BIOLOGY TIMES — January 2018

1. Match the following columns and select the
   correct choice
   Column I Column II
   A. Humans 1. Panthera tigris
   B. Mango 2. Homo sapiens
   C. Wheat 3. Mangifera indica
   D. Tiger 4. Triticum aestivum
   (a) A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3
   (b) A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1
   (c) A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1
   (d) A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1


2. Disadvantage of Linnaeus two kingdom
   classification is that it
   (a) Clubs together saprophytic fungi with
   photosynthetic organisms
   (b) Distinguishes between fungi and Protista
   (c) Divides all organisms into plants and animals
   (d) Can demarcate between cryptogram


3. What is a cnidom?
   (a) Armed thread
   (b) Unarmed thread
   (c) Group of nematoblasts
   (d) Battery of nematoblasts


4. Kiwi belongs to
   (a) Odontognathae (b) Impennae
   (c) Paleognathae (d) Carinatae


5. Slime moulds are similar to fungi in all regards
   except one
   (a) Their swimming cells are either flagellated or
   amoeboid
   (b) They store glycogen
   (c) Their cell wall has cellulose and chitin
   (d) They are heterotrophic
   6. True nucleus is absent in :
   (a) Mucor (b) Vaucheria
   (c) Volvox (d) Anabaena
   7. Assertion : Monera includes all prokaryotes.
   Reason : Nuclei of monerans are not organised
   with nuclear membrane, nucleoplasm and
   nucleolus
   (a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and
   Reason is the correct explanation of
   Assertion.
   (b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and
   but Reason is not the correct explanation of
   Assertion.
   (c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
   (d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
   8. Which of the following blood vessels in the
   circulatory system of frog has more oxygenated
   blood?
   (a) Pulmonary artery
   (b) Pulmocutaneous artery
   (c) Pulmocutaneous vein
   (d) Both (a) and (b)
   9. A marine cartilaginous fish that can produce
   electric current is
   (a) Pristis (b) Torpedo
   (c) Trygon (d) Scoliodon
   10. Valveless single chambered heart is found in
   (a) Catla (b) Herdmania
   (c) Scoliodon (d) Amphioxus
   11. Which one of the following groups of structure /
   organs have similar function?
   (a) Incisors of rat, gizzard of cockroach and
   tube feet of starfish

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