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BIOLOGY
Subject : Biology Topic : Biological Classification M.M. : 180
Q.9 This phylum contains the mushrooms, shelf fungi, and
Marking Scheme: puffballs:
(i) Each question is allotted 4 (four) marks for each correct (1) Zygomycota (2) Ascomycota
response. (3) Basidiomycota (4) Glomeromycota
(ii) ¼ (one fourth) marks will be deducted for indicating
incorrect response of each question. No deduction from the Q.10 In what structures do both Penicillium and Aspergillus
total score will be made if no response is indicated for an item produce asexual spores?
in the answer sheet. (1) asci (2) zygosporangia
(3) rhizoids (4) conidiophores
Q.1 Protists are alike in that all are Q.11 A researcher lyses a cell that contains nucleic acid
(1) unicellular (2) eukaryotic molecules and capsomeres of tobacco mosaic virus
(3) symbionts (4) monophyletic (TMV). The cell contents are left in a covered test tube
overnight. The next day this mixture is sprayed on tobacco
Q.2 Which of these taxa contains species that produce potent plants. Which of the following would be expected to
toxins that can cause extensive fish kills, contaminate occur?
shellfish, and poison humans? (1) The plants would develop some but not all of the
(1) red algae (2) dinoflagellates symptoms of the TMV infection.
(3) diplomonads (4) euglenids (2) The plants would develop symptoms typically
produced by viroids.
Q.3 A certain unicellular eukaryote has a siliceous (glasslike) (3) The plants would develop the typical symptoms of
shell and autotrophic nutrition. To which group does it TMV infection.
belong? (4) The plants would not show any disease symptoms.
(1) dinoflagellates (2) diatoms
(3) brown algae (4) radiolarians Q.12 Trypanosoma belongs to –
(1) Flagellated protozoans (2) Ciliated protozoans
Q.4 Which of these statements about dinoflagellates is false? (3) Sporozoans (4) Amoeboid protozoans
(1) They possess two flagella.
(2) Some cause red tides. Q.13 Members of which kingdom have cell walls and are all
(3) Their walls are composed of cellulose plates. heterotrophic?
(4) Their dead cells accumulate on the seafloor, and are (1) Plantae (2) Fungi
mined to serve as a filtering material. (3) Animalia (4) Protista
Q.5 What is the primary role of a mushroom's underground Q.14 Cyanobacteria are
mycelium? (1) photoautotrophs
(1) absorbing nutrients (2) anchoring (2) photoheterotrophs
(3) sexual reproduction (4) asexual reproduction (3) chemoautotrophs
(4) chemoheterotrophs that perform decomposition.
Q.6 The vegetative (nutritionally active) bodies of most fungi
are Q.15 Asexual reproduction in fungi is carried out by
(1) composed of hyphae (2) referred to as a mycelium. (1) conidia (2) dikaryotic hyphae
(3) usually underground. (4) 1, 2, and 3 (3) ascospores (4) basidiospores
Q.7 In most fungi, karyogamy does not immediately follow Q.16 All eukaryotic unicellular organisms belong to –
plasmogamy, which consequently (1) Monera (2) Protista
(1) means that sexual reproduction can occur in (3) Fungi (4) Bacteria
specialized structures.
(2) results in multiple diploid nuclei per cell. Q.17 In Whittaker’s five kingdom system of classification,
(3) allows fungi to reproduce asexually most of the time. eukaryotes are distributed among
(4) results in heterokaryotic or dikaryotic cells. (1) two kingdoms (2) three kingdoms
Q.8 Members of this phylum produce two kinds of haploid (3) four kingdoms (4) all the five kingdoms.
spores, one kind being asexually produced conidia:
(1) Zygomycota Q.18 Which of the following statements is correct regarding
(2) Ascomycota sexual reproduction in Basidiomycetes?
(3) Basidiomycota (1) Plasmogamy occurs by the fusion of two somatic cells
(4) Glomeromycota of different strains.
(2) Karyogamy and meiosis occur in the basidium
producing four basidiospores.
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(3) Basidiospores are exogenously produced on the Q.28 Contagium vivum fluidum was proposed by
basidium. (1) D.J. Ivanowsky (2) M.W. Beijerinek
(4) All of these (3) Stanley (4) Robert Hook
Q.19 The five kingdom classification was proposed by Q.29 Red tides in warm coastal water develop due to the
(1) R.H. Whittaker (2) [Link] abundance of
(3) A. Roxberg (4) Virchow (1) dinoflagellates (2) euglenoids
(3) diatoms and desmids (4) slime moulds
Q.20 Slime moulds are Q.30 Difference between Virus and Viroid is
(1) photosynthetic protists (2) saprophytic protists (1) Absence of protein coat in viroid but present in virus
(3) both (1) and (2) (4) none of these (2) Presence of low molecular weight RNA in virus but
absent in viroid
Q.21 Mycoplasmas are classified under which of the following (3) Both 1 and 2
kingdoms? (4) None of the above
(1) Monera (2) Protista
(3) Fungi (4) Plantae Q.31 Given figure is of !
filamentous blue green alga
Q.22 Organisms living in salty areas are called as Nostoc. Identify the parts "
(1) Methanogens (2) Halophiles marked as A and B and select
(3) Heliophytes (4) Thermoacidophiles the correct option.
Q.23 An association between roots of higher plants and fungi is
called
(1) Lichen (2) Fern
(3) Mycorrhiza (4) BGA A B
(1) Heterocyst Mucilaginous sheath
Q.24 Which of the following groups of organisms are included (2) Vegetative cell Mucilaginous sheath
under chrysophytes? (3) Trichomes Cell wall
(1) Diatoms and desmids (golden algae) (4) Mucilaginous sheath Heterocyst
(2) Diatoms and dinoflagellates
(3) Euglenoids Q.32 Which out of the following is a ciliated protozoan?
(4) Slime moulds (1) Plasmodium vivax (2) Amoeba proteus
(3) Paramoecium caudatum (4) Leishmania donovani
Q.25 A dikaryon is formed when
(1) Meiosis is arrested Q.33 Which one of the following is an incorrect pair?
(2) The two haploid cells do not fuse immediately (1) Louis Pasteur – Coined the term 'vaccine'
(3) Cytoplasm does not fuse (2) Beijerinck – Contagium vivum fluidum
(4) None of the above (3) Ivanowsky – Discovered retroviruses
Q.26 Bacteria are grouped under four categories according to (4) Stanley – Crystallised TMV
their shape. Study the given figures and select the correct
option regarding this. Q.34 With respect to fungal sexual cycle, choose the correct
sequence of events
(1) Karyogamy, Plasmogamy and Meiosis
BCD(F *+,-F++./ (2) Meiosis, Plasmogamy and Karyogamy
(1) A-Cocci, B-Bacilli, C-Spirilla, D-Vibrio (3) Plasmogamy, Karyogamy and Meiosis
(2) A-Spirilla, B-Bacilli, C-Vibrio, D-Cocci A (4) Meiosis, Karyogamy and Plasmogamy
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(3) A-Bacilli, B-Spirilla, C-Vibrio, D-Cocci
(4) A-Bacilli, B-Spirilla, C-Cocci, D-Vibrio Q.35 Cyanobacteria are classified under which of the following
kingdoms?
(1) Monera (2) Protista
(3) Algae (4) Plantae
Q.27 Which of the following classes of Fungi are characterised
by the presence of coenocytic, multinucleate and branched Q.36 Which of the following organisms have been placed under
mycelium? kingdom Protista?
(1) Basidiomycetes (2) Phycomycetes (1) Chrysophytes and dinoflagellates
(3) Ascomycetes (4) Deuteromycetes (2) Euglenoids
(3) Slime moulds and protozoans
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(4) All of these Trichoderma
B. Ascomycetes 2. Agaricus and
Q.37 Select the pair that consists of viral diseases. Ustilago
(1) Mumps and small pox (2) Herpes and influenza C. Basidiomycetes 3. Aspergillus,
(3) Pneumonia and syphilis (4) Both (1) and (2) Claviceps and
Neurospora
Q.38 Fungi show asexual reproduction by all of the following D. Deuteromycetes 4. Mucor, Rhizopus
kinds of spores except and Albugo
(1) conidia (2) oospores Codes
(3) sporangiospore (4) zoospores (1) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
(2) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
Q.39 _____ bacteria oxidise various inorganic substances such (3) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
as nitrates, nitrites and ammonia, and use the released (4) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
energy for ATP production. They play an important role in
recycling of nutrients (N, P, Fe, S etc.). Q.44 Chief producers in oceans are
(1) Photosynthetic autotrophic (1) golden brown algae (2) diatoms
(2) Chemosynthetic autotrophic (3) dinoflagellates (4) euglenoids
(3) Parasitic
(4) Saprophytic Q.45 Cuscuta is a
(1) parasite (2) pathogen
Q.40 Members of phycomycetes are found in (3) saprophytic (4) fungus
i. Aquatic habitats
ii. On decaying wood
iii. Moist and damp places
iv. As obligate parasites on plants
Choose from the following options
(1) None of the above (2) i and iv
(3) ii and iii (4) All of the above
Q.41 Consider the following statements.
I. Kingdom-Protista forms a link between monerans and
the other organisms like plants, animal and fungi.
II. Protists reproduce asexually and sexually by a process
involving cell fusion and zygote formation.
III. Being eukaryotes, the protistan cell body contains a
well defined nucleus and other membrane-bound
organelles.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(1) I and II (2) I and III
(3) II and III (4) I, II and III
Q.42 Kingdom-Animalia includes
(1) heterotrophic organisms
(2) eukaryotic organisms
(3) multicellular organism
(4) All of these
Q.43 Match the following columns.
Column I Column II
A. Phycomycetes 1. Alternaria and