5 Kingdom Classification

Q.

Example of blue-green algae is in ___.

1. Fungi

2. Monera

3. Protista

4. Plantae

Q. Linnaeus placed bacteria, fungi along with plants in Kingdom Plantae. The character that unified these diverse groups is the

1. presence of cell membrane
2. presence of cell wall
3. similar mode of nutrition
4. similar mode of reproduction by spores

Q.

What are the advantages of classifying organisms?
[3 Marks]

Q. Which of the following are protists?

1. Algae
2. Protozoans
3. Slime moulds
4. Rhizopus

Q. The five kingdom classification was proposed by ________.

1. Ernst Haeckel
2. Robert Whittaker
3. Aristotle
4. Carolus Linnaeus

Q. Find the correct set of characteristics of kingdom Animalia.

1) Multicellular
2) Heterotrophic
3) May be eukaryotic or prokaryotic
4) Lacks cell wall

1. 1 and 2
2. 1, 2, 3 and 4
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1, 2 and 4

Q.

On a broader scale, classification of organisms is based on _________.

1. similar characteristics

2. dissimilar characteristics
3. colour
4. height

Q.

According to the five-kingdom system, which kingdom contains organisms whose structure is composed of prokaryotic cells?

1. Kingdom Fungi
2. Kingdom Plantae
3. Kingdom Monera
4. Kingdom Animalia

Q. Regarding Assertion and Reason, select the option that is correct.

Assertion: Viruses are classified as living organism.

Reason: They have very simple, non-cellular structure and cannot exist independently.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
   
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct. But Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
3. Both Assertion and Reasons are incorrect.
4. The Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
   

Q. The scientific name of an organism contains information about it ____ and ____.

1. genus and species
2. genus and family
3. order and family
4. family and species