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Chapter 3
(The life of years is converted into days,
when deprived, depressed and despaired
while that of days is converted into years
when dreamed, determined and devoted…)
Biology MCQs
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1. The basic unit of classification is:
a) kingdom
b) species
c) genus
d) phylum
2. The first word in a scientific name is:
a) genus
b) species
c) class
d) order
Questions 3 - 6
Select from the terms below:
a) Homosapiens
b) Brassica campesteris
c) Rana tigrina
d) N.O.T
3. The scientific name of frog is:
4. The scientific name of humans is:
5. The scientific name of wheat is:
6. The scientific name of mustard is:
7. The science of classification is called taxonomy:
a) true
b) false
8. ______is known as the father of taxonomy.
a) Al. Razi
b) John Mendel
c) Robert H. Whitaker d) C. Linnaeus
9. The similar families are grouped together into:
a) genus
b) order
c) class
d) phylum
Biology MCQs
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10. Cell wall containing organisms that lack
chlorophyll are called.
a) bacteria
b) fungi
c) plants
d) animals
e) N.O.T
11. Multicellular organisms that neither possess cell
wall nor chlorophyll are called:
a) bacteria
b) fungi
c) plants
d) animals
e) N.O.T
12. Kingdom Protista was renamed as Protoctista
by:
a) C. Linnaeus
b) Robert H. Whitaker
c) Margulis&Schwartz d) Virchow
13. C. Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature:
a) true
b) false
14. Robert H. Whitaker proposed five kingdom
classification in:
a) 1665
b) 1869
c) 1969
d) 1979
15. The word taxa is the plural of taxon:
a) true
b) false
16. The organisms that can interbreed and produce
fertile descendants are called species:
a) true
b) false
Biology MCQs
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Question 17-28
Select from the terms below
A) Kingdom Monera
C) Kingdom Fungi
E) Kingdom Animalia
B) Kingdom Protoctista
D) Kingdom Plantae
F) N.O.T
17. It includes amoeba, paramecium etc
18. Their body is composed of hyphae
19. Multicellular autotrophic sessile
20. Multicellular heterotrophic sessile
21. Multicellular heterotrophic motile
22. The examples are Agaricus (mushroom), yeast
etc
23. The examples are bacteria and fungi
24. It includes algae
25. It includes fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds
and mammals
26. It includes virus
27. The unique and rag bag kingdom
28. It includes the humans
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29. All of the following scientists are related to
taxonomy except:
a) Robert H. Whitaker b) Schwartz
c) Robert Hook
d) Margulis
d) C. Linnaeus
30. The man and monkey both have the same:
a) kingdom
b) phylum
c) class
d) A.O.T
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