Que- Approximately _____ species of bacteria are known to cause diseases in humans.
a. 100.0
b. 200.0
c. 300.0
d. 400.0
Answer- 200.0
Que- Who first separated bacteria from other protists as a group?
a. John Hogg
b. Ernst Haeckel
c. Margulis and Schwartz
d. Herbert Copeland
Answer- Herbert Copeland
Que- Which of the protozoa has a striking resemblance to collar cells in sponges?
a. Zooflagellates
b. Choanflagellates
c. Trypanosomoa
d. Trichonymphas
Answer- Choanflagellates
Que- Radiolarians belong to which of the following protozoal group?
a. Zooflagellates
b. Actinopods
c. Foraminifera
d. Apicomplexans
Answer- Actinopods
Que- Which of the following statement about eiliates in incorrect?
a. Contain mainly unicellular organisms.
b. Their contractile vacoule is respobsible for water regulation.
c. They are even capable of sexual reproduction.
d. Diploid nucleus being smaller is responsible for cells metabolism and growth while polyploidy nucleus functions in sexual process.
Answer- Diploid nucleus being smaller is responsible for cells metabolism and growth while polyploidy nucleus functions in sexual process.
Que- Lime stone deposits are formed from
a. Zooflagellates
b. Foraminferans
c. Aetinopods
d. Apicomplexans
Answer- Foraminferans
Que- Plasmodium belongs to
a. Ciliates
b. Apicomplexans
c. Actinopods
d. Foraminferans
Answer- Apicomplexans
Que- Kingdom protista includes ______ phyla
a. 27.0
b. 28.0
c. 26.0
d. 29.0
Answer- 27.0
Que- Stentor is a/an
a. Ciliate
b. Foraniniferan
c. Actinopods
d. Apicomplexan
Answer- Ciliate
Que- Complex specialized flagellates living symbiotically in the gut of termites are
a. Trichonymphas
b. Trypanosoma
c. Euglena
d. Radiolarians
Answer- Trichonymphas
Que- The drfinite shape to ciliates is given by
a. Pellicle
b. Penicle
c. Calcium
d. Cell wall
Answer- Pellicle
Que- Chalk is gradually formed of dead
a. Actinopods
b. Foraminiferans
c. Apicomplexans
d. Radiolarians
Answer- Foraminiferans
Que- Of the following which one has glassy shells?
a. Radiolarians
b. Forams
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer- Radiolarians
Que- Which of the following statement is incorrect about algae?
a. Their zygote unlike plants is protected by parental tissue.
b. Their classification is based on pigment composition.
c. Most of them have different morphological forms in-different stages of their life cycle.
d. Almost all of them are aquatic.
Answer- Their zygote unlike plants is protected by parental tissue.
Que- In which of the following pigments major energy reserves and cell wall are like plants?
a. Rhodophyta
b. Chlorophyta
c. Phaeophyta
d. Chrysophyta
Answer- Chlorophyta
Que- Most of the photosynthesis on earth is carried by
a. Kelps
b. Gymnosperms
c. Angiosperms
d. Algae
Answer- Algae
Que- The only group of algae having no flagellated motile cells at any stage is :
a. Chrysophyta
b. Phaeophyta
c. Pyrrophyta
d. Rhodophyta
Answer- Rhodophyta
Que- Brown algae are also known as
a. Phaeophyta
b. Rhodophyta
c. Pyrrophyta
d. Chrysophyta
Answer- Phaeophyta
Que- Golden algae are also known as
a. Chrysophyta
b. Phaeophyta
c. Pyrrophyta
d. Rhodophyta
Answer- Chrysophyta
Que- Based on molecular data euglenoids are thought to be closely related to
a. Dinoflagellates
b. Zooflagellates
c. Protozoans
d. Algae
Answer- Zooflagellates
Que- All phostosynthetic euglenoids lose their chlorophyll when grown in dark and obtain their nutrients heterotrophically this statement is
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. May be true may be false
d. Unpredictable
Answer- FALSE
Que- Most dinoflagellates are
a. Unicellular
b. Multicellular
c. Both of these
d. Zooflagellates
Answer- Unicellular
Que- The most important group of producers in marine ecosystem is of
a. Diatoms
b. Euglenoids
c. Dinoflagellates
d. Brown algae
Answer- Diatoms
Que- Of the following which one is not the characteristic of dinoflagellates
a. Most of them are unicellular
b. They have blooms
c. Their cells are often covered with shells of interlocking cellulose plates impregnated with calcium
d. None of these
Answer- Their cells are often covered with shells of interlocking cellulose plates impregnated with calcium
Que- Examples of Rhodophytes are
a. Chondrus
b. Polysiphonia
c. Both of these
d. Pinnularia
Answer- Both of these
Que- In chlorophytes the main energy stores are
a. Cellulose
b. Starch
c. Glycogen
d. All of these
Answer- Starch
Que- Of the following which one is not the characteristic of green algae?
a. Some green algae possess cell wall with cellulose
b. They are generally accepted as the ancestors of green plants
c. Chlorella is unicellular non-motile green algae
d. None of these
Answer- Some green algae possess cell wall with cellulose
Que- In slime molds spores develop into
a. Swarm cells
b. Biflagellated cells
c. Amoeboid reproductive cells
d. All of these
Answer- All of these
Que- Spores produced by slime molds are
a. Haploid
b. Diploid
c. Triploid
d. None of these
Answer- Haploid
Que- Which of the following is responsible for Irish potato famine?
a. Dinoflagellates
b. Kleps
c. Physarum polycephalum
d. Phytophthora infestans
Answer- Phytophthora infestans
Que- How many species of fungi are known till now
a. 10000.0
b. 100000.0
c. 1.0E7
d. 1000.0
Answer- 100000.0
Que- Which of the following group represent pathological fungi?
a. Mushrooms morels and truffles
b. Rusts smuts and molds
c. Penicillium
d. All of these
Answer- Rusts smuts and molds
Que- Which one of the following is different from all the rest regarding the number of cells inits body?
a. Rusts
b. Mushrooms
c. Molds
d. Yeasts
Answer- Yeasts
Que- Fungi which get their food directly from dead organic matter are called?
a. Parasitic fungi
b. Predators
c. Mutualists
d. Decomposers
Answer- Decomposers
Que- Root like structure in saprotrophic fungi are called
a. Rhizodis
b. Haustoria
c. Hyphae
d. Constricting rings
Answer- Rhizodis
Que- Those fungi which can grow only on their living host and cannot be grown on available defined growth culture medium e.g. various mildews and most rust species are called
a. Parasitic fungi
b. Obligate parasitic fungi
c. Facultative parasitic fungi
d. All of these
Answer- Obligate parasitic fungi
Que- Oyster mushroom is an example of predator fungi which attack on
a. Pin warms
b. Tape worms
c. Round worms
d. Platehelminthes
Answer- Round worms
Que- Lichen is a symbiotic mutualistic association of fungi with
a. Autotrophs
b. Roots of vascular plants
c. Green algae and cyanobacterium
d. Leguminous plants
Answer- Green algae and cyanobacterium
Que- Foliose lichen are
a. Stem like
b. Branching
c. Leaf like
d. Crust like
Answer- Leaf like
Que- An association in which fungal hyphae penetrate the outer cells of the plant root forming coils swellings and minute branches and also extend out into surrounding soil is called:
a. Mycorrizael association
b. Endomycorrhizae
c. Ectomycorrhizae
d. Lichen
Answer- Ectomycorrhizae
Que- The Kingdom of recyclers is known as kingdom
a. Algae
b. Bacteria
c. Fungi
d. Embryophata
Answer- Fungi
Que- According to two kingdom classification fungi were placed in kingdom
a. Plantae
b. Animalia
c. Protista
d. Fungi
Answer- Plantae
Que- Ecological role of fungi as decomposers is only paralleled by
a. Cyanobacteria
b. Blue green algae
c. Bacteria
d. Virus
Answer- Bacteria
Que- Coenocytic hyphae are also known as
a. Septate
b. Perforated hyphae
c. Aseptate
d. Uninucleate hyphae
Answer- Aseptate
Que- Unicellular fungi which is non-hyphal is
a. Mushroom
b. Yeast
c. Penicillium
d. Mold
Answer- Yeast
Que- Parasitic fungi absorb nutrients directly from the living host cytoplasm with the help of special hyphal tips called
a. Mildew
b. Constricting ring
c. Haustoria
d. All of these
Answer- Haustoria
Que- Constricting ring around nematode is formed by
a. Arthrobotrys
b. Pleurotus ostreatus
c. Mildews
d. All of these
Answer- Arthrobotrys
Que- Type of lichen which tightly attaches to rocks is
a. Parmelia
b. Fruticose
c. Foliose
d. Crustose
Answer- Crustose
Que- Mycorrhizae are found in about ______ vascular plants
a. 0.9
b. 0.95
c. 0.98
d. 0.96
Answer- 0.95
Que- Fungi can tolerate pH from
a. 3?7
b. 2?6
c. 2?9
d. 3?6
Answer- 2?9
Que- Spores in sporangia are produced by process.
a. Sexual
b. Asexual
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer- Asexual
Que- Which of the following statement is incorrect about asexual reproduction by spores in fungi?
a. Spores are haploid structures
b. They are dispersed via wind water and insects
c. On falling to a suitable place they germinate
d. These are produced through fruiting bodies like ascocarps and basidiocarps.
Answer- These are produced through fruiting bodies like ascocarps and basidiocarps.
Que- Simple breaking of mycelium resulting in formation of a new mycelium from each broken segments is called
a. Sporing
b. Conidiation
c. Budding
d. Fragmentation
Answer- Fragmentation
Que- By which of the following mechanism unicellular yeast reproduce?
a. Sporing
b. Conidiation
c. Budding
d. Fragmentation
Answer- Budding
Que- In which of the following example of fungi dikaryotic hyphae exist for long period?
a. Deuteromycota
b. Basidiomycota
c. Zygomycota
d. All of these
Answer- Basidiomycota
Que- Which of the following is called black bread mold?
a. Pilobolus
b. Penicillium
c. Neurospora
d. Rhizopus
Answer- Rhizopus
Que- At which stage in the life cycle of Rhizopus meiosis takes place?
a. Formation of sporangiophore via germination of zygospore.
b. Formation of spores in sporangia
c. Fusion of two hyphae
d. Formation of Zygote by fusion of gametangia.
Answer- Formation of sporangiophore via germination of zygospore.
Que- Which one of the following is the largest group of fungi?
a. Zygomycota
b. Ascomycota
c. Basidiomycota
d. Deuteromycota
Answer- Ascomycota
Que- How many species of ascomycota occur in lichen symbiotic association?
a. 0.3
b. 0.4
c. 0.5
d. 0.6
Answer- 0.5
Que- All such fungi in which sexual phase has not been observed are present in
a. Zygomycota
b. Ascomycota
c. Basidiomycota
d. Deuteromycota
Answer- Deuteromycota
Que- Mode of nutrition in penecillium is
a. Saprotrophs
b. Parasitic
c. Predators
d. Mutualistics
Answer- Saprotrophs
Que- Penicillium reproduce via
a. Spores
b. Conidia
c. Budding
d. Fragmentation
Answer- Conidia
Que- How many species of mushrooms are edible?
a. 100.0
b. 200.0
c. 3000.0
d. 4000.0
Answer- 200.0
Que- Death cap/death angel (Amanita) and Jack O Latern mushroom are examples of
a. Edible mushrooms
b. Poisonous mushrooms
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer- Poisonous mushrooms
Que- Which of the following statement about plants is incorrect?
a. All are eukaryotes
b. They are multicellular.
c. Non-motile organisms
d. Are heterotrophes
Answer- Are heterotrophes
Que- Bryophtes are called amphiabians of plant world because
a. Bryophytes like amphibian ancestors are one of the most primitive organisms in this world.
b. Bryophytes like amphibian live in damp shady places and close to water body.
c. Amphibians have close relation with bryophytes in their habitat.
d. All of these
Answer- Bryophytes like amphibian live in damp shady places and close to water body.
Que- Hornwarts are included in sub-class
a. Anthoceropsida
b. Bryopsida
c. Hepaticopsida
d. Psilopsida
Answer- Anthoceropsida
Que- Horsetails are included in class
a. Sphenopeida
b. Lycopsida
c. Psilopsida
d. Pteropsida
Answer- Sphenopeida
Que- Antheridia and archegonia are born on _____ in bryophytes
a. Sporophyte
b. Gametophyte
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer- Gametophyte
Que- In bryophytes fertilization takes place in
a. Antheridia
b. Archegonia
c. water
d. Ovule
Answer- Archegonia
Que- Antherozoids the male gamete in bryophytes are attracted towards Archegonium i.e. female sex organ by
a. Phototactic phenomenon
b. Chemotactic phenomenon
c. Geotropic phenomenon
d. Chemotropic movement
Answer- Chemotactic phenomenon
Que- Which of the following of bryophytes are the simplest one?
a. Porella
b. Funaria
c. Anthocerus
d. Polytrichum
Answer- Porella
Que- The zygote formed in liverworts is
a. Unicellular
b. Mulicellular
c. Multinucleate
d. None of these
Answer- Unicellular
Que- Sporophyte is
a. Monoploid
b. Haploid
c. Diploid
d. Polyploidy
Answer- Diploid
Que- Mosses are included in sub-division
a. Anthoceropsida
b. Hepaticopsida
c. Bryopsida
d. Lycopsida
Answer- Bryopsida
Que- Ferns are included in
a. Psilopsida
b. Lycopsida
c. Sphenopsida
d. Pteropsida
Answer- Pteropsida
Que- The simplest of all bryophytes are
a. Thallophytes
b. Embryophytes
c. Mosses
d. Liverworts
Answer- Liverworts
Que- Antheridiophore and archegoniophore are found in
a. Marchantia
b. Funaria
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer- Both of these
Que- Protonema is
a. Thallus like
b. Algae like
c. Fungus like
d. Plant like
Answer- Algae like
Que- Of the following which one is most advanced ?
a. Anthoceropsida
b. Bryopsida
c. Hepaticopsida
d. None of these
Answer- Anthoceropsida
Que- In Hornworts the band of meristematic tissue is found near
a. Foot
b. Gamete producing region
c. Spore producing region
d. At junction of a & b
Answer- At junction of a & b
Que- The part of sporophyte which is called sporangium is
a. Capsule
b. Foot
c. Stalk
d. None of these
Answer- Capsule
Que- The first cell of the sporophyte generation is
a. Oospore
b. Spore mother cell
c. Spore
d. Gamete
Answer- Oospore
Que- Stem of Psilophyton an example of psilogsida is differentiated into an underground rhizome and an aerial part both of which are _____ branched
a. Isotomous
b. Dichotomously
c. Trichotomously
d. Multichotomously
Answer- Dichotomously
Que- Which of the following group of tracheophyta has expanded or scale like leaves which are alwaysed arranges in whorls?
a. Psilopsida
b. Lycopsida
c. Sphenopsida
d. Prteropsida
Answer- Sphenopsida
Que- Which of the following tracheophytes are leafless?
a. Psilopsida
b. Lycopsida
c. Sphenopsida
d. Prteropsida
Answer- Psilopsida
Que- Sporangia of which of the following tracheopytes develop singly on the upper side of sporophylls which may or may not be arranged to form strobili.
a. Psilopsida
b. Lycopsida
c. Sphenopsida
d. Prteropsida
Answer- Lycopsida
Que- Gametophyte of Psilopsida develops a symbiotic association with which of the following?
a. Algae
b. Bacteria
c. Protozoa
d. Fungus
Answer- Fungus
Que- Which of the following is an example of the living member of Psilopsida?
a. Rhynia
b. Psilophyton
c. Psilotum
d. Cooksonia
Answer- Psilotum
Que- In term of spore production Selaginella is characterized by
a. Homosporous
b. Hetrosporous
c. Both depending upon the conditions
d. None of these
Answer- Hetrosporous
Que- Which of the following tracheophytes are also called arthrophytes?
a. Psilopsids
b. Lycopsids
c. Sphenopsids
d. Prteropsids
Answer- Sphenopsids
Que- Equistem is an example of
a. Psilopsida
b. Lycopsida
c. Sphenopsida
d. Prteropsida
Answer- Sphenopsida
Que- Today the land habitat is dominated by
a. Fungi
b. Gymnosperms
c. Angiosperms
d. Tracheophytes
Answer- Tracheophytes
Que- Of the following which one is not the characteristic of the plants included in psilopsida?
a. Gametophyte is colourless
b. They have mycorrhizal association
c. Rhizoids bear Rhizome
d. Aerial branches have veinless outgrowths
Answer- Rhizoids bear Rhizome
Que- Megaphylls are characteristic for
a. Ferns
b. Seed plants
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer- Both of these
Que- The dichotomously branching system has shape similar to
a. U
b. R
c. Y
d. Fork
Answer- Y
Que- The space between the overtopped dichotomous branches was occupies by a sheet of _____ cells during evolution of megaphyllas.
a. Sclerenchyma
b. Chlorenchyma
c. Parenchyma
d. Collenchyma
Answer- Chlorenchyma
Que- Production of two types of spores is known as
a. Heterospory
b. Homospory
c. Heterogamy
d. Gamospory
Answer- Heterospory
Que- Ground pries are also known as
a. Lycopods
b. Spike mosses
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer- Both of these
Que- Which of the following plant group first formed true leaves?
a. Psilopsida
b. Lycopsida
c. Sphenopsida
d. Pteropsida
Answer- Lycopsida