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| 101. |
Nothing lives for ever, yet life continues. What does it mean?A. Death has nothing to do with the con- tinuation of lifeB. Though older die yet new are produced due to reproductionC. Both ( 1) and (2)D. None of the above |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 102. |
Species isA. Group of individuals occurring in a geographical areaB. Population of one typeC. Population or populations of individuals with similar genotypic and phenotypic traitsD. Population or populations of interbreeding individuals |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 103. |
Subcellular level of body organisation isA. protozoansB. porifersC. prokaryotesD. non living parts |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 104. |
Given are the defining features of living beingA. cellular organisationB. consciousnessC. both (1) and (2)D. none of the above |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 105. |
Which of the following characters are mainly considered for declaring a new plant species ?A. Characters of endospermB. Anatomical charactersC. Physiological charactersD. Floral characters |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 106. |
Static ceoncept of species was put forward byA. De candolleB. LinnaeusC. TheorphrastusD. Darwin |
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Answer» Correct Answer - b The static concept of species was given by Linnaeus in systema naturae. |
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| 107. |
ICZN was adopted inA. 1960B. 1970C. 1964D. 1974 |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 108. |
Identify from the following the only taxonomic category that has a real existence.A. GenusB. speciesC. PhylumD. Kingdom |
| Answer» Correct Answer - b | |
| 109. |
Which of the following statements is incorrect ?A. indica, tuberosum and leo represent the specific epithets.B. Physalia, Apis and Helianthus represent the generic epithets.C. Monocotyledonae and Dicotyledonae are the two classes of division Angiospermae.D. Phylum Chordata is the largest phylum of kingdom Animalia. |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Phylum Arthropoda is the largest phylum of kingdom Animila. It includes the largest number of animals with about 900,000 species. |
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| 110. |
Regulation of organisation occurs throughA. flow of informationB. aggregation and interactionC. entropy and flow of energyD. aggregation, interaction, equilibrium and change |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 111. |
Organisation is the arrangement of smaller components into larger components and the larger ones into more larger components in a hierarchy. From which level, biological organistaion starts?A. Submicroscopic molecular levelB. Cellular levelC. Organelles levelD. Organ system level |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 112. |
Match column I with column II and select the correct option from given codes. `{:(,"Column I",, "Column II"),(A.,"John Ray",(i),"Gave the concept of new systematics"),(B.,"C. Linnaeus",(ii),"First described species as a unit of classification"),(C.,"Aristotle",(iii),"Father of Zoology"),(D.,"Julian Huxley",(iv),"Introduced binomial nomenclature"):}`A. A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)B. A-(iv), B-(ii), (v), C-(iii), D-(i)C. A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(iv)D. A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(i) |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 113. |
Assertion. Species are static units in classification. Reason. Species do not change with time.A. If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.B. If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.C. If A is true but R is false.D. If both A and R are false. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 114. |
Which one has a real existenceA. PhylumB. ClassC. GenusD. Species |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 115. |
What does ICZN stand for? |
| Answer» ICZN atand for International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. It ensures that scientific name assigned to any animal has only one name and will be recognised by that name all over the world by scientific community. | |
| 116. |
Living beings are different from non-living is possessingA. organisation higher than molecular levelB. respones to stimulusC. reproductionD. All of the above |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 117. |
Arrangement and coordination of smaller components into larger ones isA. aggregationB. interactionC. organisationD. coordination |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 118. |
Roundworms is a taxon that denotesA. GenusB. FamilyC. PhylumD. Class |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 119. |
Match the I with column II and choose the correct option. A. a-iv,b-iii,c-v,d-iv,e-iB. a-v,b-iv,c-ii,d-I,e-iiiC. a-iv,b-v,c-ii,d-I,e-iiiD. a-v,b-iiic-ii,d-I,e-iv |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 120. |
The scientific name of leopardA. PardusB. TigrisC. P. tigrisD. P. Pardus |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D The scientific name of leaopard is P.pardus. |
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| 121. |
Which of the following promotes similarity among living thingsA. Classification of organismsB. Natural selection in different environ- mentC. Inheritance from a common ancestorD. Homeostatic regulation |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 122. |
Taxon Eucalyptus denotesA. SpeciesB. GenusC. ClassD. Division |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 123. |
Assertion. Linnaeus is regarded the father of taxonomy. Reason. He gave a scheme of classification which, with a few additions, is still used.A. If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.B. If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.C. If A is true but R is false.D. If both A and R are false. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 124. |
Assertion. Living system are closed systems. Reason. Energy of living organisms cannot be lost of gained from environmentA. If both Assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation o the assertion.B. if both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.C. If the assertion is true but reason is false.D. If both the assertion and reason are false. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 125. |
The genus of potato isA. MelongenaB. tuberosumC. tuberosumD. solanum |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D The genus of potato is solanum. |
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| 126. |
Which of the following promotes similarity among living thingsA. Classification of organismsB. Discovery of new organismsC. Inheritance from a common ancestorD. Homeostatic regulation |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 127. |
Select the incorrect statement about living processes.A. All living phenomena is due to underlying interaction.B. Properties of tissues are not present in the constituents cells.C. Properties of cellular organelles are present in the molecular constituents of the organelles.D. The interactions result in emergent properties at a higher level of organisation. |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C Properties of cellular organelles are not present in the molecular constituents of the organelles but arise as a result of interactions among the constituent cells. |
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| 128. |
Linnaeus is considered as Father of Taxonomy. Name two other botanists known for their contribution to the field of plant taxonomy. |
| Answer» Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778), a Swedish botanist is regarded as Father of Plant Taxomomy. He published his work in book Genera plantarum in (1737). Other two botanist are G Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker. Both are famous for their work on classification of plants based on natural characteristics. | |
| 129. |
Which of the following is a trace element required only in Small amounts by most living thingsA. OxygenB. IronC. NitrogenD. Hydrogen |
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Answer» Correct Answer - b Iron is component of haemoglobin of RBC of blood and helps in transportation of oxygen (about97-99%) as well as carabon dioxide (about23%) |
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| 130. |
In a scientific name, the name of author is printed inA. ItalicsB. Bold (Antic)C. RomanD. Capital letters |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 131. |
Among the following, select the correct statements, (a). In majority of higher plants and animals, growth ad reproduction are mutually exclusive events. (b). In non-living objects growth is by accumulation of material on the surface. (c). An isolated metabolic reaction outside the body of ann organism, performed in a test tube is neither living nor non-living. (d). all organisms, from the prokaryotes to the most complex eukaryotes can sense and respond to environmental cues.A. b,c,dB. a,b,cC. a,d,cD. a,b,d,c |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D * In majority of higher plants ad animals, growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events. * In non-living objects growth is by accumulation of material on the surface. * An isolated metabolic reaction outside the body of a organism, performed in a test tube is neither living nor non-living. * All organisms, from the prokayyotes to the most complex eukaryotes can sense and respond to environmental cues. |
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| 132. |
Which genus includes cat?A. CanidaeB. FelidaeC. CanisD. Felis |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Felis genus include cat. |
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| 133. |
Taxon Tiger representsA. speciesB. GenusC. FamilyD. Class |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 134. |
Assertion: Beside growth, cell division occurs in certain animal tissues to replace lost cells. Reason: Growth can be taken as a defining property of living organisms.A. If both Assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation o the assertion.B. if both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.C. If assertion is true but reason is false.D. if both assertion and reason are false. |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C * Beside growth, cell division occurs in certain tissues to replace lost cells. * Growth cannot be taken as defining property of living organisms. |
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| 135. |
Which one of the following is not a category ?A. PhylumB. SpeciesC. ClassD. Glumaceae |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Glumaceae is not a category, it is a botanical name assigend to an order including family of grass, used by bentham and hooker. |
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| 136. |
Most names in biological nomenclature of living organisms are taken from which language ?A. GreekB. LatinC. GermanD. English |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 137. |
In a scientific name, the name of author is printed inA. ItalicsB. Bold (antics)C. RomanD. capital letters |
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Answer» Correct Answer - c In a scientific name, the name of author is printed in roman e.g., Mangifera indica linn, the linn. Stand for linnaeus. |
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| 138. |
Tiger and cat are placed in the sameA. GenusB. FamilyC. ClassD. Both B and C |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Tiger ad cat belongs to same family (felidae), order, class, phylum and kingdom. Tiger ad cat belongs to different genus and species. |
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| 139. |
Biological organisation starts withA. Submicroscopic molecular levelB. Cellular levelC. Organismic levelD. Atomic level |
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Answer» Correct Answer - a submicrosopic particles such as Glucose amino acid, Nucleotides etc. |
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| 140. |
In relation to the biological or scientific names which is wrong?A. Scientific names are generally in latin and printed in italicsB. Scientific names ensture that one organism has only one nameC. Scientific names are used all over the worldD. One Scientific name can be used for two related species. |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D One scientific name cannot be used for two related species. |
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| 141. |
Which of the following is not a category ?A. Panthera leo - Belongs to Class MammaliaB. Musca domestica - The common house lizard, a reptileC. Entamoeba coli - Commonly occurring protozoan in human intestineD. Solanum tuberosum - A dicotyledonous plant |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B Musca domestica is a housefly that belongs to Class Insecta of Phylum Arthropoda. |
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| 142. |
One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is thatA. One can observe tropical plants thereB. They allow ex situ conservationC. they provide the natural habitat for wildlifeD. They provide a beautiful area for recreation. |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that they allow ex situ conservation. |
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| 143. |
Unit of classification isA. Taxon rankB. CategoryC. All of the aboveD. |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Unit of classification is rank, taxon or category. |
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| 144. |
A national herbarium is that which cointains plants ofA. a regionB. a countryC. a localityD. world |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 145. |
Labels are pasted on the herbarium sheets overA. Right hand topB. Right hand bottomC. Left hand topD. Left hand bottom |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B Answer :- (B) Right hand bottom |
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| 146. |
How do you prepare your own herbarium sheets? What are the different tools you carry with you while collecting plants for the preparation of a harbarium? What information should a preserved plant meterial on the herbarium sheet provide for taxonomical studies? |
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Answer» For preservation of plant material on a herbarium sheet the following tools and steps are required to be followed. Tools Digger and pruning knife, sickle with long handle, vasculum, polythene bags, magazines or newspapers, blotting papers, plant press, field notebook, herbarium sheets, glue, labels, small transparent polythene bags. One can prepare herbarium sheets by cutting papers of size `29xx41.5 cm(11 1/2xx16 1/2)`. The preparation of a herbarium specimen required following steps (i) Collection of plant or plant parts. (ii) Pressing It involves the spreading and pressing of collected specimen over a newspaper so as to preserve its all parts. (iii) Drying It involves the drying of the specimen between the folds of newspaper. (iv) Poisoning Antifungal `("dipping in" 2% HgCl_(2))`and pesticidal (DDT) treatment of the dried specimen (v) Mounting It involves mounting of the specimen over a herbarium sheet. (vi) Labelling and identification of the dried specimen are the last, while preparing a herbarium sheet. Tools/equipments required for the collection of herbarium specimens are as follows (i) A tin or aluminium container of `50xx30xx15` cm size. (ii) Collection bags/plastic/polythene bags. (iii) Digger for digging roots. (iv) Magnifying lens of at least `10X` magnification. (v) Field note book. A preserved plant material on the herbarium sheet may provie information about the family, genus, species, date of collection, area of collection, etc., for taxonomic studies. |
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| 147. |
The scientist who created the group protista for both unicellular plants and animals isA. HaeckelB. pasteurC. ListerD. Koch |
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Answer» Correct Answer - a A german bilogist ernst haeckel created a third kingdom protista in 1866 for unicellular organism such as bacteria, protozoans, algae and fungi. |
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| 148. |
Which of the following figures represents the correct method of pressing plants to form herbarium sheets ? A. Figure A as the plant parts are folded.B. Figure B as every plant part is unfolded.C. Both figure A and B as folding or unfolding does not matter.D. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B A herbarium is a collection of plants, which have been dried, pressed mounted on herberium sheets, identified and classified according to some approved sysyem of classification, During making a herbarium plants are evenly pressed by unfloding all the plant parts between blotting papers (or newspapers ) with the help of plant pressers. |
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Study following statements regarding the preparation of herbarium sheets. (i) Plant shouold be collected in flowering stage. (ii) Every detail regarding the plant such sa locality, ecological conditions, vegetative and floral characters, etc. should be noted. (iii) Plants are evenly pressed by unfolding all the plant parts between blotting papers (or newspapers) with the help of plant pressers. (iv) Blotting papers need not be changed until the plant gets dried. (v) After drying, the plant specimen is carefully mounted/pasted on the herbarium sheets. (vi) The herbarium sheet is labelled on the lower right hand corner representing the number of plant specimen, data of collection, etc. Which of the above statements is/are not correct ?A. (i) onlyB. (iv) onlyC. (i) and (iv)D. (iii) and (iv) |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Blotting papers are required to be changed regularly until the plant gets dried. |
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Assertion: In unicellular organisms, we are not very clear abou usage of these two terms-growth and reproduction. Reason: In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.A. If both Assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation o the assertion.B. if both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.C. If assertion is true but reason is false.D. if both assertion and reason are false. |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A In unicellular organisms, we are not very clear about usage of these two terms-growth and reproduction, because in unicellular organisms reproduction is synonymous with growth. |
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