1.

A group of plants and animals with similar traits of any rank is

Taxon

Species

Genus

Order

2. Which is less general in characters as compared to genus?

Family

Division

Class

Species

3. What is the correct sequence?

Genus-species-order-kingdom

Species-order-phylum-kingdom

Species-genus-order-phylum

Kingdom-phylum-class-order

4. Metabolism refers to

Release of energy

Gain of energy

Catabolism

Gain or release of energy

5. What is nomenclature?

Genus name is written after species

Genus and species names are written in italics

Genus and species have the same name

The first letter of genus and species name is capital.

6. The term phylum was coined by

Linnaeus

Cuvier

Haeckel

Theophrastus

7. Binomial nomenclature was given by

Linnaeus

Hugo De Vries

John Ray

Huxley

8. Species found in different geographical locations are called

Sympatric species

Allopatric species

Sibling species

Morphospecies

9. What is a homonym?

Identical name of two different taxa

Two or more names of same taxon

Name given to a taxon in local language

Species name repeats the generic name

10. The biologically cohesive unit of taxa is

Phylum

Order

Genus

Species

11. The scientific name of mango is

Mangifera indica

Mangifera Indica

Mangifera indica

Mangifera Indica

12. Nicotiana is a ————-

Species

Sub-species

Genus

Class

13. Energy flow and energy transformation in a living system follow

Biogenetic law

Law of thermodynamics

Law of limiting factor

Liebig’s law of minimum

14. Energy transformation is never 100% efficient because of

Catabolism

Entropy

Homeostasis

Anabolism
 15. The defining characteristic of living beings is

They reproduce

They can digest their food

They respond to external stimuli

They regenerate

16. Which of the following organisms can be found in extreme saline conditions?

Eubacteria

Archaebacteria

Cyanobacteria

Mycobacteria

17. Linnaeus used which kingdom of classification?

Artificial system

Natural system

Phylogenetic system

Asexual system

18. Smallest taxon of classification is _______.

Kingdom

Family

Variety

Species

19. What is the main basis of classification in the five-kingdom system?

Structure of the nucleus

Structure of cell wall

Asexual Reproduction

Mode of Nutrition

20.Which of the following statements is false about the fungi?

They are eukaryotes

They are heterotrophs

They possess a purely cellulosic cell wall

None of the above

21. African Sleeping Sickness is caused by _______.

Trypanozoma cruzi

T. Tangela

T. rhodesiense

T. gambiense

22.What is a taxon?

A group of related families

A type of living organisms

A group of related species

A group of any ranking

23. Phylogenetic classification is based on _______.

Overall similarities

Habit of plants

Common evolutionary descendants

All of these

24.The protists have which of the following?

Free nucleic acid aggregates

Nucleoprotein in direct contact with the rest of the cell substance

Membrane-bound nucleoproteins within the cytoplasm

Nucleoproteins condensed together in a loose mass

25. Genes of Tobacco Mosaic Virus are _______.

Double-stranded RNA

Single-stranded RNA

Double-stranded DNA

Proteinaceous

26. Blue-green algae belong to which group?

Protista

Prokaryotes

Fungi

Bryophytes

27. Which of these was not a characteristic of the five key kingdom classification?

a) Type of Cell Wall

b) Mode of Reproduction

c) Type of Cell Division

d) Type of Cell

28.The shape of Bacilli is

 a) Rod-shaped

b) Comma shaped

c) Spiral shaped

d) Spherical shaped

29.Blue-green algae belong to which of these categories?

a) Archaebacteria

b) Eubacteria

c) Algae

d) None of the above

30.Desmids is the name given to

a) Golden Algae

b) Diatoms

c) Both a and b
 d) None of the above

31.Red tides are caused by

a) Dinoflagellates

b) Euglenoids

c) Algae

d) Slime moulds

32.Mushrooms belongs to which class of fungi?

a) Phycomycetes

b) Ascomycetes

c) Basidiomycetes

d) Deuteromycetes

33.Lichens is the mutual association of

a) Algae and Fungi

b) Cynobacteria and Fungi

 c) Green algae and Fungi

d) Mycorihiza and algae

34.Ascomycetes are:

1. Coprophilous

2. Decomposers

3. Parasitic

4. All of these

35. In basidiomycetes karyogamy occurs in

1. Basidiocarp

2. Basidium

3. Basidiospore

4. Both 2 and 3

36.Choose the Correct for deuteromycetes:

1. Some members are decomposers or parasite while most are saprophytes.

2. Some members are parasitic or saprophytes while most are decomposers.

3. Some members are parasites while most of them are decomposers or saprophytes.
4. Some members are saprophytes while most are parasitic and decomposers.

37.State true or false:

A. Plantae includes all eukaryotic chlorophyll containing organisms.

B. The viruses are non cellular organisms.

1. T, F

2. F, T

3. T, T

4. F, T

38.Comma shaped bacteria are called:

1. Bacillus

2. Vibrio

3. Cocci

4Both 1 and 2

39.Which of the following have pigments similar to green plants?

1. Cyanobacteria

2. Euglenoids

3. Fungi

4.Archaebacteria
40.Which of the following are oxidised by chemosynthetic bacteria ?

A. Nitrates

B. Nitrites

C. Ammonia

1. Only B and C

2. A, B, C

3. Only C

4. Only B

41.Choose the incorrect option.

1. Amoboid protozoans are found in moist soil.

2. In diatoms cell walls form two thick overlapping shell which fit together.

3. Dinoflagellates are mostly marine.

4.Dinoflagellates appear yellow, brown and blue.

42.Pigments of which organisms are identical to those of higher plants?

1. Diatoms

2. Slime moulds

3. Cyanobacteria

4.Euglenoids

43.Spores of slime moulds are dispersed by:

1. Water

2. Soil

3. Wind

4.Insects

44.Silica shells are found in:

1. Freshwater amoeba

2. Sporozoans

3. Marine amoeba

4.Ciliates

45.Most notorious sporozoan organism is:

1. Mycoplasma

2. Cyanobacteria

3. Plasmodium

4.Mushroom

46.Which of the following statement is correct?

1. All fungi are filamentous.

2. Fusion of protoplasm is called plamogamy.

3. The network of mycelium is called hyphae.

4.Dikaryotic stage has ploidy (2n).

47.Mushroom and toadstools both have which character in common?

1. Edible fungi

2. Ascomycetes

3. Parasitic fungi

4.Reproduce by fragmentation

48.Biological classification of plants and animals was first proposed by:

1. Linnaeus

2. Aristotle

3. R.H. Whittaker

4.Theophrastus

49.Majority of bacteria are:

1. Photosynthetic

2. Chemosynthetic

3. Decomposers

4.Parasitic

50.The name virus was given by:

1. Ivnowsky

2. Pasteur

3. M.W Biejerinek

4.T.O. Diener