chApTer-1 : The LIVING WOrLD
Multiple choice Questions- Which of the following are twin characteristics of
growth?
A. Increase in mass
B. Increase in number
C. Differentiation of cells
D. Organisation of cells
(a) A and C (b) B and D
(c) A and B (d) B and C - Which of the following is not considered as defining
property of growth?
(a) Consciousness
(b) Cellular organisation
(c) Metabolism
(d) Reproduction - First step in taxonomy is
(a) description of the organism
(b) identification of the organism
(c) nomenclature of the organism
(d) classification of the organism. - The specific epithet of the scientific names Mangifera
indica and Solanum nigrum are
(a) Mangifera and Solanum, respectively
(b) indica and nigrum, respectively
(c) indica and Solanum, respectively
(d) Mangifera and nigrum respectively.
5. Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct
option from the codes given below.
Column-I Column-II
A. Binomial nomenclature (i) Hippocrates
B. The Darwin of the 20th (ii) Ernst Mayr
century
C. Father of botany (iii) linnaeus
D. Father of medicine (iv) Theopharastus
(a) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(i)
(b) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)
(c) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)
(d) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
6. Put these classification terms in sequence, starting with the
group with the most variation.
I. Class II. Genus
III. Phylum IV. Species
V. Family VI. Order
(a) III, I, VI, V, II, IV (b) IV, II, V, VI, I, III
(c) III, I, V, VI, II, IV (d) IV, II, VI, V, I, III
7. Binomial nomenclature was given by
(a) lamarck (b) linnaeus
(c) Darwin (d) Tijo and levan.
8. Select the incorrect match from the following.
Common Name Genus Family
(a) Mango Mangifera Anacardiaceae
(b) Wheat Triticum Poaceae
(c) Cat Panthera Felidae
(d) Housefly Musca Muscidae
UNIT-I : DIVersITY IN The LIVING WOrLD
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