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CFE KOTA, UMRA

STD 11 Science Biology
CHAPTER 2 Biological Classification
DPP

1. Osmoregulation in 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑢𝑚 is a function of

a) Contractile vacuole b) Trichocysts c) Cytopyge d) Cytostome
2. Fungi imperfecti includes
a) Aspergillus and Penicillium b) Alternaria and Trichoderma
c) Ustilago and Puccinia d) Alternaria and penicillium
3. Which of the following is a non-hyphal unicellular fungus?
a) Yeast b) Puccinia c) Ustilago d) Alternaria
4. Auxospores and homocysts are formed, respectively by
a) Several diatoms and a few cyanobacteria b) Several cyanobacteria and several diatoms
c) Some diatoms several cyanobacteria d) Some cyanobacteria and many diatoms
5. HIV is classified as a retrovirus because its genetic information is carried in
a) DNA instead of RNA b) DNA c) RNA instead of DNA d) Protein coat
6. Consider the following statements
I. Mycelium is branched and septate
II. The asexual spores are generally not formed
III. Vegetative reproduction takes place by framentation
IV. Sex organs are absent but sexual reproduction takes place by somatogamy
V. Karyogamy and meiosis takes place in basidium to form haploid four basidiospores
Vi. Basidia are arranged in fruiting bodies called basidiocarp
The above statements are assigned to
a) Sac fungi b) Bracket fungi c) Imperfecti fungi d) Club fungi
7. Aristotle classified the plants on the basis of their morphological characters and categorised them
into
a) Tree, shrubs and herbs
b) Algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms
c) Embryophytes and tracheophytes
d) Algae and embryophytes
8. Citrus canker is a
a) Viral disease b) Bacterial disease c) Fungal disease d) Protozoan disease
9. Which is correct?
a) RNA is genetic material of bacteria b) RNA is genetic material of all virus
c) DNA is genetic material of some organism d) Some virus has RNA as genetic material
10. African sleeping sickness is caused by
a) 𝑇𝑟𝑦𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑎 b) 𝐿𝑒𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 c) 𝐿𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎 d) 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚
11. Read the following statement about bacteria and select the correct option
a) Bacteria are simple in structure but complex in b) Bacteria are complex in structure but simple in
behavior behavior
c) Bacteria are simple in both structure and d) Bacteria are complex in both structure and
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12. Which of the following is a Gram negative bacterium?

a) 𝐸𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑖 b) 𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠
c) 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑟 d) 𝐴𝑚𝑝𝑦𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠
13. Virus consists of
a) Nucleic acid b) Protein c) Both (A) and (B) d) None of these
14. Parasitic and saprophytic conditions are more familiar in
a) Fungi b) Bacteria c) Algae d) Ferns
15. Bacteriophage releases lysozyme during
a) Penetration phase b) Eclipse phase c) Absorption phase d) Maturation phase
16. 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 is a/an
a) Algae b) Lichen c) Fungus d) Angiosperm
17. According to five kingdom classification bacteria belong to
a) Protista b) Monera c) Plantae d) Archaea
18. Which of the following is a free living nitrogen fixing bacterium present in the soil?
a) 𝑁𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 b) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑚 c) 𝐴𝑧𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 d) 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠
19. The genetic material of rabies virus is
a) Double stranded RNA b) Single stranded RNA c) Double stranded DNA d) Single stranded DNA
20. All of the following fungi belongs to Phycomycetes, except
a) Rhizopus b) Mucor c) Albugo d) Agaricus
21. Which is correct for bacteria?
a) They have both cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation
b) They absorb light > 900 nm of wavelength
c) They release O2 during photosynthesis
d) They use H2 O during photosynthesis
22. Consider the following statements
I. In this group, the 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 differentiates and forms fruiting bodies, bearing spores at their
tips
II. Spores possess true walls
III. The spores are dispersed by air currents
IV. The spores are extremely resistant and survive for many years even under adverse conditions
The above statements are assigned to
a) Euglenoid b) Slime moulds c) Dinoflagellates d) Chrysophytes
23. Purified antibiotic penicillin of 𝑃𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚 was discovered by
a) Alexander Fleming b) Howard Floxy c) Robert Hooke d) Carolus Linnaeus
24. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑠, 𝑀𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑠 and 𝑀𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚 are
a) Archaebacteria having eukaryotic histone homologue
b) Bacteria with cytoskeleton
c) Archaebacteria with negatively supercoiled DNA as eukaryotes but lacking histones
d) Bacteria having positively coiled DNA, cytoskeleton, mitochondria
25. Identify the correct pair of events when temperate phages infect bacteria.
I. No prophages are formed
II. Bacterial cell undergoes many divisions.
III. Bacterial cell undergoes immediate lysis.
IV. Prophages are formed
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a) I and II b) II and III c) III and IV d) II and IV

26. Which of the following is an edible fungi?
a) Mucor b) Penicillium c) Agaricus d) Rhizopus
27. Animal cells do not have
a) Plasma membrane b) Cell wall c) Chloroplast only d) Both (a) and (c)
28. Which group of organisms is represented by the given figure?

a) Dinoflagellates b) Protozoans c) Slime mould d) Euglenoids

29. State whether the given statements are true or false
I. Five kingdom system of classification did not differentiated between the heterotrophic group,
fungi and the autotrophic green plants, through they showed a characteristic difference in their
walls composition.
II. Fungi wall contains chitin, while the green plants has a cellulosic cell wall
Codes
a) I is true, but II is false b) I is false, but II is true
c) I and II are true d) I and II are false
30. Under favourable conditions slime moulds form
a) Protonema b) Plasmodium c) Mycelium d) Fruiting bodies
31. Which of the following class of fungi helps in mineral cycling?
a) Deuteromycetes b) Basidiomycetes
c) Ascomycetes d) Phycomycetes
32. Teichoic acid is present in
a) Cell wall of Gram positive bacteria b) Cell wall of Gram negative bacteria
c) Capsid of virus d) Protoplasm of mycoplasma
33. Red tide in warms coastal water is caused due to the rapid multiplications of
a) Euglena b) Diatoms c) Gonyaulax d) Paramecium
34. Which of the following groups are placed under the kingdom-Protista?
a) Crysophytes b) Dianoflagellate and euglenoids
c) Slime moulds and protozoans d) All of the above
35. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑚 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚?
a) The conidia and conidiophores are aseptate mycelium and setae are septate
b) The conidia, conidiophores, mycelium and setae are septate
c) The conidia are aseptate conidiophores, mycelium and setae septate
d) The mycelium is septate conidia, conidiophores and setae are aseptate
36. Ainsworth put 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 in
a) Zygomycotina b) Mastigomycotina c) Myxomycotina d) Ascomycotina
37. The disease caused by virus which is 42 nm in size and contains double stranded DNA is
a) Hepatitis-A b) AIDS c) Hepatitis-B d) Leprosy
38. The disease caused by 𝑇𝑟𝑦𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑎 is
a) Yellow fever b) Sleeping sickness c) Kala azar d) Hey fever
39. In which animal, dimorphic nucleus us found?
a) 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎 b) 𝑇𝑟𝑦𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑎 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒
c) 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑥 d) 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚

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40. Kingdom-Monera consists of

a) Unicellular eukaryotes b) Multicellular eukaryotes
c) Bacteria d) Both (a) and (c)
41. Slimy mass of protoplasm with many nuclei and an 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎 −like thalloid body is a characteristic
feature of
a) Ascomycetes b) Actinomycetes c) Phycomycetes d) Myxomycetes
42. The bacteria that can reside in extreme salty areas are called as
a) Halophiles b) Methanogens c) Basophiles d) Thermoacidophiles
43. In which of the following patterns of viral replication, viruses enter a cell, replicate and then cause
the cell to burst, releasing new viruses?
a) Lytic b) Lysogenic c) Repreogenic d) Both (a) and (b)
44. Potato leaf roll or leaf curl of papaya are caused by
a) Fungi b) Viruses c) Bacteria d) Nematodes
45. The given statements describes a group of organism
I. Instead of a cell wall, they have a protein rich layer called pellicle which makes their body flexible
II. They have two flagella a short and a long one
III. They are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight, when deprived of sunlight they behave like
heterotrophs by predating on other smaller organism
Which of the following group is referred here?
a) Slime moulds b) Dinoflagellates c) Euglenoids d) Protozoans
46. In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life (bacteria, archaea
and eukarya), which one of the following statement is true about archaea?
a) Archaea resemble eukarya in all respects
b) Archaea have some noble features that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes
c) Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
d) Archaea completely differ from prokaryotes
47. The sexual stages of pathogens of blast of rice and red rot of sugarcane are named respectively as
a) 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑎 and 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑚 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
b) 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑚 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚 and 𝑃𝑦𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑧𝑎𝑒
c) 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 and 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑎
d) 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑎 and 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠
48. Substances secreted by bacteria are
a) Proteins b) Toxins c) Interferons d) Antibiotics
49. Which of the following statement is correct?
a) Viruses are obligate parasites b) All fungi are pathogenic
c) All algae are eukaryotes d) Bacteria are always harmful to mankind
50. In five kingdom system of classification of R H Whittaker, how many kingdoms contain eukaryotes?
a) Four Kingdoms b) One Kingdom c) Two Kingdoms d) Three Kingdoms
51. 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑢𝑚 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑢𝑚 concept of virus was proposed by
a) DJ lvanowsky b) MW Beijerinck c) Stanley d) Robert Hooke
52. Heterothallism was discovered by
a) Blakeslee b) Bessey c) Butler d) A Flemming
53. A place was rocky and barren but now there is a green forest, the sequence of origin is
a) Lichen, moss, herbs, shrubs b) Moss, lichen, herbs, shrubs
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54. The asexual spores formed by 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑚 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚, 𝑆𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑎 and 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑟
are
a) Many called b) One called c) Pyriform in shape d) Rod shaped
55. Read the following statements regarding archaebacteria and select the correct option
I. Archaebacteria differs from other bacteria in having different cell wall structure
II. Their cell wall is made up of cellulose and contains high amount of unsaturated fatty acid, which
is responsible for their survival in extreme conditions
III. Thermoacidophiles have dual ability to tolerate high temperature as well as high acidity
a) I and II are true b) I and III are true c) II and III are true d) I, II and III are true
56. In addition to absence of chlorophyll, what is the other difference between fungi and higher plants?
a) Type of nutrition and composition of cell wall b) Cell type
c) Nucleus d) Reproduction
57. Identify from the following examples, a fungus, which is of medicinal importance
a) 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑠 b) 𝑆𝑎𝑐𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑠 c) 𝑃𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 d) 𝐶𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎
58. Which one of the following pathogens causes citrus canker disease?
a) 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑔𝑦𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎 b) 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖
c) 𝑋𝑎𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑖 d) 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑟𝑢𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠
59. Kingdom-Protista includes
a) Life cycle showing sporic meiosis b) Life cycle showing zygotic meiosis
c) Life cycle showing gametic meiosis d) Both (b) and (c)
60. What is common about 𝑇𝑟𝑦𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑎, 𝑁𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑐𝑎 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑠 and 𝐺𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎?
a) These are all unicellular protists b) They have flagella
c) They produce spores d) These are all parasites
61. Analyse the following statements and identify the correct options given below
I. Two kingdom system of classification did not distinguish between the eukaryotes and
prokaryotes, unicellular and multicellular organism and green algae and fungi.
II. The two kingdom classification used for a long time was found inadequate
a) I is true, but II is false b) I is false, II is true c) I and II are true d) I and II are false
62. Slime moulds in the division-Myxomycota (true slime moulds) have
a) Pseudoplasmodia
b) Spores that develop into free living amoeboid cells
c) Spores that develop into flagellated warm cells
d) Feeding stages consisting of solitary individual cells
63. The protein coat of a virus/is known as
a) Nucleoid b) Capsid c) Capsomere d) Outer envelope
64. In 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎, which controls the cytoplasmic osmality?
a) Nucleus b) Ectoplasm c) Biurets d) Contractile vacuole
65. The fungus without mycelium is
a) 𝑃𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎 b) 𝑃ℎ𝑦𝑡𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑎 c) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 d) 𝑆𝑎𝑐𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑠
66. Viroids have
a) ssRNA not enclosed by protein coat b) ssDNA not enclosed by protein coat
c) dsDNA enclosed by protein coat d) dsRNA enclosed by protein coat
67. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically incorrectly named and incorrectly described
a) Plasmodium falciparum-A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
b) Trypanosoma gambiense-The parasite of sleeping sickness

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c) Diatoms-Very good pollution indicators

d) Noctiluca-A Chrysophyte, which shows bioluminescence
68. Which one of following has haplontic life cycle?
a) 𝐹𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 b) 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑚 c) 𝑈𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑜 d) Wheat
69. Analyse the following statements about class-Ascomycetes
I. Mycelium is branched and septate
II. The asexual spores are conidia, produced on the special mycelium called conidiophores
III. Sexual spores are called ascospores which are produced in sac like asci. These asci are arranged
in same types of fruiting bodies called ascocarps
Which of the statements given above are correct
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III
70. Which of the given statement best describes the gametophytic in the alternation of generation life
cycle?
a) Generation that produces the gametes b) Generation that produces the spores
c) Generation that has xylem and phloem d) The diploid generation
71. Which of the following does not belong to the kingdom-Protista?
a) Chrysophytes b) Euglenoids c) Ascomycetes d) Dinoflagellates
72. Microphagial nutrition occurs in
a) 𝐴𝑚𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑜𝑥𝑢𝑠 b) Insects c) 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑢𝑚 d) 𝐻𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑎
73. Which of the following organisms completely lack cell wall, they are the smallest living cells known
and can survive without oxygen?
a) Mycoplasma b) Euglenoids c) Slime moulds d) All of these
74. Bacteriophage are
a) Bacteria that attacks viruses b) Viruses that attacks bacteria
c) Free living viruses d) Free living bacteria
75. Which of the following is not a character of Protista?
a) Protists are prokaryotic
b) Some protists have cell walls
c) Mode of nutrition is both autotrophic and heterotrophic
d) Body organization is cellular
76. Which one of the following is a matching pair of certain organism (s) and the kind of association?
a) Shark and sucker fish – Commensalism
b) Algae and fungi in lichens – Mutualism
c) Orchids growing of trees – Parasitism
𝐶𝑢𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑎 (dodder) growing – Epiphytism
d)
On other flowering plants
77. A bacterium divides after every 35 min, if a culture containing 105 cells per mL is grown, then cell
concentration per mL after 175 min will be
a) 175 × 105 b) 125 × 105 c) 48 × 105 d) 32 × 105
78. The fungal partner in lichen is called mycobiont whereas algal partner is called
a) Glycobiont b) Algobiont
c) Phycobiont d) Often referred as algal partner
79. In the table below, some of the crop plants, their diseases and the pathogens are given. Match the
three columns and identify the correct choice.
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A. Pigeon I. Root knot 1.

pea 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠
B. Brinjal II. Ear cockle 2.
𝐹𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚
C. III. Wilt 3.
Sugarcan 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑖𝑎
e
D. Wheat IV. Red stripe 4.
𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑔𝑦𝑛𝑒
a) A-III-2 B-I-4 C-IV-1 D-II-3
b) A-I-2 B-III-4 C-II-3 D-IV-3
c) A-IV-3 B-I-2 C-III-1 D-II-3
d) A-II-1 B-IV-3 C-I-2 D-III-4
80. In Basidiomycetes, the vegetative reproduction takes place by
a) Endospore b) Conidia c) Akinetes d) Fragmentation
81. Mention the ‘Incubation Period’ of 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑥.
a) 10-14 days b) 20-25 days c) 30 days d) 45 days
82. The plant cell have an eukaryotic structure with prominent …A… and cell wall is made up of …B….
Identify the correct options for A and B to complete the given statement
a) A-chloroplast; B-cellulose
b) A-nucleus; B-chitin
c) A-chloroplast; B-lignin
d) A-nucleus; B-polysaccharide
83. Fungi lack
a) Mitochondria b) Ribosomes
c) Chloroplast d) Endoplasmic reticulum
84. Which of the following statements are false about viruses?
I. Viruses are facultative parasites
II. Viruses can multiply only when they are inside the living cells
III. Viruses cannot pass bacterial proof filters
IV. Viruses do not contains proteins DNA and RNA
Code
a) I, II and III b) II, III and IV c) I, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV
85. During unfavorable conditions, 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎 reproduces through
a) Binary fission b) Sporulation c) Multiple fission d) Conjugation
86. Lomasomes are found in
a) Algal cell b) Fungal cell c) Bacterial cell d) Cyanobacterial cell
87. The genetic material of viruses consists of
a) ds of ss DNA only b) ds or ss RNA only
c) DNA or RNA (both ds and ss) d) ssDNA or ssRNA and
88. Which one of the following is having ssRNA?
a) TMV b) T2 −bacteriophage c) Reovirus d) CMV
89. F-factor in bacteria is
a) plasmid b) Episome c) Colicin factor d) None of these
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a) Living characteristics b) Non-living characteristics

c) Both living and non-living characteristics d) Parasitic characteristics
91. If sexual reproduction takes place between the filament of 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 of different strains, one with
80 nuclei and another with 24 nuclei, what would be the total number of spores of different strains
put together?
a) 24 b) 48 c) 96 d) 114
92. Which of the following kingdoms have no well defined boundaries?
a) Plantae b) Protista c) Monera d) Algae
93. In Deuteromycetes, the mycelium is
a) Septate and branched b) Septate and unbranched
c) Coenocytic d) Multinucleated
94. Consider the following statements
I. All prokaryotic organism were grouped together under kingdom-Monera
II. The unicellular eukaryotic organism were placed in kingdom-Protista
III. 𝐶ℎ𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 and 𝐶ℎ𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑦𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠, both were having cell walls
IV. 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑢𝑚 and 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎 lack cell walls
V. Kingdom-Protista has brought together 𝐶ℎ𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑦𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎, 𝐶ℎ𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 with 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑢𝑚 and
𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎
Which of the statements give above are correct?
a) I, II, III and IV b) II, III, IV and V c) I, II, III and IV d) I, II III, IV and V
95. Regarding sexual reproduction in fungi. Which of the following statement is correct?
a) Plasmogamy followed by karyogamy
b) Karyogamy followed by plasmogamy
c) Karyogamy and plasmogamy occur together
d) Sexual reproduction is absent in fungi
96. Which of the following bacteria plays a main role in recycling the nutrients like nitrogen,
phosphorus, iron and sulphur?
a) Chemoheterotrophic bacteria b) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
c) Parasitic bacteria d) Saprophytic bacteria
97. Bacteria differ from plants in that they do not have
a) DNA b) RNA
c) Cell wall d) A well define nucleus
98. Among rust, smut and mushroom, all the three
a) Are pathogens b) Are saprobes c) Bearascocarps d) Bear basidiocarps
99. All the given fungi belongs to Deuteromycetes, except
a) Alternaria b) Colletotrichum c) Trichoderma d) Ustilago
100. The body of a fungus is made up of a number of elongated, tubutar filaments called
a) Hyphae b) Woronin bodies c) Mycelium d) Thallus
101. All monerans
a) Contains DNA and RNA
b) Demonstrate a long circular strand of DNA not found enclosed in a nuclear membrane
c) Are bacteria
d) All of the above
102. Which of the following is not the locomotory organ of protozoa?
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103. Slime moulds are dependent on

a) Water plants b) Dead and decaying organic matter
c) Plants d) Weeds
104. Which of the following is a bacteriophage?
a) Bacteria infecting viruses b) Vibrio bacteria
c) Virus inhabiting in bacteria d) Cyanobacteria
105. Fungi show sexual reproduction by all of the following processes except
a) Oospores b) Ascospores c) Basidiospores d) Zoospores
106. Black rust of wheat is caused by a species of the genus
a) 𝑀𝑢𝑐𝑜𝑟 b) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 c) 𝐴𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠 d) 𝑃𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎
107. Red tides in warm coastal water develops due to the presence of
a) Dinoflagellates b) Euglenoid farms c) Diatoms and desmids d) Slime moulds
108. Black rust of wheat is a fungal disease caused by
a) 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑡 b) 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑎
c) 𝐴𝑙𝑏𝑢𝑔𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑎 d) 𝑃𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖
109. Bacterium having flagella with all over body is known as
a) Peritrichous b) Amphitrichous c) Monotrichous d) None of these
110. In some fungi, two haploid cells results in diploid cells. In some cases, dikaryon stage occurs in
which two nuclei are present within a cell. This phase is known as
a) Monokaryophase b) Dikaryophase c) Plasmogamy d) karyogamy
111. Reproduction in most of the bacteria is by a process known as
a) Binary fission b) Budding c) Sexual d) Sporulation
112. What are episomes?
a) Hereditary DNA of bacterial cell
b) Extrachromosomal hereditary material of bacteria associated with nucleoid
c) Modification of the cell membrane performing respiration
d) None of the above
113. Identify the correct pair that shows the double stranded RNA among the following
a) Cauliflower mosaic virus and dahlia mosaic virus
b) Polio virus and wound tumour virus
c) Wound tumour virus and reovirus
d) Tobacoo mosaic virus and reovirus
114. All of the following statements concerning the actinomycetous filamentous soil bacterium 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑎
are correct, except that 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑎
a) Can induce root nodules on many plant species
b) Can fix nitrogen in the free-living state
Like 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑚, it usually infects its host plant through root hair deformation and simulates cell
c)
proliferation in the host’s cortex
d) Forms specialized vesicles, in which the nitrogenase is protected from oxygen by a chemical
barrier involving triterpene hopanoids
115. Soft-rot disease of sweet potato is caused by
a) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑟 b) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑥𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠
c) 𝐶ℎ𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑦𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 d) 𝐶ℎ𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑦𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑎
116. Chromosomes in a bacterial cell can be 1-3 in number and
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b) Can be circular as well linear within the same cell

c) Are always circular
d) Are always linear
117. The cells of the body of a multicellular fungus are organised into rapidly growing individual
filament called
a) Mycelium b) Rhizoids c) Hyphae d) Fibrins
118. The non-living characteristic of viruses is
a) Ability to multiply only inside the host b) Ability to cause diseases in the host
c) Ability to undergo mutation d) Ability to be crystallize
119. Which of the following bacteria are responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of cows
and buffaloes?
a) Thermoacidophiles b) Halophiles
c) Methanogen d) Cyanobacteria
120. In 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎, the contractile vacuole is present
a) Near the trailing end b) Near the advancing end
c) At the middle of the body d) Anywhere inside the body
121. Which of the following environmental conditions are essential for optimum growth of 𝑀𝑢𝑐𝑜𝑟 on a
piece of bread?
I. Temperature of about 25°C
II. Temperature of about 5°C
III. Relative humidity of about 5%
IV. Relative humidity of about 95%
V. A shady place
VI. A brightly illuminated place
a) I, III and V b) I, IV and V c) II, IV and V d) II, III and VI
122. Which one is the free-living, anaerobic nitrogen-fixer?
a) 𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑗𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑎 b) 𝑅ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑚 c) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑚 d) 𝐴𝑧𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟
123. Edible part of mushroom is
a) Basidiocarp b) Primary mycelium
c) Fungal hyphae d) Basidiospores
124. Which of the following is a symbiotic nitrogen fixer?
a) 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑢𝑠 b) 𝐴𝑧𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 c) 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑎 d) 𝐴𝑧𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎
125. Viruses contain
a) Only RNA b) Only DNA c) Either DNA or RNA d) Neither DNA nor RNA
126. In the five kingdom classification, 𝐶ℎ𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑦𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 and 𝐶ℎ𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 are included in
a) Plantae b) Algae c) Protista d) Monera
127. The accumulated food reserve in fungi is
a) Protein b) Starch c) Glycogen d) Fat
128. 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 psuedomycelium
c) It has eukaryotic organisation
d) Cell wall is made up of cellulose and reserve food material as starch
129. The genetic material of AIDS virus is
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130. The benefit of algae in lichen is

a) Food for fungi b) Shelter
c) Mineral absorption d) Protection
131. Which of the following groups belongs to protozoans?
a) Amoeboid, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans
b) Diatoms, amoeboid, ciliates, sporozoans
c) Desmids, ciliates, flagellates, amoeboid
d) Dinoflagellates, ciliates, Plasmodium, amoeboid
132. A virus differs from a bacterium as it contains
a) A cell wall b) Cytosol
c) DNA as genetic material d) DNA or RNA as genetic material with no
ribosomes
133. Viral genome incorporated into host DNA is called
a) Prophase b) Prophage c) Bacteriophage d) None of these
134. Maximum number of antibiotics are obtained from
a) Fungi b) Bacteria c) Virus d) Plants
135. Animals reserve food material in the form of
a) Glycogen or animal fat
b) Glucose
c) Cellulose
d) Chitin
136. Which of the following protects the bacteria from the enzymes present in the external medium?
a) Slime layer b) S-layer c) Flagella d) Cell wall
137. Concerning general characteristic of plants, which statement is correct
I. Some of these may be partially heterotrophic as in case of insectivorous plants line Venus fly trap
II. They have distinct nucleus, chloroplast and chitinous cell wall
a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of these
138. The smallest free-living organism is
a) Virus b) Mycoplasma c) Diatom d) Cyanobacterium
139. The symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae is called
a) Lichen b) Mycorrhiza c) Helotism d) Mutualism
140. A term ‘helotism’ is used for the symbiosis of
a) Algae and fungi b) Algae and 𝐶𝑦𝑐𝑎𝑠 c) Algae and bacteria d) 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 and fungi
141. Chitin is present in the cell wall of
a) Fungi b) Bacteria c) Yeast d) Algae
142. St. Anthony’s fire disease is caused by
a) Bacteria b) Fungus c) Nematodes d) Polychaete
143. In 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚, signet ring stage us formed during
a) Exo-erythrocytic schizogony b) Erythrocytic schizogony
c) Sporogony d) Gamogony
144. Common cold is a
a) Bacterial disease b) Viral disease c) Protozoan disease d) Fungal disease
145. Viroids were discovered by
a) TO Diener b) DJ Ivanowsky c) MW Beijerinck d) WM Stanley
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a) Protoxins b) Prolectins c) Phytoalexins d) All of these

147. Who crystallised and isolated viruses for the first time?
a) WM Stanley b) FC Bawden c) KM Smith d) DJ lvanowsky
148. Heating milk at 65°C followed by sudden cooling is known as
a) Sterilization b) Preservation c) Pasteurization d) Fermentation
149. Select incorrect pair.
a) Porifera – choanocytes b) Coelenerata – eukaryote
c) Annelida– segmentation d) Monera – eukaryote
150. Who proposed five kingdom classification and named kingdoms as Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae
and Animalia?
a) Herbert Copeland b) R H Whittaker c) Carl Woese d) Carolus Linnaeus
151. Analyse the following statements regarding cyanobacteria and identify the correct option given
below
I. The cyanobacteria are unicellular, colonial or filamentous, marine or terrestrial algae
II. The colonies of cyanobacteria are generally surrounded by gelatinous sheath
Codes
a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of these
152. Some bacteria utilises inorganic substances like nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, etc., for the oxidation and
release of energy for ATP production. These are known as
a) Cyanobacteria b) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
c) Heterotrophic bacteria d) Saprophytic bacteria
153. VAM is
a) Symbiotic bacteria b) Saprophytic bacteria
c) Saprophytic fungi d) Symbiotic fungi
154. Ascomycetes is commonly known as
a) Toad stool b) Sac fungi
c) Imperfect fungi d) Bracket fungi
155. Protozoans are
a) Heterotrophs b) Autotrophs c) Producer d) Saprophytes
156. The parthenospores of 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 are
a) Uninucleate b) Binucleate c) Trinucleate d) Multinucleate
157. Bacteria do not have
a) Ribosome b) Protein synthesizing apparatus
c) Mitochondria d) Cell wall
158. Viruses and viroids are the non-cellular organisms, which are not characterised in the classification
of
a) Whittaker b) Aristotle c) Linnaeus d) Watson
159. Which of the following is correct matched?
a) Humus – Abiotic component b) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑚 – Free-living nitrogen fixer
c) Phosphorus cycle – Sedimentary d) 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎 – Tropical deciduous forest
160. Which of these best describes the saprophytic generation in plant’s life cycle?
a) The haploid generation b) Generation that produces the gametes
c) Generation that produces spores d) Generation that has xylem and phloem
161. The type of nutrition, where organisms engulf food materials, is?
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162. Fruiting body of 𝑃𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 is

a) Cleistothecium b) Pycniophysis c) Sterigmata d) None of these
163. Which statement is correct for bacterial transduction?
a) Transfer of some genes from one bacteria to another bacteria through virus
b) Transfer of genes from one bacteria to another bacteria by conjugation
c) Bacteria obtain DNA directly
d) Bacteria obtain DNA from other external source
164. Contractile vacuole is absent in
a) Sporozoa b) Sarcodina c) Zooflagellate d) Slime moulds
165. Mycorrhiza are mutualistic and have symbiotic associations between
a) Fungi and vascular plants
b) fungi and non-vascular plants
c) Fungi and roots of higher plants
d) Fungi and bryophytes
166. Lichen are mutualistic and have symbiotic associations between
a) Fungi and virus b) Fungi and algae
c) Fungi and root of higher plants d) Fungi and mosses
167. An eukaryote, which causes disease comes under
a) Moneran b) Fungus c) Virus d) None of these
168. Curing of tea is brought about by the activity of
a) Bacteria b) Mycorrhiza c) Viruses d) Fungi
169. The first attempt to classify organisms on scientific basis was done by
a) Copeland b) Aristotle c) Linnaeus d) Whittaker
170. Plants have a/an…… in their life cycle
a) Sexual phase only b) Asexual phase only
c) Alternation of generations d) Haplontic
171. Bacterial flagella is made up of
a) Protein b) Amines c) Lipids d) Carbohydrates
172. Consider the following statements and place them into true and false category
I. The fungi constitutes a unique kingdom of heterotrophic organisms
II. The common mushroom and toad stools are fungi
IIII. White spots seen on mustard leaves are due to presence of parasitic fungus
IV. Some unicellular fungi (𝑈𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑜) are used to make bread and beer
V. 𝑃𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖 is responsible for yellow rust of wheat
VI. 𝑃𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 yields the antibiotic penicillin
True False
a) I, II, III IV, V, VI b) I, II, III,VI IV, V
c) II, III, VI I, IV, V d) IV, V I, II, IIII, VI
173. There exists a close association between the alga and the fungus withina lichen. The fungus
a) Fixes the atmospheric nitrogen for the alga
b) Provides protection, anchorage and absorption for the alga
c) Provides food for the alga
d) Releases oxygen for the alga
174. Which is false for nutrition in 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎?
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175. Bacterial flagella do not show ATPase activity and 9+2 organization. These are chemically formed
of
a) Flagellin b) Pilin c) Tubulin d) Bacterin
176. Viruses did not find a place in classification since
a) They are not truely living b) They are non-cellular
c) They are obligate parasite d) They are pathogenic
177. Certain bacteria living in the soil poor in oxygen, convert nitrates into nitrites and then to free
nitrogen and such bacteria are termed as
a) Nitrogen fixing bacteria b) Denitrifying bacteria
c) Ammonifying bacteria d) Saprophytic bacteria
178. All are the viral diseases except
a) AIDS and mumps b) Smallpox and herpes
c) Influenza d) Anthrax
179. …… give the name virus, which means venom or poisonous fluid
Fill in the blank
a) Pasteur b) MW Beijerinck c) Stanley d) Robert Hook
180. Which is correct?
a) Slime moulds are haploid. b) Protozoans lack cell wall.
c) Dinoflagellates are immotile. d) Pellicle is absent in 𝐸𝑢𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑎.
181. Which one of the following does not grow in artificial media?
a) TMV b) Bacteria c) Yeast d) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠
182. Silica gel is obtained by
a) Red algae b) Diatoms c) Euglena d) Mycoplasma
183. Which pair of the following belongs to Basidiomycetes?
a) Birds nest fungi and puffballs b) Puffballs and 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑠
c) 𝑃𝑒𝑧𝑖𝑧𝑎 and stink horns d) 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 and mushrooms
184. In which of the following kingdoms, diatoms are placed?
a) Plantae b) Fungi c) Protozoa d) Protista
185. The wall of bacteria consist of
a) N-acetylglucosamine b) N-acetyl muramic acid
c) Both (a) and (b) d) Cellulose
186. I. 𝑁𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑐𝑎 is a colourless dinoflagellates, which is an important constituent of coastal plankton of
both temperate and tropical seas
II. The cellular slime moulds have the characters of both plants and animals
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of the above
187. VAM is useful for
a) Phosphate nutrition b) Breaking of dormancy
c) Decrease in diseases d) Retarding flowering
188. Which of the following group always produce an infectious spore like stage in their life cycle?
a) Amoebiod protzoans b) Ciliated protozoans
c) Flagellated protozoans d) Sporozoans
189. Which mushroom contains muscarine?
a) Agaricus bisporus b) Volveriella volvacea
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190. Consider the following statements

I. Fruce discovered that the parasite of sleeping sickness is transmitted by tse-tse fly
II. Sleeping sickness of 𝑇𝑟𝑦𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑎 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠 is also called Gambian trypanoomiasis, which is
found in western and central parts of Africa
III. 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑣𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 inhabits vagina of women and causes the disease leucorrhoea
IV. 𝐸𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎 resides in the upper part of the human large intestine and cause the
disease known as amoebic dysentery
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I, II and III b) II, III and IV c) I, II and IV d) All of these
191. Protozoans are divided into…… groups. Most suitable word to fill the blank is
a) Three b) Four c) Two d) Eight
192. Fungi differs from slime moulds by lacking of
a) Flagellated spores b) Ascospores c) Basidiospores d) Zygospores
193. Isogamous means
a) Similar in morphology
b) Similar in anatomy
c) Similar in morphology female gamete is bigger than male gamete
d) Similar in morphology male gamete is bigger than male gamete
194. Viruses posses
a) DNA only b) Nucleic acid, DNA or RNA
c) Protein only d) Nucleic acid and protein
195. Members of Ascomycetes are
a) Sporophytic b) Decomposers
c) Parasitic or coprophilous d) All of these
196. A bacterium is capable of with standing extreme heat, dryness and toxic chemicals. This indicates
that it is probably above to form
a) A thick peptidoglycan wall b) Endospores
c) Endotoxins d) Endogenous buds
197. Bacterial blight of rice is caused due to
a) 𝑋𝑎𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑧𝑎𝑒 b) 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑧𝑎𝑒
c) 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚 d) 𝑋𝑎𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
198. In the following table, identify the correct matching of the crop, its disease and the corresponding
pathogen.
Crop - Disease - Pathogen
a) Citrus - Canker - 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑟𝑢𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠
b) Potato - Late blight - 𝐹𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑢𝑑𝑢𝑚
c) Brinjal- Root knot - 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑔𝑦𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎
d) Pigeon pea - Seed gall - 𝑃ℎ𝑦𝑡𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑎 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑠
199. Which of the following pairs of bacteria is involved in two step conversion of NH3 into nitrate?
a) 𝐴𝑧𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 and 𝑁𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 b) 𝑁𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 and 𝑁𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟
c) 𝐴𝑧𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟and 𝐴𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 d) 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 and 𝑁𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟
200. Insectivorous plants are principally
a) Autotrophic b) Heterotrophic c) Parasitic d) Pathogenic
201. Bacteria with single flagella at one end is called
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202. Passive food ingestion in 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎 is known as

a) Import b) Invagination c) Circumfluence d) Circumvallation
203. Which one of the following combinations of microbes is responsible for the formation and flavor of
yoghurt?
a) 𝐿𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑖 and 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠
b) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑖 and 𝐴𝑧𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 sp
c) 𝐸𝑑𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑟𝑢𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛 and 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑡𝑦𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑎
d) 𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑠 and 𝐸𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑖
204. Which of the following is an unicellular sac-fungus?
a) 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑠 b) 𝑆𝑎𝑐𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑠 c) 𝑃𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 d) 𝑁𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎
205. Find out the correct statement
a) In lichens, the algal components is called phycobiont and fungal component is known as
mycobiont, which are heterotrophic and autotrophic respectively
b) Viroid contains RNA of low molecular weight and protein coat
c) A virus contains both RNA and DNA
d) Viruses are obligatory parasites
206. In which of the following groups, the cell wall has stiff cellulose plate on the outer surface?
a) Diatoms b) Red algae c) Dinoflagellates d) Slime moulds
207. Which one of the following are intracellular obligate parasites?
a) Bacteria b) Viruses c) Slime moulds d) Blue-green algae
208. Lichen is the association of
a) Protista and algae b) Fungi and bacteria c) Protista and fungi d) Algae and fungi
209. A type of life cycle in which plasmogamy, karyogamy, haplodization takes place but not at specific
place in life cycle of an organism is called as
a) Parasexuality b) Heterozygosity c) Homozygosity d) Asexuality
210. Which of the following statements about plant is false?
a) Plants are heterotrophic
b) Plants have an alternation of generation life cycle
c) Plants are multicellular eukaryotes
d) Plants are non-motile
211. Consider the following statements
I. Biological classification is the scientific ordering of organisms in a hierarchial series of groups on
the basis of their relationships, 𝑖. 𝑒., morphological, evolutionary and others
II. Whittaker classified organisms on the basis of autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition
III. In five kingdom system of classification, living organisms can be divided into prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells on the basis of cell structure
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III
212. ds RNA is found in
a) Reovirus b) TMV c) ϕ × 174 d) None of these
213. Fungi in a forest ecosystem is
a) Producer b) Decomposer c) Top consumer d) Autotroph
214. Lysozyme that is present in saliva and tears destroys
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215. Which of the following statement is correct?

a) In 𝐶𝑦𝑐𝑎𝑠, megasporophyll produce pollen grains
b) In 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑠, gills produce basidiospores
c) In 𝐴𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠, fruiting body is perithecium
d) In 𝐹𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎, capsule represents gametophytic generation
216. Which of the following are the commonly known forms of Basidiomycetes?
a) Mushrooms b) Puffball c) Bracket fungi d) All of these
217. Fungus/lichen, which grows on wood is
a) Terricolous b) Saxicolous c) Lignocolous d) Corticolous
218. Given below is the diagram of a virus. In which one of the options, all the three 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 (name of
the virus) are correct?

a) A-RNA, B-Capsomere, C-TMV b) A-DNA, B-Capsid, C-Bacteriophage

c) A-RNA, B-Capsid, C-Tobacco mosaic virus d) A-DNA, B-Capsid, C-Bacteriophage
219. Bacteria are grouped under four categories based on their shape. Study the given figure and
identify 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷

a) A-Vibrio, B-Cocci, C-Bacilli, D-Spirilla b) A- Cocci, B-Bacilli, C-Spirilla, D-Vibrio

c) A-Bacilli, B-Spirilla, C-Vibrio, D-Cocci d) A-Spirilla, B-Vibrio, C-Cocci, D-Bacilli
220. Which of the following fungus is used extensively in biochemical and genetic work?
a) Neurospora b) Mucor c) Rhizopus d) Aspergillus
221. Which is the hereditary material in bacteria?
a) Nucleic acid b) Nucleic acid and cytoplasm
c) Nucleic acid and histone d) None of the above
222. Which statement is incorrect?
a) Plant virus contains RNA b) Animal virus contains DNA
c) T4 contains dsDNA d) TMV contains dsRNA
223. Identify the fungus, which produces chlamydospores from dikaryotic mycelium.
a) 𝑆𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑔ℎ𝑖𝑖 b) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑟
c) 𝑃𝑦𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑧𝑎𝑒 d) 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑚 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
224. Litmus is obtained from
a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) Algae d) Lichen
225. Genophore term was coined by Hans Ris for
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c) Bacterial chromosome d) Fungal chromosome

226. Identify the label 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 in the following figures

Codes
a) A-Head, B-collar, C-Sheath, D-Tail fibres
b) A-Collar, B-Head, C-Sheath, D-Tail fibres
c) A-Head, B-Collar, C-Tail fibres, D-Sheath
d) A-Collar, B-Tail fibres, C-Head, D-Sheath
227. Cell wall of fungi is made up of
a) Fungal cellulose b) Hemicellulose c) Fungal chitin d) Both (a) and (c)
228. The cell wall of bacterium is made up of
a) Cellulose b) Hemicellulose c) Lignin d) Peptidoglycan
229. Which of the following do not secrete toxins during the storage conditions of crop plants?
a) Aspergillus b) Penicillium
c) Fusarium d)
230. Which of the following processes needs bacteriophage?
a) Transduction b) Translation c) Transformation d) Conjugation
231. Bacteria are found in
a) Soil b) Hot springs
c) Desert and snow d) Everywhere
232. Eubacteria have rigid cell wall made up of
a) Murein b) Peptidoglycan c) Cellulose d) Chitin
233. Cell wall of Gram positive bacteria is made up of
a) Murein b) Cellulose c) Lipid and protein d) Cellulose and lipid
234. Which of the following are symbiotic bacteria?
a) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑚 b) 𝐴𝑧𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 c) 𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 d) 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑠
235. Bacterium which reduces nitrates in soil to nitrogen is
a) 𝑁𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 b) 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 c) 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑚 d) 𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚
236. Nitrifying bacteria are able to
a) Convert atmospheric nitrogen into soluble forms
b) Convert ammonia to nitrate
c) Ammonia to nitrogen
d) Nitrate to nitrogen
237. Dinoflagellates are mostly ….A… and …B…. Here A and B refers to
a) A-freshwater, B-chemosynthetic b) A-marine, B-photosynthetic
c) A-terrestrial; B-photosynthetic d) A-marine; B-chemosynthetic
238. Consider the following statements
I. Diatomite is porous and chemically inert. It is therefore, used in filtration of sugar, alcohols, oils,
syrups and antibiotics
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III. Desmids are mainly found in dirty water and are, usually indication of polluted water
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III
239. The deadliest mushroom is
a) 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑠 b) 𝐴𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎 c) 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑢𝑠 d) 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎
240. Arrange the following in correct sequence with reference to sexual reproduction in 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠.
I. Formation of germ tube
II. Formation of zygophores
III. Formation of warty wall layer of zygospore
IV. Secretion of trisporic acid
a) IV, III, II and I b) IV, II, III and I c) II, I, IV and III d) I, III, II and IV
241. Virus envelope is known as
a) Capsid b) Virion c) Nucleoprotein d) Core
242. The chief advantages of encystment of an 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑏𝑎 is
a) Protection from parasites and predators
b) The chance to get rid of accumulated waste products
c) The ability to survive during adverse physical conditions
d) The ability to live sometime without ingesting food
243. Bacteria are helpful in
a) Making curd from milk b) Production of antibiotics
c) Fixing nitrogen in legume roots d) All of the above
244. Zygospore is
a) Give rise to zoospores on meiosis b) Equivalent of Ascus, 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎
c) Dormant stage d) Give rise to asexual spore
245. Pigment present in cyanobacteria is
a) 𝑟- phycocyanin b) 𝑟-phycocerythrin c) 𝑐-phycocyanin d) Anthocyanin
246. The Gram negative bacteria detect and respond to chemicals in their surrounding by
a) Lipopolysaccharide b) Muramic acid c) Porins d) Volutine granules
247. Which of the following combinations of characters is true for slime moulds?
a) Parasitic, plasmodium with true walls, spores dispersed by air currents
b) Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
c) Parasitic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
d) Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents
248. During unfavourable conditions, slime mould forms …A… which are …B… and survive for many
years
Identify A and B to complete the given statement
a) A-zoospores; B-round is shape b) A-endospores; B-hexagonal in shape
c) A-akinetes; B-highly resistant d) A-spores; B-highly resistant
249. Term ‘virus’ means
a) Cellular b) Pathogen
c) Parasite d) Venom or poisonous fluid
250. Protein coat of a virus enclosing nucleic acid is called
a) Plasmid b) Capsid c) Vector d) Genome

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