Class 11 Biology MCQ Chapter 2 Biological Classification
Are you preparing for your AHSEC Biology examination? Our Class 11 Biology MCQ Chapter 2 Biological Classification English Medium resource is designed to help you practice important objective questions and improve your understanding of the chapter.
In Biological Classification, students learn how scientists group and classify living organisms based on their characteristics. The chapter discusses the five-kingdom classification system, Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. It also explains the unique features of different groups of organisms and their importance in the living world.
The MCQs provided here are carefully selected according to the latest AHSEC syllabus. These questions will help students revise important topics, identify key concepts, and prepare more effectively for examinations. Regular practice can improve accuracy, increase confidence, and make revision easier before exams.
Whether you are studying for class assessments, annual examinations, or the AHSEC Higher Secondary First Year Examination, these MCQ questions and answers will be a valuable tool for your Biology preparation.
Unit I: Diversity In the Living Organisms
Biological Classification
VSA & MCQ
I. Short Answer Questions (1 Mark Each)
Q1. What is biological classification?
Ans: Biological classification is the grouping of organisms based on their similarities and differences.
Q2. Who proposed the five kingdom classification?
Ans: R.H. Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification.
Q3. Name the five kingdoms.
Ans: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
Q4. Which kingdom includes prokaryotic organisms?
Ans: Kingdom Monera.
Q5. What are prokaryotes?
Ans: Prokaryotes are organisms without a true nucleus.
Q6. What are eukaryotes?
Ans: Eukaryotes are organisms with a true nucleus.
Q7. Which kingdom includes unicellular eukaryotes?
Ans: Kingdom Protista.
Q8. What is the mode of nutrition in fungi?
Ans: Fungi have heterotrophic and absorptive nutrition.
Q9. What is a virus?
Ans: A virus is a non-cellular organism that can reproduce only inside a host cell.
Q10. What are bacteria?
Ans: Bacteria are unicellular prokaryotic organisms.
Q11. What are archaebacteria?
Ans: Archaebacteria are ancient bacteria that live in extreme conditions.
Q12. What is a diatom?
Ans: Diatoms are microscopic photosynthetic protists with silica cell walls.
Q13. What is a mycoplasma?
Ans: Mycoplasma are the smallest living organisms without a cell wall.
Q14. What is the cell wall of fungi made of?
Ans: The cell wall of fungi is made of chitin.
Q15. What are lichens?
Ans: Lichens are symbiotic associations between algae and fungi.
II. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Q1. Who proposed the five kingdom classification?
(a) Linnaeus
(b) Whittaker
(c) Darwin
(d) Mendel
Ans: (b)
Q2. Which kingdom includes prokaryotes?
(a) Protista
(b) Fungi
(c) Monera
(d) Plantae
Ans: (c)
Q3. Organisms without a true nucleus are called:
(a) Eukaryotes
(b) Prokaryotes
(c) Multicellular
(d) Plants
Ans: (b)
Q4. Which kingdom has unicellular eukaryotes?
(a) Monera
(b) Protista
(c) Fungi
(d) Animalia
Ans: (b)
Q5. Fungi show which type of nutrition?
(a) Autotrophic
(b) Heterotrophic
(c) Photosynthetic
(d) Chemosynthetic
Ans: (b)
Q6. Cell wall of fungi is made of:
(a) Cellulose
(b) Chitin
(c) Protein
(d) Lipid
Ans: (b)
Q7. Bacteria belong to which kingdom?
(a) Protista
(b) Fungi
(c) Monera
(d) Plantae
Ans: (c)
Q8. Archaebacteria live in:
(a) Normal conditions
(b) Extreme conditions
(c) Water only
(d) Air only
Ans: (b)
Q9. Diatoms have cell walls made of:
(a) Cellulose
(b) Silica
(c) Chitin
(d) Protein
Ans: (b)
Q10. Mycoplasma lack:
(a) Nucleus
(b) Cytoplasm
(c) Cell wall
(d) DNA
Ans: (c)
Q11. Viruses are:
(a) Cellular
(b) Non-cellular
(c) Multicellular
(d) Plants
Ans: (b)
Q12. Viruses reproduce only inside:
(a) Water
(b) Soil
(c) Host cell
(d) Air
Ans: (c)
Q13. Lichens are association of:
(a) Plant and animal
(b) Algae and fungi
(c) Bacteria and fungi
(d) Virus and bacteria
Ans: (b)
Q14. Protists are mostly:
(a) Multicellular
(b) Unicellular
(c) Non-living
(d) Plants
Ans: (b)
Q15. Which kingdom includes mushrooms?
(a) Protista
(b) Fungi
(c) Monera
(d) Plantae
Ans: (b)
Q16. Blue-green algae belong to:
(a) Protista
(b) Monera
(c) Fungi
(d) Plantae
Ans: (b)
Q17. Which is not a kingdom?
(a) Monera
(b) Protista
(c) Virus
(d) Fungi
Ans: (c)
Q18. Mode of nutrition in plants is:
(a) Heterotrophic
(b) Autotrophic
(c) Saprophytic
(d) Parasitic
Ans: (b)
Q19. Fungi are:
(a) Autotrophs
(b) Heterotrophs
(c) Producers
(d) Consumers only
Ans: (b)
Q20. Which group shows photosynthesis?
(a) Fungi
(b) Protista
(c) Animals
(d) Virus
Ans: (b)
Q21. Kingdom Animalia includes:
(a) Plants
(b) Animals
(c) Bacteria
(d) Fungi
Ans: (b)
Q22. Bacteria reproduce by:
(a) Binary fission
(b) Budding
(c) Spore formation
(d) Fragmentation
Ans: (a)
Q23. Which is a unicellular organism?
(a) Human
(b) Amoeba
(c) Tree
(d) Dog
Ans: (b)
Q24. Which organism has no cell structure?
(a) Bacteria
(b) Virus
(c) Fungi
(d) Protista
Ans: (b)
Q25. Kingdom Plantae includes:
(a) Animals
(b) Plants
(c) Fungi
(d) Bacteria
Ans: (b)
Q26. Which is an example of Protista?
(a) Amoeba
(b) Mushroom
(c) Bacteria
(d) Virus
Ans: (a)
Q27. Which kingdom has cell wall of cellulose?
(a) Fungi
(b) Plantae
(c) Animalia
(d) Monera
Ans: (b)
Q28. Which organism lives in salty areas?
(a) Archaebacteria
(b) Fungi
(c) Plants
(d) Animals
Ans: (a)
Q29. Which kingdom is multicellular and heterotrophic?
(a) Plantae
(b) Animalia
(c) Monera
(d) Protista
Ans: (b)
Q30. Which organism is smallest living cell?
(a) Bacteria
(b) Virus
(c) Mycoplasma
(d) Fungi
Ans: (c)
