Multiple Choice Questions on Kingdom Protozoa

1. Kingdom protista includes organisms like
a) Euglena, Spirogyra and Penicillium
b) Amoeba, Spirogyra and Penicillium
c) Amoeba, Euglena and Penicillium
d) Amoeba, Euglena and Diatoms

2. Bioluminescence is exhibited by
a) Chlorella
b) Chlamydomonas
c) Hirudinaria
d) Ceratium

3. Protista differs from monera in having
a) cellwall
b) Nuclear membrane
c) Flagella
d) autotropic nutrition

4. Single celled eukaryotes are include in
a) fungi
b) archae
c) monera
d) protista

5. The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of
a) Elaters
b) pseudoelaters
c) capillitium
d) all of these

6. Which of the following is not a character of protista?
a) Protista are prokaryotic
b) Body organization is cellular
c) Some protists have cell walls
d) Membrane bound organelles are present in cells

7. Red tide is caused by
a) Noctiluca
b) Gonyaulax
c) Gymnodinium
d) all of these

8. Which of the following combination of characters is true for slime moulds?
a) Parasitic, Plasmodium with true walls, spores dispersed by air currents
b) Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water.
c) Parasitic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water.
d) Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents.

9. Kingdom protista includes
a) life cycle showing sporic meiosis
b) life cycle showing gametic meiosis
c) life cycle showing zygotic meiosis
d)  both b and c

10. In diatoms, auxospores help in

a) metabolism
b) Spore formation
c) Reproduction
d) Growth
Learn more:

• MCQ on Kingdom Monera / MCQ on Kingdom Protista
• MCQ on Kingdom Fungi  / MCQ on Kingdom Plantae / MCQ on Kingdom Animalia

Answers:
1. d) Amoeba, Euglena and Diatoms
2. d) Ceratium
3. b) Nuclear membrane
4. d) protista
5. c) capillitium
6. a) Protista are prokaryotic
7. d) all of these
8. d) Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents.
9. d)  both b and c
10. c) Reproduction