Questions
Golgi apparatus does not occur in
- Yeast
- Liver cells
- Higher plants
- Bacteria and blue green algae
Which of the following is not a moneran?
- Spirulina
- Nostoc
- Oscillatoria
- Euglena
Prokaryotes are placed in a group known as
- Monera
- Pteridophytes
- Bryophyta
- Angiosperms
Comma shaped bacteria are
- Bacilli
- Spirilla
- Vibrios
- Cocci
In Whittaker's classification, non-nucleated unicellular organisms$/$ prokaryotes are included under
- Plantae
- Monera
- Protista
- Animalia
These are the organisms which are called prokaryotes.
- Green algae, brown algae and red algae
- Yeasts and other fungi
- Mycoplasmas, bacteria, cyanobacteria
- None of the above groups
Bacteria come in different shapes. The part of the bacterial cell that gives them shape is the
- Capsule
- Cell membrane
- Cell wall
- Nucleoid
Death factor is secreted by
- BGA
- Archaebacteria
- Fungi
- Mycoplasm
Which one of the following statements is correct?
- Mostly bacteria are heterotrophic, but some are autotrophic
- All bacteria are heterotrophic
- All bacteria are autotrophic
- All bacteria are photosynthetic
Organisms which are considered to be the most primitive group in the world are grouped under
- Kingdom Monera
- Kingdom Protista
- Kingdom Fungi
- Kingdom Plantae
What is the shape of Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria?
- Rod shaped
- Comma shaped
- Spiral shaped
- None of these
How many of the following are prokaryotes?
Yeast, Nitrosomonas, Amoeba, paramoecium, Archaebacteria, Mycoplasma, Nostoc, Gonyaulax
- 7
- 4
- 5
- 6
Which kingdon included nutritioally most diversed group of organisms and has no well defined boundaries?
- Monera
- Protist
- Fungi
- Plantae
Select correct statement w.r.t. Monera
- All unicellular and Gram negative
- Very simple in behaviour
- Show the most extensive metabolic diversity
- Show intercellular transport by cyclosis
Starting with a bacterium that divides once in half hour, how many bacteria are formed after $24$ hours of growth?
- $2^{12}$
- $2^{24}$
- $2^{48}$
- $2^{47}$
Which of the following is correct?
- Bacteria are only autotrophic.
- Bacteria are only heterotrophic.
- Most bacteria are heterotrophic but few are autotrophic.
- Most bacteria are autotrophic but few are heterotrophic.
Monera is divided into archaebacteria and eubacteria.
- True
- False
Bacteria were considered as plant because
- They have a cell wall.
- They multiply by fission.
- They can't move.
- They are present every where.
How many of the following statements are not true for kingdom Monera?
(i) Most of the members are prokaryotic.
(ii) Some of the monerari can perform photosynthesis
(iii) All the members have celll wall of peptidoglyean
(iv) All the members of monera are devoid of true nucleus.
(v) All the members are pathogenic
- $One$
- $Two$
- $Three$
- $Four$
According to Whittaker, one of the following is most primitive evolutionary group
- Plantae
- Fungi
- Protista
- Monera
Most extensive metabolic diversity is exhibited by
- kingdom monera
- kingdom plantae
- kingdom protista
- kingdom animalia
According to five kingdom system, blue green algae belongs to
- Metaphyta
- Monera
- Protista
- Algae
Monera contains prokaryotic organism.
- True
- False
Given below are statements made by four students about Monerans.
(ii) Monerans show either autotrophic or heterotrophic nutrition - Gita
(iii) All Monerans possess cell wall - Ramesh
- Ashok and Ramesh
- Ashok only
- Gita and Ramesh
- Amit and Ashok
Blue green algae belong to______________
- Plantae
- Fungi
- Monera
- Protista
Anabaena belongs to the kingdom Monera.
- True
- False
Cyanobacteria belong to_____________
- Monera
- Bryophyta
- Protista
- Plantae
Prokaryotic organisms make up the
- Archaebacteria, Eubacteria and Protists
- Archaebacteria and Protists
- Protists and Eubacteria
- Protists
- Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
What is the reason for the success of monerans?
- Eukaryotic nature and rigid cell wall
- Absence of nucleus and other membrane bound organelles
- Absence of vacuole and microscopic in nature
- Rapid rate of cell division and metabolic diversity
If organisms on the earth start dying, which group of organisms will be the last to die?
- Monera and Plantae
- Mycota and Monera
- Plantae and Protista
- Animalia and Mycota
Monera is the name of a subkingdom.
- True
- False
The domain is
I. Eukaryota
II. Archaebacteria
III. Eubacteria
- I only
- II only
- III ony
- I and III
- I, II, and III
A unicellular prokaryote belongs to
- Animalia
- Eubacteria
- Fungi
- Plantae
- Protista
Which of the following groups belongs to the alternative eight-kingdom system of classification?
- Bacteria and Archaea
- Bacteria and Protista
- Archaea and Prostista
- Archaea and Euarchaea
- Euarchaea and Protista
Name the category which includes unicellular prokaryotes.
- Animalia
- Eubacteria
- Fungi
- Plantae
- Protista
Select incorrect pair _________________.
- Porifera-choanocytes
- Coelenterata-nematocysts
- Annelida - segmentation
- Monera - eukaryote
Plant decomposers are _______________.
- Monera and Fungi
- Fungi and Plantae
- Protista and Animalia
- Animalia and Monera
Bacteria having comma-like single curve in their body are
- Bacilli
- Cocci
- Vibrio
- Spirilla
Bacillus subtilis are
- Hay bacteria
- Nitrifying bacteria
- Ammonifying bacteria
- Intestinal bacteria
Syphilis causing bacterium Treponema pallidum belongs to the group
- Rickettsiae
- Bacillus
- Actinomycetes
- Spirillum
Prokaryotic algae are
- Phycomyceae
- Myxophyceae
- Cyanobacteria
- Both B and C
Cyanophyceae (Blue Green Algae) belongs to
- Plantae
- Protista
- Monera
- Metaphyta
Osmotrophs are
- Bacteria
- Fungi
- Both A and B
- Algae
Peptidoglycan is characteristic constituent of cell wall in
- Archaebacteria and Eukaryotes
- Eubacteria and unicellular Eukaryotes
- Bacteria and Cyanobacteria
- Monera and Protista
Kingdom monera includes
- Bacteria
- Nitrogen fixing organisms
- Cyanophyceae
- All of the above
Kingdom monera includes
- Prokaryotes only
- Eukaryotes only
- Both A and B
- Mesocaryotes only
Spirulina belongs to the kingdom
- Monera
- Protista
- Plantae
- Fungi
Which of the following is not a moneran?
- Mycoplasma
- Slime moulds
- Archaebacteria
- Eubacteria
Incipient nucleus occurs in
- Myxophyceae
- Chlorophyceae
- Phaeophyceae
- Rhodophyceae
Which of the following can be seen generally in all the prokaryotes?
- Contain DNA and RNA
- Are bacteria
- Demonstrate a circular strand of DNA without a covering of nuclear membrane
- All of the above
In which kingdom would you include archaea and nitrogen-fixing organisms in the five-kingdom classification?
- Plantae
- Fungi
- Protista
- Monera
Maximum nutritional diversity is found in
- Fungi
- Monera
- Plantae
- Animalia
Assertion: The bacteria and other prokaryotes show high adaptability to the changing environment.
Reason: Member of kingdom Monera are efficient in regulating gene expression
- If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
- If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
- If the assertion is true but the reason is false
- If both the assertion and reason are false
- If the assertion is false but reason is true
Organisms without nucleus and cell organelles belong to____________.
- Fungi
- Protista
- Algae
- Bacteria
In five-kingdom classification system, the kingdom that includes the blue-green algae nitrogen-fixing bacteria and methanogenic archaebacteria is
- Plantae
- Fungi
- Protista
- Monera
Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Among different kinds of water which of the following is free from bacteria?
- Deep well water
- Sea water
- Water of hot springs
- Rain water as it falls down
Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given:
All monerans
- lack an endoplasmic reticulum
- contain DNA and RNA
- demonstrate a long circular strand of DNA not found enclosed in a nuclear membrane
- all of the above
Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which one of the following is not true of organisms included in the kingdom Monera?
- They reproduce by mitosis
- They originated at least 3.5 billion years ago
- They have prokaryotic cellular organisation
- Most have cell walls
Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which one of the following is not true of prokaryotes?
- They are living cells
- They lack a nucleus
- They all are parasitic
- They are both archaea and bacteria
Cyanobacteria are classified under _____________.
- Protista
- Plantae
- Monera
- Algae
In which kingdom, would you classify the archaea and nitrogen-fixing organisms, if the five-kingdom system of classification is used?
- Plantae
- Fungi
- Protista
- Monera
Anticoagulant substance in endospore of bacteria is found in
- Exosporium and spore coat
- Spore coat and cortex
- Cortex and core wall
- Cortex and cytoplasm
The group showing maximum nutritional diversity is
- Monera
- Plantae
- Fungi
- Algae
Which unicellular organism of the following does not possess the organised nucleus?
- Bacteria
- Amoeba
- Chlamydomonas
- None of these
Bacteria are included in which of the following kingdoms?
- Protista
- Plantae
- Monera
- Animalia
Which among the following organisms belong to kingdom Monera?
- Lactobacilli
- Anabena
- Bacteria
- All of the above
On what basis plasmids can be separated?
- Their size
- Their charge
- Their A-T:G-C compositiion
- Both (A) and (B)
- All of the above
The organelles found in 4 different types of cells are shown in the table below. Use the information in the table to answer the next 3 questions.
Cell Types and Their Characteristics
| Cell Type | Nucleus | Mitochondria | Cell Wall | Cell Membrane | Chloroplast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1234 | yesyesyes no | yesyesyesno | noyesyesyes | yesyesyesyes | noyes nono |
Which cell type is prokaryotic?
- Cell 1 and 2 only
- Cell 3 only
- Cell 4 only
- Cell 2 and 3 only
- Cell 3 and 4 only
Ray fungi are
- Phycomycetes
- Ascomycetes
- Actinomycetes
- Basidiomycetes
Which of the following differentiates gram positive and gram negative bacteria?
- A liposaccharide, outer covering with a small peptidoglycan component in the cell wall
- A small peptidoglycan, component covering a large liposaccharide base
- A large peptidoglycan, component in the cell wall
- A cell wall composed of liposaccharide and chitin
- A cell wall composed of chitin over peptidoglycan
All autotrophs are monerans.
- True
- False
All monerans ___________________.
- Contain $DNA$ and $RNA$
- Demonstrate a long circular strand of $DNA$, not formed enclosed in a nuclear membrane
- Are bacteria
- All of the above
Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
In Whittaker system of classification, all prokaryotes were included In the kingdom:
- Monera
- Protista
- Fungi
- Mychota