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Class 11th NEET

Biological Classification
Introduction & Kingdom Monera

1. X & Y organisms belong to different kingdoms – A 7. In Whittaker’s five kingdom system of classifica-
and B respectively. Identify A & B on the basis of tion, eukaryotes are distributed among
following features? (1) Two kingdoms (2) Three kingdoms
Feature A B (3) Four kingdoms (4) All the five kingdoms
I Cell type Eukaryotic Eukaryotic
II Body Cellular Multicellular 8. Which of the following statement is incorrect
organisation regarding two kingdom system of classification?
III Cell wall Usually absent Present (1) Two kingdom system of classification was
IV Mode of Autotrophic Heterotrophic given by Linnaeus.
Nutrition Heterotrophic (2) Two kingdom system of classification
(1) A = Protista, B = Plantae includes Plantae & Animalia.
(2) A = Monera, B = Animalia (3) It could distinguish between Photosynthetic &
(3) A = Protista, B = Fungi non-photosynthetic organisms.
(4) A = Protista, B = Animalia (4) It could not distinguish between unicellular &
multicellular organisms.
2. Five kingdom system of classification was given by
_____ in _____ 9. Study the following table carefully and select the
(1) Whittaker, 1822 (2) Aristotle, 1969 correct
(3) Aristotle, 1822 (4) Whittaker, 1969

3. ___P___ used ___Q___ characters to classify plants

into trees, shrubs & herbs.
(1) P = Aristotle, Q = Anatomical
(2) P = Whittaker, Q = Morphological
(3) P = Aristotle, Q = Morphological
(4) P = Whittaker, Q = Anatomical 1 2 3 4
(1) Prokaryotic Absent Absent Unicellular
4. The kingdom present in both two kingdom & five (2) Prokaryotic Present Present Multicellular
kingdom system of classification is (3) Eukaryotic Present Present Multicellular
(1) Protista (2) Monera (4) Eukaryotic Absent Absent Unicellular
(3) Fungi (4) Plantae
10. Earlier classifications included bacteria, fungi,
5. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched? mosses, gymnosperms and angiosperms under
(1) Fungi → Saprophytic/parasitic mode of nutrition. plants on the basis of
(2) Monera → Nuclear membrane is present. (1) Nutrition
(3) Plantae → Cell-wall is made up of cellulose. (2) Cell type
(4) Animalia → Cell-wall is absent. (3) Presence of cell-wall
(4) Body organisation
6. Which of the following criteria was not used by R.H 11. Green plants have _____ cell wall, while the fungi
Whittaker in five kingdom system of classification? have _______ cell wall.
(1) Cell-structure (1) Chitinous, cellulosic
(2) body organisation (2) Cellulosic, chitinous
(3) Phylogenetic relationship (3) Cellulose, cellulosic
(4) Physiological character (4) Chitinous, chitinous
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12. How many are correct from the following 19. Following statements are given regarding
statements regarding bacteria? cyanobacteria. Choose the incorrect one
A. Bacteria are sole members of the kingdom (1) It is also called blue-green algae
Protista. (2) They are chemosynthetic autotrophs
B. They are most abundant micro-organisms. (3) It forms blooms in polluted water bodies
C. They also live in extreme habitats such as hot- (4) It is unicellular, colonial or filamentous
springs, deserts, snow and deep oceans.
D. Many of them live in or on other organisms as 20. Nostoc & Anabaena belong to _____ and have
parasites. specialised cells known as _____ for nitrogen
(1) One (2) Two fixation.
(3) Three (4) Four (1) Archaebacteria, Choanocytes
(2) Archaebacteria, Heterocysts
13. Bacteria whose cell has only a curve/comma is (3) Cyanobacteria, Choanocytes
(1) Vibrio (2) Cocci (4) Cyanobacteria, Heterocysts.
(3) Spirilla (4) Bacilli
21. _____ play great role in recycling of nutrients
14. Majority of bacteria are ____. (1) Archaebacteria
(1) Photosynthetic autotrophs (2) Chemosynthetic autotrophic
(2) Chemosynthetic autotrophs (3) Photosynthetic autotrophic
(3) Heterotrophs (4) Mycoplasmas bacteria
(4) Saprotrophs
22. Select the pair that consists of bacterial disease.
15. Though the bacterial structure is very ____ but they (1) Cholera and Typhoid
are very ____ in behavior. (2) Citrus Canker and Malaria
(1) Simple, complex (2) Complex, simple (3) Malaria and AIDS
(3) Simple, simple (4) Complex, complex (4) Citrus Canker and Influenza

16. Which of the following is found in harsh habitats 23. Choose the correct statement(s)
(1) Halophiles (2) Cyanobacteria A. Bacteria reproduce mainly by fission.
(3) Archaebacteria (4) None of these B. Under unfavourable conditions, bacteria
produce spores.
17. Match the following (1) Both (1) and (2) are correct.
Column-I Column-II (2) Both (1) and (2) are incorrect.
I Halophiles a Hot springs (3) Only (1) is correct.
II Thermoacidophiles b Marshy areas (4) Only (2) is correct.
III Methanogens c Salty areas
I II III 24. Recognise the figure & find out the correct match.
(1) b a c
(2) c a b
(3) b c a
(4) a b c

18. Primary function of heterocyst in Nostoc is

(1) Food storage
(2) Nitrogen fixation
(3) Reproduction
(4) Protection
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I II III IV 29. Who was the first person to classify organisms

(1) c b a d scientifically?
(2) d a c b (1) Linnaeus (2) Aristotle
(3) c b d a (3) Whittaker (4) Copeland
(4) c a d b
30. Animals with red blood were name enaima by
25. Recognise the figure and find out the suitable (1) Theophrastus (2) Linnaeus
matching. (3) Aristotle (4) Haeckel

31. Who gave two kingdom classification system?

(1) Copeland (2) Whittaker
(3) Haeckel (4) Linnaeus

32. Which kingdom was introduced by Haeckel?

(1) Animalia (2) Protista
(1) a- Nucleus, b- cell membrane, c- capsule (3) Plantae (4) Fungi
(2) a- DNA, b- cell membrane, c- cell wall
(3) a- DNA, b- cell wall, c- capsule 33. Which of the following statements is/are correct for
bacteria?
(4) a- Nucleus, b- cell membrane, c- cell wall
(1) They are the members of the kingdom Monera
(2) They live in extreme habitats such as hot
26. Match the column-I with column-II & choose the
springs, deserts, snow and deep oceans
correct option
(3) They show the most extensive metabolic
Column-I Column-II diversity
I Mycoplasma a Nitrogen fixing bacteria (4) All of the above
II Decomposers b Blue green algae
III Methanogens c Production of Methane 34. Kingdom with maximum nutrition diversity is
IV Heterocysts d Most abundant (1) Plantae (2) Animalia
heterotrophs (3) Fungi (4) Monera
V Cyanobacteria e Pathogenic in plants
35. Which kingdom was introduced by Whittaker?
and animals
(1) Plantae (2) Animalia
I II III IV V
(3) Fungi (4) Protista
(1) a b c d e
(2) c e b d a
36. In which kingdom would we keep Chlorella as per 5
(3) c a e b d
kingdom classification system?
(4) e d c a b
(1) Monera (2) Protista
(3) Fungi (4) Plantae
27. Which statement is incorrect regarding mycoplasma.
(1) They are smallest living cells
37. In which kingdom would you keep Paramecium as
(2) They can survive without oxygen per 4 kingdom classification system?
(3) They possess rigid cell-wall (1) Monera (2) Protista
(4) They are pathogenic in animals & plants (3) Animalia (4) Plantae

28. The organisms that completely lack cell-wall are

38. Which of the following are main basis for five
(1) Mycoplasma kingdom classification system?
(2) Blue-green algae (1) Body organization
(3) Cyanobacteria (2) Cell structure
(4) None of these (3) Phylogeny
(4) All of the above
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39. Who gave 3 domain system?

(1) Whittaker (2) Carl Woese 49. Which of the following have structurally simplest
(3) Copeland (4) Linnaeus organisms
(1) Plantae (2) Protista
40. Which of the following has branched plasma (3) Fungi (4) Monera
membrane lipids?
(1) Protista (2) Eubacteria 50. Which of the following is a facultative aerobe?
(3) Archaebacteria (4) Fungi (1) Mycoplasma (2) Bacillus
(3) Azotobacter (4) All
41. The basis for 3 domain system is
(1) 18S rRNA (2) 23S rRNA 51. Which of the following bacteria is chemoautotroph?
(3) 16S rRNA (4) All of the above (1) Bacillus (2) Nitrosomonas
(3) Mycoplasma (4) Anabaena
42. The main criteria used by Linnaeus for two
Kingdom classification system was? 52. Saprophytic bacteria show ….. type of digestion
(1) Cell membrane (1) intracellular (2) extracellular
(2) Cell wall (3) both (4) none
(3) Evolutionary relationship
(4) Response to external stimuli 53. Most abundant group of microbes belong to?
(1) Monera (2) Protista
43. How many kingdoms in five kingdom classification (3) Fungi (4) Algae
system have Eukaryotic organisms?
(1) 1 (2) 2 54. Which of the following is used as electron source by
(3) 3 (4) 4 BGA?
(1) Water (2) lipid
44. Sole members of Monera are? (3) protein (4) starch
(1) Bacteria
55. Find out the odd one with respect to mode of
(2) BGA
nutrition
(3) Archaebacteria
(1) Nitrosomonas (2) Nitrobacter
(4) Mycoplasma
(3) Nitrocystis (4) Anabaena

45. Who introduced the kingdom Monera? 56. Which of the following group of bacteria obtained
(1) Theophrastus (2) Copeland their nourishment from detritus
(3) Aristotle (4) Haeckel (1) parasitic (2) saprophytic
(3) symbiotic (4) all
46. Kingdom with chemoautotrophic nutrition is?
(1) Protista (2) Fungi 57. Which of the following is produced during bacterial
(3) Monera (4) Animalia photosynthesis?
(1) NADPH (2) Water
47. Which of the following was the first group of (3) FADH (4) NADH
organisms to show oxygenic photosynthesis?
(1) bacteria (2) angiosperms 58. Bacteria with rod shape are called?
(3) diatoms (4) BGA (1) Bacilli (2) Cocci
(3) Vibrio (4) Spirilla
48. Which of the following compounds is used as
electron source and proton source by most of 59. Which of the following is an obligate aerobe
bacteria? (1) Azotobacter (2) Bacillus subtilis
(1) organic (2) inorganic (3) Clostridium (4) more than one
(3) water (4) both (2) and (3)
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60. Bacteria which use organic compounds as their 64. Which of the following Prokaryotes have histone?
carbon source are called? (1) Mycoplasma (2) Rhizobium
(1) autotroph (2) heterotroph (3) Archaebacteria (4) Eubacteria
(3) parasite (4) none
65. Find out the odd one with respect to archaebacteria:
61. Bacteria are found in? (1) Methanogens (2) Halophiles
(1) favorable habitat only (3) Thermoacidophiles (4) Actinomycetes
(2) harsh habitat only
(3) almost everywhere 66. Archaebacteria are capable of surviving harsh
(4) none conditions due to their:
(1) Plasmid (2) Cell wall
62. Kingdom with prokaryotic organisms is? (3) Mesosome (4) Flagella
(1) Monera (2) Protista
(3) Fungi (4) Animalia 67. Which of the following is associated with
reproduction in Mycoplasma?
63. The most primitive prokaryote are: (1) Mesosome (2) Pili
(1) Eubacteria (2) Archaebacteria (3) Fimbriae (4) Elementary body
(3) Actinomycetes (4) Rickettsia
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Kingdom Protista

68. Kingdom of unicellular eukaryote is 76. Members of chryosphytes are ______and float
(1) Monera (2) Fungi _____ in water currents.
(3) Plantae (4) Protista (1) Macroscopic, actively
(2) Macroscopic, passively
69. Kingdom Protista includes organism which are (3) Microscopic, actively
(1) unicellular but prokaryotic
(2) unicellular but eukaryotic (4) Microscopic, passively
(3) multicellular but prokaryotic
(4) multicellular but eukaryotic 77. Silica is embedded in the cell-walls of
(1) Desmids (2) Golden-algae
70. How many groups given below belongs to kingdom
Protista: (3) Diatoms (4) Both (1) & (2)
Mycoplasmas, Euglenoids, Protozoans, Diatoms,
Desmids, Phycomycetes, Cyanobacteria 78. Chrysophytes are found in
(1) 2 (2) 3
(3) 4 (4) 5 (1) Fresh water
(2) Marine water
71. Protista include (3) Both (1) & (2)
(1) Bacteria, fungi, algae & Bryophytes
(2) Chrysophytes, euglenoids & dinoflagellates (4) terrestrial environment
(3) Vascular plants, Slime-moulds & fungi
(4) Bacteria, algae, protozoa & bryophyta 79. Chief producers in the oceans are
(1) Dinoflagellates
72. Members of ________are primarily aquatic (2) Euglenoids
(1) Monera (2) Protista
(3) Desmids
(3) Fungi (4) Both (1) & (2)
(4) Diatoms
73. Which of the following is are present in protistan
cell body 80. Accumulation of cell-wall deposits of diatoms in
(1) Mitochondria (2) Nucleus their habitat, over _____ of years lead to the
(3) Golgi apparatus (4) All of the above formation of diatomaceous earth.
(1) Hundreds (2) Millions
74. Choose the incorrect statement(s) regarding
(3) Billions (4) Thousands
Kingdom Protista
A. Kingdom Protista forms a link with the others
81. Diatomaceous earth is having cell-wall deposits
dealing with plants, animals & fungi
B. Some protists have flagella or cilia for of____.
movement. (1) Desmids (2) Diatoms
C. Boundaries of this kingdom are well defined. (3) Dinoflagellates (4) Euglenoids
D. Protists reproduce only asexually.
(1) A, C & D (2) B & C 82. Pick the wrong statement
(3) C & D (4) Only C (1) Diatoms are the chief producers in ocean
(2) Diatoms are microscopic & float passively in
75. Diatoms & desmids belongs to
(1) Chrysophytes water.
(2) Dinoflagellates (3) Walls of diatoms are destructible easily
(3) Euglenoids (4) Diatomaceous earth is formed by the cell-wall
(4) Protozoans of diatoms
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83. Dinoflagellates are mostly 89. What is not true of Euglena?

(1) Marine and non-photosynthetic (1) Presence of cellulose cell-wall.
(2) Fresh water and photosynthetic (2) Presence of proteinaceous pellicle.
(3) Marine and photosynthetic (3) Presence of chlorophyll.
(4) Fresh-water and non-photosynthetic (4) Presence of flagellum.

84. Cell-wall of ‘x’ has stiff cellulose plates on the outer 90. Choose the incorrect statement about Euglena
surface. Then ‘x’ is the member of (1) Two, unequal flagella are found
(1) Dinoflagellates (2) Diatoms (2) it dies, when deprived of sunlight
(3) Golden algae (4) Desmids (3) Member of kingdom Protista
(4) Photosynthetic pigments are similar to those
85. In dinoflagellates, the two flagella are of higher plants.
(1) Anterior
(2) lateral 91. Match the following
(3) Posterior (A) Dinoflagellates (i) Pellicle
(4) one transverse & the other longitudinal (B) Euglenoids (ii) Siliceous cell-wall
(C) Diatoms (iii) Red-tides
86. A dinoflagellate which forms red-tides
(1) A-ii, B-i, C-iii (2) A-iii, B-i, C-ii
(1) Nostoc
(3) A-iii, B-ii, C-i (4) A-i, B-ii, C-iii
(2) Euglena
(3) Gonyaulax
92. Identify figure (a) and (b)
(4) Paramoecium

87. Members of which group release toxins which may

kill other marine animals like fishes
(1) Protozoans
(2) Slime-moulds
(3) Dinoflagellates
(4) Diatoms

88. Majority of euglenoids are ______organisms found (1) a is dinoflagellate & b is euglena
in _____water. (2) a is euglena and b is diatom
(1) Fresh water, running (3) a is desmid & b is slime mould
(2) Fresh water, Stagnant (4) a is euglena & b is Gonyaulax
(3) Marine water, running
(4) Marine water, Stagnant
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Slime Moulds and Protozoans

93. Saprophytic protists are 101. Match the following

(1) Euglenoids (2) Chrysophytes Column I Column II
(3) Dinoflagellates (4) Slime-moulds (A) Amoeboid protozoan (i) Plasmodium
(B) Flagellated protozoans (ii) Amoeba
94. The body of ‘x’ moves along decaying twings & (C) Ciliated protozoan (iii) Trypanosoma
leaves engulfing organic material. Then ‘x’ is (D) Sporozoans (iv) Paramoecium
(1) Slime moulds (2) Diatoms (1) A-iv, B-i, C-ii, D-iii
(3) Amoeba (4) Euglenoids (2) A-iv, B-iii, C-i, D-ii
(3) A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i
95. Under suitable conditions ______
'A' form an (4) A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-i

aggregation called ______

'B' which may grow & 102. False feet is present in
(1) Paramoecium (2) Plasmodium
spread several ______
'C' . (3) Amoeba (4) Trypanosoma
(1) A = Slime-mould, B = plasmodium, C = feet
(2) A = Slime-mould, B = pellicle, C = metres
103. The following features given below represents
(3) A = Protozoans, B = plasmodium, C = feet
(4) A = Protozoans, B = pellicle, C = centimetres which group of protozoans:
(i) Marine forms have silica shells
96. The spores produced in slime-moulds are dispersed (ii) They move & capture their prey by putting
by out pseudopodia
(1) water (2) air-currents (iii) They live in fresh water, Sea water or moist
(3) birds (4) Both (1) and (2) soil.
(1) Amoeboid protozoans
97. Choose the correct combination of characters for
(2) Flagellated protozoans
slime-moulds
(3) Ciliated protozoans
(1) Parasitic, plasmodium with true walls, spores
(4) Sporozoans
dispersed by air currents.
(2) Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls,
104. Amoeboid protozoans like ______act as parasites
spores dispersed by water.
(1) Amoeba
(3) Parasitic, plasmodium without walls, spores
(2) Trypanosoma
dispersed by water.
(3) Entamoeba
(4) Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls,
(4) Paramoecium
spores dispersed by air currents.

98. The spores produced in slime-moulds have 105. Flagella is present in

(1) true-walls & less resistant. (1) Plasmodium (2) Euglena
(2) true-walls & extremely resistant. (3) Trypanosoma (4) Both (2) & (3)
(3) No-walls & less resistant.
(4) No-walls & extremely resistant. 106. Sleeping sickness is caused by
(1) Entamoeba
99. Primitive relatives of animals are
(2) Plasmodium
(1) Euglenoids (2) Slime-moulds
(3) Slime-moulds
(3) Protozoans (4) Dinoflagellates
(4) Trypanosoma

100. All protozoans are ________

107. How many statements are correct regarding
(1) Autotrophs (2) Saprotrophs
flagellated protozoans
(3) Heterotrophs (4) Mixotrophs
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(i) Members of flagellated protozoans are fully (1) Amoeba

parasitic (2) Slime-mould
(ii) They have flagella. (3) Paramoecium
(iii) They can cause sleeping sickness. (4) Plasmodium
(iv) Entamoeba belong to flagellated protozoan?
(1) 1 (2) 2 112. Choose the correct statement
(3) 3 (4) 4 (1) Paramoecium & Trypanosoma are ciliated
protozoans
108. Gullet is present in (2) Gullet is present in Plasmodium and Amoeba
(1) Flagellated protozoans (3) Cilia is present in Paramoecium
(2) Ciliated protozoans (4) None of these
(3) Sporozoans
(4) Amoeboid protozoans 113. Identify figure (c) & figure (d)

109. Ciliated protozoans are _______& move _______

because of the presence of thousands of cilia
(1) terrestrial passively
(2) aquatic, passively
(3) terrestrial, actively
(4) aquatic, actively (1) c is slime mould & d is Euglena
(2) c is dinoflagellate & d is Plasmodium
110. Malarial parasite belongs to which group of (3) c is Amoeba & d is trypanosome
protozoans (4) c is slime mould & d is Paramoecium
(1) Amoeboid protozoan
(2) Flagellated protozoans 114. Most common mode of reproduction in bacteria is?
(3) Ciliated protozoan (1) binary fission (2) multiple fission
(4) Sporozoans (3) conjugation (4) endospore

111. Infectious spore like state is present in the life-cycle

of _________.
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Kingdom-Fungi: Introduction and General Characteristics

115. Fungi are filamentous with the exception of “x” 123. Mode of nutrition in fungi is
which is unicellular. identify x (1) Saprophytic & parasitic
(1) Algae (2) Bacteria (2) Parasitic & Symbiotic
(3) Yeast (4) Lichen (3) Saprophytic & symbiotic
(4) Saprophytic, Parasitic & Symbiotic
116. When your bread develops a mould or your orange
rots it is because of________. 124. Which pair of spores represents asexual spores in
(1) Cyanobacteria (2) Fungi fungi
(3) Mycorrhizae (4) Protozoa (1) Conidia and oospores
(2) Zoospores and basidiospores
117. Wheat rust is caused by “x” and source of antibiotics (3) Sporangiospores and conidia
is “y”. x and y are respectively (4) Sporangiospores and ascospores
(1) Pencillium and Puccinia
(2) Yeast and Pencillium 125. (n + n) state represents ________state. And it is
seen in basidiomycetes & _______.
(3) Puccinia and Pencillium
(1) Diploid & phycomycetes
(4) Albugo and Mucor (2) Dikaryotic & ascomycetes
(3) Diploid & ascomycetes
118. Fungi are found in (4) Dikaryotic & deuteromycetes
(1) Air (2) Water
(3) Soil (4) All of the above 126. Which of the following criteria is not used for
classifying kingdom fungi into various classes
119. Chose the correct statements: (1) Morphology of mycelium
A. Fungi prefer to grow in warm & humid (2) mode of nutrition
places. (3) mode of spore formation
B. Toadstools are bacteria. (4) Fruiting bodies
C. Yeast are used to make bread & beer.
D. Fungi are chlorophyllous organisms. 127. Which of the following represents correct sequence
(1) A, B & C of events in sexual cycle of fungi
(2) C & D (1) Plasmogamy → Mitosis → Karyogamy
(3) A & C (2) Plasmogamy → Karyogamy → Mitosis
(4) All statements are correct (3) Plasmogamy → Meiosis → Karyogamy
(4) Plasmogamy → Karyogamy → Meiosis
120. __________ spots seen on mustard leaves are due to
a _________ fungus. 128. Few examples are given below, how many belongs
(1) Blue, Saprophytic (2) White, Saprophytic
to phycomycetes
(3) Blue, Parasitic (4) White, Parasitic
Albugo, Yeast, Truffles, Agaricus, Ustilago,
121. Which of the following statement is correct? Trichoderma, Alternaria, Claviceps, Rhizopus,
(1) Fungal body consists of long, slender thread Mucor, Puccinia.
like structures called hyphae. (1) Three (2) Four
(2) the network of hyphae is known as mycelium. (3) Six (4) Eight
(3) Coenocytic hyphae are continuous tubes filled
with multinucleated cytoplasm.
(4) All of these 129. Asexual reproduction in ‘the bread mould’ takes
place by non motile spores known as ______ which
122. Fungal cell-wall is composed of _________. are produced_____.
(1) Chitin and lignin (1) Zoospores, exogenously
(2) Chitin and polysaccharides (2) Zoospores, endogenously
(3) Chitin and cellulose (3) Aplanospores, exogenously
(4) Lignin and suberin (4) Aplanospores, endogenously
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130. Coprophilous means 136. Fruiting body of Agaricus is known as

(1) Growing on mud (2) Growing on dung (1) Ascocarp (2) Basidiocarp
(3) Growing on wood (4) Growing on plants (3) Conidiophore (4) None of these

131. Sac-fungi & Bracket fungi are 137. Following statements are given which are related to:
(1) Phycomycetes & Basidiomycetes respectively A. Asexual spores are generally not found but
(2) Deuteromycetes & Ascomycetes respectively vegetative reproduction occurs by
(3) Ascomycetes & Basidiomycetes respectively fragmentation.
(4) Basidiomycetes & Deuteromycetes respectively B. Sex-organs are absent.
C. They grow in soil, on logs & tree stump.
132. Which of the following is incorrectly matched D. Dikaryotic stage is present.
(1) Yeast – unicellular (1) Ascomycetes (2) Basidiomycetes
(2) Mucor – septate mycelium (3) Deuteromycetes (4) Phycomycetes
(3) Ustilago – Smut
(4) Aspergillus – Conidia 138. Which of the following is incorrectly matched
(1) Puccinia – Rust fungus
133. In ascomycetes, sexual & asexual spores are (2) Agaricus – Mushroom
produced (3) Alternaria – Smut
(1) Endogenously & endogenously respectively (4) Saccharomyces – Yeast
(2) Exogenously & endogenously respectively
(3) Endogenously & exogenously respectively 139. The fungi in which only asexual or vegetative
(4) Exogenously & exogenously respectively phases are known represents
(1) Ascomycetes (2) Deuteromycetes
134. Morels & Truffles are _________ while Claviceps (3) Basidiomycetes (4) Phycomycetes
& Neurospora are ______.
(1) Used in genetic work, edible 140. Mycelium of deuteromycetes is
(2) Edible, used in making beer. (1) Branched & aseptate
(3) Edible, used in genetic work (2) Branched with cross-walls
(4) Used in making beer, used in genetic work. (3) Branched & septate
(4) Both (2) & (3)
135. Match the following:
(A) Ascomycetes (i) Agaricus 141. Large number of deuteromycetes are
(B) Basidiomycetes (ii) Colletotrichum (1) Saprophytes (2) Parasites
(C) Deuteromycetes (iii) Penicillium (3) Decomposers (4) Autotrophs
(D) Phycomycetes (iv) Albugo
(1) A-iv, B-i, C-ii, D-iii 142. Which of the following produce endospore?
(2) A-ii, B-iii, C-i, D-iv (1) Bacillus
(3) A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i (2) Clostridium
(4) A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-iv (3) Gram negative bacteria
(4) More than one
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Phycomycetes, Dueteromycetes, Ascomycetes and Basidomycetes.

Kingdom: Plantae and Animalia.

143. In-class Phycomycetes, the mycelium is 150. All the following fungi belong to Deuteromycetes
(1) Coenocytic and aseptate except
(2) Coenocytic and septate (1) Ustilago (2) Colletotrichum
(3) Unicellular and aseptate (3) Trichoderma (4) Alternaria
(4) Multicellular and septate
151. Deuteromycetes reproduce only by asexual spores
144. Members of phycomycetes are found in: known as
(i) Aquatic habitats (1) conidia (2) endospores
(ii) On decaying wood (3) zoospores (4) heterocyst
(iii) Moist and damp places
(iv) parasites on plants 152. In fungi imperfecti, the mycelium is
Choose from the following options. (1) septate and branched
(1) Only (i) (2) (i) and (iv) (2) aseptate and unbranched
(3) (ii) and (iii) (4) All of the above (3) coenocytic
(4) multinucleated
145. Which of the following fungi does not belong to
Phycomycetes? 153. Morels and Truffles are groups of fungi classified
(1) Rhizopus (2) Mucor under:
(3) Albugo (4) Agaricus (1) Phycomycetes (2) Deuteromycetes
(3) Basidiomycetes (4) Ascomycetes
146. The asexual and sexual spores formed in bread
mould are called respectively,
(1) Zoospores and Aplanospores 154. Drosophila of the plant kingdom is
(2) Sporangiosphore and Zygospores (1) Alternaria (2) Aspergillus
(3) Zygospores and Sporangiospores (3) Neurospora (4) Albugo
(4) Sporangiospores and Zoospores
155. The members of Ascomycetes are
147. Which of the following fungi is a parasite on the
(1) saprophytic
mustard plant and causes the disease white rust of
crucifers? (2) decomposers
(1) Albugo candida (3) parasitic or coprophilous
(2) Puccinia graminis tritici (4) All of the above
(3) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(4) Ustilago hordei 156. Sac fungi are called
(1) Basidiomycetes (2) Zygomycetes
148. The Imperfect fungi which are decomposer of litter (3) Phycomycetes (4) Ascomycetes
and help in mineral cycling belong to?
(1) Basidiomycetes 157. Claviceps purpurea is causal organism of
(2) Deuteromycetes (1) smut of barley
(3) Phycomycetes (2) rust of wheat
(3) ergot of rye
(4) Ascomycetes
(4) powdery mildew of pea
149. Deuteromycetes are known as fungi imperfecti 158. In basidiomycetes, karyogamy and meiosis take
because place in
(1) their zygote undergoes meroblastic and (1) Basidium (2) Basidiocarp
holoblastic cleavage (3) Basidiospore (4) Dikaryon
(2) only asexual stage are known
(3) they have aseptate mycelium 159. Clamp connection is found in
(4) they are autotrophic (1) Basidiomycetes (2) Ascomycetes
(3) Saccharomycetes (4) Hyphomycetes
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160. The basidiocarp bearing saprophytic fungi are: 164. Cell wall of kingdom Plantae organisms is made up
(1) Agaricus, Ganoderma of
(2) Albugo, Mucor (1) Chitin
(3) Aspergillus, Neurospora (2) Cellulose
(4) Amanita, Puccinia (3) Polysaccharides
(4) Lipids
161. In Basidiomycetes, the vegetative reproduction
takes place by
(1) endospore (2) conidia 165. Which of the following pair(s) is false?
(3) akinetes (4) fragmentation (1) Bladderwort-insectivorous
(2) Venus fly trap - insectivorous
162. In Ustilago, sexual reproduction occurs through (3) Cuscuta - Saprophytic
(1) oogamy (4) Cell wall of plant cell – mainly cellulosic
(2) spermatisation
(3) somatogamy 166. The heterotrophic, eukaryotic, multicellular
(4) Both (2) and (3) organisms without cell wall is included in the
kingdom
(1) Protista (2) Fungi
163. Classification of kingdom Plantae includes
(1) Bryophytes, pteridophytes, angiosperms, (3) Plantae (4) Animalia
gymnosperms
(2) Angiosperms, gymnosperms 167. In animals, the stored food reserve is in the form of
(1) Glycogen (2) Cellulose
(3) Bryophytes, pteridophytes
(3) Fat (4) Both (1) and (3)
(4) Gymnosperms, pteridophytes
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Viruses, Viroids, Prions and Lichens

168. Viruses are non-cellular organisms but replicate 177. Which of the following statement is false about
themselves once they infect the host cell. To which viruses–
of the following kingdoms do viruses belong? (1) Viruses are obligate parasites
(2) Viruses can multiply only when they are
(1) Monera (2) Protista
inside the living cells
(3) Fungi (4) None of the above (3) Viruses cannot pass bacterial proof filters
(4) Viruses are made up of protein + DNA or
169. Which of the following are called acellular RNA (never both DNA and RNA)
organisms?
(1) Bacteria (2) Fungi 178. Chemically viruses are–
(3) Protozoa (4) Virus (1) Glycoproteins
(2) Glycolipid
170. Common cold/flu is– (3) Nucleoproteins
(4) Lipopolysaccharides
(1) A viral disease
(2) A bacterial disease 179. Which is the infectious component of the virus?
(3) A mycoplasmal disease (1) Lipid (2) Protein
(4) A fungal disease (3) Nucleic acid (4) Both (2) and (3)

171. Which is absent in viruses? 180. Viruses have proteins and

(1) Nucleic acid (2) Protoplasm (1) ds DNA or ssRNA
(2) ssRNA or dsRNA
(3) Protein (4) Both (1) and (3)
(3) DNA and RNA
(4) ds or ss RNA/DNA
172. Term virus means–
(1) Non-cellular (2) A parasite 181. The subunit of capsid is called–
(3) A killer (4) Venom or poison (1) Core (2) Nucleotide
(3) Amino acid (4) Capsomere
173. Term virus was given by–
182. The genetic material for most of the bacteriophages
(1) D.J. Ivanovsky (2) Pasteur is–
(3) M. W. Beijerinck (4) Stanley (1) ssRNA (2) dsRNA
(3) dsDNA (4) ssDNA
174. The scientist who first crystallized TMV was–
(1) Ivanovsky (2) Pasteur 183. The protein coat of viruses is called
(3) Robertson (4) Stanley (1) Capsid (2) Capsomere
(3) Core (4) Envelope
175. Which of the following shows coiled RNA strand 184. In plants mosaic formation, leaf rolling and curling,
and capsomeres? yellowing and vein clearing dwarfing and stunted
(1) Retrovirus growth are symptoms of–
(2) Polio virus (1) Bacterial diseases
(3) Tobacco mosaic virus (2) Mycoplasmal diseases
(4) Measles virus (3) Viral diseases
(4) Fungal diseases
176. The concept of Contagium vivum fluidum
185. Which disease is caused by viroids?
(infectious living fluid) for virus was given–
(1) Leaf curling disease
(1) Mayer
(2) Potato spindle tuber disease
(2) Beijerinck
(3) Dwarfing disease
(3) Pasteur
(4) All of the above
(4) Ivanowsky
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186. In 1971 T.O. Diener discovered a new infectious 193. Lichens are very good pollution indicator because
agent that was smaller than viruses– they are sensitive to
I. It causes potato spindle tuber disease (1) Sulfur trioxide (2) Sulfur dioxide
II. It is free RNA (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Global warming
III. Molecular wt. of RNA is low
The above statements are assigned to– 194. Lichens are well-known combination of an alga and
(1) Viruses (2) Viroids a fungus where fungus has
(3) Virulent (4) Mycoplasma (1) a saprophytic relationship with the alga
(2) an epiphytic relationship with the alga
187. Viroids differ from viruses in having (3) a parasitic relationship with the alga
(1) DNA molecules with protein coat (4) a symbiotic relationship with the alga
(2) DNA molecules without protein coat
(3) RNA molecules with protein coat 195. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(4) RNA molecules without protein coat (1) Lichens do not grow in polluted areas
(2) Algal component of lichen is phycobiont
188. What do we call a proteinaceous particle that can (3) Fungal component of lichen is mycobiont
replicate inside a host cell and cause disease?
(4) Lichens are not good pollution indicator
(1) Virion (2) Prion
(3) Viroid (4) Phage
196. The mycobiont in lichen
(1) provides protection, anchorage and absorption
189. In modern medicine, certain infections, neurological
disease were found to be transmitted by an agent for the alga
consisted of abnormally folded protein called (2) provides food for the alga
(1) Viroids (2) Prions (3) fixes the atmospheric nitrogen for the alga
(3) DNA (4) RNA (4) releases oxygen for the alga

190. BSE is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle 197. Lichens are usually cited as an example of
that results from infection by an unusual symbiosis where an algal and a fungal species live
transmissible agent called a together for their mutual benefit. Which of the
(1) Virus (2) Viroids following will happen if algal and fungal partners
(3) Bacteria (4) Prions are separated from each other?
(1) Both will die
191. CJD appears to be caused by an abnormal infectious (2) Both will survive and grow normally and
protein called
independent from each other
(1) Capsid (2) Capsomeres
(3) Algal component will survive while the
(3) Prions (4) Virus
fungal component will die
(4) Fungal component will survive while the
192. Lichen is an association between
(1) fungi and bryophyte algal partener will die
(2) fungi and algae
(3) algae and pteridophyte
(4) algae and bacteria
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Previous Year Batch Questions

198. Find odd one out w.r.t phototrophic nutrition

(1) Chromatium & Chlorobium 207. Choose odd one out w.r.t anoxygenic photosynthesis
(2) Chloronema & Chloroflexus (1) Chlorobium (2) Rhodospirillum
(3) Pseudomonas & Clostridium (3) Cyanobacteria (4) Nitrobacter
(4) Rhodopseudomonas and Thiospirillum
208. Choose the odd one out w.r.t. Eubacteria
199. Endospores formed by certain bacteria are actually (1) All of them are prokaryotes
means of (2) Most of them are heterotrophs
(1) Reproduction (3) They live in aquatic habitats
(2) Perennation (4) They all are non-motile
(3) Bioluminescence
209. Select odd one out w.r.t. Eubacteria
(4) Red snow
(1) Cell wall has muramic acid
(2) They have cilia and flagella for locomotion
200. Cyclosis is absent in
(3) Some of them are nitrogen fixers
(1) Diatoms (2) Eubacteria
(4) Some of them can form blooms in polluted
(3) Algae (4) Plantae water body

201. Which category of bacteria is always non flagellated 210. Select incorrect statement w.r.t. Heterocyst
(1) Bacillus (2) Coccus (1) Thick walled
(3) Spirillum (4) Vibrio (2) Helps in CO2 fixation
(3) Has anaerobic condition
202. Choose odd one out w.r.t autotrophs. (4) Present in Nostoc
(1) Nitrocystis (2) Beggiatoa
(3) Thiospirillum (4) Pseudomonas 211. Select the correct option regarding Mycoplasma
(I) Smallest prokaryotes
203. Select odd one out w.r.t bacteria (II) Double stranded circular DNA
(1) Ribosome (2) Mesosome (III) Sensitive towards streptomycin
(3) Centriole (4) Episome (1) I and II only (2) III only
(3) I and III only (4) All are correct
204. Choose incorrect from the following
(1) Photosynthetic bacteria has chromatophores 212. Choose incorrect statement from following
(2) Bacteria show simple behavior and structure (1) Mycoplasma are pathogenic to plants and animals
(3) Bacteria also have aquatic habitat (2) Cyanobacteria can be filamentous
(4) Frankia is heterotrophic in nature (3) Mycoplasma has ds linear RNA
(4) Sterols absent in cell membrane of bacteria
205. Which structure in bacteria aids in binary fission
213. Match the correct combination
(1) Centriole (2) Ribosome
(a) Mycoplasma (i) Rice fields
(3) Nucleoid (4) Mesosome
(b) Frankia (ii) Heterocyst
(c) Nostoc (iii) Symbiotic
206. Choose correct w.r.t source of proton during Nitrogen fixer
photosynthesis in bacteria (d) Tolypothrix (iv) Flagella absent
(1) It is always sulphur containing compound (1) a - (iv) b - (iii) c - (ii) d - (i)
(2) Always inorganic compound (2) a - (i) b - (ii) c - (iv) d - (iii)
(3) May be organic or inorganic compound (3) a - (iv) b - (iii) c - (i) d - (ii)
(4) Always non-sulphur compound (4) a - (iv) b - (ii) c - (iii) d - (i)
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214. Choose the incorrect regarding Archaebacteria 221. Select the incorrect statement.
(1) Living fossil (1) Nostoc and Anabaena have heterocysts for
(2) Have different cell wall structure nitrogen fixation
(3) All of them are obligate anaerobes (2) Cyanobacteria often form blooms in polluted
(4) They are autotrophs as well as heterotrophic water bodies
(3) Heterotrophic bacteria are more abundant in
215. Choose the correct match nature
(a) Methanogen (i) Heterotrophic (4) The cell wall of Mycoplasma are made up of
(b) Halophiles (ii) Obligate anaerobes chitin
(c) Thermoacidophiles (iii) Chemosynthetic
(1) a-(iii) b- (ii) c-(i) 222. The primitive prokaryotes responsible for
(2) a-(ii) b- (i) c-(iii) production of biogas from dung of ruminant
(3) a-(ii) b - (iii) c-(i) animals, include
(4) a-(i) b - (iii) c-(ii) (1) Halophiles (2) Eubacteria
(3) Methanogens (4) Thermoacidophiles
216. Choose incorrect for bacteria
(1) Reproduce mainly by fission 223. Which of the following plays a major role in
(2) Forms spores during unfavorable condition recycling of nutrients.
(3) Reproduce by sort of sexual reproduction (1) Archaebacteria
(4) Cause diseases like Hepatitis C (2) Mycoplasma
(3) Photosynthetic autotrophs
217. Choose odd one out w.r.t kingdom monera (4) Chemosynthetic autotrophs
(1) Only prokaryotes
(2) Was a separate kingdom in Linnaeus classification 224. Which category of bacteria is distinctively seen
(3) Most primitive w.r.t. cell wall structure.
(4) Archaebacteria was excluded by Carl Woese (1) Halophiles (2) Thermoacidophiles
(3) Methanogens (4) All of the above
218. Following features belong to
(a) Complete lack of cell wall 225. Which of the following is the only group of
(b) Anaerobic organisms capable of using inorganic compounds as
(c) Smallest living cell source of energy?
(d) Many of them are pathogenic to plants and (1) Methanogens (2) Chemoautotrophs
animals (3) Both the above (4) None of the above
(1) Chrysophytes (2) Prions
(3) Viroids (4) Mycoplasma 226. The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to humans in
making curd from milk and in the production of
219. Which character indicates that Cyanobacteria are antibiotics are ones categorised as:
similar to higher green plants? (1) Chemosynthetic autotrophs
(1) Type of cell wall (2) Heterotrophic bacteria
(2) Nitrogen fixation ability (3) Cyanobacteria
(3) Presence of chlorophyll 'a' (4) Archaebacteria
(4) Presence of gelatinous sheath
227. Choose the incorrect statement regarding
220. Citrus canker disease is caused by:- decomposer
(1) Bacteria (1) They may be prokaryotes or eukaryotes.
(2) Virus (2) They may be unicellular or multicellular.
(3) Fungi (3) They convert inorganic into organic compounds
(4) Mycoplasma (4) They play a great role in ecology
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228. Carolus Linnaeus classified living organisms into 235. In how many kingdom show presence of
two groups namely: Chemoautotrophic nutrition out of five kingdoms
(1) Monera and protista proposed by Whittaker?
(2) Protista and plantae (1) Three (2) Four
(3) Animalia and plantae (3) Two (4) One
(4) All of these
236. A. Majority of bacteria are able to manufacture
229. Kingdom of classification proposed by Linnaeus is their food from inorganic raw material
based on: B. The vast majority of bacteria are autotrophic
(1) Phylogenetic system Mark the correct.
(2) Morphology of flowers (1) A and B (2) A only
(3) Cell wall (3) B only (4) Both wrong
(4) Cell shape
237. Mark the correct statement-
230. Earlier classifications included bacteria, fungi, (a) Bacteria are sole members of monera
mosses, gymnosperms and angiosperms under (b) Bacteria are simple in structure and complex
plants on the basis of in metabolic diversity
(1) Nutrition (c) Some of the bacteria are autotrophic and
(2) Cell type synthesize their own food from inorganic
(3) Presence of cell-wall substrates
(4) Body organisation (d) The vast majority of bacteria are autotrophic
Mark the correct
231. The five-kingdom classification was proposed by: (1) a, b and c (2) b, c and d
(1) R. H. Whittaker (3) a, b and d (4) All four
(2) C. Linnaeus
(3) Ernst Haeckel 238. Based on their shape bacteria are grouped under?
(4) Virchow (1) Two categories
(2) Three categories
232. Whittaker’s kingdom are (3) Four categories
(1) Plantae and Animalia (4) five categories
(2) Monera and Protista
(3) Fungi 239. Which of the following diseases caused by bacteria?
(4) All of these (1) Cholera
(2) Typhoid
233. All prokaryotic groups are put under ———— (3) Tetanus
kingdom. (4) All of these
(1) Monera (2) Plantae
(3) Fungi (4) Protista 240. Some primitive method of DNA transfer occurs as
sexual reproduction method in:
234. Two kingdom classification does not distinguish (1) Bacteria (2) Fungi
between: (3) Protista (4) Plantae
(1) Eukaryote and prokaryote
(2) Unicellular and multi-cellular organisms 241. Sexual reproduction of bacteria have feature:
(3) Photosynthetic (green algae) and non- (1) Diploid zygote
photosynthetic (fungi) organisms (2) Some DNA transfer occur
(4) All the above (3) Gametes form
(4) Mitosis occurs
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242. Most common method of reproduction in 250. An organism without a true nucleus is
prokaryotes: (1) Eubacterium (2) Archaebacterium
(1) Spore formation (3) Cyanobacterium (4) All of these
(2) Fission
(3) Transduction 251. Which is true for prokaryotes
(4) Conjugation (1) Presence of distinct nucleus
(2) Occurrence of 70S ribosomes
243. Mark the correct statement/s. (3) Occurrence of membrane bound cell
(A) Most extensive metabolic diversity is found in organelles
bacteria (4) Cell wall made of cellulose
(B) Chemosynthetic bacteria oxidises various
inorganic substance into simpler one. 252. Which one does not contain bacteria
(C) True sexual reproduction present in monera (1) Sea (2) Soil
(1) Both A and B correct (3) Distilled water (4) Ice
(2) Both B and C correct
(3) Only B correct 253. Match the columns and find the correct option.
(4) Only A correct Column-I Column-II
a. Coccus p. Comma-shaped
244. Which of the following is feature of cyanobacteria- b. Bacillus q. Spherical
(1) Presence of ‘Chl a’ c. Spirillum r. Rod-like
(2) Flagella d. Vibrio s. Spiral
(3) Presence only in fresh water (1) a − q, b − s, c − r, d − p
(4) Only unicellular form surrounded by
(2) a − q, b − r, c − p, d − s
gelatinous sheath
(3) a − q, b − r, c − s, d − p
245. Chl a pigment is present in: (4) a − r, b − q, c − s, d − p
(1) Nostoc
(2) Anabaena 254. Maximum nutritional diversity is found is
(3) Both (1) and (2) (1) Fungi (2) Monera
(4) Mycoplasma (3) Plantae (4) Animalia

246. Bacteria which live in most harsh habitats is called? 255. Prokaryotes belong to
(1) Eubacteria (2) Archaebacteria (1) Protista (2) Fungi
(3) Cyanobacteria (4) All are correct (3) Plantae (4) Monera

247. On the basis of shape, Cohn (1872) divided bacteria 256. Which is absent in monera
into ______ types. (1) Nucleoid (2) Nucleus
(1) Four (2) Three (3) Genophore (4) Cytoplasm
(3) Five (4) Six
257. The term genophore is applied to
248. Shape of bacillus bacteria is (1) Ribosome (2) Mesosome
(1) Spherical (2) Comma-shaped (3) Nucleoid (4) Plasmid
(3) Rod-like (4) Spiral
258. Methanogens belong to
249. Which is absent in prokaryotes? (1) Slime moulds (2) Eubacteria
(1) Mitochondria (2) Golgi apparatus (3) Archaebacteria (4) Dinoflagellates
(3) Nuclear envelope (4) All of these
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259. Which of the following are found in extreme saline 264. Biogas is produced from dung of
conditions ? (1) Cat (2) Dog
(1) Archaebacteria (2) Eubacteria (3) Cattle (4) Elephant
(3) Cyanobacteria (4) Actinomycetes
265. What is absent in archaebacteria
260. Methanogens are most abundant in (1) Ribosomes (2) Peptidoglycan
(1) Cattle shed (2) Piggery shed (3) Cell wall (4) Nucleoid
(3) Poultry farm (4) Water blooms
266. The most ancient living fossils are
261. Which one belongs to Archaea (1) Protobionts
(1) Methanogens (2) Archaebacteria
(2) Halophiles (3) Rickettsia
(3) Thermoacidophiles (4) Chlamydia
(4) All of the above
267. Thermoacidophiles live in
262. Bacteria found in hot acidic but aerobic conditions (1) Hot springs
are (2) Hydrothermal vents
(1) Halophiles (3) Acidic medium
(2) Thermoacidophiles (4) All of the above
(3) Nitrifying bacteria
(4) Rickettsiae

263. Which one is responsible for production of biogas

(1) Mycoplasma (2) Cyanobacteria
(3) Methanogens (4) Halophiles