Biological Classification NEET Questions

Biological Classification NEET Questions

Biological Classification NEET Questions are taken from NCERT Book Class 11th Chapter 2 it covers all topics that mentioned below

• Kingdom Monera
• Kingdom Protista
• Kingdom Fungi
• Kingdom Plantae
• Viruses, Viroids and Lichens

➥ Chapterwise Biology Quizzes

NEET Biological Classification Important Questions

1. Statement-1 : Linnaeus classified plants into trees, shrubs and herbs, on the basis of morphological characters. Statement-2 : Aristotle divided animals into group – Anaima and Enaima.
   1. Only statement-1 is correct
   2. Only statement-2 is correct
   3. Both statement-1 and statement-2 are correct
   4. Both statement-1 and statement-2 are incorrect
2. In members of which kingdom, nuclear membrane is absent?
   1. Monera
   2. Protista
   3. Fungi
   4. Plantae
3. In five kingdom classification, the kingdom that includes the blue-green algae, nitrogen-fixing bacteria and methanogenic archaebacteria, is
   1. Monera
   2. Protista
   3. Fungi
   4. Plantae
4. Which one of the following is not the basis of five kingdom classification?
   1. Cell structure
   2. Body organisation
   3. Reproduction
   4. Reserve food material
5. Position of bacteria in the kingdom system of classification proposed by Linnaeus is
   1. Monera
   2. Protista
   3. Plantae
   4. Animalia
6. Who was the founder of five kingdom system of classification?
   1. C. Linnaeus
   2. R.H. Whittaker
   3. Aristotle
   4. T.O. Diener
7. According to five kingdom system, gymnosperms and angiosperms are grouped under the kingdom
   1. Monera
   2. Protista
   3. Fungi
   4. Plantae
8. Which organisms are not included in the five kingdom system of classification?
   1. Protozoans
   2. Viruses
   3. Lichens
   4. Both (2) & (3)
9. Who for the first time classified organisms on the basis of scientific approach?
   1. Aristotle
   2. Linnaeus
   3. Whittaker
   4. Pasteur
10. Aristotle classified animals in two groups on the basis of presence or absence of RBC. The group which does not have RBCs is
    1. Anaima
    2. Enaima
    3. Ovipera
    4. Vivipera
11. Heterotrophic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms lacking a cell wall are included in the kingdom.
    1. Protista
    2. Fungi
    3. Plantae
    4. Animalia
12. During favourable conditions bacteria mainly reproduce by
    1. Budding
    2. Fragmentation
    3. Sporulation
    4. Fission
13. Select the correct statement.
    1. Cholera, typhoid, tetanus are well-known diseases caused by viruses
    2. Dinoflagellates, euglenoids and slime moulds are placed under kingdom Monera
    3. Members of kingdom Protista are primarily aquatic
    4. Dinoflagellates are the chief ‘producers’ in the oceans
14. Select the incorrect statement.
    1. Nostoc and Anabaena have heterocysts for nitrogen fixation
    2. Cyanobacteria often form blooms in polluted water bodies
    3. Heterotrophic bacteria are more abundant in nature
    4. The cell wall of Mycoplasma are made up of chitin
15. Heterocysts present in Anabaena is specialised for
    1. Nitrogen fixation
    2. Food storage
    3. Fission
    4. Sexual reproduction
16. Mark the odd one w.r.t. cell wall.
    1. Halophiles
    2. Methanogens
    3. Thermoacidophiles
    4. Cyanobacteria
17. Primitive bacteria living in salty areas are called as
    1. Methanogens
    2. Thermoacidophiles
    3. Heliophytes
    4. Halophiles
18. Select the non-protistan group.
    1. Slime moulds
    2. Dinoflagellates
    3. Phycomycetes
    4. Chrysophytes
19. Which of the following is correct?
    1. All slime moulds are haploid
    2. Protozoans lack cell wall
    3. Dinoflagellates are non-motile
    4. Pellicle is absent in Euglena
20. Which is not a feature of dinoflagellates?
    1. They cause red tides
    2. Their cell wall has stiff cellulose plates on the outer surface
    3. They release toxins
    4. These are mostly fresh water and non-photosynthetic
21. _________ are saprophytic protists, whose body moves along decaying twigs andleaves engulfing organic material.
    1. Euglenoids
    2. Dinoflagellates
    3. Chrysophytes
    4. Slime moulds
22. Being photosynthetic, which organism in absence of sunlight behave like heterotrophs?
    1. Slime moulds
    2. Euglenoids
    3. Sporozoans
    4. Ciliated protozoans
23. Diatomaceous earth is formed due to which substance?
    1. Phosphorus
    2. Calcium
    3. Silicon
    4. Copper
24. With respect to fungal sexual cycle, choose the correct sequence of events.
    1. Karyogamy, plasmogamy and meiosis
    2. Meiosis, plasmogamy and karyogamy
    3. Plasmogamy, karyogamy and meiosis
    4. Meiosis, karyogamy and plasmogamy
25. Mark the odd one w.r.t. kingdom fungi.
    1. They reproduce asexually and sexually
    2. They show a great diversity in structure and habitat
    3. Most of fungi are saprophytic in their mode of nutrition
    4. They do not reproduce by zoospores
26. The sex organs are absent, but plasmogamy is brought about by fusion of two vegetative or somatic cells of different genotypes. It is the feature of
    1. Phycomycetes
    2. Basidiomycetes
    3. Ascomycetes
    4. All of these
27. The fungi form fruiting bodies in which _________ division occurs, leading to formation of _________ spores.
    1. Mitotic, diploid
    2. Reduction, haploid
    3. Mitotic, haploid
    4. Reduction, diploid
28. Vegetative reproduction by fragmentation is common in
    1. Agaricus
    2. Saccharomyces
    3. Euglena
    4. Gonyaulax
29. Haploid sexual spore produced exogenously is
    1. Ascospore
    2. Basidiospore
    3. Oospore
    4. Zygospore
30. Coenocytic mycelium is found in
    1. Deuteromycetes
    2. Phycomycetes
    3. Ascomycetes
    4. All of these
31. The members of which group are commonly known as sac fungi?
    1. Phycomycetes
    2. Deuteromycetes
    3. Basidiomycetes
    4. Ascomycetes
32. Select the incorrect statement.
    1. Cuscuta is a parasitic plant
    2. Bladderwort and Venus fly trap are examples of insectivorous plants.
    3. Plantae includes algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms
    4. The mode of nutrition in plants is holozoic
33. In which group of organisms, reserve food is stored in the form of glycogen and fat?
    1. Man and Monkey
    2. Cuscuta and Dog
    3. Bladderwort and Cuscuta
    4. Bladderwort and Venus fly trap
34. Which of the following statement is incorrect about viruses?
    1. Viruses contain either RNA or DNA
    2. Viruses do not have their own metabolic system
    3. Bacteriophages are usually double stranded DNA viruses
    4. TMV contains both RNA and DNA as its genetic material
35. Viruses that infect the bacteria are termed as
    1. Cyanophages
    2. Bacteriophages
    3. Mycophages
    4. Both (1) & (2)
36. Who demonstrated that the extract of the infected plants of tobacco could cause infection in healthy plants?
    1. Pasteur
    2. M.W. Beijerinek
    3. D.J. Ivanowsky
    4. W.M. Stanley
37. The protein coat called capsid made of small subunits called capsomeres are present in
    1. Viruses
    2. Bacteria
    3. Fungi
    4. Gymnosperms
38. Select the correct statement.
    1. Viroids have double stranded RNA
    2. RNA of viroids have high molecular weight than viruses
    3. Mumps and Herpes are viral diseases
    4. The name virus was given by D.J. Ivanowsky
39. Lichens show symbiotic relationship between
    1. Algae and fungi
    2. Algae and bacteria
    3. Fungi and bacteriophage
    4. Algae and bacteriophage
40. Which is correct w.r.t. lichens?
    1. Mycobiont is autotrophic component
    2. Phycobiont is heterotrophic component
    3. They are good pollution indicators
    4. They do not grow in non-polluted areas
41. The association of fungi with the roots of higher plants is called
    1. Lichens
    2. Mycorrhiza
    3. Slime mould
    4. Neurospora

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