Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Life Sciences knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following organisms have thick peptidoglycan in their cell wall?

A. Gram-negative bacteria
B. Gram-positive bacteria
C. Yeast
D. Molds
Answer» C. Yeast
2.

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A. Gram-negative bacteria
B. Gram-positive bacteria
C. Yeast
D. Molds
Answer» C. Yeast
3.

Name the acid present in the cell wall of bacteria which helps in retaining its color during the acid-fast test?

A. Mycolic acid
B. Teichoic acid
C. Malic acid
D. Tartaric acid
Answer» B. Teichoic acid
4.

Gram staining is specialized staining.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
5.

Which of the following bacteria is pleomorphic?

A. Mycobacteria
B. Streptococcus
C. Pseudomonas
D. Corynebacterium
Answer» E.
6.

What is sarcinae?

A. Cocci group of bacteria
B. Chainlike group of bacteria
C. Cubelike group of bacteria
D. Grapelike cluster of bacteria
Answer» D. Grapelike cluster of bacteria
7.

Which of the following is NOT the basic shape of the bacteria?

A. Rod shape
B. Square shape
C. Comma shape
D. Spiral shape
Answer» C. Comma shape
8.

The largest bacteria which can be visible by unaided eye is_______

A. Thiomargarita namibiensis
B. Lactobacillus
C. Mycoplasma
D. Pseudomonas
Answer» B. Lactobacillus
9.

Name the scientist who proposed the phylogenetic tree for living things.

A. Carlo Urbani
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Robert Koch
D. Carl Woese
Answer» E.
10.

Which of the following gene deduced the evolutionary relationship between the taxonomic groups?

A. 16S rRNA
B. 23S rRNA
C. 5S rRNA
D. 18S rRNA
Answer» B. 23S rRNA
11.

Mark the common feature between eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

A. Shape of DNA
B. Number of chromosomes
C. A prokaryotic cell is similar to a eukaryotic organelle
D. Cell wall
Answer» D. Cell wall