CBSE Class 9 Biology MCQs Based On Practical Skills Worksheet

Q1 Which characteristic feature is not true for birds? 

  a) strong flight muscles b) streamlined body

  c) solid bones d) oviparous

Q2 What is the function of tail fin in a fish?

  i) Maintaining buoyancy

  ii) Helps in swimming

  iii) Helps in changing direction in the water

  iv) Helps in cutting through the water

a) All of the above b) only ii) and iii)

c) only ii) and iv) d) only i) and iii)

Q3 The body of a cockroach is divided into

  a) thorax and abdomen b) head , wings and legs

  c) head, abdomen and tail d) head, thorax and abdomen

Q4 Moss is attached to the substratum by means of

  a) scales b) rhizoids c) roots d) hyphae

Q5 Spirogyra is slimy to touch because

  a) it is found in dirty water

  b) its cell wall has cellulose

  c) it is filamentous

  d) pectin present in the cell wall swells in water to give a slimy touch

Q6 Out of the options given below state which characteristic does not belong to annelids?

  a) body is bilaterally symmetrical

  b) warm blooded

  c) extensive organ differentiation

  d) segments lined up one after the other from head to tail

Q7 Ferns belong to

  a) pteridophyta

  b) bryophyte

  c) gymnospermae

  d) angiospermae

Q8 Seeds of pinus are

  a) winged

  b) spiny

  c) cylindrical

  d) Spherical

Q9. The most outstanding feature of arthropods is:

  a) bilaterally symmetrical body

  b) jointed legs

  c) Closed circulatory system

  d) Spiny skinned body

Q10. The starch storing bodies present in chloroplasts of spirogyra are known as:

  a) peroxisomes

  b) ribosomes

  c) lysosomes

  d) pyrenoids

Q1 Which of the following stains is used for preparing the temporary stained mount of onion peel?
a) Safranin
b) Methylene blue
c) Starch
d) Glycerine

Q2 Which substance is added to prevent the tissue from
a)  Safranin
b) Methylene blue
c) Starch
d) Glycerine

Q3 Put the following in correct order
i) scrap the inner lining of the mouth
ii) wash the mouth
iii) put a drop of methylene blue on a slide
iv) put a drop of glycerine on the slide
a) i,ii,iii,iv
b) ii,i,iii,iv
c) ii,i,iv,iii
d) ii,i,iii,iv

Q4 A student watched a cheek cell mount stained with methylene blue, the colour of the cells will be
a) pink,
b) blue,
c) brown,
d) black

Q5 A student watched an onion peel mount stained with safranin, the colour of the cells will be
b) pink,
b) blue,
c) brown,
d) black

Q6 A student added iodine to an unknown solution, the solution turned blue. The given solution is
a) glucose,
b) starch,
c) fat,
d) glycerine

Q7 A student added HCl to a sample of dal, if metanil yellow is present in dal, then the colour will change to
a) Yellow,
b) Red,
c) Blue,
d) No change

Q8 On adding iodine to starch solution, the solution turns
a) blueblack,
b) brown,
c) red,
d) yellow

Q9 A student watched some thin walled cells with lots of intercellular spacesin a transeverse section of a stem. The tissue must be
a) Parenchyma
b) Sclerenchyma
c) Collenchyma
d) Chlorenchyma

Q10 A student was asked to identify collenchyma in the slide. He must look for
a) thin walled cells with lots of intercellular spaces
b) thin walled cells with thickenings at the corners
c) thick walled cells with lots of intercellular spaces
c) thick walled cells with thickenings at the corners