Biological Classification MCQs

Q. Viroids were discovered by … Diener Woese Pasteur Iyengar Answer: Diener

Q. Prokaryotes are included in the kingdom …. Monera Protista Protozoa Basidiomycetes Answer: Monera

Q. By how many criteria ,living organisms have been classified into five kingdom. Two Four five Three Answer: Four

Q. Halophiles is also called ….. Eubacteria Actinomyce Cyanobacteria Archaebacteria Answer: Archaebacteria

Q. Which of the following is included in five kingdom classification? Monera, Protista, Animalia, Plantae, Algae Monera,Protista,Fungi,Animalia,Plantae Virus,prokaryotes,Fungi,Plantae,Animalia Algae,Fungi,Bryophyta,Pteridophyta,Gymnosperms Answer: Monera,Protista,Fungi,Animalia,Plantae

Q. The pathogen Microsporum responsible for ringworm disease in humans belongs to the same kingdom of organisms as that of (Mains 2011) Ascaris, a roundworm Rhizopus, a mould Wuchereria, a filarial worm Taenia, a tapeworm Answer: Rhizopus, a mould

Q. The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to humans in making curd from milk and in production of antibiotics are the ones categorized as cyanobacteria archaebacteria chemosynthetic autotrophs heterotrophic bacteria Answer: heterotrophic bacteria

Q. A capsule is advantageous to a bacterium because it protects the bacterium from desiccation it protects means of locomotion it allows the bacterium to “hide” from the host’s immune system it allows the bacterium to attach to the surface Answer: it allows the bacterium to “hide” from the host’s immune system

Q. The imperfect fungi that are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling belong to Phycomycetes Ascomycetes Deuteromycetes Basidiomycetes Answer: Deuteromycetes

Q. This component provides a sticky character to bacterial cell (NEET 2017) Glycocalyx Nuclear membrane Cell wall Plasma membrane Answer: Glycocalyx