Biological Classification MOCK
1. After karyogamy followed by meiosis, spores are produced
exogenously in [2018]
A. Neurospora
B. Alternaria
C. Agaricus
D. Saccharomyces
2. Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by [2018]
A. Nostoc
B. Green sulphur bacteria
C. Cycas
D. Chara
3. Which of the following organisms are known as chief producers
in the oceans? [2018]
A. Dinoflagellates
B. Diatoms
C. Cyanobacteria
D. Euglenoids
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4. Ciliates differ from all other protozoans in [2018]
A. Using flagella for locomotion
B. Having a contractile vacuole for removing excess water
C. Using pseudopodia for capturing prey
D. Having two types of nucle
5. Which of the following is incorrect about Cyanobacteria? [2020
COVID]
A. They lack heterocysts
B. They often form blooms in polluted water bodies
C. They have chlorophyll ‘a’ similar to green plants
D. They are photoautotrophs
6. The tailed bacteriophages are: [1995]
A. Motile on surface of bacteria
B. Non motile
C. Motile on surface of plant leaves
D. Actively motile in water
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7. The hereditary material present in the bacterium E.coli is: [1997]
A. Single stranded DNA
B. Double stranded DNA
C. DNA
D. RNA
8. Genes are packaged into a bacterial chromosome by: [1997]
A. Acidic protein
B. Actin
C. Histones
D. Basic protein
9. The cyanobacteria are also referred to as: [AIPMT-2012 Pre]
A. Blue green algae
B. Protists
C. Golden algae
D. Slime moulds
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10. Nuclear membrane is absent in: [AIPMT-2012 Pre]
A. Nostoc
B. Penicillium
C. Agaricus
D. Volvox
11. Photosynthetic pigments present in Euglenoids are:-
A. Chlorophyll-a & chlorophyll b
B. Chlorophyll a & chlorophyll c
C. Chlorophyll a & chlorophyll d
D. Chlorophyll b & chlorophyll d
12. The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of litter and help in
mineral cycling belong to: [NEET 2015 Re]
A. Basidiomycetes
B. Phycomycetes
C. Ascomycetes
D. Deuteromycetes
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13. Which of the following are called acellular organisms?
A. Viruses and viroids
B. Viroids and lichens
C. Lichens and viruses
D. Viruses,viroids and lichens
14. Match the columns and find out the correct combination:
a. A-2 B-2 C-3 D-4
A. Binary fission 1. Yeast
b. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
B. Budding 2. Gonyaulax
c. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3 C. Red tides 3. Basidomycetes
D. Puccinia 4. Amoeba
d. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
15. Which organism have an infectious spore like stage in their life
cycle?
A. Amoeboid protozoans
B. Flagellated protozoans
C. Ciliated protozoans
D. Sporozoans
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16. Mushrooms, bracket fungi or puffballs are placed in
A. Ascomycetes
B. Basidiomycetes
C. Deuteromycetes
D. Phycomycetes
17. Refer to the given figure and select the incorrect option
regarding it.
(a) It belongs to Class Basidiomycetes.
(b) It is a non-edible, poisonous mushroom.
(c) It possesses an umbrella- like basidiocarp.
(d) The basidiospores in it, are exogenously produced on the
basidium.
18. Assertion: Two kingdom classification was insufficient.
Reason: Majority of organisms did not fall into either of the
categories in two kingdom classification
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct
explanation of assertion
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the
correct explanation of assertion
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
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19. Assertion : Archaebacteria are able to survive in harsh habitats.
Reason: Presence of peptidoglycan in cell wall help archaebacteria
to survive in extreme conditions.
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct
explanation of assertion
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the
correct explanation of assertion
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
D. If both assertion and reason are false
20. Assertion: Methanogens are present in the gut of several
ruminant animals.
Reason: Methanogens help in the production of methane from
dung of ruminants.
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct
explanation of assertion
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the
correct explanation of assertion
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
D. If both assertion and reason are false
21. Assertion : Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic autotrophs.
Reason: Cyanobacteria have chlorophyll a and b similar to green
plants.
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct
explanation of assertion
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the
correct explanation of assertion
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
D. If both assertion and reason are false
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22. Match the column I and II.
Column I Column II
a. A-III B-II C-IV D-V
A. Monera I. Cuscuta, Solanum
b. A-II B-III C-IV D-I B. Protista II. Bacillus, Nostoc
C. Fungi III. Euglena,
c. A-II B-III C-I D-IV
Trypanosoma
d. A-II B-V C-I D-IV D. Plantae IV. Mucor, Penicillium
V. Felis, Panthera
23. Match column I (Kingdom) with column II (Class) and select the
correct options
a. A-IV B-III C-II D-I Column I (Kingdom) Column II (Class)
A. Plantae I. Archaebacteria
b. A-I B-II C-III D-I
B. Fungi II. Euglenoids
c. A-III B-IV C-II D-I C. Protista III. Phycomycetes
D. Monera IV. Algae
d. A-IV B-II C-III D-I
24. A fungus used extensively in biochemical and genetic work is:
A. Neurospora
B. Trichoderma
C.Paecilomyces
D. Streptomyces
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25. Which of the following is not a characte of Ascomycetes?
A. Mycelium is unbranched and septate
B. Asexual spores conidia are produced exogenously
C. Sexual spores endogenously called ascospores are produced
endogenously
D. Conidia on germination produce mycelium
26. Ability to change shape as found in mycoplasma is due to
A. Formation of f pseudopodia
B. Branching nature
C. Wall-less nature
D. Pectic nature of wall
27. Fusion of gametes which are dissimilar in size is
A. Oogamy
B. Isogamy
C. Anisogamy
D. Zoogamy
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28. Cyanobacteria contain pigment
A. Chlorophyli a
B. Chlorophyll b
C. Chlorophyll c
D. All the above
29. A free living aerobic and non- photosynthetic nitrogen fixing
bacterium is
A. Anabaena
B. Azotobacter
C. Rhizobium
D. Clostridium
30. The motile bacteria are able to move by
A. Flagella
B. Cilia
C. Pili
D. Fimbriae
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31. Cyanobacteria are
A. Bacteria using cyanide for nutrition Case
B. Prokaryotes having blue green cells
C. Coloured fungi
D. Virus affecting bacterial growth
32. Match the class of fungi in Column 1 with 2 On representative
examples in Column II and select the correct option:
A B C D Column I Column II
1. P R S Q A. Phycomycetes P. Motels & truffles
2. R S P Q B. Ascomycetes Q. Alternaria,
3. P Q R S Trichoderma
4. R P S Q C. Basidomycetes R. Bread mould &
Albugo
D. Deuteromycetes S. Smult & rust
fungi
33. You discover a new fungus. On careful examination you find
that the mycelium is septate and branched, they reproduce
asexually by conidia and you cannot identify any sexual stage in its
life cycle. To which fungal class would you place this fungus?
A. Phycomycetes
B. Basidiomycetes
C. Ascomycetes
D. Deuteromycetes
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34. Who discovered the virus?
A. Miller
B. Ivanovsky
C. Herelle
D. Mendel
35. Which scientist gave the name virus?
A. Adolf Meyer
B. Dmitri Ivanowsky
C. Pasteur
D. M.W. Beijerinck
36. According to the shapes the name of the different bacteria are
given below. Identify them
a) A-Spirilla, B-Vibrio, C-Cocci, D- Bacilli
b) A- Spirilla, B-Bacilli, C-Cocci, D-Vibrio
c) A –Bacilli, B-Cocci, C-Spirilla, D-Vibrio
d) A-Cocci, B-Bacilli, C-Spirilla, D-Vibrio
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37. Study the following figures and identify A,B and C
a) A-Euglens, B-Paramecium, C-Aspergillus
b) A-Planaria, B-Paramecium, C-Agarcus
c) A- Euglens, B-Planaria, C-Agaricus
d) A-Euglena, B-Paramecium, C-Agaricus
38. Given below is the diagram of a bacteriophage, In which one of
the options all the four parts A, B, C, and D are correct?
A B C D
(a) Tail Head Sheath Collar
fibers
(b) Sheath Collar Head Tail fibres
(c) Head Sheath Collar Tail fibres
(d) Collar Tail fibers Head Sheath
39. What kind of reproduction is shown in this diagram?
Mode of Conditions
Reproduction
A. Budding Favourable
B. Binary fission Favourable
C. Spore Unfavourable
formation
D. Budding Unfavourable
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40. Most abundant organisms on earth are
a) Fungi
b) Bacteria
c) Protista
d) Plants.
41. Prokaryotes belong to
a) Protista
b) Fungi
c) Plantae
d) Monera
42. Which is absent in monera
a) Nucleoid
b) Nucleus
c) Genophore
d) Cytoplasm.
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43. Five kingdom classification was proposed in the year
a) 1929
b)1969
c)1959
d)1925
44. Which two kingdoms have been retained in all classifications
a) Plantae and animalia
b) Monera and protista
c) Protista and plantae
d) Monera and plantae
45. Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria
a) Herpes and influenza
b) Cholera and tetanus
c) Typhoid and small pox
d) Tetanus and mumps
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46. Cyanobacteria are
a) Parasites
b) Autotrophs
c) Heterotrophs
d) Saprotrophs
47. What is true of fungi
a) They are heterotrophs
b) They lack nuclear membrane
c) They are phagotrophs
d) They lack rigid cell well
48. Main component of fungal cell wall is (NEET 2016)
a) Cellulose
b) Chitin
c) Pectin
d) Dextrin
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49. Peptidoglycan is found in the wall of
a) Monera and protista
b) Bacteria and cyanobacteria
c) Eubacteria and unicelluar eukaryotes
d) Archaebacteria and eukaryotes
50. In Nostoc, the ribosomes are
a) 50 S
b) 80 S
c) 70 S
d) 30S
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Answers
1)C 25)A 49)B
2)B 26)C 50)C
3)B 27)C
4)D 28)A
5)A 29)B
6)B 30)A
7)B 31)B
8)D 32)D
9)A 33)D
10)A 34)B
11)A 35)D
12)D 36)D
13)A 37)D
14)D 38)C
15)D 39)B
16)B 40)B
17)B 41)D
18)A 42)B
19)C 43)B
20)B 44)A
21)C 45)B
22)B 46)B
23)A 47)A
24)A 48)B
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