Biological classification
### *MCQs on "Biological Classification"*
1. *Who proposed the five-kingdom classification?*
a) Carolus Linnaeus
b) Ernst Haeckel
c) Robert Whittaker
d) Carl Woese
*Answer:* c) Robert Whittaker
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2. *Which of the following is not a kingdom in the five-kingdom classification?*
a) Monera
b) Protista
c) Fungi
d) Algae
*Answer:* d) Algae
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3. *Which kingdom includes prokaryotic organisms?*
a) Protista
b) Fungi
c) Monera
d) Plantae
*Answer:* c) Monera
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4. *Which of the following is a characteristic of Kingdom Monera?*
a) Presence of membrane-bound organelles
b) Absence of a defined nucleus
c) Multicellular organization
d) Autotrophic mode of nutrition
*Answer:* b) Absence of a defined nucleus
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5. *Which of the following is an example of a cyanobacterium?*
a) Escherichia coli
b) Nostoc
c) Rhizobium
d) Lactobacillus
*Answer:* b) Nostoc
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6. *Which of the following is not a characteristic of Kingdom Protista?*
a) Unicellular or colonial organization
b) Presence of membrane-bound organelles
c) Prokaryotic cells
d) Autotrophic or heterotrophic nutrition
*Answer:* c) Prokaryotic cells
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7. *Which of the following is an example of a protozoan?*
a) Euglena
b) Amoeba
c) Spirogyra
d) Chlamydomonas
*Answer:* b) Amoeba
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8. *Which kingdom includes organisms that are decomposers?*
a) Monera
b) Protista
c) Fungi
d) Animalia
*Answer:* c) Fungi
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9. *Which of the following is a characteristic of Kingdom Fungi?*
a) Autotrophic nutrition
b) Cell wall made of cellulose
c) Cell wall made of chitin
d) Presence of chlorophyll
*Answer:* c) Cell wall made of chitin
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10. *Which of the following is an example of a fungus?*
a) Yeast
b) Euglena
c) Nostoc
d) Paramecium
*Answer:* a) Yeast
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11. *Which of the following is a characteristic of Kingdom Plantae?*
a) Autotrophic nutrition
b) Heterotrophic nutrition
c) Absence of cell wall
d) Presence of chitin in cell wall
*Answer:* a) Autotrophic nutrition
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12. *Which of the following is not a characteristic of Kingdom Animalia?*
a) Multicellular organization
b) Heterotrophic nutrition
c) Presence of cell wall
d) Absence of chlorophyll
*Answer:* c) Presence of cell wall
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13. *Which of the following is an example of a parasitic fungus?*
a) Agaricus
b) Puccinia
c) Penicillium
d) Aspergillus
*Answer:* b) Puccinia
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14. *Which of the following is a characteristic of viruses?*
a) They are cellular organisms
b) They can reproduce outside a host cell
c) They contain both DNA and RNA
d) They are obligate parasites
*Answer:* d) They are obligate parasites
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15. *Which of the following is not a viral disease?*
a) AIDS
b) Influenza
c) Tuberculosis
d) Common cold
*Answer:* c) Tuberculosis
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16. *Which of the following is a characteristic of viroids?*
a) They have a protein coat
b) They contain RNA as genetic material
c) They infect animals
d) They are larger than viruses
*Answer:* b) They contain RNA as genetic material
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17. *Which of the following is an example of a lichen?*
a) Rhizobium
b) Nostoc
c) Parmelia
d) Agaricus
*Answer:* c) Parmelia
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18. *Which of the following is a characteristic of mycoplasma?*
a) Presence of cell wall
b) Absence of cell membrane
c) Smallest living organisms
d) Presence of chlorophyll
*Answer:* c) Smallest living organisms
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19. *Which of the following is an example of a symbiotic relationship?*
a) Lichen
b) Mycoplasma
c) Virus
d) Viroid
*Answer:* a) Lichen
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20. *Which of the following is not a characteristic of Archaebacteria?*
a) They live in extreme environments
b) They have a unique cell wall structure
c) They are photosynthetic
d) They are prokaryotic
*Answer:* c) They are photosynthetic
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