MCQs

1. Who proposed the Five Kingdom Classification?
(a) Aristotle (b) Linnaeus (c) R. H. Whittaker (d) Darwin

2. The Five Kingdom Classification was proposed in:
(a) 1959 (b) 1969 (c) 1979 (d) 1989

3. Which of the following is NOT included in Whittaker’s five kingdoms?
(a) Monera (b) Protista (c) Archaea (d) Fungi

4. Which criterion was NOT used by Whittaker for classification?
(a) Cell structure (b) Mode of nutrition (c) Reproduction (d) Colour of organism

5. In the Three-Domain system, Monera was divided into:
(a) Protista and Fungi (b) Archaea and Bacteria (c) Plantae and Animalia (d) Eukarya and Protista

6. The domain containing all eukaryotic kingdoms is:
(a) Monera (b) Bacteria (c) Archaea (d) Eukarya

7. Earlier classification systems grouped bacteria and fungi together mainly because they:
(a) Were multicellular (b) Were heterotrophic (c) Possessed a cell wall (d) Were autotrophic

8. Which major difference was ignored in earlier classification systems?
(a) Colour differences (b) Habitat differences (c) Prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisation (d) Shape differences

9. Bacteria and cyanobacteria are placed in:
(a) Protista (b) Monera (c) Fungi (d) Plantae

10. Which of the following organisms belongs to Kingdom Protista?
(a) Mushroom (b) Amoeba (c) Fern (d) Bacteria

11. Chlamydomonas and Chlorella are included in:
(a) Monera (b) Protista (c) Plantae (d) Animalia

12. The cell wall of fungi is mainly composed of:
(a) Cellulose (b) Peptidoglycan (c) Chitin (d) Protein

13. Green plants differ from fungi because green plants are:
(a) Heterotrophic (b) Saprophytic (c) Photosynthetic autotrophs (d) Parasitic

14. Which kingdom includes plant-like and animal-like unicellular organisms?
(a) Monera (b) Protista (c) Fungi (d) Animalia

15. Which of the following is a prokaryotic organism?
(a) Amoeba (b) Paramecium (c) Bacteria (d) Mushroom

16. Modern classification mainly aims to show:
(a) Economic importance only (b) Habitat only (c) Evolutionary relationships (d) Size differences only

17. Which kingdom was separated because of heterotrophic nutrition and chitinous cell wall?
(a) Monera (b) Protista (c) Fungi (d) Plantae

18. Which of the following is NOT a member of Protista?
(a) Amoeba (b) Paramecium (c) Chlorella (d) Moss

19. Whittaker’s classification separated organisms mainly on:
(a) Fundamental structural differences (b) Colour differences (c) Habitat differences (d) Size differences

20. Which kingdom includes multicellular autotrophic organisms with cellulose cell wall?
(a) Monera (b) Fungi (c) Plantae (d) Animalia