- Refer the given flow chart and answer the following
question.
(a) In the given flow chart A, B, C, D and E represent
the characteristics features of herbarium, botanical
garden, zoological park, museum and key
respectively.
Write the best suitable statements for A, B, C, D and E.
(b) Identify the suitable words for (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and
(vi).
chApTer-2 : BIOLOGIcAL cLAssIFIcATION
Multiple choice Questions
- In the 5-Kingdom classification, the Kingdom that includes
the blue-green algae, nitrogen-fixing bacteria and
methanogenic archaebacteria, is
(a) Protista (b) Monera
(c) Plantae (d) Fungi.
- Bacteria are grouped under four categories according to
their shape. Study the given figures and select the correct
option regarding this.
A B C D
(a) Cocci Bacilli Spirilla Vibrio
(b) Spirilla Bacilli Vibrio Cocci
(c) Bacilli Spirilla Vibrio Cocci
(d) Bacilli Spirilla Cocci Vibrio
- Why is a capsule advantageous to a bacterium?
(a) It protects the bacterium from desiccation.
(b) It provides means of locomotion.
(c) It allows bacterium to “hide” from host’s immune
system.
(d) Both (a) and (c).
4. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Pathogenic bacteria cause 90% of human diseases.
(b) A large number of antibiotics are produced by
Actinomycetes (e.g, Streptomyces), which are a Class
of Fungi.
(c) N 2 -fixing bacteria pick up free N 2 from soil atmosphere
and convert it into nitrogenous compounds.
(d) Archaebacteria differ from other bacteria in having
a different cell wall structure and this feature is
responsible for their survival in extreme conditions.
5. In which of the following groups, the mode of nutrition is
both autotrophic and heterotrophic?
(a) Fungi (b) Animalia
(c) Monera (d) Both (a) and (b)
6. Read the given statements.
A. Artificial system studies homology in characters viz.
morphology, anatomy, molecular systematics, etc.
B. Natural system gives information about both natural
relationships and phylogeny.
C. Natural system uses habit and habitat as criteria for
classification.
D. Artificial system often results in placing of unrelated
organisms in a group.
Of the above statements
(a) A and B are correct, C and D are incorrect
(b) B and D are correct, A and C are incorrect.
(c) A, B and D are correct, C is incorrect
(d) A, B and C are correct, D is incorrect.
7. Five kingdoms of Whittaker were based on
(a) nutrition (b) structural complexity
(c) ecological role (d) all of these.
8. Which of the following organisms have been placed under
Kingdom Protista?
(a) Chrysophytes and dinoflagellates
(b) Euglenoids
(c) Slime moulds and protozoans
(d) All of these
9. Study the given figure showing structure of Euglena, and
select the option that correctly identifies A, B, C and D.
