Chapter-2: Biological Classification

1. Which of the following is not a viral disease?

  • AIDS
  • Herpes
  • Tuberculosis
  • Smallpox
Answer
Tuberculosis

2. The scientist who created the group protista for both unicellular plants and animals is

  • haecke
  • pasteur
  • lister
  • koch
Answer
haecke

3. Red tides in sea appear due to

  • Euglena
  • Chrysophytes
  • Dinoflagellates
  • Diatoms
Answer
Dinoflagellates

4. Bacteria that live in hot springs are called

  • Halophiles
  • Thermoacidophiles
  • Methanogens
  • None of the above
Answer
Thermoacidophiles

5. Binomial nomenclature was given by

  • huxley
  • ray
  • darwin
  • linnaeus
Answer
linnaeus

6. Quinine is obtained from

  • Puccinia
  • Neurospora
  • Gonyaulax
  • Cinchona
Answer
Puccinia

7. If a scientist has to names a similar species he should study the

  • Holotype
  • syntype
  • mesotype
  • isotype
Answer
isotype

8. Two organisms of the same class but different families will be kept under the same

  • genera
  • species
  • order
  • family
Answer
order

9. Potato spindle tuber disease is caused by

  • Phycobionts
  • Virus
  • Bacteria
  • Viroids
Answer
Viroids

10. The natural system of Classification is based on

  • morphology
  • evolutionary trend
  • anatomy
  • all of the above
Answer
all of the above

11. The two kingdom Classification was given by

  • c.linnaeus
  • john ray
  • huxley
  • whittaker
Answer
c.linnaeus

12. Which of the following is used in biochemical and genetic work?

  • Claviceps
  • Aspergillus
  • Neurospora
  • Mucor
Answer
Neurospora

13. Which of the following is an indicator of air pollution?

  • Mycorrhiza
  • Agaricus
  • Lichens
  • Common mushrooms
Answer
Lichens

14. Choose the correct match.

  • Photosynthetic autotrophs – Nutrient recycling
  • Chemosynthetic autotrophs – Nitrogen fixation
  • Heterotrophic bacteria – Production of antibiotics
  • Mycoplasma – Production of curd
Answer
Heterotrophic bacteria – Production of antibiotics

15. Choose the correct pair.

  • Parasitic fungi – feeds on plants and animals
  • Saprotrophic fungi – feeds on dead and decaying organic matter
  • Symbiotic fungi – mycorrhiza
  • All of the above are true
Answer
All of the above are true