Biological Classification MCQs | Biological Classification Short Questions with Answers

Questions
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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