Biological Classification — NEET Biology

Biological Classification covers the five-kingdom system and the defining characteristics of Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia, along with viruses, viroids, prions and lichens. It is dense with terminology and examples, which is exactly what makes it high-yield: the questions are almost entirely recall, so systematic revision converts directly into marks.

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Biological Classification — NEET questions with answers

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List some of the fungi is given below: Mucor, Rhizopus, Albugo, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Puccinia, Ustilago. In how many fungi, plasmogamy is followed by karyogamy, immediately: -
  1. A Two
  2. B Three
  3. C Four
  4. D Five
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Correct answer: B

Mucor, Rhizopus & Albugo (In members of phycomycetes)
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How many of the following spores are exogenous?
Zoospores, Aplanospore, Conidia, Ascospore, Basidiospore.
  1. A Four
  2. B Three
  3. C Two
  4. D One
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Correct answer: C

Conidia & Basidiospores
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How many of the organisms present below are the members of the kingdom plantae according to two kingdom system of classification?
Chara, Ficus, Triticum, Mangifera, Homo sapiens, E. Coli, Salmonella
  1. A 5
  2. B 7
  3. C 3
  4. D 6
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Correct answer: D

Only Homo sapiens do not have cell wall, rest others have the cell wall.
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How many organisms in the list given below are of ascomycetes?
Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Yeast, Claviceps, Morels, Agaricus, Trichoderma, Puccinia
  1. A Six
  2. B Three
  3. C Four
  4. D Five
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Correct answer: C

Aspergillus, Yeast, Claviceps, morels are Ascomycetes
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Assertion: Boundaries of kingdom protista are not well defined.
Reason: Kingdom protista includes all single celled eukaryotes.
  1. A Both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  2. B Both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  3. C Assertion is True but the Reason is False.
  4. D Both Assertion & Reason are False.
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Correct answer: B

Chlorobium, Euglena, Nostoc, Anabaena.
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According to Whittaker, BGA are included in:
  1. A Mycota
  2. B Protista
  3. C Plantae
  4. D Monera
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Correct answer: D

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Kingdom Monera comprises the :-
  1. A Plants of economic importance
  2. B All the plants studied in botany
  3. C Prokaryotic organisms
  4. D Plants of Thallophyta group
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Correct answer: C

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Whittaker is famous for :-
  1. A Two kingdom classification
  2. B Four kingdom classification
  3. C Five kingdom classification
  4. D Distinguishing in Bacteria & blue green Algae
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Correct answer: C

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Biological Classification — frequently asked questions

How should I revise Biological Classification?

As tables of examples. Most questions name an organism and ask for its group, or name a group and ask for a characteristic, so example lists matter more than prose.

Are viruses part of the five-kingdom system?

No — viruses, viroids and prions sit outside the five-kingdom classification, and that exclusion is itself a commonly asked point.

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