Questions
Flagella are long whip-like structures that help in movement. Which of the following protists has flagella?
- Paramecium
- Amoeba
- Chlorella
- Rhizopoda
- Euglena
Fungi are saprophytes or parasitic. Which of the following is not a fungus?
- Spirogyra
- Rhizopus
- Aspergillus
- Penicillium
- Agaricus
Moss is a radially symmetrical leafy bryophyte with multicellular rhizoids. Which of the following is/are the example(s) of moss?
a. Funaria
b. Bryum
c. Marchantia
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a, b and c
Match the following:
| a. Animalia | 1. Unicellular organisms |
| b. Plantae | 2. Lacks chlorophyll and obtains food through absorption |
| c. Fungi | 3. Kingdom of multicellular consumers with indigestion, digestion and assimilation processes of nutrition |
| d. Protista | 4. Bacteria and cyanobacteria |
| e. Monera | 5. All photosynthetic green plants |
- a - 2, b - 4, c - 2, d - 1, e - 3
- a - 4, b - 5, c - 1, d - 3, e - 2
- a - 5, b - 2, c - 3, d - 1, e - 4
- a - 3, b - 5, c - 2, d - 1, e - 4
- a - 3, b - 5, c - 1, d - 4, e - 2
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. The branch of science that deals with classification is called taxonomy.
b. E. H. Hackel proposed five-classification system of organisms.
c. Eichler divided plant kingdom into two subkingdoms.
- a, b and c
- a and b
- a and c
- b and c
- a only
Organisms are classified on basis of their species. What is a group of closely related species called which has certain common characters?
- Family
- Order
- Class
- Phylum
- Genus
All of the following are gymnosperms, except
- pinus
- cycas
- cadrus
- thuja
- ferns
Which of the following statements are correct?
a. Xylem vessels are present in angiosperms.
b. Naked embryos of pteridophytes are called spores.
c. Reproductive organs are inconspicuous in phanerogams.
- a, b and c
- a and b
- a and c
- b and c
- a, b and c
All of the following belong to the phylum Porifera, except
- sycon
- euplectella
- euspongia
- aurelia
- spongilla
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Pteridophyta plants have a thalloid body.
b. They have specialised tissue for conduction of water and other substances.
c. They are also known as lower plants.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a, b and c
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. The body of animals of phylum Platyhelminthes is dorsoventrally flattened.
b. Animals of this species are hermaphrodites.
c. There is a proper body cavity in animals of this species.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- b and c
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
a. Animals of phylum Coelenterata have a body made of two layers of cells.
b. Animals of phylum Coelenterata have a bilaterally symmetrical body.
c. Some of the animals of species Coelenterata live in colonies, while others have a solitary lifespan.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a and c
Which of the following animals belong to the phylum Nematoda?
a. Roundworm
b. Tapeworm
c. Hookworm
d. Filarial worm
- a, b, c and d
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
- a, c and d
- b, c and d
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
- Annelida have elongated and segmented body.
- Annelida are bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic.
- Annelida have extensive organ differentiation.
- Reproduction in Annelida is by sexual means.
- The coelomic cavity of Annelida is blood-filled.
Which of the following statements is correct about Arthropoda?
- Arthropoda have an internal skeleton.
- Arthropoda have a reduced blood cavity filled with haemocoel.
- Arthropoda have a notochord.
- Arthropoda have dorsal nerve cord.
- Arthropoda have calcareous spines used as skeleton.
Which of the following are classified under kingdom Monera?
a. Bacteria
b. Chlamydomonas
c. Blue-green algae
d. Mycoplasm
- a, b, c and d
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
- a, c and d
- b, c and d
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Mollusca have a chitinious exoskeleton.
b. Mollusca have an open circulatory system.
c. Respiration in Mollusca is by gills.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- b and c
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
- Fish have a two-chambered heart.
- Frogs have a three-chambered heart.
- Lizards have a three-chambered heart.
- Pigeons have a two-chambered heart.
- Bats have a four-chambered heart.
Match the following:
| Animal | Class |
| a. Bat | 1. Amphibia |
| b. Lizard | 2. Aves |
| c. Frog | 3. Mammal |
| d. Pigeon | 4. Pisces |
| e. Fish | 5. Reptilia |
- a - 2, b - 4, c - 1, d - 5, e - 3
- a - 4, b - 3, c - 1, d - 5, e - 2
- a - 5, b - 4, c - 2, d - 1, e - 3
- a - 3, b - 4, c - 1, d - 5, e - 2
- a - 3, b - 5, c - 1, d - 2, e - 4
Match the following:
| Plant | Plant Division |
| a. Spirogyra | 1. Gymnosperm |
| b. Fern | 2. Angiosperm |
| c. Funeria | 3. Thallophyta |
| d. Pinus | 4. Bryophyta |
| e. Mustard plant | 5. Pteridophyta |
- a - 5, b - 2, c - 1, d - 4, e - 3
- a - 4, b - 1, c - 3, d - 2, e - 5
- a - 3, b - 5, c - 4, d - 1, e - 2
- a - 5, b - 4, c - 3, d - 2, e - 1
- a - 1, b - 4, c - 3, d - 5, e - 2