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Biological Classification

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Q91
System of classification used by Linnaeus was
A natural system
B artificial system
C phylogenetic system
D asexual system
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Linnaeus put forward an artificial system of plant classification based on sexual characters.

Q92
Phylogenetic classification is based on
A utilitarian system
B habits
C overall similarities
D common evolutionary descent
Correct Answer
Option D
Solution

(d) In phylogenetic system of classification, organisms are classified on the basis of evolutionary sequence and genetic relationship.

Q93
Classification given by Bentham and Hooker is
A artificial
B natural
C phylogenetic
D numerical
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker gave Natural system of classification.

Q94
Which one one of the following matches is correct?
A Alternaria - Sexual reproduction absent - Deuteromycetes
B Mucor - Reproduction by Conjugation - Ascomycetes
C Agaricus - Parasitic fungus - Basidiomycetes
D Phytophthora - Aseptate mycelium - Basidiomycetes
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution

(a) Alternaria belongs to class Deuteromycetes, which lacks sexual reproduction.

Q95
Excretion in Amoeba occurs through
A lobopodia
B uroid portion
C plasma membrane
D contractile vacuole
Correct Answer
Option D
Solution

(d) The contractile vacuole assists excretion in Amoeba.

Q96
In fungi stored food material is
A glycogen
B starch
C sucrose
D glucose
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution

(a) Glycogen is the major reserve food of animals and fungi.

Q97
Ciliates differ from all other protozoans in
A using flagella for locomotion
B having a contractile vacuole for removing excess water
C having two types of nuclei
D using pseudopodia for capturing prey
Correct Answer
Option C
Solution

(c) Ciliates have two types of nuclei - macronucleus and micronucleus.

Q98
In five kingdom system, the main basis of classification is
A structure of nucleus
B mode of nutrition
C structure of cell wall
D asexual reproduction
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) The five kingdom classification is based on modes of nutrition, cell complexity, body structure and phylogenetic relationship.

Q99
Puccinia forms
A uredia and aecia on wheat leaves
B uredia and telia on wheat leaves
C uredia and aecia on barberry leaves
D uredia and pycnia on barberry leaves
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Puccinia causes black rust of wheat. Uredospores and teleutospores are produced on wheat.

Q100
Which one of the following is not true about lichens?
A Their body is composed of both algal and fungal cells
B Some form food for reindeers in arctic regions
C Some species can be used as pollution indicators
D These grow very fast at the rate of about 2 cm per year
Correct Answer
Option D
Solution

(d) Lichens grow very slowly.

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