Banking Biology Diversity in Living Organisms Question Bank

done Diversity in Living Organisms Total Questions - 40

• question_answer1)
  Study of form and structure of organisms is
  A)
  Ecology            done clear
  B)
  Taxonomy done clear
  C)
  Anatomy            done clear
  D)
         Morphology done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Group of organisms that closely resemble each other and freely interbreed in nature, constitute a
  A)
  specie s                          done clear
  B)
  genus done clear
  C)
  family                done clear
  D)
         taxon done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Herbarium is
  A)
   a garden where medicinal plants are grown done clear
  B)
   garden where herbaceous plants are grown done clear
  C)
   dry garden   done clear
  D)
   chemical to kill plants done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Organisms which display properties of both living and non-living are
  A)
   Viruses                           done clear
  B)
   Diatoms done clear
  C)
   Lichens              done clear
  D)
          Bacteria done clear
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• question_answer5)
  The taxonomic unit 'Phylum' in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierachial level in classification of plants
  A)
   Class                            done clear
  B)
   Order done clear
  C)
   Division                done clear
  D)
          Family done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Whittaker is famous for
  A)
   Two kingdom classification done clear
  B)
   Four kingdom classification done clear
  C)
   Five kingdom classification   done clear
  D)
   Distinguishing in Bacteria & Blue green algae done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which bacteria is utilized in gober gas plant?
  A)
   Methanogens   done clear
  B)
   Nitrifying bacteria done clear
  C)
   Ammonifying bacteria done clear
  D)
   Denitrifying bacteria done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Which one of the following statements about viruses is correct?
  A)
   Viruses possess their own metabolic system. done clear
  B)
   Viruses contain either DNA or RNA.   done clear
  C)
   Viruses are facultative parasites. done clear
  D)
   Viruses are readily killed by antibiotics. done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which one of the following organisms is not an example of eukaryotic cells?
  A)
   Paramoecium caudatum done clear
  B)
   Escherichia coli   done clear
  C)
   Euglena viridis done clear
  D)
   Amoeba proteus done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which of the following does not contain chlorophyll?
  A)
   Fungi                              done clear
  B)
   Algae done clear
  C)
   Bryophyta           done clear
  D)
          Pteridophyta done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following is called amphibians of plant kingdom?
  A)
   Bryophytes                     done clear
  B)
   Pteridophytes done clear
  C)
   Gymnosperms     done clear
  D)
          Algae done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The plant group that produces spores and embryo but lacks vascular tissues and seeds is
  A)
   Pteridophyta                 done clear
  B)
   Rhodophyta done clear
  C)
   Bryophyta             done clear
  D)
          Phaeophyta done clear
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• question_answer13)
  A plant having seeds but lacking flowers and fruits belongs to
  A)
   Pteridophytes                done clear
  B)
   Mosses done clear
  C)
   Ferns               done clear
  D)
          Gymnosperms   done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Agar is commercially obtained from
  A)
   red algae                         done clear
  B)
   green algae done clear
  C)
   brown algae         done clear
  D)
         blue-green algae done clear
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• question_answer15)
  An alga very rich in protein is
  A)
   Spirogyra                      done clear
  B)
   Ulothrix done clear
  C)
   Oscillatoria          done clear
  D)
          Chlorella   done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The largest flower found is known as
  A)
   Rafflesia                         done clear
  B)
   Tecoma done clear
  C)
   Musa               done clear
  D)
          Cauliflower done clear
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• question_answer17)
  A common characteristic of all vertebrates is
  A)
   presence of skull   done clear
  B)
   division of body into head, neck, trunk and tail done clear
  C)
   presence of two pairs of functional appendages done clear
  D)
   body is covered with an exoskeleton done clear
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• question_answer18)
   The long bones are hollow and connected by air passages these are characteristics of
  A)
   Mammals                     done clear
  B)
   Reptiles done clear
  C)
   Birds                  done clear
  D)
          All land vertebrates done clear
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• question_answer19)
  In which one of the following sets of animals do all the four give birth to young ones?
  A)
   Platypus, Penguin, Bat, Hippopotamus done clear
  B)
   Shrew, Bat, Cat, Kiwi done clear
  C)
   Kangaroo, Hedgehog, Dolphin,, Loris   done clear
  D)
   Lion, Bat, Whale, Ostrich done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following animal is not a insect?
  A)
   Ticks                 done clear
  B)
   Honey bee done clear
  C)
   Beetle               done clear
  D)
          Wasp done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Which of the following group of animals maintains high and constant body temperature such as mammals?
  A)
   Reptiles                         done clear
  B)
   Amphibians done clear
  C)
   Birds                  done clear
  D)
          Fishes done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Insects have
  A)
   2 pairs of legs                done clear
  B)
   3 pairs of legs   done clear
  C)
   4 pairs of legs       done clear
  D)
          1 pair of legs done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Cymose is
  A)
   thalamus                      done clear
  B)
   fruit done clear
  C)
   inflorescence          done clear
  D)
         ovary done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which is not a stem modification?
  A)
   Rhizome of ginger           done clear
  B)
   Corm of Colocasia done clear
  C)
   Pitcher of Nepenthes         done clear
  D)
   Tuber of potato done clear
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• question_answer25)
  A modification of leaf is
  A)
   Tendrils                          done clear
  B)
   Phylloclade done clear
  C)
   Cladode             done clear
  D)
          Conn done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Artificial system of classification was first used by
  A)
   Linnaeus                       done clear
  B)
   De Candolle done clear
  C)
   Pliny the Eider       done clear
  D)
          Bentham and Hooker done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Binomial Nomenclature was given by
  A)
   Lamarck                       done clear
  B)
   Ernst Mayr done clear
  C)
   Carolus Linneaus   done clear
  D)
          Cuvier done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which of the following is not a pteridophyte?
  A)
   Ginkgo                           done clear
  B)
   Selaginella done clear
  C)
   Polypodium         done clear
  D)
          Azolla done clear
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• question_answer29)
  The famous botanical garden 'Kew' is located in
  A)
   England                          done clear
  B)
   Lucknow done clear
  C)
   Berlin               done clear
  D)
          Australia done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which of the following groups of plants play an important role in plant succession on bare rocks/soil?
  A)
   Algae               done clear
  B)
   Bryophytes   done clear
  C)
   Pteridophytes       done clear
  D)
         Gymnosperms done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Which of the following groups of plants are propagated through underground root?
  A)
   Bryophyllum and Kalanchoe done clear
  B)
   Ginger, Potato, Onion and Zamik and done clear
  C)
   Pistia, Chrysanthemum and Pineapple done clear
  D)
   Sweet potato. Asparagus, Tapioca and Dahlia   done clear
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• question_answer32)
   ICBN stands for
  A)
   International Code of Botanical Nomenclature   done clear
  B)
   International Congress of Biological Names done clear
  C)
   Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature done clear
  D)
   Indian Congress of Biological Names. done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Leaves of dicotyledonous plants possess _____ venation, while _________ venation is the characteristic of most monocotyledons.
  A)
   reticulate and parallel respectively   done clear
  B)
   parallel and reticulate respectively done clear
  C)
   reticulate and perpendicular respectively done clear
  D)
   obliquely and parallel respectively. done clear
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• question_answer34)
  In class of Amphibia, respiration occurs through
  A)
   gills                              done clear
  B)
   lungs done clear
  C)
   skin                  done clear
  D)
          All of these   done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Which of the following class of algae mostly found in salt water?
  A)
   Phaeophyceae                 done clear
  B)
   Rhodophyceae done clear
  C)
   Chlorophyceae    done clear
  D)
          Both [a] and [b] done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Which of the following are correctly matched with respect to their taxonomic classification?
  A)
   Centipede, Millipede, Spider, Scorpion-Insecta done clear
  B)
   House fly. Butterfly, Tsetse fly, Silverfish-Insecta   done clear
  C)
   Spiny Anteater, Sea urchin, Sea cucumber-Echinodermata done clear
  D)
   Flying fish, Cuttlefish, Silverfish-Pisces done clear
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• question_answer37)
  During the post-fertilisation period the ovules develop into _______ and the ovary matures into a ______.
  A)
   A - seeds; B - fruit   done clear
  B)
   A - fruit; B - seeds done clear
  C)
   A - flower; B - seed done clear
  D)
   A - seeds; B - flower done clear
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• question_answer38)
  One of the following is a very unique feature of the mammalian body
  A)
   Presence of diaphragm   done clear
  B)
   Four chambered heart done clear
  C)
   Rib cage done clear
  D)
   Homeothermy done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Which one of the following groups of animals is correctly matched with its one characteristic feature without even a single exception?
  A)
   Reptilian: possess 3 - chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle done clear
  B)
   Chordata: possess a mouth provided with an upper and lower jaw done clear
  C)
   Chondrichthyes: possess cartilagious endoskeleton   done clear
  D)
   Mammalia: give birth to young one. done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Which of the following plants is growing in swampy areas, where many roots come out of the ground and grow vertically upwards?
  A)
   Potato                          done clear
  B)
   Opuntia done clear
  C)
   Rhizophora            done clear
  D)
          Grass done clear
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