select the correct combination:
(c) Carl Woese (d) Herbert Copeland (a) Algae (b) Viruses (a) Earliest classification based on – Uses of various organisms
3 Which of the following characters served as the (c) Protists (d) Bacteria
(b) Reproduction is synonymous with growth – Primitive multicellular organism
criteria for five kingdom system of classification 8 Bacteria are grouped under four categories based on (c) ICZN – International Code of Zoo Nomenclature
proposed by Whittaker? their shape. Refer to the given figure. Identify A, B , C
(a) Cell structure and D.
(d) NBRI – National Botanical Registered Institute
(b) Body organisation and mode of nutrition
100. Single-horned Rhinoes are found in
(c) Reproduction and phylogenetic relationships
Spore (a) Ghana (b) Bastar of Madhya Pradesh
(d) All of the above
A B (c) Kaziranga National Park (d) Khasi in Meghalaya
4 In five kingdom system of classification of
RH Whittaker, how many kingdoms contain 101. Herbarium sheet provides the information of
eukaryotes? Flagellum
(a) Collector’s name (b) Family of plant
(a) Four kingdoms
(b) One kingdom
(c) Local, English and botanical name (d) All of these
(c) Two kingdoms 102. Select the total number of correct statements from the following:
(d) Three kingdoms C D
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