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Section A: ATTEMPT ALL THE QUESTIONS

1.Which one single organism or the pair of organisms is correctly assigned to its or their named
taxonomic group?
(a) Paramoecium and plasmodium belong to the same kingdom as that of penicillium.
(b) Lichen is a composite organism formed from the symbiotic association of an algae and a
protozoan.
(c) Yeast used in making bread and beer is a fungus.
(d) Nostoc and Anabaena are examples of protista.

2..Assertion: Bacteria are grouped under four categories based on their shapes.
Reason: Cocci and Bacilli may form clusters or chain of a definite length.
(a) both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b)the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) both the assertion and reason are false.

3..Assertion: Virus is obligate parasite

Reason: Virus can’t multiply without host cell.
(a) both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b)the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) both the assertion and reason are false.

4..How many organisms in the list given below are autotrophs?

Lactobacillus, Nostoc, Chara, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Streptomyces, Saccharomyces,
Trypanosoma, Porphyra

(a) Five (b) Six (c) Three (d) Four

5. Which of the following matches is correct?

(a) Phytophthora → Aseptate mycelium → Basidiomycetes
(b) Alternania → Sexual reproduction absent → Deuteromycetes
(c) Mucor → Reproduction by conjugation → Ascomycetes
(d) Agaricus → Parasitic fungus → Basidiomycetes

6.Which of the following statements is wrong for viroids?

(a) They lack a protein coat
(b) They causes infections
(c) They are smaller than viruses
(d) Their RNA is of high molecular weight
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7. Which of the following statements is wrong?
(a) Cyanobacteria are also called blue-green algae.
(b) Golden algae are also called desmids.
(c) Eubacteria are also called false bacteria.
(d) Phycomycetes are also called algal fungi

8.With respect to fungal sexual cycle, choose the correct sequence of events.
(a) Karyogamy, Plasmogamy and Meiosis
(b) Meiosis, Plasmogamy and Karyogamy
(c) Plasmogamy, Karyogamy and Meiosis
(d) Meiosis, Karyogamy and Plasmogamy

9. Viruses are non-cellular organisms but replicate themselves once they infect the host cell. To
which of the following kingdom do viruses belong to?
(a) Monera (b) Protista (c) Fungi (d) None of the above

10.Identify the A, B and C in this figure.

(a) A–Agaricus, B–Mucor, C–Aspergillus (b) A–Mucor, B–Agaricus, C–Aspergillus

(c) A–Aspergillus, B–Mucor, C–Agaricus (d) A–Agaricus, B–
Aspergillus, D–Mucor

11.What is indicating A to D in this figure.

(a) A–Collar, B–Tail Fibres, C–Head, D–Sheath
(b) A–Sheath, B–Collar, C–Head, D–Tail fibres
(c) A–Tail fibres, B–Sheath, C–Collar, D–Head
(d) A–Tail fibres, B–Collar, C–Head, D–Sheath

12.Find out the total number of false statements:

A. Cyanobacteria have chlorophyll ‘a’ like green plants.
B. Bacteria which oxidizes various inorganic substance such as nitrates and ammonia and
uses the released energy for ATP production are chemosynthesis autotrophic bacteria.
C. Heterotrophic bacteria are less in abundance in nature.
D. Majority of heterotrophic bacteria are decomposers.
E. Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria play an important role in recycling of nutrients like
nitrogen, phosphorus iron and sulphur.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

13.Two kingdom classifi cation does not distinguish between

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(a) Eukaryote and prokaryote
(b) Unicellular and multi-cellular organisms
(c) Photosynthetic (green algae) and non-photosynthetic (fungi) organisms
(d) All the above

14. In which year Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classifi cation?
(a) 1960 (b) 1959 (c) 1969 (d) 1979

15.Assertion: Human being has self-conciousness.

Reason: Human is an organism who is aware of himself.
(a) both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b)the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) both the assertion and reason are false.

16. Assertion: In unicellular organism, the reproduction is synonymous with growth.

Reason: Increase in the number of cells is also called growth.
(a) both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b)the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) both the assertion and reason are false.

17. Assertion: Growth is not taken as a defining property of living organism.

Reason: Non living organism can also grow by accumulation of material on their surface.
(a) both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b)the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) both the assertion and reason are false.

18.The taxonomic unit ‘phylum’ in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchial
level in classification of plants ?
(a) Class (b) Order (c) Division (d) Family

19. Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus?

(a) Species (b) Division (c) Class (d) Family

20. If an organism is in the same class but not in the same family then it may belong to same
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(a) genus (b) species (c) variety (d) order

21.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

22. 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

23.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

24.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

25.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.

26. 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
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27.Contagium vivum fluidum (infections living fluid) name given to fluid extract from infected
tobacco plant was given by-
(a) Ivanowsky (b) Pasteur (c) Whittaker (d) Beijerinek

28.T.O. Diener discovered a-

(a) free infectious DNA (b) infectious protein
(c) bacteriophage (d) free infectious RNA.

29.Select the wrong statement.

(a) The term ‘contagium vivum fluidum’ was coined by M. W. Beijerinck.
(b) Mosaic disease in tobacco and AIDS in human being are caused by viruses.
(c) The viroids were discovered by D.J. Ivanowsky.
(d) W.M. Stanley showed that viruses could be crystallised.

30.Which pair of the following belongs to basidiomycetes?

(a) Puffballs and Claviceps
(b) Peziza and stink horns
(c) Morchella and mushrooms
(d) Birds nest fungi and puffballs

31.Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about ascomycetes ?

(i) Neurospora, which is used in biochemical and genetic work is a member of this class.
(ii) They are mostly multicellular, e.g., Yeast, or rarely unicellular, e.g., Penicillium.
(iii) They are saprophytic, decomposers, parasitic or coprophilous.
(iv) Some examples are Aspergillus, Claviceps and Neurospora.
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Only (ii)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) All of these

32.Select the wrong statement.

(a) Cell wall is present in members of fungi and plantae.
(b) Mushrooms belong to basidiomycetes.
(c) Pseudopodia are locomotory and feeding structures in sporozoans.
(d) Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell in all kingdoms except monera.

33.Black rust of wheat is caused by

(a) Puccinia (b) Ustilago
(c) Albugo (d) Phytophthora.

34.In the five kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas and Clorella have been included in
(a) protista (b) algae (c) plantae (d) monera.

35.Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?

(a) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro
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(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
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36.Sequence of taxonomic categories is

(a) class–phylum–tribe–order–family–genus–
species
(b) division–class–family–tribe–order–genus–
species
(c) division–class–order–family–tribe–genus–
species.
(d) phylum–order–class–tribe–family–genus–
species.

37.A taxon is
(a) a group of related families
(b) a group of related species
(c) a type of living organisms
(d) a taxonomic group of any ranking.

38.Plasmodium, the malarial parasite, belongs to class

(a) sarcodina (b) ciliate (c) sporozoa (d) dinophyceae.

39.Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?

(a) Reproduction
(b) Complex chemical organization
(c) Adaptation to environmental changes
(d) Differentiation from cells to tissues

40.Assertion: Classification system has undergone several changes over a period of time.
Reason: This is because the criteria for classification gradually get changed.
(a) both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b)the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) both the assertion and reason are false.

41. Assertion: Deuteromycetes are referred as imperfect fungi

Reason: Sexual stage is not known in these fungi.
(a) both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
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assertion.
(b)the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) both the assertion and reason are false.

42. The order generally ends with

(a) ales (b) aceae (c) eae (d) none of these

43.Select the correct statements (i-v) regarding taxonomic

categories.
(i) Each step or rank in hierarchy is called taxonomic category.
(ii) Species is a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities capable of breeding
among themselves.
(iii) Taxonomic studies of all unknown organisms have led to the development of common
categories like kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family,
genus and species.
(iv) Lower the category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at
the same Level.
(a) (i) & (ii) only (b) (ii) & (iv) only
(c) (i), (ii) & (iii) only (d) All of the above

44. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens.
(b) Organisms placed in the same genus are least closely related.
(c) Moving from species to kingdom, more different species are included in each higher
category.
(d) Species that are in the same genus share very specific

45.Assertion : Outside a living cell, viruses have must crystalline statements.

Reason : Viroids have a protein coat.
(a) both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b)the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) both the assertion and reason are false.