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Kingdom Monera
Q1. how many groups of bacteria are characterised on the basis of their shape-
(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Five

Q2. Bacteria are

(1) Sole member of monera
(2) Most abundant microorganism
(3) Complex in structure
(4) Found in extreme habitats

(a) Only 1 and 2

(b) Only 2 and 3
(c) Only 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. The bacterium Spirillum is present in the shape as

(a) Comma shaped
(b) Spiral
(c) Rod shaped
(d) Spherical

Q4. Which of the following conditions would be favored by thermoacidophiles?

(a) Hot and alkaline
(b) Snow and acidic
(c) Hot and sulphur spring
(d) Gut of cows

Q5. The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of
ruminant animals, include the
(a) Thermoacidophiles
(b) Methanogens
(c) Eubacteria
(d) Halophiles

Q6. Eubacteria include

(a) Blue-green algae and bacteria
(b) archaebacteria and blue-green algae
(c) Cyanobacteria and eukaryotes
(d) Bacteria and eukaryotes

Q7. Assertion: Monera are most primitive.

Reason: Monerans show presence of nucleus.
(a) Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion
(b) Assertion and reason are true and reason is not correct explanation of assertion
(c) Assertion is true and reason is false

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(d) Assertion and reason are false.

Q8. Given figure is of a filamentous blue-green algae.

Identify the algae and choose the option that is correct for A, B and C in the figure.

(a) A – Gelidium, B – Vegetative cell, C – Heterocyst

(b) A – Volvox, B – Somatic cell, C – Mucilaginous sheath
(c) A – Chara, B – Mucilaginous sheath C – Heterocyst
(d) A – Nostoc, B – Heterocyst, C – Mucilaginous sheath

Q9. In cyanobacteria which of the following is present?

(a) Chlorophyll–C
(b) Chlorophyll–b
(c) Chlorophyll–a
(d) Chlorophyll-c1

Q10. In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life (bacteria,
archaea and eukarya), which one of the following statements is true about archaea?
(a) Archaea completely differs from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
(b) Archaea completely differs from prokaryotes.
(c) Archaea resembles eukarya in all respects.
(d) Archaea has some novel feature that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

Q11. Archaebacteria differ from eubacteria in

(a) Cell membrane structure.
(b) Mode of nutrition
(c) Cell shape.
(d) Mode of reproduction.

Q12. Given below are some statements regarding methanogens.

(i) They are included in the group Archaebacteria.
(ii) They produce biogas in gobar gas plants.
(iii) They live in hot sulphur springs.
(iv) They are strictly anaerobic.

Choose the correct option.

(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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(d) All statements are correct.

Q13. The motile bacteria can move by

(a) fimbriae.
(b) flagella.
(c) cilia
(d) pili.

Q14. Select the correct combination of the statements (i-iv) regarding the characteristics of
certain organisms.
(i) Methanogens are archaebacteria which produce methane in marshy areas.
(ii) Nostoc is a filamentous blue-green alga which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
(iii) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria synthesises cellulose from glucose.
(iv) Mycoplasma lack a cell wall and can survive without oxygen

(a) (ii) and (iii)

(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iv)

Q15. The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to humans in making curd from milk and in
production of antibiotics are the ones categorised as
(a) Cyanobacteria.
(b) Archaebacteria.
(c) Chemosynthetic autotrophs.
(d) Heterotrophic bacteria.

Q16. Match column I with column II and choose the correct option.
Column I (Terms) Column II (Features)
A Mycoplasma (i) Nitrogen fixing cells
B Decomposers (ii) Blue green algae
C Methanogens (iii) Production of methane
D Heterocysts (iv) Most abundant heterotrophs
E Cyanobacteria (v) Pathogenic in plants and animals

(a) (A) – (i), B-(ii), C-(iii) D-(iv), E-(v)

(b) (A) – (iii), B-(v), C-(ii) D-(iv), E-(i)
(c) (A) – (iii), B-(i), C-(v) D-(ii), E-(iv)
(d) (A) – (v), B-(iv), C-(iii) D-(i), E-(ii)

Q17. Organism living in extreme salty areas are called as

(a) Methanogens.
(b) Halophiles.
(c) Heliophytes.
(d) Thermoacidophiles.

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Q18. Assertion: Mycoplasmas can live independently with no cell wall and can survive without
oxygen.
Reasons: Mycoplasmas are not pathogenic in animals and plants.
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

Q19. The cyanobacteria are also referred to as

(a) Protists.
(b) Golden algae.
(c) Slime moulds.
(d) Blue green algae.

Q 20. Refer the given figure of bacteria cell and Nostoc and choose the option which shows correct
label for the structure marked as A, B, C, D and E?

(a) A – Cell wall, B – Cell membrane, C – Heterocyst, D – DNA, E – Mucilaginous sheath.

(b) A – Cell wall, B – Cell membrane, C – DNA, D – Heterocyst, E – Mucilaginous sheath.
(c) A – Mucilaginous sheath B – Cell membrane, C – DNA, D – Heterocyst, E – Cell wall.
(d) A – Cell membrane B – Cell wall, C – Nucleic Acid, D – Heterocyst, E – Mucilaginous
sheath.

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Answer Key

S 1. Ans. (a)

S 2. Ans. (d)

S 3. Ans. (b)

S 4. Ans. (c)

S 5. Ans. (b)

S 6. Ans. (a)

S 7. Ans. (c)

S 8. Ans. (d)

S 9. Ans. (c)

S 10. Ans. (d)

S 11. Ans. (a)
S 12. Ans. (b)
S 13. Ans. (b)
S 14. Ans. (d)
S 15. Ans. (d)
S 16. Ans. (d)
S 17. Ans. (b)
S 18. Ans. (c)
S 19. Ans. (d)
S 20. Ans. (b)

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Monera
(a) Bacillus
1. Find out the mismatched one: (b) Pseudomonas
(a) Eubacteria – peptidoglycan (c) Mycoplasma
(b) Sulphur bacteria – thermoacidophile (d) Nostoc
(c) Thermophile – hot springs 9. Organisms called methanogens are most
(d) Dead sea - methanogens abundant in a
2. Which bacteria are photosynthetic (a) Cattle yard
autotrophs? (b) Polluted stream
(a) Cyanobacteria (c) Hot spring
(b) Archaebacteria (d) Sulphur rock
(c) Methanogens 10. Which of the following is present in all
(d) All the above bacteria
3. The organisms are the smallest living (a) Nucleoid
cells known and can survive without (b) Mesosomes
oxygen. (c) Plasmid
(a) Fungi (d) All
(b) Bacteria 11. Which type of DNA is found in bacteria
(c) Mycoplasma (a) Circular DNA
(d) Plants (b) Membrane – bound DNA
4. Which bacteria is true bacteria? (c) Straight DNA
(a) Eubacteria (d) Helical DNA
(b) Methanogens 12. Bacterial flagella are made up of
(c) Thermoacidophiles (a) Hook, basal body and pili
(d) Halophiles (b) Pili, basal body and cell membrane
5. Which bacteria play a great role in (c) Basal body, hook and filament
recycling nutrients like nitrogen, (d) Basal body, cell wall and cell
phosphorous, iron and sulphur membrane
(a) Archaebacteria 13. Which of the following correct about
(b) Photosynthetic autotrophs Capsule -
(c) Chemosynthetic autotrophic (a) Thick and tough
(d) Heterotrophic bacteria (b) Thick and soft
6. What is true for archaebacteria? (c) Thin and tough
(a) All are halophilic (d) All
(b) All are photosynthetic 14. Prokaryota includes
(c) All are fossils (a) Mycoplasma only
(d) These are oldest living beings (b) Ulothrix
7. Which of the following are found in (c) Fungi
extreme saline conditions? (d) Mycoplasma and blue-green algae
(a) Archaebacteria 15. Bacteria which live in most harsh
(b) Eubacteria habitats is called?
(c) Cyanobacteria (a) Eubacteria
(d) Mycobacteria (b) Archaebacteria
8. Which among the following are the (c) Cyanobacteria
smallest living cells, known without a (d) All are correct
definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as 16. Bacteria occur?
well as animals & can survive without (a) Only in hot springs
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(c) Only in snow and deep oceans
(d) Everywhere
17. …………… Play a great role in recycling
nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous,
iron and sulphur.
(a) Heterotrophic bacteria
(b) Photosynthetic autotrophic
(c) Chemosynthetic autotrophic
(d) Blue –green algae
18. Methanogen present in .... Of ruminant
animals
(a) Stomach
(b) Large intestine
(c) Small intestine
(d) Oesophagus
19. Which of the following is Inclusion
bodies-
(a) Sulphur granule
(b) Phosphorus granule
(c) Glycogen granule
(d) All
20. Heterocyst present in Anabaena is
specialized for:
(a) Nitrogen fixation
(b) Food storage
(c) Fission
(d) Sexual reproduction

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Answer Key

S1. Ans. (d)

S12. Ans. (c)
S2. Ans. (a)
S13. Ans. (a)
S3. Ans. (c)
S14. Ans. (d)
S4. Ans. (a)
S15. Ans. (b)
S5. Ans. (c)
S16. Ans. (d)
S6. Ans. (d)
S17. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans. (a)
S18. Ans. (b)
S8. Ans. (c)
S19. Ans. (d)
S9. Ans. (a)
S20. Ans. (a)
S10. Ans. (d)
S11. Ans. (a)

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Protista
(d) Diatoms are microscopic and float
1. In which group of organisms, the cell passively in water.
walls form two thin layer overlapping
shells which fit together? 6. Chief producers in oceans are
(a) Dinoflagellates (a) Dinoflagellates
(b) Slime moulds (b) Slime molds
(c) Chrysophytes (c) Euglenoids
(d) Euglenoids (d) Diatoms

2. Desmids are also knowns as 7. Spores of slime moulds are dispersed by

(a) Diatoms (a) Water current
(b) Golden algae (b) Air current
(c) Dinoflagellates (c) Another organism
(d) Euglenoids (d) Other protist

3. Which of the following are the characters 8. Silica gel is obtained from
of dinoflagellates? (a) Red algae
(b) Diatoms
(i) They are planktonic golden yellow
(c) Euglena
algae with soap box like structure.
(d) Mycolplasma
(ii) They are marine red biflagellated
protista.
9. Plant like nutrition is present in
(iii) They appear yellow, green, brown,
(a) Amoeba
blue and red in colour.
(b) Paramecium
(iv) They are uniflagellate organisms
(c) Euglena
with pellicle.
(d) Plasmodium
(v) They are saprophytic (or) parasitic
unicellular forms.
10. Identify the given figure and select the
(a) (ii) and (iii)
correct option.
(b) (ii) and (v)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) (ii), (iv) and (v)

4. Plasmodium, the malarial parasite,

belong to class
(a) Sarcodina
(b) Ciliate (a) It is marine water plankton
(c) Sporozoa (b) It is a saprophytic protist
(d) Dinophyceae (c) It is parasitic predator believed to but
primary relative of animals
5. Select the wrong statement (d) Ciliated protozoan
(a) The walls of diatoms are easily
destructible. 11. Statement 1: Dinoflagellate has stiff
(b) ‘Diatomaceous the Earth’ is formed cellulose plate on outer surface of cell
by the cell walls of diatoms. wall.
(c) Diatoms are chief producers in Statement 2: red dinoflagellate shows
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(a) Both statements are correct. Column I Column II
(b) Statement 1 is correct and (Features) (Protista)
statement 2 is not correct.
(c) Statement 1 is correct and statement (A) Chief (1) Diatoms
2 is correct. producers in
(d) Both statement are incorrect. the oceans
(B) Red tide (2) Dinoflagellates
12. Which of the statement(s) given below (C) Connecting (3) Euglenoids
is/are correct for amoeboid protozoans? link between
(a) Live in freshwater, sea water or moist plants and
soil animals
(b) Has pseudopodia for locomotion and (D) Fungus (4) Slime moulds
capturing prey animals
(c) Have silica shells on their surface in A B C D
marine forms (a) 2 3 4 1
(d) All of the above (b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 4 1 2
13. Which of the following statements is (d) 4 1 2 3
correct?
(a) Slime moulds are haploid 17. Which of the following groups of
(b) Protozoans lack cell wall protozoans is not correctly matched with
(c) Dinoflagellates are immotile its feature?
(d) Pellicle is absent in Euglena (a) Amoeboid -Marine forms have silica
shells on their surface.
14. Match the following (b) Flagellated – Either free living or
parasitic
Protozoans Examples (c) Ciliated – Actively moving organism
(A) Flagellate (1) Entamoeba due to presence of cilia.
(d) Sporozoans – Move and capture their
(B) Ciliated (2) Plasmodium prey with the help of false feet.
(C) Amoeboid (3) Paramecium
18. The given statements describe a group of
(D) Sporozoans (4) Trypanosoma organisms.
I. Instead of a cell wall, they have a
protein rich layer called pellicle which
(a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 makes their body flexible.
(b) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 II. They have two flagella, a short and a
(c) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 long one.
(d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 III. They are photosynthetic in the
presence of sunlight, when deprived
15. Trypanosoma causes of sunlight they behave like
(a) Sleeping sickness heterotrophs by predating on other
(b) Cholera smaller organisms.
(c) Malaria IV. They are connecting link between
(d) Food poisoning plants and animals.
Which of the following group is referred
16. Match the following columns. to here by the above statements?
(a) Slime moulds

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(b) Dinoflagellates
(c) Euglenoids
(d) Protozoans

19. Statement 1: protist reproduce

asexually by cell fusion.
Statement 2: Chrysophtes are found
only in marine habitat.
(a) Both statements are correct.
(b) Statement 1 is correct and statement
2 is not correct.
(c) Statement 1 is correct and statement
2 is correct.
(d) Both statements are incorrect.

20. Assertion: protistans have well defined

nucleus and other cell organelles.
Reason: protistans are single celled
eucaryotes.
(a) If assertion and reason is true and
reason is correct explanation of
assertion.
(b) If assertion and reason are true and
reason is not correct explanation of
assertion.
(c) If assertion is true and reason is false.
(d) If assertion and reason is false.

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Answer Key

S1. Ans. (c)

S2. Ans. (b)

S3. Ans. (c)

S4. Ans. (c)

S5. Ans. (a)

S6. Ans. (d)

S7. Ans. (b)

S8. Ans. (b)

S9. Ans. (c)

S10. Ans. (b)

S11. Ans. (a)

S12. Ans. (d)

S13. Ans. (b)

S14. Ans. (c)

S15. Ans. (a)

S16. Ans. (b)

S17. Ans. (d)

S18. Ans. (c)

S19. Ans. (c)

S20. Ans. (a)

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(a) Protista
1. Most studied kingdom of classification of (b) Algae
organism is (c) Sulphur bacteria
(a) Two system classification (d) Albugo
(b) Three system of classification 9. In which of the following groups cell wall
(c) Five system of classification is not a character
(d) Six system of classification (a) Monera
2. Who proposed to kingdom of (b) Protista
classification and named kingdom as (c) Animalia
plantae and animalia (d) Fungi
(a) Carolus Linnaeus 10. Which of the following characters served
(b) RH Whittaker as the criteria for five kingdom system of
(c) Carl Woese classification proposed by Whittaker?
(d) Herbert Copeland (a) Cell structure
3. Who proposed the five system of (b) Body organisation and mode of
classification nutrition
(a) Carl Woese (c) Reproduction and phylogenetic
(b) RH Whittaker relationships
(c) Herbert Copeland (d) All of the above
(d) Carolus Linnaeus 11. S-1: plantae, monera show autotrophic
4. Who classified animal on the basis of mode of nutrition.
colour of blood? S-2: plantae and monera both have
(a) Aristotle photosynthetic as well as
(b) Pliny chemosynthetic mode of nutrition.
(c) Bauhin (a) Both correct
(d) J. D. Hooker (b) Only S1 is correct.
5. Among given kingdoms which one has (c) Only S2 is correct
prokaryotes only (d) Both incorrect.
(a) Monera 12. Two kingdom classification does not
(b) Protista distinguish between
(c) Fungi (a) Eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
(d) Animalia (b) Unicellular and multicellular
6. Which one of the following has organisms.
multicellular or loose tissue type of body (c) Photosynthetic (Green algae) and
organisation non-photosynthetic (fungi) organism
(a) Algae (d) All of these
(b) Paramecium 13. In the five-kingdom classification,
(c) Aspergillus Chlamydomonas and Chlorella are
(d) Amoeba included in
7. Bacteria virus are usually……………… (a) Plantae
Virus. (b) Algae
(a) RNA virus (c) Protista
(b) Plasmid virus (d) Monera
(c) Double stranded DNA 14. Assertion (A): The two-kingdom
(d) Single stranded DNA classification, used for a long time, was
8. Which one of the following has found to be inadequate.
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Reason (R): Two kingdom system of 17. Consider the following organisms
classification did not distinguish mentioned in box.
between the eukaryotes and prokaryotes, Nostoc, Riccia, Chondrus,
unicellular and multicellular organisms Chlamydomonas, Paramecium,
and green algae and fungi. Anabaena, Vibrio, Physarum,
(a) If both assertion and reason are true Gonyaulax, Trypanosoma, Agaricus,
and reason is the correct explanation of Euglena
assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true, These organisms can be placed into how
but reason is not the correct explanation many total kingdoms in Whittaker’s
of assertion. system
(c) If assertion is true, but reason is (a) Two
false. (b) Three
(d) if both assertion and reason is false. (c) Four
15. Select correct match with respect to the (d) Five
Whittaker system of classification. 18. Choose the incorrect statement amongst
(1) Monera – Unicellular and the following.
multicellular, (a) Alternation of generations is well-
osmotrophs marked in angiosperms
producers and (b) Kingdom–Plantae includes
decomposers true prokaryotic photosynthetic organisms
cellulosic cell wall (c) Mycoplasma is the smallest cellular
organism, which. does not contain cell
(2) Protista – Unicellular, wall
eukaryotic, (d) Potato spindle tuber disease is
photoautotrophs and caused by viroid
chemoautotrophs 19. Which of the statements given below is
correct?
(3) Fungi – Multicellular/loose
(a) Biological classification is the
tissue, eukaryotic,
scientific ordering of organisms in a
osmotrophs,
hierarchical series of groups on the basis
chitinous wall
of their relationships, i.e. morphological,
(4) Animalia – Multicellular, evolutionary and others
eukaryotic, organ or (b) Whittaker classified organisms on the
organ-system, basis of autotrophic and heterotrophic
holozoic, no saprobic mode of nutrition
and autotrophs. (c) In five kingdom system of
classification, living organisms can be
16. Life cycle in plant has generally two divided into prokaryotic and eukaryotic
distinct phases, the_______ sporophytic cells on the basis of cell structure
and the______ gametophytic that (d) All of the above
alternate with each other. This 20. Fill the blank boxes with appropriate
phenomenon is called alternation of groups
generation.
(a) Diploid; diploid
(b) Diploid; haploid
(c) Haploid; diploid
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(a) I-fungi, II- protista, III- monera, IV-

plantae, V- animalia
(b) I-protista, II- monera, III- fungi, IV-
plantae, V- animalia
(c) I-monera, II- protista, III- fungi, IV-
plantae, V- animalia
(d) I-monera, II- protista, III- fungi, IV-
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Answer Key

S1. Ans. (c)

S12. Ans. (d)
S2. Ans. (a)
S13. Ans. (b)
S3. Ans. (b)
S14. Ans. (a)
S4. Ans. (a)
S15. Ans. (c)
S5. Ans. (a)
S16. Ans. (b)
S6. Ans. (c)
S17. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans. (c)
S18. Ans. ()
S8. Ans. (b)
S19. Ans. (a)
S9. Ans. (c)
S20. Ans. (c)
S10. Ans. (d)
S11. Ans. (b)

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1. Virus genetic material could be

(a) Only DNA
(b) Only RNA
(c) Both DNA and RNA
(d) Either DNA or RNA
2. Type of genetic material not found in
virus is
(a) Single stranded RNA (a) Bacteriophage
(b) Double stranded RNA (b) Virus
(c) Single stranded DNA (c) Bacteria
(d) Double stranded DNA (d) Fungi
3. Bacteriophages are 8. The non-living characteristic of virus is
(a) Bacteria that attack viruses (a) Ability to multiply only inside the host
(b) Viruses that attack bacteria (b) Ability to cause diseases in the host
(c) Free-living virus (c) Ability to undergo mutation
(d) Free-living bacteria (d) Ability of crystallisation
4. Viruses are non-cellular organism, but 9. Which of the following groups of diseases
replicate themselves once they infect the is caused by virus?
host cell. To which of the following (a) Mumps, smallpox, herpes, influenza
kingdom do viruses belong to? (b) AIDS, diabetes, herpes, tuberculosis
(a) Monera (c) Anthrax, cholera, tetanus,
(b) Protista tuberculosis
(c) Fungi (d) Cholera, tetanus, smallpox, influenza
(d) None of these 10. The subunit of capsid is called
5. The protein coat of virus is known as (a) Capsomere
(a) Nucleoid (b) Core
(b) Capsid (c) Nucleotide
(c) Capsomere (d) Nucleoid
(d) Outer envelope 11. S-1: viruses are non-cellular structure.
6. Assertion: (A) Viruses cause diseases S-2: virus also means as venom or
and replicate poisonous fluid.
Reason: (R) Viruses do not replicate (a) Both correct
outside the host, but they survive in (b) Only S1 is correct
environment. (c) Only S2 is correct
(a) If assertion and reason is true and (d) Both incorrect.
reason is correct explanation of 12. Consider the correct option regarding
assertion. symbiotic association of lichen
(b) If assertion and reason is true and (a) It is mutual association of algae and
reason is not correct explanation of plant.
assertion. (b) In lichen, algae are autotrophic
(c) If assertion is true reason is false component.
(d) If both are false (c) In lichen, fungi prepare food and
7. The given diagram represents a structure provide shelter.
of (d) All of them
13. A free RNA infectious agent that does not
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(a) Prion (c) The term ‘Contagium vivum fluidum’
(b) Virus was coined by MW Beijerinck
(c) Viroid (d) Mosaic diseases in Tabacco and AIDS
(d) None of them in human being are caused by viruses
14. Which of the following is a suitable 20. Match the following columns.
indicator of pollution in environment Column I Column II
(a) Bacteria (Scientists) (Related to)
(b) Algae
(c) Fungi A DJ 1 Viroids
(d) Lichen lavanowsky
15. Assertion: lichen has two partners- a (1892)
fungus and an alga. B MW 2 First
Reason: fungus is a phycobiont which is Beijerinck crystallised
autotrophic in nature. (1898) TMV
(a) if assertion and reason is true and C WM Stanley 3 Contagium
reason is correct explanation of (1935) vivum
assertion. fluidum
(b) if assertion and reason is true and
reason is not correct explanation of D To Diener 4 Mosaic
assertion. (1971) disease of
(c) if assertion is true but reason is false. tobacco
(d) if assertion and reason is false.
16. Mad cow disease of cattle is caused by
Code
(a) Virus
A B C D
(b) Prion
(a) 1 4 3 2
(c) Viroid
(b) 2 1 4 3
(d) Bacteria
(c) 4 3 2 1
17. S-I: viroid RNA is of low molecular
(d) 3 2 1 4
weight.
S-II: prion contains abnormally folded
protein that cause neurological disease.
(a) Both correct.
(b) Only S-I is correct.
(c) Only S-II is correct.
(d) Both incorrect.
18. Which of the following statement is
correct?
(a) Lichens do not grow in polluted areas
(b) Algal component of lichens is called
mycobiont
(c) Fungal component of lichens is called
phycobiont
(d) Lichens are not good pollution
indicators
19. Select incorrect statements.
(a) The viroids were discovered by DJ
Ivanowsky
(b) WM Stanley showed that viruses
could be crystallised
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Answer Key

S1. Ans. (d)

S12. Ans. (b)
S2. Ans. (c)
S13. Ans. (c)
S3. Ans. (b)
S14. Ans. (d)
S4. Ans. (d)
S15. Ans. (c)
S5. Ans. (b)
S16. Ans. (b)
S6. Ans. (b)
S17. Ans. (a)
S7. Ans. (b)
S18. Ans. (a)
S8. Ans. (a)
S19. Ans. (a)
S9. Ans. (a)
S20. Ans. (c)
S10. Ans. (a)
S11. Ans. (a)

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Fungi
(c) Bracket fungi
1. Fungi that absorb soluble organic matter (d) All of these
from dead substrate are called
(a) Saprophytes 7. Select the incorrect match.
(b) Parasites (a) Morels and truffles - Phycomycetes
(c) Obligate parasite (b) Mushrooms and puffballs –
(d) Lichens Basidiomycetes
(c) Smut and rust - Basidiomycetes
2. The body of a fungus is made up of a (d) Bread mould – Phycomycetes
number of an elongated, tubular filament
called 8. Where the member of basidiomycetes
(a) Hyphae occur?
(b) Fruiting bodies (a) Soil
(c) Mycelium (b) Logs
(d) Thallus (c) Tree stumps and living plant bodies
(d) All of them
3. Fungi show vegetative reproduction by
all of the following methods except 9. Among rust, smut and mushroom, all
(a) By fragmentation the three
(b) By fission (a) Are pathogen
(c) By budding (b) Are saprobes
(d) By protonema (c) Bear ascocarps
(d) Bear basidiospore
4. In fungi, karyogamy is the fusion of
(a) Gametes 10. Which of the following is the correct
(b) Nuclei sequence of Class → Mycelium→ Fruiting
(c) Cells body observed in the kingdom – Fungi?
(d) Cytoplasm (a) Phycomycetes→Septate, coenocytic→
Not present
5. Match the following (b) Ascomycetes → Aseptate and
Reproduction Method branched →Ascocarp
(c) Basidiomycetes → Aseptate and
(A) Asexual Fission branched →Basidiocarp
(B) Sexual Conidia (d) Deuteromycetes → Septate and
branched → Not present
(C) Vegetative Basidiospore
11. Consider the following statements about
(a) A-i, B-ii, C-iii
sexual reproduction
(b) A-ii, B-iii, C-i S-I: zygospores are formed by the fusion
of two gametes.
(c) A-i, B-iii, C-ii
S-II: all zygospores are of isogamous
(d) A-iii, B-ii, C-i type.
(a) Both statements are correct.
6. Which of the following are commonly (b) Only S- I is correct.
known forms of basidiomycetes? (c) Only S-II is correct.
(a) Mushroom (d) Both incorrect.
(b) Puffball
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12. Refer to given diagram, identify correct (A) Penicillium (i) Biological
class. and genetic
work

(B) Neurospora (ii) Bread and

beer industry

(C) Yeast (iii) Antibiotic

industry

(a) Phycomycetes (a) A-i, B-ii, C-iii

(b) Basidiomycetes (b) A-ii, B-iii, C-i

(c) Ascomycetes (c) A-i, B-iii, C-ii

(d) Deuteromycetes (d) A-iii, B-i, C-ii

13. Assertion: During sexual reproduction in 17. The term coprophilous means
fungi, two haploid hyphae of compatible (a) Growing on tree trunk
mating type fuses. (b) Growing on dung
Reason: sexual reproduction in fungi (c) Growing on soil
include plasmogamy and karyogamy. (d) Growing on litter
(a) If assertion and reason is true and
reason is correct explanation of 18. Fungi class which produces spores
assertion. endogenously is
(b) If assertion and reason is true and (a) Ascomycetes
reason is not correct explanation of (b) Basidiomycetes
assertion. (c) Zygomycetes
(c) If assertion is true and reason is (d) Deuteromycetes
false.
(d) If assertion and reason is false. 19. In phycomycetes, asexual reproduction
takes place by zoospores or by
14. Fungi which help in mineral cycling aplanospores. Regarding these spores,
(a) Colletotrichum consider the following statements and
(b) Agaricus choose the correct option.
(c) Aspergillus I. Zoospores are motile and aplanospores
(d) Penicillium are non-motile.
II. These spores are endogenously
15. During formation of basidiospores, event produced in sporangium.
of …………………. takes place in
(a) Both are correct
basidium.
(a) Karyogamy and mitosis (b) S-I is correct, S-II is false
(b) Meiosis and karyogamy
(c) S-II is correct, S-I is false
(c) Karyogamy and meiosis
(d) Plasmogamy and meiosis (d) Both false

16. Match the Following 20. A dikaryon is formed when

Fungi Uses
(a) Meiosis is arrested
(b) Two haploid cells do not fuse
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immediately
(c) Cytoplasm does not fuse
(d) None of the above.

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Answer Key

S1. Ans. (a)

S12. Ans. (b)
S2. Ans. (a)
S13. Ans. (b)
S3. Ans. (d)
S14. Ans. (a)
S4. Ans. (b)
S15. Ans. (c)
S5. Ans. (b)
S16. Ans. (d)
S6. Ans. (d)
S17. Ans. (b)
S7. Ans. (a)
S18. Ans. (a)
S8. Ans. (d)
S19. Ans. (a)
S9. Ans. (d)
S20. Ans. (b)
S10. Ans. (d)
S11. Ans. (a)

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Fungi
7. Mark the correct sequence of sexual
1. Fungi is cycle in fungi-
(a) Autotrophic (a) Plasmogamy→ spore → meiosis →
(b) Saprophytes karyogamy
(c) Cosmopolitan (b) Plasmogamy → karyogamy →
(d) b and c meiosis → spore
(c) Karyogamy → meiosis → spore →
2. Mark the correct statement- plasmogamy
(a) Yeast is a multicellular and (d) Meiosis → spore → karyogamy →
multinucleate alga. Plasmogamy

(b) Fungi are heterotrophic organism. 8. S.1: aseptate mycelium is called

(c) Penicillium is rust causing pathogen coenocytic.
S.2: basidiomycetes show such type of
in wheat. mycelium.
(a) Both are correct
(d) Fungi are only present in air.
(b) S1 is correct but S2 is incorrect
3. Coenocytic hyphae means (c) S1 is incorrect but S2 is correct
(a) Hyphae are continuous tubes with (d) Both incorrect.
uninucleated cytoplasm
(b) Hyphae are noncontinous tubes 9. Dikaryophase is a specific characteristic
with uninucleated cytoplasm of
(c) Hyphae are continuous tubes with (a) All fungi
multinucleated cytoplasm (b) Phycomycetes and ascomycetes
(d) Hyphae are continuous tubes with (c) Basidiomycetes and deuteromycetes
multinucleated cytoplasm (d) Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes

4. Cell wall composition of fungi is 10. Fungi that absorb nutrients directly from
(a) Chitin and polysaccharide the cytoplasm of living host are called
(b) Keratin and monosaccharide (a) Saprophytes
(c) Peptidoglycan (b) Parasites
(d) Chitin and monosaccharide (c) Symbionts
(d) Mycorrhiza
5. Fungi mode of reproduction is
(a) Asexual 11. In fungi, the fusion of protoplasm
(b) Sexual between two motile and non-motile
(c) Vegetative gametes is called
(d) All of them (a) Plasmogamy
(b) Plasmokinesis
6. Fission and spores are means of (c) Karyogamy
reproduction in fungi. These are included (d) Cytokinesis
into respectively
(a) Asexual and sexual means 12. Penicillium is member of class
(b) Sexual and asexual means (a) Ascomycetes
(c) Vegetative and asexual means (b) Basidiomycetes
(d) Vegetative and sexual means (c) Phycomycetes
(d) Deuteromycetes
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13. In fungi, deuteromycetes reproduce only I. The fungi constitute a unique kingdom
by asexual spore known as of heterotrophic organisms.
(a) Basidium II. The common mushroom and toad
(b) Zoospore stools are fungi.
(c) Conidia III. White spots seen on mustard leaves
(d) Aplanospore are due to the presence of parasitic
fungus.
14. Fungi lacking crosswalls in the mycelium IV. Some unicellular fungi (Ustilago) are
belong to class used to make bread and beer.
(a) Phycomycetes V. Puccinia graminis tritici is responsible
(b) Ascomycetes for yellow rust of wheat.
(c) Basidiomycetes VI. Penicillium yields the antibiotic
(d) Deuteromycetes penicillin.
True False
15. Match the following
Fungi (a) I, II, III IV, V, VI
pathogen form

(A) Puccinia (i) (b) I, II, III, VI IV, V

Smut

(B) Agaricus (ii) (c) II, III, VI I, IV, V

rust fungus

(C) Ustilago (iii) Mushroom (d) IV, V I, II, III, VI

(a) A-i, B-ii, C-iii

19. Analyse the following statements about
(b) A-ii, B-iii, C-i class-Ascomycetes.
I. Mycelium is branched and septate.
(c) A-i, B-iii, C-ii
II. The asexual spores are conidia,
(d) A-iii, B-ii, C-i produced on the special mycelium called
conidiophores.
16. Which one of the following matches is III. Sexual spores are called ascospores,
correct? which are produced in sac-like asci.
(a) Phytophthora Aseptate mycelium Which of the following statements given
Basidiomycetes above are correct?
(b) Alternaria Sexual reproduction (a) I and II
absent Deuteromycetes (b) I and III
(c) Mucor Reproduction by conjugation (c) II and III
Ascomycetes (d) All of these
(d) Agaricus Parasitic fungus
Basidiomycetes 20. Match the following columns.
17. All of the following fungi belong to Column I Column
Basidiomycetes, except (Categories) II
(a) Agaricus (Common
(b) Ustilago names)
(c) Puccinia
A. Phycomycetes 1. Algal
(d) Alternaria
fungi
18. Consider the following statements and B. Ascomycetes 2. Imperfect
place them into true and false category. fungi

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C. Basidiomycetes 3. Bracket
fungi

D. Deuteromycetes 4. Sac fungi

A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 3 2 1 4

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Answer Key

S1. Ans. (b)

S12. Ans. (a)
S2. Ans. (b)
S13. Ans. (c)
S3. Ans. (c)
S14. Ans. (a)
S4. Ans. (a)
S15. Ans. (b)
S5. Ans. (d)
S16. Ans. (b)
S6. Ans. (c)
S17. Ans. (d)
S7. Ans. (b)
S18. Ans. (b)
S8. Ans. (b)
S19. Ans. (d)
S9. Ans. (d)
S20. Ans. (c)
S10. Ans. (b)
S11. Ans. (a)

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