NEET MCQs Biological Classification – Free Pdf Download

  1. Osmoregulation in π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘π‘–π‘’π‘š is a function of
    a) Contractile vacuole b) Trichocysts c) Cytopyge d) Cytostome
  2. Fungi imperfecti includes
    a) Aspergillus and Penicillium b) Alternaria and Trichoderma
    c) Ustilago and Puccinia d) Alternaria and penicillium
  3. Which of the following is a non-hyphal unicellular fungus?
    a) Yeast b) Puccinia c) Ustilago d) Alternaria
  4. Auxospores and homocysts are formed, respectively by
    a) Several diatoms and a few cyanobacteria b) Several cyanobacteria and several diatoms
    c) Some diatoms several cyanobacteria d) Some cyanobacteria and many diatoms
  5. HIV is classified as a retrovirus because its genetic information is carried in
    a) DNA instead of RNA b) DNA c) RNA instead of DNA d) Protein coat
  6. Consider the following statements
    I. Mycelium is branched and septate
    II. The asexual spores are generally not formed
    III. Vegetative reproduction takes place by framentation
    IV. Sex organs are absent but sexual reproduction takes place by somatogamy
    V. Karyogamy and meiosis takes place in basidium to form haploid four basidiospores
    Vi. Basidia are arranged in fruiting bodies called basidiocarp
    The above statements are assigned to
    a) Sac fungi b) Bracket fungi c) Imperfecti fungi d) Club fungi
  7. Aristotle classified the plants on the basis of their morphological characters and categorised them into
    a) Tree, shrubs and herbs
    b) Algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms
    c) Embryophytes and tracheophytes
    d) Algae and embryophytes
  8. Citrus canker is a
    a) Viral disease b) Bacterial disease c) Fungal disease d) Protozoan disease
  9. Which is correct?
    a) RNA is genetic material of bacteria b) RNA is genetic material of all virus
    c) DNA is genetic material of some organism d) Some virus has RNA as genetic material
  10. African sleeping sickness is caused by
    a) π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘Ž b) πΏπ‘’π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘Ž c) πΏπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Ž d) π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘š
  11. Read the following statement about bacteria and select the correct option
    a) Bacteria are simple in structure but complex in
    behavior
    b) Bacteria are complex in structure but simple in
    behavior
    c) Bacteria are simple in both structure and behavior d) Bacteria are complex in both structure and
    behavior
  12. Which of the following is a Gram negative bacterium?
    a) πΈπ‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘β„Žπ‘–π‘Ž π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘– b) π΅π‘Žπ‘π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘’π‘  𝑠𝑒𝑏𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠
    c) π‘†π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘¦π‘π‘’π‘  π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘–π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿ d) π΄π‘šπ‘π‘¦π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘ π‘–π‘  π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘ 

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13.Virus consists of

a) Nucleic acid b) Protein c) Both (A) and (B) d) None of these

  1. Parasitic and saprophytic conditions are more familiar in
    a) Fungi b) Bacteria c) Algae d) Ferns
  2. Bacteriophage releases lysozyme during
    a) Penetration phase b) Eclipse phase c) Absorption phase d) Maturation phase
  3. πΆπ‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘–π‘Ž π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž is a/an
    a) Algae b) Lichen c) Fungus d) Angiosperm
  4. According to five kingdom classification bacteria belong to
    a) Protista b) Monera c) Plantae d) Archaea
  5. Which of the following is a free living nitrogen fixing bacterium present in the soil?
    a) π‘π‘–π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘  b) π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘’π‘š c) π΄π‘§π‘œπ‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ d) π‘ƒπ‘ π‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘ 
  6. The genetic material of rabies virus is
    a) Double stranded RNA b) Single stranded RNA c) Double stranded DNA d) Single stranded DNA
  7. All of the following fungi belongs to Phycomycetes, except
    a) Rhizopus b) Mucor c) Albugo d) Agaricus
  8. Which is correct for bacteria?
    a) They have both cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation
    b) They absorb light > 900 nm of wavelength
    c) They release O2 during photosynthesis
    d) They use H2O during photosynthesis
  9. Consider the following statements
    I. In this group, the π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘š differentiates and forms fruiting bodies, bearing spores at their tips
    II. Spores possess true walls
    III. The spores are dispersed by air currents
    IV. The spores are extremely resistant and survive for many years even under adverse conditions
    The above statements are assigned to
    a) Euglenoid b) Slime moulds c) Dinoflagellates d) Chrysophytes
  10. Purified antibiotic penicillin of π‘ƒπ‘’π‘›π‘–π‘π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘’π‘š π‘›π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘š was discovered by
    a) Alexander Fleming b) Howard Floxy c) Robert Hooke d) Carolus Linnaeus
  11. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘œπ‘π‘œπ‘π‘π‘’π‘ ,π‘€π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘π‘œπ‘π‘π‘’π‘  and π‘€π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘š are
    a) Archaebacteria having eukaryotic histone homologue
    b) Bacteria with cytoskeleton
    c) Archaebacteria with negatively supercoiled DNA as eukaryotes but lacking histones
    d) Bacteria having positively coiled DNA, cytoskeleton, mitochondria
  12. Identify the correct pair of events when temperate phages infect bacteria.
    I. No prophages are formed
    II. Bacterial cell undergoes many divisions.
    III. Bacterial cell undergoes immediate lysis.
    IV. Prophages are formed
    The correct pair is
    a) I and II b) II and III c) III and IV d) II and IV
  13. Which of the following is an edible fungi?
    a) Mucor b) Penicillium c) Agaricus d) Rhizopus
  14. Animal cells do not have
    a) Plasma membrane b) Cell wall c) Chloroplast only d) Both (a) and (c)
  15. Which group of organisms is represented by the given figure? a) Dinoflagellates b) Protozoans c) Slime mould d) Euglenoids

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  1. State whether the given statements are true or false
    I. Five kingdom system of classification did not differentiated between the heterotrophic group, fungi and
    the autotrophic green plants, through they showed a characteristic difference in their walls composition.
    II. Fungi wall contains chitin, while the green plants has a cellulosic cell wall
    Codes
    a) I is true, but II is false b) I is false, but II is true
    c) I and II are true d) I and II are false
  2. Under favourable conditions slime moulds form
    a) Protonema b) Plasmodium c) Mycelium d) Fruiting bodies
  3. Which of the following class of fungi helps in mineral cycling?
    a) Deuteromycetes b) Basidiomycetes
    c) Ascomycetes d) Phycomycetes
  4. Teichoic acid is present in
    a) Cell wall of Gram positive bacteria b) Cell wall of Gram negative bacteria
    c) Capsid of virus d) Protoplasm of mycoplasma
  5. Red tide in warms coastal water is caused due to the rapid multiplications of
    a) Euglena b) Diatoms c) Gonyaulax d) Paramecium
  6. Which of the following groups are placed under the kingdom-Protista?
    a) Crysophytes b) Dianoflagellate and euglenoids
    c) Slime moulds and protozoans d) All of the above
  7. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š π‘“π‘Žπ‘™π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘š?
    a) The conidia and conidiophores are aseptate mycelium and setae are septate
    b) The conidia, conidiophores, mycelium and setae are septate
    c) The conidia are aseptate conidiophores, mycelium and setae septate
    d) The mycelium is septate conidia, conidiophores and setae are aseptate
  8. Ainsworth put π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘  in
    a) Zygomycotina b) Mastigomycotina c) Myxomycotina d) Ascomycotina
  9. The disease caused by virus which is 42 nm in size and contains double stranded DNA is
    a) Hepatitis-A b) AIDS c) Hepatitis-B d) Leprosy
  10. The disease caused by π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘Ž is
    a) Yellow fever b) Sleeping sickness c) Kala azar d) Hey fever
  11. In which animal, dimorphic nucleus us found?
    a) π΄π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘Ž b) π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘Ž π‘”π‘Žπ‘šπ‘π‘–π‘’π‘›π‘ π‘’
    c) π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘š π‘£π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘₯ d) π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘π‘–π‘’π‘š π‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘š
  12. Kingdom-Monera consists of
    a) Unicellular eukaryotes b) Multicellular eukaryotes
    c) Bacteria d) Both (a) and (c)
  13. Slimy mass of protoplasm with many nuclei and an π΄π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘Žβˆ’like thalloid body is a characteristic feature
    of
    a) Ascomycetes b) Actinomycetes c) Phycomycetes d) Myxomycetes
  14. The bacteria that can reside in extreme salty areas are called as
    a) Halophiles b) Methanogens c) Basophiles d) Thermoacidophiles
  15. In which of the following patterns of viral replication, viruses enter a cell, replicate and then cause the cell
    to burst, releasing new viruses?
    a) Lytic b) Lysogenic c) Repreogenic d) Both (a) and (b)
  16. Potato leaf roll or leaf curl of papaya are caused by
    a) Fungi b) Viruses c) Bacteria d) Nematodes
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45.The given statements describes a group of organism
I. Instead of a cell wall, they have a protein rich layer called pellicle which makes their body flexible
II. They have two flagella a short and a long one

III. They are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight, when deprived of sunlight they behave like
heterotrophs by predating on other smaller organism
Which of the following group is referred here?
a) Slime moulds b) Dinoflagellates c) Euglenoids d) Protozoans

  1. In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life (bacteria, archaea and
    eukarya), which one of the following statement is true about archaea?
    a) Archaea resemble eukarya in all respects
    b) Archaea have some noble features that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes
    c) Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
    d) Archaea completely differ from prokaryotes
  2. The sexual stages of pathogens of blast of rice and red rot of sugarcane are named respectively as
    a) π‘€π‘Žπ‘”π‘›π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘’π‘Ž and πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š π‘“π‘Žπ‘™π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘š
    b) πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š π‘“π‘Žπ‘™π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘š and π‘ƒπ‘¦π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Ž π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘§π‘Žπ‘’
    c) πΊπ‘™π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘™π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘›π‘ π‘–π‘  and π‘€π‘Žπ‘”π‘›π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘’π‘Ž
    d) π‘€π‘Žπ‘”π‘›π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘’π‘Ž and πΊπ‘™π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘™π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘›π‘ π‘–π‘ 
  3. Substances secreted by bacteria are
    a) Proteins b) Toxins c) Interferons d) Antibiotics
  4. Which of the following statement is correct?
    a) Viruses are obligate parasites b) All fungi are pathogenic
    c) All algae are eukaryotes d) Bacteria are always harmful to mankind
  5. In five kingdom system of classification of R H Whittaker, how many kingdoms contain eukaryotes?
    a) Four Kingdoms b) One Kingdom c) Two Kingdoms d) Three Kingdoms
  6. πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘”π‘–π‘’π‘š π‘£π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘š π‘“π‘™π‘’π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘š concept of virus was proposed by
    a) DJ lvanowsky b) MW Beijerinck c) Stanley d) Robert Hooke
  7. Heterothallism was discovered by
    a) Blakeslee b) Bessey c) Butler d) A Flemming
  8. A place was rocky and barren but now there is a green forest, the sequence of origin is
    a) Lichen, moss, herbs, shrubs b) Moss, lichen, herbs, shrubs
    c) Lichen, moss, shrubs, herbs d) Shrubs, herbs, moss, lichen
  9. The asexual spores formed by πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š π‘“π‘Žπ‘™π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘š,π‘†π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘π‘Ž and π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘  π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿ are
    a) Many called b) One called c) Pyriform in shape d) Rod shaped
  10. Read the following statements regarding archaebacteria and select the correct option
    I. Archaebacteria differs from other bacteria in having different cell wall structure
    II. Their cell wall is made up of cellulose and contains high amount of unsaturated fatty acid, which is
    responsible for their survival in extreme conditions
    III. Thermoacidophiles have dual ability to tolerate high temperature as well as high acidity
    a) I and II are true b) I and III are true c) II and III are true d) I, II and III are true
  11. In addition to absence of chlorophyll, what is the other difference between fungi and higher plants?
    a) Type of nutrition and composition of cell wall b) Cell type
    c) Nucleus d) Reproduction
  12. Identify from the following examples, a fungus, which is of medicinal importance
    a) π΄π‘”π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘’π‘  b) π‘†π‘Žπ‘π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘šπ‘¦π‘π‘’π‘  c) π‘ƒπ‘’π‘›π‘–π‘π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘’π‘š d) πΆπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘œπ‘ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ž
  13. Which one of the following pathogens causes citrus canker disease?
    a) π‘€π‘’π‘™π‘œπ‘–π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘¦π‘›π‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘π‘œπ‘”π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž b) π΄π‘›π‘”π‘’π‘–π‘›π‘Ž π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘–
    c) π‘‹π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘–π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘– d) π‘ƒπ‘ π‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘  π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘–π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘›π‘ 
  14. Kingdom-Protista includes
    a) Life cycle showing sporic meiosis b) Life cycle showing zygotic meiosis
    c) Life cycle showing gametic meiosis d) Both (b) and (c)
  15. What is common about π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘Ž,π‘π‘œπ‘π‘‘π‘–π‘™π‘’π‘π‘Ž π‘€π‘œπ‘›π‘œπ‘π‘¦π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘  and πΊπ‘–π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘Ž?
    a) These are all unicellular protists b) They have flagella

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c) They produce spores d) These are all parasites

  1. Analyse the following statements and identify the correct options given below
    I. Two kingdom system of classification did not distinguish between the eukaryotes and prokaryotes,
    unicellular and multicellular organism and green algae and fungi.
    II. The two kingdom classification used for a long time was found inadequate
    a) I is true, but II is false b) I is false, II is true c) I and II are true d) I and II are false
  2. Slime moulds in the division-Myxomycota (true slime moulds) have
    a) Pseudoplasmodia
    b) Spores that develop into free living amoeboid cells
    c) Spores that develop into flagellated warm cells
    d) Feeding stages consisting of solitary individual cells
  3. The protein coat of a virus/is known as
    a) Nucleoid b) Capsid c) Capsomere d) Outer envelope
  4. In π΄π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘Ž, which controls the cytoplasmic osmality?
    a) Nucleus b) Ectoplasm c) Biurets d) Contractile vacuole
  5. The fungus without mycelium is
    a) π‘ƒπ‘’π‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘Ž b) π‘ƒβ„Žπ‘¦π‘‘π‘œπ‘β„Žπ‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ž c) π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘  d) π‘†π‘Žπ‘π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘šπ‘¦π‘π‘’π‘ 
  6. Viroids have
    a) ssRNA not enclosed by protein coat b) ssDNA not enclosed by protein coat
    c) dsDNA enclosed by protein coat d) dsRNA enclosed by protein coat
  7. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically incorrectly named and incorrectly described
    a) Plasmodium falciparum-A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
    b) Trypanosoma gambiense-The parasite of sleeping sickness
    c) Diatoms-Very good pollution indicators
    d) Noctiluca-A Chrysophyte, which shows bioluminescence
  8. Which one of following has haplontic life cycle?
    a) πΉπ‘’π‘›π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Ž b) π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘™π‘¦π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š c) π‘ˆπ‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘™π‘Žπ‘”π‘œ d) Wheat
  9. Analyse the following statements about class-Ascomycetes
    I. Mycelium is branched and septate
    II. The asexual spores are conidia, produced on the special mycelium called conidiophores
    III. Sexual spores are called ascospores which are produced in sac like asci. These asci are arranged in
    same types of fruiting bodies called ascocarps
    Which of the statements given above are correct
    a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III
  10. Which of the given statement best describes the gametophytic in the alternation of generation life cycle?
    a) Generation that produces the gametes b) Generation that produces the spores
    c) Generation that has xylem and phloem d) The diploid generation
  11. Which of the following does not belong to the kingdom-Protista?
    a) Chrysophytes b) Euglenoids c) Ascomycetes d) Dinoflagellates
  12. Microphagial nutrition occurs in
    a) π΄π‘šπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘œπ‘₯𝑒𝑠 b) Insects c) π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘π‘–π‘’π‘š d) π»π‘¦π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Ž
  13. Which of the following organisms completely lack cell wall, they are the smallest living cells known and
    can survive without oxygen?
    a) Mycoplasma b) Euglenoids c) Slime moulds d) All of these
  14. Bacteriophage are
    a) Bacteria that attacks viruses b) Viruses that attacks bacteria
    c) Free living viruses d) Free living bacteria
  15. Which of the following is not a character of Protista?
    a) Protists are prokaryotic
    b) Some protists have cell walls

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c) Mode of nutrition is both autotrophic and heterotrophic
d) Body organization is cellular

  1. Which one of the following is a matching pair of certain organism (s) and the kind of association?
    a) Shark and sucker fish – Commensalism
    b) Algae and fungi in lichens – Mutualism
    c) Orchids growing of trees – Parasitism
    d) πΆπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘Ž (dodder) growing – Epiphytism
    On other flowering plants
  2. A bacterium divides after every 35 min, if a culture containing 105 cells per mL is grown, then cell
    concentration per mL after 175 min will be
    a) 175Γ—105 b) 125Γ—105 c) 48Γ—105 d) 32Γ—105
  3. The fungal partner in lichen is called mycobiont whereas algal partner is called
    a) Glycobiont b) Algobiont
    c) Phycobiont d) Often referred as algal partner
  4. In the table below, some of the crop plants, their diseases and the pathogens are given. Match the three
    columns and identify the correct choice.
    Crop Disease Pathogen
    A. Pigeon
    pea
    I. Root knot 1.
    οΏ½
    οΏ½π‘ π‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘ 
    B. Brinjal II. Ear cockle 2.
    οΏ½
    οΏ½π‘’π‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘š
    C.
    Sugarcan
    e
    III. Wilt 3.
    οΏ½
    οΏ½π‘›π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘–π‘Ž
    D. Wheat IV. Red stripe 4.
    οΏ½
    οΏ½π‘’π‘™π‘œπ‘–π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘¦π‘›π‘’ a) A-III-2 B-I-4 C-IV-1 D-II-3
    b) A-I-2 B-III-4 C-II-3 D-IV-3
    c) A-IV-3 B-I-2 C-III-1 D-II-3
    d) A-II-1 B-IV-3 C-I-2 D-III-4
  5. In Basidiomycetes, the vegetative reproduction takes place by
    a) Endospore b) Conidia c) Akinetes d) Fragmentation
  6. Mention the β€˜Incubation Period’ of π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘š π‘£π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘₯.
    a) 10-14 days b) 20-25 days c) 30 days d) 45 days
  7. The plant cell have an eukaryotic structure with prominent …A… and cell wall is made up of …B…. Identify
    the correct options for A and B to complete the given statement
    a) A-chloroplast; B-cellulose
    b) A-nucleus; B-chitin
    c) A-chloroplast; B-lignin
    d) A-nucleus; B-polysaccharide
  8. Fungi lack
    a) Mitochondria b) Ribosomes
    c) Chloroplast d) Endoplasmic reticulum
  9. Which of the following statements are false about viruses?
    I. Viruses are facultative parasites
    II. Viruses can multiply only when they are inside the living cells
    III. Viruses cannot pass bacterial proof filters
    IV. Viruses do not contains proteins DNA and RNA
    Code
    a) I, II and III b) II, III and IV c) I, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV
  10. During unfavorable conditions, π΄π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘Ž reproduces through

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a) Binary fission b) Sporulation c) Multiple fission d) Conjugation

  1. Lomasomes are found in
    a) Algal cell b) Fungal cell c) Bacterial cell d) Cyanobacterial cell
  2. The genetic material of viruses consists of
    a) ds of ss DNA only b) ds or ss RNA only
    c) DNA or RNA (both ds and ss) d) ssDNA or ssRNA and
  3. Which one of the following is having ssRNA?
    a) TMV b) T2βˆ’bacteriophage c) Reovirus d) CMV
  4. F-factor in bacteria is
    a) plasmid b) Episome c) Colicin factor d) None of these
  5. Viruses have
    a) Living characteristics b) Non-living characteristics
    c) Both living and non-living characteristics d) Parasitic characteristics
  6. If sexual reproduction takes place between the filament of π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘  of different strains, one with 80
    nuclei and another with 24 nuclei, what would be the total number of spores of different strains put
    together?
    a) 24 b) 48 c) 96 d) 114
  7. Which of the following kingdoms have no well defined boundaries?
    a) Plantae b) Protista c) Monera d) Algae
  8. In Deuteromycetes, the mycelium is
    a) Septate and branched b) Septate and unbranched
    c) Coenocytic d) Multinucleated
  9. Consider the following statements
    I. All prokaryotic organism were grouped together under kingdom-Monera
    II. The unicellular eukaryotic organism were placed in kingdom-Protista
    III. πΆβ„Žπ‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘™π‘Ž and πΆβ„Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘¦π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘ , both were having cell walls
    IV. π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘π‘–π‘’π‘š and π΄π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘Ž lack cell walls
    V. Kingdom-Protista has brought together πΆβ„Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘¦π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Ž,πΆβ„Žπ‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘™π‘Ž with π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘π‘–π‘’π‘š and π΄π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘Ž
    Which of the statements give above are correct?
    a) I, II, III and IV b) II, III, IV and V c) I, II, III and IV d) I, II III, IV and V
  10. Regarding sexual reproduction in fungi. Which of the following statement is correct?
    a) Plasmogamy followed by karyogamy
    b) Karyogamy followed by plasmogamy
    c) Karyogamy and plasmogamy occur together
    d) Sexual reproduction is absent in fungi
  11. Which of the following bacteria plays a main role in recycling the nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, iron
    and sulphur?
    a) Chemoheterotrophic bacteria b) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
    c) Parasitic bacteria d) Saprophytic bacteria
  12. Bacteria differ from plants in that they do not have
    a) DNA b) RNA
    c) Cell wall d) A well define nucleus
  13. Among rust, smut and mushroom, all the three
    a) Are pathogens b) Are saprobes c) Bearascocarps d) Bear basidiocarps
  14. All the given fungi belongs to Deuteromycetes, except
    a) Alternaria b) Colletotrichum c) Trichoderma d) Ustilago
  15. The body of a fungus is made up of a number of elongated, tubutar filaments called
    a) Hyphae b) Woronin bodies c) Mycelium d) Thallus
  16. All monerans
    a) Contains DNA and RNA

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b) Demonstrate a long circular strand of DNA not found enclosed in a nuclear membrane
c) Are bacteria
d) All of the above

  1. Which of the following is not the locomotory organ of protozoa?
    a) Cilia b) Flagella c) Parapodia d) Pseudopodia
  2. Slime moulds are dependent on
    a) Water plants b) Dead and decaying organic matter
    c) Plants d) Weeds
  3. Which of the following is a bacteriophage?
    a) Bacteria infecting viruses b) Vibrio bacteria
    c) Virus inhabiting in bacteria d) Cyanobacteria
  4. Fungi show sexual reproduction by all of the following processes except
    a) Oospores b) Ascospores c) Basidiospores d) Zoospores
  5. Black rust of wheat is caused by a species of the genus
    a) π‘€π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ b) π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘  c) π΄π‘ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘”π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘’π‘  d) π‘ƒπ‘’π‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘Ž
  6. Red tides in warm coastal water develops due to the presence of
    a) Dinoflagellates b) Euglenoid farms c) Diatoms and desmids d) Slime moulds
  7. Black rust of wheat is a fungal disease caused by
    a) π‘€π‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ž 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑑 b) πΆπ‘™π‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘π‘’π‘π‘  π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Ž
    c) π΄π‘™π‘π‘’π‘”π‘œ π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž d) π‘ƒπ‘’π‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘  π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘–
  8. Bacterium having flagella with all over body is known as
    a) Peritrichous b) Amphitrichous c) Monotrichous d) None of these
  9. In some fungi, two haploid cells results in diploid cells. In some cases, dikaryon stage occurs in which two
    nuclei are present within a cell. This phase is known as
    a) Monokaryophase b) Dikaryophase c) Plasmogamy d) karyogamy
  10. Reproduction in most of the bacteria is by a process known as
    a) Binary fission b) Budding c) Sexual d) Sporulation
  11. What are episomes?
    a) Hereditary DNA of bacterial cell
    b) Extrachromosomal hereditary material of bacteria associated with nucleoid
    c) Modification of the cell membrane performing respiration
    d) None of the above
  12. Identify the correct pair that shows the double stranded RNA among the following
    a) Cauliflower mosaic virus and dahlia mosaic virus
    b) Polio virus and wound tumour virus
    c) Wound tumour virus and reovirus
    d) Tobacoo mosaic virus and reovirus
  13. All of the following statements concerning the actinomycetous filamentous soil bacterium πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘˜π‘–π‘Ž are
    correct, except that πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘˜π‘–π‘Ž
    a) Can induce root nodules on many plant species
    b) Can fix nitrogen in the free-living state
    c) Like π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘’π‘š, it usually infects its host plant through root hair deformation and simulates cell
    proliferation in the host’s cortex
    d) Forms specialized vesicles, in which the nitrogenase is protected from oxygen by a chemical barrier
    involving triterpene hopanoids
  14. Soft-rot disease of sweet potato is caused by
    a) π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘  π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿ b) π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘  𝑠𝑒π‘₯π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘ 
    c) πΆβ„Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘¦π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘  π‘›π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘  d) πΆβ„Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘¦π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘œπ‘π‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž
  15. Chromosomes in a bacterial cell can be 1-3 in number and
    a) Can be either circular or linear, but never both within the same cell

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b) Can be circular as well linear within the same cell
c) Are always circular
d) Are always linear

  1. The cells of the body of a multicellular fungus are organised into rapidly growing individual filament called
    a) Mycelium b) Rhizoids c) Hyphae d) Fibrins
  2. The non-living characteristic of viruses is
    a) Ability to multiply only inside the host b) Ability to cause diseases in the host
    c) Ability to undergo mutation d) Ability to be crystallize
  3. Which of the following bacteria are responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of cows and
    buffaloes?
    a) Thermoacidophiles b) Halophiles
    c) Methanogen d) Cyanobacteria
  4. In π΄π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘Ž, the contractile vacuole is present
    a) Near the trailing end b) Near the advancing end
    c) At the middle of the body d) Anywhere inside the body
  5. Which of the following environmental conditions are essential for optimum growth of π‘€π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ on a piece of
    bread?
    I. Temperature of about 25Β°C
    II. Temperature of about 5Β°C
    III. Relative humidity of about 5%
    IV. Relative humidity of about 95%
    V. A shady place
    VI. A brightly illuminated place
    a) I, III and V b) I, IV and V c) II, IV and V d) II, III and VI
  6. Which one is the free-living, anaerobic nitrogen-fixer?
    a) π΅π‘’π‘–π‘—π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘–π‘π‘˜π‘–π‘Ž b) π‘…β„Žπ‘œπ‘‘π‘œπ‘ π‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘’π‘š c) π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘’π‘š d) π΄π‘§π‘œπ‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ
  7. Edible part of mushroom is
    a) Basidiocarp b) Primary mycelium
    c) Fungal hyphae d) Basidiospores
  8. Which of the following is a symbiotic nitrogen fixer?
    a) πΊπ‘™π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘  b) π΄π‘§π‘œπ‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ c) πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘˜π‘–π‘Ž d) π΄π‘§π‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘Ž
  9. Viruses contain
    a) Only RNA b) Only DNA c) Either DNA or RNA d) Neither DNA nor RNA
  10. In the five kingdom classification, πΆβ„Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘¦π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘  and πΆβ„Žπ‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘™π‘Ž are included in
    a) Plantae b) Algae c) Protista d) Monera
  11. The accumulated food reserve in fungi is
    a) Protein b) Starch c) Glycogen d) Fat
  12. Yeast is not included in protozoans but in fungi because
    a) It has no chlorophyll
    b) Some fungal hyphae grow in such a way that they give the appearance of psuedomycelium
    c) It has eukaryotic organisation
    d) Cell wall is made up of cellulose and reserve food material as starch
  13. The genetic material of AIDS virus is
    a) Double stranded DNA b) Double stranded RNA c) Single stranded RNA d) Single stranded DNA
  14. The benefit of algae in lichen is
    a) Food for fungi b) Shelter
    c) Mineral absorption d) Protection
  15. Which of the following groups belongs to protozoans?
    a) Amoeboid, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans
    b) Diatoms, amoeboid, ciliates, sporozoans

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c) Desmids, ciliates, flagellates, amoeboid
d) Dinoflagellates, ciliates, Plasmodium, amoeboid

  1. A virus differs from a bacterium as it contains
    a) A cell wall b) Cytosol
    c) DNA as genetic material d) DNA or RNA as genetic material with no
    ribosomes
  2. Viral genome incorporated into host DNA is called
    a) Prophase b) Prophage c) Bacteriophage d) None of these
  3. Maximum number of antibiotics are obtained from
    a) Fungi b) Bacteria c) Virus d) Plants
  4. Animals reserve food material in the form of
    a) Glycogen or animal fat
    b) Glucose
    c) Cellulose
    d) Chitin
  5. Which of the following protects the bacteria from the enzymes present in the external medium?
    a) Slime layer b) S-layer c) Flagella d) Cell wall
  6. Concerning general characteristic of plants, which statement is correct
    I. Some of these may be partially heterotrophic as in case of insectivorous plants line Venus fly trap
    II. They have distinct nucleus, chloroplast and chitinous cell wall
    a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of these
  7. The smallest free-living organism is
    a) Virus b) Mycoplasma c) Diatom d) Cyanobacterium
  8. The symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae is called
    a) Lichen b) Mycorrhiza c) Helotism d) Mutualism
  9. A term β€˜helotism’ is used for the symbiosis of
    a) Algae and fungi b) Algae and πΆπ‘¦π‘π‘Žπ‘  c) Algae and bacteria d) 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 and fungi
  10. Chitin is present in the cell wall of
    a) Fungi b) Bacteria c) Yeast d) Algae
  11. St. Anthony’s fire disease is caused by
    a) Bacteria b) Fungus c) Nematodes d) Polychaete
  12. In π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘š, signet ring stage us formed during
    a) Exo-erythrocytic schizogony b) Erythrocytic schizogony
    c) Sporogony d) Gamogony
  13. Common cold is a
    a) Bacterial disease b) Viral disease c) Protozoan disease d) Fungal disease
  14. Viroids were discovered by
    a) TO Diener b) DJ Ivanowsky c) MW Beijerinck d) WM Stanley
  15. Plants provide protection from fungal disease by producing
    a) Protoxins b) Prolectins c) Phytoalexins d) All of these
  16. Who crystallised and isolated viruses for the first time?
    a) WM Stanley b) FC Bawden c) KM Smith d) DJ lvanowsky
  17. Heating milk at 65Β°C followed by sudden cooling is known as
    a) Sterilization b) Preservation c) Pasteurization d) Fermentation
  18. Select incorrect pair.
    a) Porifera – choanocytes b) Coelenerata – eukaryote
    c) Annelida– segmentation d) Monera – eukaryote
  19. Who proposed five kingdom classification and named kingdoms as Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and
    Animalia?
    a) Herbert Copeland b) R H Whittaker c) Carl Woese d) Carolus Linnaeus

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  1. Analyse the following statements regarding cyanobacteria and identify the correct option given below
    I. The cyanobacteria are unicellular, colonial or filamentous, marine or terrestrial algae
    II. The colonies of cyanobacteria are generally surrounded by gelatinous sheath
    Codes
    a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of these
  2. Some bacteria utilises inorganic substances like nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, etc., for the oxidation and
    release of energy for ATP production. These are known as
    a) Cyanobacteria b) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
    c) Heterotrophic bacteria d) Saprophytic bacteria
  3. VAM is
    a) Symbiotic bacteria b) Saprophytic bacteria
    c) Saprophytic fungi d) Symbiotic fungi
  4. Ascomycetes is commonly known as
    a) Toad stool b) Sac fungi
    c) Imperfect fungi d) Bracket fungi
  5. Protozoans are
    a) Heterotrophs b) Autotrophs c) Producer d) Saprophytes
  6. The parthenospores of π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘  are
    a) Uninucleate b) Binucleate c) Trinucleate d) Multinucleate
  7. Bacteria do not have
    a) Ribosome b) Protein synthesizing apparatus
    c) Mitochondria d) Cell wall
  8. Viruses and viroids are the non-cellular organisms, which are not characterised in the classification of
    a) Whittaker b) Aristotle c) Linnaeus d) Watson
  9. Which of the following is correct matched?
    a) Humus – Abiotic component b) π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘’π‘š – Free-living nitrogen fixer
    c) Phosphorus cycle – Sedimentary d) π‘†β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Ž π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ž – Tropical deciduous forest
  10. Which of these best describes the saprophytic generation in plant’s life cycle?
    a) The haploid generation b) Generation that produces the gametes
    c) Generation that produces spores d) Generation that has xylem and phloem
  11. The type of nutrition, where organisms engulf food materials, is?
    a) Saprozoic b) Autotrophic c) Holozoic d) Saprophytic
  12. Fruiting body of π‘ƒπ‘’π‘›π‘–π‘π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘’π‘š is
    a) Cleistothecium b) Pycniophysis c) Sterigmata d) None of these
  13. Which statement is correct for bacterial transduction?
    a) Transfer of some genes from one bacteria to another bacteria through virus
    b) Transfer of genes from one bacteria to another bacteria by conjugation
    c) Bacteria obtain DNA directly
    d) Bacteria obtain DNA from other external source
  14. Contractile vacuole is absent in
    a) Sporozoa b) Sarcodina c) Zooflagellate d) Slime moulds
  15. Mycorrhiza are mutualistic and have symbiotic associations between
    a) Fungi and vascular plants
    b) fungi and non-vascular plants
    c) Fungi and roots of higher plants
    d) Fungi and bryophytes
  16. Lichen are mutualistic and have symbiotic associations between
    a) Fungi and virus b) Fungi and algae
    c) Fungi and root of higher plants d) Fungi and mosses
  17. An eukaryote, which causes disease comes under

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a) Moneran b) Fungus c) Virus d) None of these

  1. Curing of tea is brought about by the activity of
    a) Bacteria b) Mycorrhiza c) Viruses d) Fungi
  2. The first attempt to classify organisms on scientific basis was done by
    a) Copeland b) Aristotle c) Linnaeus d) Whittaker
  3. Plants have a/an…… in their life cycle
    a) Sexual phase only b) Asexual phase only
    c) Alternation of generations d) Haplontic
  4. Bacterial flagella is made up of
    a) Protein b) Amines c) Lipids d) Carbohydrates
  5. Consider the following statements and place them into true and false category
    I. The fungi constitutes a unique kingdom of heterotrophic organisms
    II. The common mushroom and toad stools are fungi
    IIII. White spots seen on mustard leaves are due to presence of parasitic fungus
    IV. Some unicellular fungi (π‘ˆπ‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘™π‘Žπ‘”π‘œ) are used to make bread and beer
    V. π‘ƒπ‘’π‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘  π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘– is responsible for yellow rust of wheat
    VI. π‘ƒπ‘’π‘›π‘–π‘π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘’π‘š yields the antibiotic penicillin
    True False
    a) I, II, III IV, V, VI b) I, II, III,VI IV, V
    c) II, III, VI I, IV, V d) IV, V I, II, IIII, VI
  6. There exists a close association between the alga and the fungus withina lichen. The fungus
    a) Fixes the atmospheric nitrogen for the alga
    b) Provides protection, anchorage and absorption for the alga
    c) Provides food for the alga
    d) Releases oxygen for the alga
  7. Which is false for nutrition in π΄π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘Ž?
    a) Omnivorous b) Pseudopodia feeder c) Holozoic nutrition d) Photoautotroph
  8. Bacterial flagella do not show ATPase activity and 9+2 organization. These are chemically formed of
    a) Flagellin b) Pilin c) Tubulin d) Bacterin
  9. Viruses did not find a place in classification since
    a) They are not truely living b) They are non-cellular
    c) They are obligate parasite d) They are pathogenic
  10. Certain bacteria living in the soil poor in oxygen, convert nitrates into nitrites and then to free nitrogen
    and such bacteria are termed as
    a) Nitrogen fixing bacteria b) Denitrifying bacteria
    c) Ammonifying bacteria d) Saprophytic bacteria
  11. All are the viral diseases except
    a) AIDS and mumps b) Smallpox and herpes
    c) Influenza d) Anthrax
  12. …… give the name virus, which means venom or poisonous fluid
    Fill in the blank
    a) Pasteur b) MW Beijerinck c) Stanley d) Robert Hook
  13. Which is correct?
    a) Slime moulds are haploid. b) Protozoans lack cell wall.
    c) Dinoflagellates are immotile. d) Pellicle is absent in πΈπ‘’π‘”π‘™π‘’π‘›π‘Ž.
  14. Which one of the following does not grow in artificial media?
    a) TMV b) Bacteria c) Yeast d) π‘…β„Žπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘ 
  15. Silica gel is obtained by
    a) Red algae b) Diatoms c) Euglena d) Mycoplasma
  16. Which pair of the following belongs to Basidiomycetes?

a) Birds nest fungi and puffballs b) Puffballs and πΆπ‘™π‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘π‘’π‘π‘ 
c) π‘ƒπ‘’π‘§π‘–π‘§π‘Ž and stink horns d) π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘™π‘Ž and mushrooms

d) Endoplasm is converted into ectoplasm.



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