DPP - 01

Biological classification
1. Mark the correct statement-
(a) Inclusion bodies lie free in cytoplasm (b) Fimbriae use for binding on host tissue
(c) Chromatophore have pigments Mark the correct
(A) a and b (B) b and c (C) all three (D) a and c

2. Which of the following is role of mesosome-

(A) Respiration, secretion process, have enzyme and provide motility
(B) Cell wall formation, storage, secretion process and DNA replication
(C) Secretion, DNA replication, enzyme presence and cell wall formation
(D) Protein synthesis, DNA replication, secretion and storage
3. Mark the correct statement-
(a) All bacteria have plasmid
(b) All bacteria have cell wall
(c) All bacteria have ribosome
(d) All bacteria have cell membrane Mark the correct
(A) a and b (B) b and c (C) c and d (D) a and c
4. Which of the following is feature of cyanobacteria-
(A) presence of Chl “a”
(B) flagella
(C) presence only in fresh water
(D) only unicellular form surrounded by gelatinous sheath

5. Mark the correct statement-

(a) Bacteria are sole members of Monera
(b) Bacteria have simple structure and complex behavior
(c) All autotrophic prokaryotes synthesize food from inorganic substance
(d) The vast majority of bacteria are autotrophic
Mark the correct
(A) a, b and c (B) b, c and d (C) a, b and d (D) all four
6. Methanogens and cyanobacteria are:
(A) Nostoc (B) Eubacteria (C) Monera (D) Archaebacteria

7. In Nostoc photosynthesis occurs at:

(A) Chromatophore (B) Chloroplast
(C) Photosynthetic lamellae or thylakoids (D) Chromoplast
8. Cyanobacteria resemble bacteria in having:
(A) Ribosomes (B) Naked DNA
(C) Peptidoglycan wall (D) All the above

9. The organisms participating most actively in nitrogen cycle in oxidation process in nature are:
(A) All Algae (B) All cyanobacteria
(C) Parasitic algae (D) chemosynthetic bacteria
10. Heterocyst is a structure which is associated with
(A) Nitrogenase (B) Absence of Chl “a”
(C) Absence of PSII (D) All

11. Archaebacterial cell lacks:

(A) Peptidoglycan (B) Ether linkage (C) Ribosomes (D) Branched Chain lipids
12. Which is true about Ribosomes of prokaryotes are:
(A) without membrane (B) 70 s type
(C) size 20nm (D) all
13. Photosynthetic oxygenic prokaryotic plant is:
(A) Rhizobium (B) Nostoc (C) Pseudomonas (D) Staphylococcus
14. Which of the following are not gram negative bacteria:
(A) Mycoplasma (B) Rhizobium (C) Cyanobacteria (D)Streptomyces
15. Which enzyme specifically occur in Heterocyst of blue green Algae–
(A) Pyruvate kinase (B) Nitrogenase (C) Zymase (D) Hexokinase
16. Most common method of reproduction in prokaryotes :
(A) spore formation (B) fission (C) transduction (D) conjugation
17. Which of the following Autotroph:
(A) Oscillatoria (B) Nitrobacter
(C) Purple Sulphur bacteria (D) All
18. Which of the following True about Chemoautotroph –
(A) have Chl “a” (B) oxygenic
(C) oxidation of inorganic compound (D) oxidation of organic compound

19. Harmful activity of Blue green algae is:

(A) Denitrification (B) Water-bloom (C) Photosynthesis (D) All

20. Histone type protein may be present in :

(A) Cyanobacteria (B) Eubacteria
(C) Some Archaebacteria (D) Mycoplasma

21. Which of the following is absent in character Gram positive bacteria

(A) Mesosomes (B) Pilli (C) Porins (D) Both B and C

22. Which of the following not is autotroph-

(A) Anabaena and nostoc (B) Nitrobacter and nitro coccus
(C) Green Sulphur bacteria (D) Lactobacillus

23. Sexual reproduction of bacteria has feature-

(A) Diploid zygote (B) Some DNA transfer occur
(C) Gametes form (D) Mitosis occurs

24. Which of the following show anaerobic respiration

(A) Nostoc (B) Methanogen
(C) Thermoacidophiles bacteria (D) All

25. Gas vacuole present in -

(A) Green Sulphur bacteria (B) Purple Sulphur bacteria
(C) Cyanobacteria (D) All
26. Link between prokaryotes and multicellular eukaryotes:
(A) Cyanobacteria (B) Protista (C) Fungi (D) Plants
27. Which structure of prokaryotes is analogousto Mitochondria:
(A) Mesosome (B) Genophore (C) Periplasmic (D) Perinuclear space
28. Nostoc and anabaena are:
(A) Oxygenic (B)Autotrophic eukaryotes (C) Chemoautotrophs (D) Anoxygenic
29. Plasmids have feature--
(A) Extra-chromosomal (B) Self replicating
(C) Circular and double stranded (D) All
30. Parasitic bacteria in plant and animal is-
(A) Lactobacillus (B) Nostoc (C) Anabaena (D) Mycoplasma
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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
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1. Which of the following is common in Flagella and pilli of bacteria
(A) size (B) both have membrane
(C) made of protein (D) made up of lipid

2. Cell membrane of Monera is made up of

(A) Amino acid (B) Lipid bilayer (C) Fat (D) Carbohydrate

3. Consider the following statement –

(a) Mesosome is made up of lipid layer
(b) Chromatophore is present in Cyanobacteria How many are correct-
(A) only a (B) only b (C) both a and b (D) both wrong

4. Which of the following is present in both prokaryotes and Eukaryotes –

(A) Nucleoid (B) ER (C) DNA replication (D) 80 s ribosome

5. Which of the following is Inclusion bodies-

(A) Sulphur granule (B) Phosphorus granule
(C) Glycogen granule (D) All

6. Which of the following present in all bacteria –

(A) Peptidoglycan wall (B) Plasma membrane
(C) 70S ribosome (D) both B and C

7. Mark the correct about Cyanobacteria:

(A) Chl “a” present (B) Chl “b”
(C) bacteriophyll present (D) all

8. Organisms which obtain energy by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds are :-

(A) Photoautotrophs (B) Saprotrophs
(C) Coproheterotrophs (D) Chemoautotrophs

9. Thick peptidoglycan is present in the cell wall of:

(A) Gram +ve bacteria (B) Gram –ve bacteria
(C) Cyanobacteria (D) Mycoplasma

10. Genes for antibiotic resistance are located in

(A) Chromosome (B) Nucleus (C) Cell wall (D) Plasmid

11. Spirulina is a
(A) Blue green algae (B) Fungi (C) Pteridophyte (D) Bryophyte

12. Sex factor in bacteria is

(A) Chromosomal replicon (B) F- plasmid
(C) RNA (D) sex – pilus

13. Prokaryota includes

(A) Mycoplasma only (B) Ulothrix
(C) Fungi (D) Mycoplasma and blue-green algae

14. Based on their shape bacteria are grouped under?

(A) Two categories (B) Three categories (C) Four categories (D) five categories

15. Bacteria which live in most harsh habitats is called?

(A) Eubacteria (B) Archaebacteria (C) Cyanobacteria (D) All are correct
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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
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1. Archaebacteria survive in extreme conditions is due to
(A) Different cell wall structure (B) Different cell membrane structure
(C) Oxidize various inorganic substances (D) More than one is correct

2. Bacteria reproduce in unfavorable condition mainly by?

(A) Spores (B) Fission
(C) Conjugation (D) Recombination

3. Bacteria occur?
(A) Only in hot springs (B) Only in deserts
(C) Only In snow and deep oceans (D) Everywhere

4. Based on their shape bacteria are grouped in?

(A) Coccus, Bacillus Vibrio and Rickettsia (B) Coccus, Bacillus Mycoplasma and Spirillum
(C) Coccus, Bacillus Vibrio and Spirillum (D) All of the above

5. Eubacteria or ‘true bacteria’ characterized by the presence of :

(A) Rigid cell wall (B) If motile then flagellum
(C) Capsule (D) All of these

6. .…………… bacteria oxidize various inorganic substances such as nitrates, nitrites and ammonia and
use the released energy for their ATP production.
(A) Chemosynthetic autotrophic (B) Photosynthetic autotrophic
(C) Methanogens (D) Oscillatoria

7. …………… 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

8. Which of the following is not true for heterotrophic bacteria?

(A) They are the most abundant in nature.
(B) The majority are important decomposers.
(C) Chemosynthetic autotrophic
(D) Some are pathogens causing damage to human beings, crops, farm animals and pets.

9. Which of the following is true for heterotrophic bacteria?

(A) They are helpful in making curd from milk
(B) They are helpful in production of antibiotics
(C) They are helpful in fixing nitrogen in legume roots
(D) All of above

10. Which of the following diseases not caused by bacteria?

(A) Cholera (B) Typhoid (C) Dengue (D) Tetanus, citrus canker

11. Some bacteria have a capsule outside cell wall. It is made of

(A) Protein (B) Cellulose (C) Fat (D) Mucopolysaccharide

12. Bacteria having a tuft of flagella at both ends are called

(A) Peritrichous (B) Lophotrichous (C) Amphitrichous (D) Atrichous

13. Crown gall is due to

(A) Agrobacterium (B) Clostridium (C) Mycobacterium (D) Erwinia

14. Biogas is produced by

(A) Eubacterium (B) Archaebacteria (C) Mycoplasma (D) Cyanobacteria
15. An obligate anaerobe is
(A) Ulothrix (B) Spirogyra
(C) Methane bacteria (D) Chlamydomonas

16. Bacteria were regarded to be plants because

(A) Some of them are green (B) They are present every where
(C) Some of them cannot move (D) They have a rigid cell wall

17. If a bacterium cell divides in every 20 minutes, how many bacteria will be formed in two hours?
(A) 4 (B) 16
(C) 8 (D) 64

18. In bacteria the site for respiratory activity found in

(A) Episome (B) Microsome
(C) Ribosome (D) Cell membrane

19. Genophore or nucleoid is made up of

(A) Histones (B) RNA and non histones
(C) A single double stranded DNA (D) A single stranded DNA

20. Which of the following is not a bacterial action?

(A) Nitrogen fixation (B) Emulsification of fat
(C) Sewage disposal (D) Curd making

21. Typhoid is caused by

(A) Xanthomonas citri (B) Bacillus dysenteriae
(C) Salmonella typhi (D) Diplococcus pneumoniae

22. Food poisoning is caused by

(A) Clostridium botulinum (B) Salmonella typhosa
(C) Clostridium tetani (D) None of these

23. The free living nitrogen fixation is done by bacteria

(A) Azotobacter (B) Rhizobium
(C) Clostridium (D) Frankia

24. Nitrogen fixing aerobic, photosynthetic and Gram (-) bacteria are
(A) Archaebacteria (B) Cyanobacteria
(C) Chlorobacteria (D) Rickettsiae

25. Methanogens are present in the ---- of several ruminant animals

(A) stomach (B) large intestine
(C) small intestine (D) oesophagus
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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Both fresh water and marine habitat is of
(A) Protozoans (B) Euglenoids (C) Diatoms (D) Both A and C
2. "Golden Algae" is the common name of Algae-
(A) Chrysophytes (B) Desmids (C) Euglenoids (D) Cyanophyceae
3. Armoured cell wall or cellulose plates and biflagellated cells are characteristic of :-
(A) Chrysophytes (B) Brown algae (C) Euglenophyta (D) Dinoflagellates

4. In how many Group of protista Heterotropic nutrition can be present

(A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) All five
5. Oils and chrysolaminarin are characteristic stored food in –
(A) Dinoflagellates (B) Euglenoids (C) Diatoms (D) None
6. Example having two flagella:-
(A) Dinoflagellates (B) Euglenoids (C) Brown algae (D) all
7. The diatoms do not easily decay like most of the other Algae because:-
(A) Silica is metal (B) No enzyme degrade silica in wall
(C) They have highly thin siliceous wall (D) Both B and C
8. "Kieselgurh" a heat resistant material is obtained from
(A) Red Algae (B) Brown Algae (C) Diatoms (D) Fungi
9. According to two kingdom Classificaiton the unicellular algae like Dinoflagellates, Diatoms and Euglenoids
are included in kingdom :-
(A) Monera (B) Protista (C) Plantae (D) Animalia
10. Marine habitat can be for-
(A) Diatom (B) Dinoflagellates (C) Amoeboid (D) All
11. Shell of diatoms is made up of :–
(A) Silica (B) Calcium carbonate (C) Keratin (D) Calcium oxalate
12. Chl a and Chl b present in
(A) Euglenoids (B) Green Algae (C) Higher plants (D) All
13. Which one of the following is uncommon between Nostoc and Diatom ?
(A) Non-motile (B) Unicellular (C) PS II (D) Nucleus presence

14. Which can be characteristic feature of diatoms is :–

(A) Chl b (B) Pellicle (C) Flagella (D) Oxygenic photosynthesis

15. Membrane bound organelle absent in :–

(A) Dinoflagellates (B) Diatoms (C) Euglenoids (D) Mycobacterium

16. Decomposer protists are :-

(A) Diatoms (B) Dinoflagellates (C) Slimemoulds (D) Euglenoid

17. Whorling whip or Sworling movement present in:-

(A) Diatom (B) Dinoflagellate (C) Amoeba (D) Euglena

18. Spore with true cell wall present in life cycle of

(A) Sporozoans (B) Slime moulds (C) Both A and B (D) Amoeba

19. ‘Rejuvenescent spore’ or ‘auxospore’ is feature of:-

(A) Dinoflagellate (B) Euglena (C) Diatom (D) Amoeba

20. Mark the wrongly matched for storage

(A) Diatoms Chrysolaminarin (B) Euglenoids - Paramylum
(C) Dinoflagellates - Starch (D) Amoeba - Mannitol
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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Dinoflagellates Can have colour :-

(A) Green (B) Red (C) Blue (D) All

2. Metaboly is movement present in:-

(A) Dinoflagellate (B) Euglenoid (C) Diatom (D) Slime mould

3. The most efficient locomotion in protista is through :-

(A) Pseudopodia (B) Flagella (C) Cilia (D) Tentacles

4. Uncommon between Dinoflagellats and Diatom is.

(A) Well defined nucleus (B) Chl a
(C) Producers (D) Presence of flagella

5. Organism of which kingdom feed like animals and perform photosynthesis like plants :-
(A) Monera (B) Protista (C) Mycota (D) Animalia

6. Cell present in all Except :-

(A) Spore of Slime mould (B) Diatom
(C) Plasmodium of slime mould (D) Nostoc

7. Chlamydomonas and Euglena differ in-

(A) Chl a (B) Motile
(C) Choloroplast number (D) Chl b

8. Structure which make body of euglenoids flexible is-

(A) Flagella (B) Cytopharynx (C) Pellicle (D) All

9. Plasmodium show differentiation in –

(A) Favorable condition (B) Unfavorable condition
(C) Spore stage (D) Presence of food

10. Toxins (Saxitoxins) secreted by some dinoflagellates enter the body of human beings through food
chain and result in :-
(A) Madness (B) Paralysis (C) Syphilis (D) Plague

11. Spore of Slime moulds dispersed by-

(A) Water (B) Air (C) Air and water (D) Sporangia bursting

12. Primitive relatives of Animals are

(A) Protozoa (B) Euglenoids (C) Diatom (D) None

13. Amoeboid protozoans found in :-

(A) Fresh water (B) Marine (C) Moist soil (D) All

14. Which of the following eucaryotes are devoid of histone proteins :-

(A) Golden algae (B) Euglenoids (C) Dinoflagellates (D) Slime Mould

15. Chl a and Phycoerythin both present in

(A) Gonyaulax (B) Oscillatoria (C) Nostoc (D) Desmids

16. Cell wall of Dinoflagellates made up of

(A) Soft cellulose plates (B) Stiff cellulose plates
(C) Stiff cellulose and silica plates (D) It is composed of calcium carbonate
17. Being.......... ,diatoms are use in Polishing and filteration
(A) Digestible (B) Stiff (C) Gritty (D) Flexible

18. In Diatoms the cell walls form two ....... overlapping shells
(A) Hard (B) Thin (C) Thick (D) Stiff

19. Member of protista is primarily

(A) Decomposers (B) Aquatic (C) Terrestial (D) Parasitic

20. Which of the following is not feature of Protista-

(A) Well defined nucleus (B) Plasmid
(C) Cillia (D) Flagella

21. In Green dinoflagellates main pigments are

(A) Chlorophyll (B) Phycoerythrin
(C) Phycocyanin (D) Fucoxanthin

22. 9 + (2) flagella is present in all except

(A) Chalmydomonas (B) Euglenoids
(C) Dinoflagelates (D) Bacteria

23. Contractile vacuole is present in

(A) Euglena (B) Gonyualax
(C) Ectocarpus (D) All Amoeboid

24. Photosynthetic protists are mainly –

(A) Multicellular, prokaryotic, photosynthetic
(B) Unicellular, prokaryotic, photosynthetic
(C) Unicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic
(D) Multicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic

25. Cavity Gullet which open outside of the cell surface present in
(A) Diatom (B) Cilliated protozoans
(C) Sporozoans (D) Slime moulds
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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Fungi show great diversity in ......... and ........
(A) Shape and size (B) Form and Habitat (C) Morphology and Habitat (D) Size and Nutrition

2. Fungi found in ............. habitat-

(A) Air and water (B) Soil and on animals (C) On Plants (D) All

3. Fungi not Grow in Refrigerated food as-

(A) It require warm and humid place (B) Spore not dispersed in refrigerated
(C) Moisture absent (D) Fungi get killed at low temperature

4. Most common form in fungi-

(A) Filamentous (B) Parenchymatous (C) Aseptate hyphae (D) Spore

5. Sac Fungi is similar to ............. in morphology of mycelium

(A) Phycomycetes (B) Basidiomycetes (C) Zygomycetes (D) All

6. Lichen have mainly ............. group of fungi as mycobiont-

(A) Phycomycetes (B) Basidiomycetes (C) Zygomycetes (D) Ascomycetes

7. Most common type of nutrtition present in Fungi is-

(A) Saprophytic (B) Holozoic (C) Parasitic (D) Symbiotic

8. Most common type of reproduction in fungi is-

(A) Fragmentation (B) Conidia (C) Budding (D) Fission

9. Match the incorrectly matched-

(A) Phycomycetes - Aseptate (B) Zygomycetes - Zygospore
(C) Basidiomycetes - Aplanospore (D) Deuteromycetes - Conidia

10. Mark the incorrect about Ustilago-

(A) Dikaryon visible in life cycle (B) Conidia form
(C) Parasitic Fungi (D) Septate hyphae

11. Mark the incorrectly matched-

(A) Sugar fungi - non-Filamentous (B) Neurospora - Delicacies
(C) Toad stool - Poisonous fungi (D) Rhizopus - Aseptate
12. Albugo and Mucor belong to ....... and .......... group respectively in Fungi-
(A) Ascomycetes and Zygomycetes (B) Oomycetes and Zygomycetes
(C) Phycomycetes and Basidiomycetes (D) Zygomycetes and Phycomycetes
13. Which of the following Can have motile asexual stage-
(A) Mucor (B) Rhizopus (C) Albugo (D) Neurospora

14. Mark the incorrect about Phycomycetes-

(A) Aseptate and Coenocytic (B) Filamentous and decomposers
(C) Can be Aquatic (D) Asexual fruiting body absent
15. Mark the incorrect statement-
(A) Spore can be product of mitosis and meiosis
(B) Spore can undergo Mitosis
(C) Spore can be endogenous and exogenous in fungi
(D) Spore can develop into diploid fruting body

16. Mycelium develop only from sexual spore in –

(A) Agaricus (B) Neurospora (C) Albugo (D) Both A and B

17. Asexual fruiting body not present in –

(A) Ustilago (B) Puccinia (C) Agaricus (D) All
18. Ascocarp is Edible in –
(A) Agaricus (B) Morels (C) Penicillin (D) Puff ball

19. Which of the following spore is product of meiosis-

(A) Conidia (B) Zygospore (C) Zoospore (D) None

20. Which of the follwoing is incorrect about Saccharomyces-

(A) Belong to Ascomycetes (B) Budding yeast (C) Filamentous (D) Known as sugar fungi
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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Motile asexual spore present in –
(A) Alternaria (B) Colletotrichum (C) Albugo (D) Neurospora

2. Ascospore develop into ......... hyphae , which can develop ........... fruting body on it-
(A) Haploid , haploid (B) Haploid , diploid (C) Diploid , haploid (D) Diploid , Diploid
3. Which of the following is basis for classification of Fungi –
(A) Asexual Fruting body structue (B) Mode of asexual spore formation
(C) Morphology of Mycelium (D) All of the above

4. Which of the following is Short lived in basidiomycetes-

(A) Dikaryon (B) Secondary mycelium (C) Primary mycelium (D) Spore
5. Exogenously produced asexual spore present in –
(A) Giberella (B) Alternaria (C) Neurospora (D) All

6. Zygomycetes differ from Oomycetes in presence of –

(A) Cellulose cell wall (B) Zoospore (C) Zygospore present (D) All
7. Cell wall can be of cellulose in –
(A) Albugo (B) Rhizopus (C) Mucor (D) All

8. Which is correct about conidia –

(A) Asexual spore and Diploid (B) Aplanospore and Sporangiospore
(C) Sexual spore and haploid (D) Haploid spore and Exogenous
9. Which of the following is reason of absence of asexual spore in basidiomycetes-
(A) Basidiocarp is short lived
(B) Basidium is dikaryotic
(C) Primary mycelium is short lived and not get time for deveoplment of Asexual fruting body
(D) Gametes absent
10. Aflatoxins are produced by fungus –
(A) Aspergillus (B) Claviceps (C) Neurospora (D) Penicillium

11. LSD is a hallucinogenic drug obtain from fungus-

(A) Claviceps (B) Penicillium (C) Morchella (D) Agaricus

12. Citric acid is produced by fungus –

(A) Aspergillus niger (B) Claviceps purpurea (C) Albugo candida (D) Morchella

13. Epixylic fungi mainly belong to Group-

(A) Ascomycetes (B) Basidiomycetes (C) Deuteromycetes (D) Phycomycetes

14. Ring worm is caused by fungi –

(A) Trichophyton (B) Ustilago (C) Trichoderma (D) Alternaria

15. Which of the following product not obtain from fungus-

(A) Cyclosporin A (B) Statin (C) LSD (D) Swiss cheese

16. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by fungus-

(A) Trichoderma (B) Ustilago (C) Colletotrichum (D) Alternaria

17. Spore of deuteromycetes are similar to spore of –

(A) Puccinia (B) Neurospora (C) Albugo (D) All

18. Basidiocarp in Agaricus which is edible develop from

(A) Secondary mycelium (B) Primary mycelium (C) Spore (D) Basidium

19. Septate Dikaryotic hyphae present in –

(A) Bread mould (B) Sugar fungi (C) Puff ball (D) Pink mould

20. Few strucutres are given- Ascospore, Ascocarp, Basidiospore, basidiocarp, conidiophore, conidia, Zygospore and
Zoospore- how many can be basis for classification of fungi
(A) Five (B) Six (C) four (D) All