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Biological Classification MCQs | Biological Classification Short Questions with Answers

(1) The cyanobacteria of great nutritional value being marketed today is
[A] Serytonema
[B] Spirogyra
[C] Spirulina
[D] Stigonema
Answer: Spirulina
(2) The amino acid found only in bacteria and blue green algae is
[A] Methionine
[B] Diamino-pimelic acid
[C] aspartic acid
[D] glutamic acid
Answer: Diamino-pimelic acid
(3) Kingdom protista includes organisms like
[A] Euglena, Spirogyra and Penicillium
[B] Amoeba, Spirogyra and Penicillium
[C] Amoeba, Euglena and Penicillium
[D] Amoeba, Euglena and Diatoms
Answer: Amoeba, Euglena and Diatoms
(4) Bioluminescence is exhibited by
[A] Chlorella
[B] Chlamydomonas
[C] Hirudinaria
[D] Ceratium
Answer: Ceratium
(5) Protista differs from monera in having
[A] cellwall
[B] Nuclear membrane
[C] Flagella
[D] autotropic nutrition
Answer: Nuclear membrane
(6) Single celled eukaryotes are include in
[A] fungi
[B] archae
[C] monera
[D] protista
Answer: protista
(7) The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of
[A] Elaters
[B] pseudoelaters
[C] capillitium
[D] all of these
Answer: capillitium
(8) Which of the following is not a character of protista?
[A] Protista are prokaryotic
[B] Body organization is cellular
[C] Some protists have cell walls
[D] Membrane bound organelles are present in cells
Answer: Protista are prokaryotic
(9) Red tide is caused by
[A] Noctiluca
[B] Gonyaulax
[C] Gymnodinium
[D] all of these
Answer: all of these
(10) Which of the following combination 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.
Answer: Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents.
(11) Kingdom protista includes
[A] life cycle showing sporic meiosis
[B] life cycle showing gametic meiosis
[C] life cycle showing zygotic meiosis
[D] both b and c
Answer: both b and c
(12) In diatoms, auxospores help in
[A] metabolism
[B] Spore formation
[C] Reproduction
[D] Growth
Answer: Reproduction
(13) The symbiotic association between algae and fungi is called
[A] mychorrhizha
[B] lichen
[C] VAM
[D] mutualism
Answer: lichen
(14) Many scientists consider algal-fungal relationship in lichen as ‘helotism’. Helotism is a
[A] a kind of symbiotic association
[B] a kind of mutualism
[C] master-slave relationship
[D] master-master relationship
Answer: master-slave relationship
(15) 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
Answer: phycobiont
(16) The study of lichens is called
[A] phycology
[B] mycology
[C] lichology
[D] lichenology
Answer: lichenology
(17) More than 95% of the lichens, the fungal partner belongs to the class
[A] ascomycetes
[B] basidiomycetes
[C] zygomycetes
[D] mastigomycetes
Answer: ascomycetes
(18) The benefit of algae in this association is
[A] food
[B] vitamins
[C] growth substances
[D] protection
Answer: protection
(19) In lichens, sexual reproduction is carried out by
[A] algae
[B] fungi
[C] both algae and fungi
[D] None of these
Answer: fungi
(20) The major group of algae involved in lichen formation is
[A] red algae
[B] brown algae
[C] blue green algae
[D] All of the above
Answer: blue green algae

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