Biological Classification

NEET Biology · 104 questions · Page 2 of 11 · Click an option or "Show Solution" to reveal answer

Q11
Membrane-bound organelles are absent in:
A Saccharomyces
B Streptococcus
C Chlamydomonas
D Plasmodium
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Streptococcus is a bacterium (prokaryote) which lacks membrane bound organelles.

Q12
What is correct about viroids?
A They have free RNA without protein coat
B They have DNA with protein coat
C They have free DNA without protein coat
D They have RNA with protein coat
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution

(a) Viroids have free RNA without protein coat.

Q13
Escherichia coli is used extensively in biological research as it is
A easily cultured
B easily available
C easy to handle
D easily multiplied in host
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution

(a) E. coli lives as a symbiont in human intestine.

Q14
Single-celled eukaryotes are included in:
A Protista
B Fungi
C Archaea
D Monera
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution

(a) Single celled eukaryotes are included in protista.

Q15
Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?
A Pseudomonas
B Mycoplasma
C Nostoc
D Bacillus
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Mycoplasmas are smallest prokaryotes lacking cell wall. They are pathogenic to both plants and animals.

Q16
In the five-kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas and Chlorella have been included in
A protista
B algae
C plantae
D monera
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Chlamydomonas and Chlorella have been included in algae.

Q17
Archaebacteria differ from eubacteria in:
A Cell membrane
B Mode of nutrition
C Cell shape
D Mode of reproduction
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution

(a) Archaebacteria differ from other bacteria in having a different cell wall structure lacking peptidoglycan.

Q18
Which fungi contains hallucinogens?
A Morchella esculenta
B Amanita muscaria
C Neurospora sp.
D Ustilago sp.
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Amanita muscaria secretes hallucinogenic substances like psilocybin and psilocin.

Q19
Nitrogen fixer soil organisms belong to
A mosses
B bacteria
C green algae
D soil fungi
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Only some bacteria and blue green algae have the capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen.

Q20
Absorptive heterotrophic nutrition is exhibited by
A Algae
B Fungi
C Bryophytes
D Pteridophytes
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Fungi are saprophytes that secrete enzymes to external medium, perform digestion and absorb digested food.

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