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Q.1 A B C D  I. Increase in mass    II. Differentiation    III. Increase in number of individuals   IV. Response to stimuli
Which two points are known as the twin characteristics of growth?
(a) I and II                        
        (b) I and IV                      
        (c) II and III                      
       (d) I and III

Q.2 A B C D Cell division occurs _________ in plants and _______ in animals

(a) Continuously, only upto a certain age               
(b) Only upto a certain age, continuously
(c) Continuously; never                                           
(d) Once_: twice

Q.3 A B C D  Match the entities in Column I with their mode of reproduction in Column II -

Column I                      Column II
A. Planaria               ,                          I. Binary fission
B. Fungi                                               II. Asexual spores
C. Yeast                                               III. Budding
D. Hydra                                              IV. True regeneration
E. Amoeba      '                                     V.Fragmentation
F. Species Plantarum and Systema Naturae                            VI.Linnaeus

(a) A-1, B - II, C - III, D - IV, E - VI, F - V             
(b) A - IV, B - II, V, C - III, D - III, E -1, F - VI

(c)A-lll, B-II.C-IV, D-lll, E-VI,F-I                  
(d) A- II, B - III, C -1, D - IV, E - II, F - VI

Q.4 A B C D  Which set of organisms multiply by fragmentation?

(a) Earthworm, Amoeba, fungi                                  

(b) Earthworm, fungi, bacteria
(c) Fungi, filamentous algae, protonema of mosses

(d) Amoeba, Hydra, bacteria

Q.5 A B C D Which of the following organisms do not reproduce?

(a) Mules                         
(b) Sterile worker bees     
(c) both a and b               
(d)None

Q.6 A B C D Metabolic reactions take place -

(a) In isolated cell-free systems                               

(b) In living systems
(c) Both a and b                                                    

(d) Either a or b

Q.7 A B C D Organisms that can respond to stimuli are -

(a) Eukaryotes only                                              
(b) Prokaryotes only

(c) Both a and b                                                    
(d) Those with a well developed nervous system

Q.8 A B C D I. Growth       II. Reproduction        III. Response to stimuli       IV. Metabolism       

             V. Cellular organisation
Which of the above features are generally characteristic of life?
(a) I, II, IV, V                     
         (b)AII                              
         (c) II, III, IV                      
         (d) I, II, III, V

Q.9 A B C D Growth, development and functioning of living body is due to -

(a) Order                      

 (b) Homeostasis            

 (c) Metabolism              

 (d) Adaptations

Q.10 A B C D Which type of organisation is found in only living beings -

(a) Atomic                      

(b) Molecular        

(c) Mixture  

(d) Subcellular

Q.11 A B C D Organisation levels in living beings are -

(a) Subcellular —> cellular —*- individual —* community —> population

(b) Atomic —> molecular —> subcellular —> cellular —> tissue —> organ —> individual

(c) Individual —> population —> organ system —> tissue —> cellular —K molecular —> atomic

(d) Atomic —> molecular —> tissue —> individual —>* ecosystem —** community

Q.12 A B C D  Given below are assertion and reason. Point out if both are true and the reason is correct explanation (I), both are true but reason is not correct explanation (II), assertion is true but reason is wrong (III) and both are wrong (IV).

Assertion - Death is regarded as the most regulatory process on earth.

Reason - It avoids over-crowding caused by continuous reproduction.

(a) I                               
(b)ll                                 
(c)lll                                
(d)IV

Q.13 A B C D  Biological organisation begins at—

(a) Cellular level               

(b) Atomic level                

(c) Organismic level         

(d) Submicroscopic molecular level

Q.14 A B C D  A living organism can be exceptionally differentiated from a nonliving thing on the basis of its ability for -

(a) reproduction                                                    

(b) Growth and movement

(c) Responsiveness to touch                                    

(d) Interaction with environment and progressive evolution

Q.15 A B C D  Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature called-

(a) Mononomial                

(b) Vernacular                  

(c) Binomial                     

(d) Polynomial

Q.16 A B C D  Which one is the species?

(a) Carnivora                   

(b) Canis                         

(c) familiaris                    

(d) Canis familiaris                      

Q.17 A B C D  Binomial nomenclature seems to be difficult because a.scientific name is derived from -

(a) English                      

(b) Sanskrit                      

(c) Latin                           

(d) French

Q.18 A B C D  Two plants are taxonomicaliy related if -

(a) They store carbohydrate in the same type of molecule

(b) Both obtain energy from hydrolysis of ATP into ADP and inorganic phosphate

(c) Both have similarly lobed palmate leaves

(d) Both have pinnately veined leaves

Q.19 A B C D   A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any rank is -

(a) Species                      
(b) Genus                       
(c) Order                         
(d)Taxon

Q.20 A B C D   Binomal nomenclature means -

(a) One name given by two scientists                         

(b) One scientific name consisting of a generic and specific epithet

(c) Two names, one latinised, other of a person        

(d) Two names, one scientific, other local

Q.21 A B C D  Basic unit or smallest taxon of taxonomy / classification is -                                                     

(a) Species                    

(b) Kingdom                   

(c) Family                       

(d) Variety

Q.22 A B C D  Father of taxonomy is -

(a) De Candolle                

(b) Hooker                      

(c) Linnaeus                    

(d) Aristotle

Q.23 A B C D  A scientist connected with the study of variations, evolution and origin along with classification is known as -

(a) Classical taxonomist   (b) Herbal taxonomist      

 (c) Modern taxonomist     (d) New taxonomist

Q.24 A B C D   Linnaeus system of classification was based on -

(a) Morphology                

(b) Ecology                    

(c) Embryology                

(d) Cytology

Q.25 A B C D   First act in taxonomy is -

(a) Description                 

(b) Identification               

(c) Naming                      

(d) Classification

Q.26 A B C D  Taxonomy based on determination of genetic relationships is -

(a) Cytotaxonomy                                                

(b) Numerical taxonomy
(c) Biochemical taxonomy                                      

(d) Experimental taxonomy.

Q.27 A B C D   A group of interbreeding organisms is -

(a) Genus                       

(b) Family                       

(c) Order                          

(d) Species.

Q.28 A B C D    Ataxonis-

(a) A group of related families                                   

(b) A group of related species

(c) Atype of living organisms                                   

(d)Ataxonomicgroup of any ranking.

Q.29 A B C D   Branch connected with nomenclature, identification and classification is 

(a) Ecology                     

(b) Taxonomy                   

(c) Morphology                 

(d) Physiology.

Q.30 A B C D    Sequence of taxonomic categories is-                           '

(a) Class — Phylum — Tribe — Order —Family — Genus —Species

(b) Division — Class — Family — Tribe —Order — Genus — Species

(c) Division — Class — Order— Family —Tribe — Genus — Species

(d) Phylum — Order — Class — Tribe—Family—Genus — Species.

Q.31 A B C D   The third name in trinomial nomenclature is-

(a) Species                      

(b) Subgenus                   

(c) Subspecies                

(d) Ecotype.

Q.32 A B C D    In nomenclature-

(a) Both genus and species are printed in italics       

(b) Genus and species may be of same name 

(c) Both in genus & species, the first letter is capital   

(d) Genus is written after the species.

Q.33 A B C D   Whittaker proposed

(a) Two kingdom classification                                 

(b) Five kingdom classification
(c) Four kingdom classification                               

(d) Three kingdom classification.

Q.34 A B C D In Whittaker's classification, non-nucleated unicellular organisms/prokaryotes are included under -
(a) Plantae                       

         (b)Monera                      

         (c) Protista                      

         (d)Animalia.

Q.35 A B C D  In Whittaker's five kingdom classification, eucaryotes are assigned to 

(a) All the five kingdoms   

(b) Only four kingdoms     

(c) Only three kingdoms   

(d) Only two kingdoms

Q.36 A B C D   Mayer's biological concepts of species is mainly based on

(a) Morphological traits     

(b) Reproductive isolation 

(c) Modes of reproduction 

(d) Morphology and reproduction.

Q.37 A B C D  Two morphologically similar populations are intersterile. They belong to 

(a) One species                

(b) Two biospecies           

(c) Two sibling species     

(d) None of the above

Q.38 A B C D   Distinction of procaryota and eucaryota is mainly based on -

(a) Nucleus only               

(b) Cell organelles only    

(c) Chromosome only      

(d) All of the above

Q.39 A B C D   On the basis of nucleus, virus should be placed under -

(a) Prokaryotes                

(b) Eukaryotes                

(c) Both A and B              

(d) None of the above

Q.40 A B C D  In Whittaker's five kingdom classification unicellular eukaryotes primarily aquatic & having various cell organdies constitute

(a)Monera                       

         (b) Protista                      

         (c)Animalia                     

         (d)Plantae

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