Chapter 1: Biodiversity - Biology Mcqs for High School - Grade 9 - Set 1

1)   The term used by Edouard Chatton for describing plant and animal cells is

a. gametophytes
b. Eucariotique
c. Procariotique
d. sporophyte
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ANSWER: Eucariotique

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2)   According to Ernst Haeckel, the bacteria were included in

a. kingdom kart
b. kingdom algae
c. kingdom Protista
d. kingdom protozoa
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ANSWER: kingdom Protista

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3)   The phylum name to which pea plant belongs is

a. collembola
b. megaloptera
c. magnoliophyta
d. hominidae
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ANSWER: magnoliophyta

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4)   The number of kingdoms in which organisms are divided is

a. five
b. six
c. seven
d. four
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ANSWER: five

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5)   In 1991 HJP project started to protect the Palas valley which is

a. richest area of biodiversity
b. most fertile area
c. riches resources area
d. hilly area
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ANSWER: richest area of biodiversity

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6)   The information on heredity is carried by

a. Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) only
b. Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) only
c. mitochondria
d. Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
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ANSWER: Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

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7)   The ladder which is formed by taxonomic categories is classified as

a. historic hierarchy
b. systematic hierarchy
c. taxonomic hierarchy
d. pharmacist hierarchy
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ANSWER: taxonomic hierarchy

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8)   A furthermore threat to a species is chemical

a. contaminants
b. pollutants
c. waste material
d. products
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ANSWER: contaminants

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9)   The naming of the organism in scientific terms is known as

a. binomial nomenclature
b. trinomial nomenclature
c. scientific nomenclature
d. all of above
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ANSWER: binomial nomenclature

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10)   Wood pulp is used to manufacture

a. furniture
b. paper
c. rubber
d. plastic
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ANSWER: paper

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11)   The fruit fly is known as

a. drosophila melanogaster
b. homo sapiens
c. Escherichia Coli
d. Amanita Muscaria
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ANSWER: drosophila melanogaster

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12)   Considering the two-kingdom classification system, the organisms that are included in kingdom Plantae are

a. Volvox, amoeba and paramecium
b. Golgi bodies, algae and fungi
c. amoeba, bacteria and fungi
d. fungi, bacteria and algae
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ANSWER: fungi, bacteria and algae

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13)   The cutting down of trees is termed as

a. forestation
b. plantation
c. deforestation
d. biodiversity
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ANSWER: deforestation

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14)   Escherichia Coli is a

a. virus
b. bacteria
c. fly
d. mushroom
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ANSWER: bacteria

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15)   According to two-kingdom classification, the kingdom Plantae consists of

a. autotrophs
b. heterotrophs
c. uniontrophs
d. matrotrophs
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ANSWER: autotrophs

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16)   The basic unit of classification is a

a. specie
b. family
c. community
d. population
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ANSWER: specie

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17)   The name of biologist who objected two-kingdom classification and proposed a third kingdom is

a. Rachel Carson
b. Ernst Haeckel
c. David Baltimore
d. James Watson
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ANSWER: Ernst Haeckel

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18)   Prions and viroid's are

a. unicellular
b. multicellular
c. acellular
d. bicellular
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ANSWER: acellular

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19)   The change in climate causes species difficulty in

a. adjustment
b. migration
c. extinction
d. reproduction
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ANSWER: adjustment

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20)   All the organisms share many biological

a. habitat
b. characteristics
c. factors
d. regions
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ANSWER: characteristics

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