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1000+ Biological Classification Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

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1. A virus can be considered a living organism because it
A. responds to touch stimulus
B. respires
C. reproduces (inside the host)
D. can cause disease
Answer : C
2. Match the class of fungi given in column I with their examples given in column II and choose the correct option
Column-IColumn-II
(Class of fungi)(Examples)
A. AscomycetesI. Rhizopus
B. BasidiomycetesII. Penicillium
C. DeuteromycetesIII. Ustilago
D. PhycomycetesIV. Alternaria

A. A IV, B III, C I, D II
B. A II, B III, C IV, D I
C. A IV, B I, C II, D III
D. A III, B IV, C II, D I
Answer : B
3. Which statement is not correct for viruses ?
A. Viruses are obligate parasites.
B. Viruses can multiply only when they are inside the living cells.
C. Viruses cannot pass through bacterial filters.
D. Viruses are made up of protein and DNA or RNA (never both DNA and RNA).
Answer : C
4. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
(i) Reproduction in fungi can take place by vegetative means fragmentation, fission and budding.
(ii) Fusion of two nuclei is called plasmogamy.
(iii) Fusion of protoplasms between two motile or nonmotile gametes is called karyogamy.
(iv) Meiosis in zygote results in diploid spores.

A. Only (i)
B. Both (ii) and (iii)
C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : A
5. Which of the following statement is/ are correct for bacteria ?
A. They are the members of the kingdom monera.
B. They live in extreme habitats such as hot springs, deserts, snow and deep oceans.
C. They show the most extensive metabolic diversity.
D. All of the above
Answer : D
6. The given characters are seen in which of the following group?
(i) Unicellular, colonial, filamentous, marine or terrestrial forms.
(ii) The colonies are surrounded by a gelatinous sheath.
(iii) Some can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialized cells called heterocysts.
(iv) They often form blooms in water bodies.

A. Archaebacteria
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Chrysophytes
D. Dinoflagellates
Answer : B
7. Which of the following processes involved in the reproduction of protists ?
A. Binary fission and budding
B. Cell fusion and zygote formation
C. Spore formation and cyst formation
D. All of the above
Answer : D
8. Which of the following pair is correctly matched ?
A. Fungi Saprophytic parasitic mode of nutrition.
B. Monera Nuclear membrane is present.
C. Plantae Cell wall is made up of cellulose.
D. Animalia Cell wall is absent.
Answer : B
9. How many organisms in the list given below are autotrophs? Lactobacillus, Nostoc, Chara, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Streptomyces, Saccharomyces, Trypanosomes, Porphyra, Wolffia
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Three
Answer : C
10. Which of the following are the characters of dinoflagellates?
(i) They are planktonic golden yellow algae with soap box like structure.
(ii) They are marine red biflagellated protista.
(iii) They appear yellow, green, brown, blue and red in colour.
(iv) They are biflagellated organisms with pellicle.
(v) They are saprophytic (or) parasitic unicellular forms.

A. (ii) and (iii)
B. (ii) and (v)
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
D. (ii), (iv) and (v)
Answer : C
11. Refer the given figure of bacteria cell and Nostoc and choose the option which shows correct label for the structure marked as A, B, C, D and E ? 
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A. A – Cell wall, B – Cell membrane, C – Heterocyst, D – DNA, E – Mucilagenous sheath
B. A – Cell wall, B – Cell membrane, C – DNA, D – Heterocyst, E – Mucilagenous sheath
C. A – Mucilagenous sheath, B – Cell membrane, C – DNA, D – Heterocyst, E – Cell wall
D. A – Cell membrane, B – Cell wall, C – DNA, D – Heterocyst, E – Mucilagenous sheath
Answer : B
12. The figure given below shows the structure of a bacteriophage. Identify its parts labelled as A, B, C and D. 
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A. A - Tail fibres B - Head C - Sheath D - Collar
B. A - Sheath B - Collar C - Head D - Tail fibres
C. A - Head B - Sheath C - Collar D - Tail fibres
D. A - Collar B - Tail fibres C - Head D - Sheath
Answer : C
13. Which of the following is/are example(s) of deuteromycetes?
A. Alternaria
B. Colletotrichum
C. Trichoderma
D. All of these
Answer : D
14. Match the class of fungi given in column-I with their common name given in column-II and select the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(Class of fungi)(Common name)
A. PhycomycetesI. Sac fungi
B. AscomycetesII. Algal fungi
C. BasidiomycetesIII. Fungi imperfecti
D. DeuteromycetesIV. Club fungi

A. A II, B I, C IV, D III
B. A II, B IV, C I, D III
C. A IV, B I, C II, D III
D. A IV, B III, C II, D I
Answer : A
15. Which one single organism or the pair of organisms is correctly assigned to its taxonomic group?
A. Paramecim and Plasmodium belong to the same kingdom as that of Penicillium.
B. Lichen is a composite organism formed from the symbiotic association of an alga and a protozoan.
C. Yeast used in making bread and beer is a fungus.
D. Nostoc and Anabaena are examples of protista.
Answer : C
16. Which of the following kingdom does not have nuclear membrane ?
A. Protista
B. Fungi
C. Monera
D. Plantae
Answer : C
17. Which of the following is used extensively in biochemical and genetic work ?
A. Agaricus
B. Alternaria
C. Neurospora
D. Mucor
Answer : C
18. Which one of the following statement is correct for archaea?
A. Archaea resemble eukaryotes in all respects.
B. Archaea have some novel features that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
C. Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
D. Archaea completely differ from prokaryotes.
Answer : B
19. In some viruses, RNA is present instead of DNA indicating that
A. their nucleic acid must combine with host DNA before replication.
B. they cannot replicate.
C. there is no hereditary information.
D. RNA can transfer heredity material.
Answer : D
20. Fungi are filamentous with the exception of X which is unicellular. Identify X.
A. Yeast
B. Algae
C. Bacteria
D. Lichen
Answer : A
21. The bacteria which oxidize various inorganic substances and use the released energy for their ATP production are called _______________.
A. Archaebacteria
B. Heterotrophic bacteria
C. Photosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
D. Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
Answer : D
22. The given statements are some characters of a particular group of Kingdom protista.
(i) Most of them are fresh water organisms found in standing water.
(ii) They have a protein rich layer (called pellicle) which makes their body flexible.
(iii) They have two flagella, a short and a long one.
(iv) Though they are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight, but in the absence of sunlight they behave like heterotrophs by predating on other smaller organisms.
Identify the correct group on the basis of these characters.

A. Protozoans
B. Chrysophytes
C. Slime moulds
D. Euglenoids
Answer : D
23. Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria are named so because
A. they oxidize various inorganic substances such as nitrates, nitrites and ammonia and use the released energy for their ATP production.
B. they oxidize various organic substances and use the released energy for their ATP production.
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer : A
24. Choose the correct names of the different bacteria given below according to their shapes. 
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A. A – Cocci, B – Bacilli, C – Spirilla, D – Vibrio
B. A – Bacilli, B – Cocci, C – Spirilla, D – Vibrio
C. A – Spirilla, B – Bacilli, C – Cocci, D – Vibrio
D. A – Spirilla, B – Vibrio, C – Cocci, D – Bacilli
Answer : A
25. How many bacteria are produced in four hours if a bacterium divides once in half an hour ?
A. 8
B. 64
C. 16
D. 256
Answer : D
26. Bacteria were regarded to be plants because
A. some of them are green in colour.
B. they are present every where.
C. some of them cannot move.
D. they have a rigid cell wall.
Answer : D
27. Which of the following groups of protozoan is not correctly matched with its feature?
A. Amoeboid - Marine forms have silica shells on their surface.
B. Flagellated - Either free living or parasitic.
C. Ciliated - Actively moving organisms due to presence of cilia.
D. Sporozoans - Move and capture their prey with the help of false feet.
Answer : D
28. Consider the following statements with respect to characteristic features of the kingdom.
(i) In animalia, the mode of nutrition is autotrophic.
(ii) In monera, the nuclear membrane is present.
(iii) In protista, the cell type is prokaryotic.
(iv) In plantae, the cell wall is present.
Of the above statements, which one is correct ?

A. (i) only
B. (ii) only
C. (iii) only
D. (iv) only
Answer : D
29. Match the scientists given in column I with their discovery given in column II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(Scientists)(Discovery)
A. Ernst MayrI. Discovered Viroids
B. WhittakerII. Gave the name virus
C. PasteurIII. Proposed five kingdom classification
D. DienerIV. Darwin of the 20th century

A. A IV, B III, C II, D I
B. A III, B IV, C II, D I
C. A II, B III, C IV, D I
D. A I, B II, C III, D IV
Answer : A
30. Which of the following group of kingdom protista is being described by the statements given below ?
(i) This group includes diatoms and golden algae.
(ii) They are microscopic and float passively in water currents (plankton).
(iii) Most of them are photosynthetic.
(iv) They have deposits in their habitat; this accumulation over billion of years is referred to as diatomaceous earth.

A. Dinoflagellates
B. Chrysophytes
C. Euglenoids
D. Slime moulds
Answer : B
31. Which of the following statement is not correct for methanogens?
A. They are archaebacteria.
strong>B. They live in marshy areas.
C. Methane is their preferred carbon source.
D. They are present in guts of several ruminant animals (cow, buffaloes) and produce biogas (CH4) from the dung of these animals.
Answer : C
32. The genetic material of virus includes
A. only RNA.
B. only DNA.
C. RNA and DNA both
D. RNA or DNA i.e. one nucleic acid in a virus.
Answer : D
33. T. O. Diener discovered a new infectious agent that was smaller than viruses and have the following characteristics.
(i) It causes potato spindle tuber disease.
(ii) It has free RNA.
(iii) Molecular weight of RNA is low.
Identify the infections agent.

A. Viruses
B. Viroids
C. Virion
D. Mycoplasma
Answer : B
34. Which of the following pigment is present in cyanobacteria?
A. Chlorophyll a
B. Chlorophyll b
C. Chlorophyll c
D. Chlorophyll d
Answer : A
35. The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to humans in making curd from milk and in production of antibiotics are the ones categorised as
A. cyanobacteria
B. archaebacteria
C. chemosynthetic autotrophs
D. heterotrophic bacteria
Answer : D
36. Protozons are not included in kingdom animalia because they are
A. mostly asymmetrical.
B. unicellular eukaryotes.
C. heterotrophic in nature.
D. multicellular prokaryotes.
Answer : B
37. When a moist bread is kept exposed in air, it becomes mouldy and black because
A. spores are present in the water.
B. spores are present in the bread.
C. spores are present in the air.
D. the bread decomposes.
Answer : B
38. The given figure shows some labelled structure as A, B, C and D. In which structure the protein coat that encloses the nucleic acid is present? 
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A. A
B. B
C. C sheath
D. D tail fibres
Answer : A
39. Lichens indicate SO2 pollution because they
A. show association between algae and fungi.
B. grow faster than others.
C. are sensitive to SO2.
D. flourish in SO2 rich environment.
Answer : C
40. Protista includes
A. unicellular eukaryotes with well-defined nucleus only.
B. unicellular prokaryotes with membrane bound organelles.
C. unicellular eukaryotes with well-defined nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
D. both unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes with welldefined nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
Answer : C
41. Which of the following pairs comes under the group chrysophytes ?
A. Diatoms and Euglena
B. Euglena and Trypanosoma
C. Diatoms and Desmids
D. Gonyaulax and Desmids
Answer : C
42. A specimen of fungus is brought by a student for identification. Upon close examination, he discovered that its hyphae are completely septate and it has gills on the underside of the pileus. To which fungal group does it most likely belong ?
A. Basidiomycetes
B. Zygomycetes
C. Ascomycetes
D. Chytrids
Answer : A
43. Dikaryon formation is the characteristic feature of
A. ascomycetes and basidiomycetes.
B. phycomycetes and basidiomycetes.
C. ascomycetes and phycomycetes.
D. phycomycetes and zygomycetes.
Answer : A
44. Yeast is not included in protozoans but in fungi because
A. it has no chlorophyll.
B. some fungal hyphae grow in such a way that they give the appearance of pseudomycelium.
C. it has eukaryotic organization.
D. cell wall is made up of cellulose and reserve food material is starch.
Answer : B
45. Choose the correct statements (i v) regarding mycoplasma
(i) Mycoplasma has no cell wall.
(ii) Mycoplasma is the smallest living organism.
(iii) Mycoplasma cannot survive without O2.
(iv) Mycoplasma are pathogenic in animals and plants.
(v) A sort of sexual reproduction occurs in bacterium by adopting a primitive DNA transfer from one bacterium to the other.

A. Only (iii)
B. (i), (iii) and (v)
C. (i), (ii), (iv), and (v)
D. All of the above
Answer : C
46. Mycorrhizae are useful for plants because they
A. fix atmospheric nitrogen.
B. enhance absorption of nutrients from the soil.
C. kill insects and pathogen.
D. provide resistance against abiotic stresses.
Answer : B
47. An X reproduces in such a great numbers that the water may appearred, producing a red tides and kills large marine animals like Z. X belongs to Y. Identify X, Y and Z.
A. X - Gonyaulax ; Y - Dinoflagellates; Z - Fishes
B. X - Paramecium ; Y - Protozoa ; Z - Crocodiles
C. X - Trypanosoma ; Y - Protozoa ; Z - Frogs
D. X - Plasmodium ; Y - Euglenoids ; Z - Oysters
Answer : A
48. Which of the following statements regarding cyanobacteria is incorrect?
A. It is also called blue green algae.
B. They are chemosynthetic autotrophs.
C. It forms blooms in polluted water bodies.
D. It is unicellular, colonial or filamentous, marine or terrestrial bacteria.
Answer : B
49. Read the following statements and answer the question given below
(i) They are saprophytic protists.
(ii) Under suitable conditions, they form an aggregation (called plasmodium) which may grow and spread over several feet.
(iii) During unfavourable conditions, the plasmodium differentiates and forms fruitin bodies bearing spores at their tips.
Which of the following class of protists is being described by the above statements ?

A. Euglenoids
B. Dinoflagellates
C. Slime moulds
D. Protozoans
Answer : C
50. Which scientist classify plants into trees, shrubs and herbs & animals into two groups having red blood cells and without red blood cells?
A. Aristotle
B. R. H. Whittaker
C. D. J. Ivanowsky
D. W. M. Stanley
Answer : A

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