MCQ: Biological classification

Explore a series of multiple-choice questions to challenge your understanding of how living organisms are grouped and categorized in the natural world.

Article: biological classification-I, biological classification-II

1. Who is credited with the first attempt at a scientific basis of classification?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Aristotle
C) Linnaeus
D) R.H. Whittaker

2. According to Aristotle’s classification, how did he categorize plants?
A) Based on their habitat
B) Based on their mode of nutrition
C) Based on simple morphological characters
D) Based on their reproductive methods

3. How did Aristotle classify animals?
A) Based on their coloration
B) Based on their size
C) Based on whether they had red blood or not
D) Based on their habitat

5. What was one of the limitations of the two-kingdom classification system proposed by Linnaeus?
A) It did not distinguish between plants and animals.
B) It did not consider the mode of nutrition.
C) It did not classify red blood cells.
D) It did not distinguish between eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

6. What is NOT considered as a basis of classification in the five-kingdom system?
A) Cell structure
B) Mode of nutrition
C) Body coloration
D) Reproduction

7. Which group was NOT included in the kingdom Protista due to the inability to distinguish between unicellular and multicellular organisms?
A) Green algae
B) Fungi
C) Monera
D) Animals

8. What was one of the major shortcomings of the five-kingdom classification system?
A) It did not include viruses.
B) It was too complex.
C) It relied solely on phylogenetic relationships.
D) It included too many kingdoms

9. Which scientist introduced the five-kingdom classification system in 1969?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Carl Linnaeus
C) Robert H. Whittaker
D) Aristotle

10. In the five-kingdom classification system, what are the five main groups of living organisms?
A) Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, and Bacteria
B) Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
C) Mammals, Birds, Insects, Reptiles, and Amphibians
D) Algae, Mosses, Ferns, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms