Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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1.

Due to lack of protoplasm, these are not considered cells

A. bacteria
B. virus
C. fungi
D. algae
Answer» C. fungi
2.

Cell membrane of a bacteria invaginates in to cytoplasm and form a structure called

A. mesosomes
B. ribosomes
C. spores
D. plasmids
Answer» B. ribosomes
3.

Procedures which help to eliminate or reduce possibility of infection is called

A. antisepsis
B. antiseptics
C. antibodies
D. anti inflammatory
Answer» B. antiseptics
4.

Dormant, resistant bodies which develop during differentiation of vegetative cells are

A. pili
B. cysts
C. buds
D. spores
Answer» C. buds
5.

Other name for "blue green algae" is

A. cyanobacteria
B. green bacteria
C. blue bacteria
D. brunobacteria
Answer» B. green bacteria
6.

Example of rod-shaped viruses include

A. Influenza virus
B. Bacteriophages
C. Tobacco mosaic virus
D. Norwalk virus
Answer» D. Norwalk virus
7.

Bacteria which are fully dependent on their host for its nutrition are

A. parasites
B. chemosynthetic
C. photosynthetic
D. respiratic
Answer» B. chemosynthetic
8.

Chemical substances which act as inhibitor for growth of microorganisms are called

A. antibodies
B. antiseptics
C. antibiotics
D. anti inflammatory
Answer» C. antibiotics
9.

Chemotherapeutic chemical substances which are used to treat infectious diseases are

A. antibseptics
B. antibiotics
C. antifungal
D. anti inflammatory
Answer» C. antifungal
10.

Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek described microbes as bacteria and protozoa and called them as

A. animalcules
B. macromolecules
C. micromolecules
D. planolecules
Answer» B. macromolecules
11.

Viruses can only be destroyed by

A. antibodies present in blood of host's body
B. white blood cells present in host's body
C. red blood cells present in host's body
D. antibodies and white blood cells present in host's body
Answer» E.
12.

Metabolically dormant bodies of bacteria are resistant to adverse physical environmental conditions are the

A. spores
B. mesosome
C. ribosomes
D. plasmids
Answer» B. mesosome
13.

Viruses attacking the bacterial cells are

A. bacterioplasts
B. bacteriocytes
C. bacteriophages
D. saprophytes
Answer» D. saprophytes
14.

Green sulphur bacteria and purple sulphur bacteria are examples of

A. photosynthetic bacteria
B. chemosynthetic bacteria
C. heterotrophic
D. autotrophic
Answer» B. chemosynthetic bacteria
15.

Type of bacteria which is spherical in shape and possesses several distinct arrangements based on planes of division is

A. cocci
B. bacilli
C. Spirillum
D. helical
Answer» B. bacilli
16.

Robert Koch formulated germ theory of disease and discovered that specific bacteria which caused Tuberculosis and

A. epilepsy
B. Cholera
C. pneumonia
D. cancer
Answer» C. pneumonia
17.

Appendages of bacteria which are hollow, non-helical and filamentous are called

A. villi
B. pili
C. vibrio
D. spirochete
Answer» C. vibrio
18.

Trachome splits near to heterocyst and helps in fragmentation by formation of

A. trachom divisiom
B. metagonia
C. harmogonia
D. archegonia
Answer» D. archegonia
19.

Rocky coastlines in intertidal zone have common algae called

A. green algae
B. brown algae
C. brown green algae
D. yellow algae
Answer» C. brown green algae
20.

Campylobacter require a very low concentration of oxygen for growth therefore it is called as

A. microaerophillic
B. macroaerophilic
C. aerobic
D. anaerobic
Answer» B. macroaerophilic
21.

Reserve food material in cyanobacteria is

A. proteins
B. sugar
C. peptidoglycan
D. glycogen
Answer» E.
22.

Microorganisms could cause disease, was proved by

A. Robert Hook
B. Herbert Copeland
C. Louis Pasteur
D. John hogg
Answer» D. John hogg
23.

Thick walled, enlarged vegetative cells which accumulate food are called as

A. cytokinesis
B. Akinetes
C. endokinetes
D. exokinetes
Answer» C. endokinetes
24.

A disease which is transmitted to people by bites from rabid dogs and cats is

A. rabies
B. mental retardness
C. fever
D. epilepsy
Answer» B. mental retardness
25.

A thick rigid spiral is called

A. vibrio
B. Spirrilum
C. spirochete
D. baccili
Answer» C. spirochete
26.

Protein factories of bacteria are

A. mesosomes
B. ribosomes
C. spores
D. plasmids
Answer» C. spores
27.

Number of bacteria and its kinds vary with respect to changes in locality and

A. size
B. environment
C. shape
D. material
Answer» B. environment
28.

The flagellum is not found in

A. non-motile bacterium
B. motile bacterium
C. non-motile virus
D. motile virus
Answer» B. motile bacterium
29.

Spherical viruses are

A. tobacco mosaic virus
B. bacteriophages
C. influenza virus
D. spiral in shape
Answer» D. spiral in shape
30.

Definite but changeable shape is given to ciliates by its outer covering called a

A. cell wall
B. pedicle
C. pellicle
D. cell membrane
Answer» D. cell membrane
31.

Effect that instantly kills microbes is

A. sterilization
B. microbicidal
C. antiseptic
D. antibiotic
Answer» C. antiseptic
32.

Under suitable conditions, the mycelia threads grow

A. in the host cells
B. undergo binary fissions
C. grow over the substratum
D. form spores for later reproduction
Answer» D. form spores for later reproduction
33.

Microbiologists have divided bacteria in to two major groups eubacteria and

A. prokaryotic bacteria
B. archaeobacteria
C. free bacteria
D. inverted bacteria
Answer» C. free bacteria
34.

Transfer of genes from one species to another can be studied through

A. bacteria
B. vectors
C. fungi
D. algae
Answer» C. fungi
35.

Shield of macromolecules which provides greater pathogenicity to bacteria and protect them against phagocytosis is known as

A. capsule
B. slime
C. cell wall
D. pili
Answer» C. cell wall
36.

If there is a tuft of flagella on both two poles of bacteria, it is called as

A. Amphitrichous
B. lophotrichous
C. monotrichous
D. peritrichous
Answer» B. lophotrichous
37.

Viruses are not considered cells because they

A. cannot divide
B. do not have a nucleus
C. do not have a protoplasm
D. are non-living things
Answer» D. are non-living things
38.

Cyanobacteria use accessory pigments called

A. glycogen
B. phycobilins
C. trichomes
D. vibrio
Answer» C. trichomes
39.

Just beneath cell membrane there are extremely thin hair like appendages called as

A. flame cell
B. pili
C. villi
D. flagella
Answer» E.
40.

Pseudomonas is an example of bacteria which is

A. aerobic
B. anaerobic
C. facultative
D. parasitic
Answer» B. anaerobic
41.

If division of cell takes place in three planes it will produce a cube of 8 cocci which is named as

A. tetrad
B. sarcina
C. spiral
D. helical
Answer» C. spiral
42.

Majority of bacteria possesses a unique macromolecule known as

A. glycan
B. glycogen
C. peptidoglycan
D. peptoglycan
Answer» D. peptoglycan
43.

Chains of cells which are surrounded by mucilaginous sheet are called

A. trichomes
B. dichomes
C. tetrachomes
D. tetrad
Answer» B. dichomes
44.

Misuse of antibiotic streptomycin can cause

A. dumb
B. deafness
C. mental retardness
D. memory loss
Answer» C. mental retardness
45.

Bacteria can range in size from 0.1µm to

A. 600µm
B. 400µm
C. 300µm
D. 100µm
Answer» B. 400µm
46.

Bacteria reproduces asexually by process of

A. multiple fission
B. budding
C. binary fission
D. trinary fusion
Answer» C. binary fission
47.

A thin flexible spiral is known as spirochete

A. vibrio
B. Spirrilum
C. spirochete
D. baccili
Answer» D. baccili
48.

Flagellates rely on dead or decomposing organic matter to obtain its

A. food
B. air
C. water
D. transport
Answer» B. air
49.

Flagella respond to chemical signals by movement with help of flagella, this behavior is called as

A. chemotaxis
B. phototaxis
C. thermotaxis
D. hypotaxis
Answer» B. phototaxis
50.

A huge bacterium has been discovered in intestine of brown surgeonfish and its size grow as large as 600µm by

A. 60µm
B. 80µm
C. 40µm
D. 20µm
Answer» C. 40µm