Common Nursing Entrance Test

Chapter - Biological classification

DPP – 5
1. Which of the following is not a kingdom in the five-kingdom classification?
A) Monera B) Protista C) Virus D) Fungi
2. The five-kingdom classification was proposed by:
A) Linnaeus B) Whittaker C) Haeckel D) Aristotle
3. Monera includes:
A) Multicellular prokaryotes B) Unicellular prokaryotes
C) Unicellular eukaryotes D) Multicellular eukaryotes
4. Which of the following organisms lack a true nucleus?
A) Protists B) Fungi C) Monerans D) Algae
5. The cell wall of fungi is made up of:
A) Cellulose B) Peptidoglycan C) Chitin D) Lignin
6. Protists are mainly:
A) Multicellular B) Prokaryotic C) Unicellular eukaryotes D) Unicellular prokaryotes
7. Slime molds belong to which kingdom?
A) Monera B) Fungi C) Protista D) Plantae
8. Archaebacteria are found in:
A) Normal environment B) Extreme conditions
C) Soil D) Plants
9. Which among the following is autotrophic?
A) Fungi B) Algae C) Amoeba D) Slime molds
10. Which group has members with both plant and animal characteristics?
A) Monera B) Protista C) Fungi D) Plantae
11. Which of the following are decomposers?
A) Bacteria B) Fungi C) Algae D) Both A and B
12. Mycoplasma are:
A) Bacteria with cell wall B) Virus
C) Wall-less bacteria D) Archaebacteria
13. Chemosynthetic autotrophs obtain energy from:
A) Sunlight B) Chemicals C) Organic matter D) None
14. Euglena is a:
A) Plant B) Animal C) Protist D) Fungi
15. Which among the following kingdoms include prokaryotic organisms?
A) Protista B) Fungi C) Monera D) Plantae
16. Diatoms belong to:
A) Monera B) Protista C) Plantae D) Animalia
17. Fungi are:
A) Autotrophs B) Heterotrophs C) Both D) None
18. Which of the following is not a fungal disease?
A) Ringworm B) Athlete's foot C) Malaria D) Candidiasis
19. The term ‘cyanobacteria’ refers to:
A) Blue-green algae B) Protozoa C) Fungi D) Virus
20. Which of the following lack a cell wall?
A) Bacteria B) Fungi C) Mycoplasma D) Algae
21. Archaebacteria differ from eubacteria in:
A) Cell membrane structure B) Cell wall composition
C) Habitat D) All of the above
22. Fungi reproduce by:
A) Binary fission B) Spores C) Budding D) All of the above
23. Which kingdom includes kelps (large algae)?
A) Plantae B) Protista C) Fungi D) Monera
24. The sexual reproduction in fungi leads to formation of:
A) Asexual spores B) Zygospore C) Conidia D) Zoospores
25. Lichens are symbiotic associations of:
A) Algae and bacteria B) Algae and fungi
C) Fungi and protozoa D) Fungi and bacteria
26. Which of the following is not a characteristic of kingdom Monera?
A) Prokaryotic B) Peptidoglycan cell wall C) True nucleus D) Unicellular
27. Which of these is a nitrogen fixer?
A) Rhizobium B) Penicillium C) Plasmodium D) Aspergillus
28. The motile structure in Euglena is:
A) Pseudopodia B) Cilia C) Flagella D) None
29. The structure responsible for nutrient absorption in fungi:
A) Roots B) Hyphae C) Rhizoids D) Mycelium
30. Which is an example of a unicellular fungus?
A) Rhizopus B) Agaricus C) Yeast D) Mucor
31. Which group is referred to as “Kingdom of primitive organisms”?
A) Protista B) Fungi C) Monera D) Plantae
32. Fungi digest food:
A) Internally B) Externally C) By photosynthesis D) Through roots
33. Algae are:
A) Autotrophs B) Heterotrophs C) Saprophytes D) None
34. Rhizopus is also known as:
A) Bread mold B) Mushroom C) Yeast D) Blue-green algae
35. The sexual spores formed in basidiomycetes are called:
A) Conidia B) Zoospores C) Basidiospores D) Ascospores
36. Penicillium reproduces by:
A) Budding B) Binary fission C) Conidia D) Fragmentation
37. Bacterial reproduction is generally by:
A) Budding B) Mitosis C) Binary fission D) Sporulation
38. Which algae is used as a bioindicator of pollution?
A) Ulva B) Chlorella C) Euglena D) Spirogyra
39. In Whittaker’s classification, the basis of classification is:
A) Mode of nutrition B) Cell structure C) Phylogenetic relationships D) All of the above
40. The main photosynthetic pigment in cyanobacteria is:
A) Chlorophyll a B) Chlorophyll b C) Carotenoids D) Xanthophyll
41. Kingdom Protista includes:
A) Prokaryotes B) Unicellular eukaryotes C) Multicellular autotrophs D) Fungi
42. Which kingdom includes organisms with both autotrophic and heterotrophic modes?
A) Monera B) Protista C) Animalia D) Plantae
43. Which is a colonial form of algae?
A) Volvox B) Spirogyra C) Chlamydomonas D) Ulothrix
44. Mucor is classified under:
A) Zygomycetes B) Ascomycetes C) Basidiomycetes D) Deuteromycetes
45. Members of Deuteromycetes reproduce:
A) Sexually only B) Asexually only C) By budding D) Both sexually and asexually
46. Bread mold belongs to:
A) Monera
B) Protista
C) Fungi
D) Plantae
47. Cyanobacteria fix nitrogen in specialized cells called:
A) Hyphae
B) Heterocysts
C) Sporangia
D) Capsules
48. Red tides are caused by:
A) Fungi
B) Red algae
C) Dinoflagellates
D) Euglenoids
49. Which group is incorrectly matched with its example?
A) Ascomycetes – Yeast
B) Basidiomycetes – Mushroom
C) Zygomycetes – Rhizopus
D) Deuteromycetes – Nostoc
50. Who proposed three-domain system of classification?
A) Whittaker
B) Linnaeus
C) Woese
D) Haeckel