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Which of the following taxonomic category of housefly is incorrectly matched?

A. Genus Musca

B. Family Muscidae

C. Order Primata

D. Class Insecta

Correct Answer :

C. Order Primata


Housefly, Musca domestica, is a fly of the order Diptera. It is the most common of all domestic flies. Primate is a mammal of the order primata.

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Match column I with column II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. FamilyI. tuberosum
B. KingdomII. Polymoniales
C. OrderIII. Solanum
D. SpeciesIV. Plantae
E. GenusV. Solanaceae

A. A IV; B III; C V; D II; E I

B. A V; B IV; C II; D I; E III

C. A IV; B V; C II; D I; E III

D. A V; B III; C II; D I; E IV

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Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Genus comprises a group of related species.
(ii) Taxon represents a taxonomic group of individual organisms.
(iii) Family comprises a group of related genera.
(iv) Taxonomic category class includes related orders.

A. (i), (ii), and (iv)

B. (ii) and (iv)

C. (i), (iii) and (iv)

D. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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Which of the following statements regarding growth is incorrect?

A. In plants, growth by cell division is seen only upto a certain stage.

B. Growth exhibited by non-living objects is by accumulation of material on the surface.

C. A multicellular organism grows by cell division.

D. Growth in in vitro culture of unicellular organisms can be observed by counting the number of cells.

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In multicellular organisms, _____ refers to the production of progeny possessing features more or less similar to those of parents.

A. growth

B. reproduction

C. metabolism

D. consciousness

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Which of the following shows the correct example of taxonomic category - Genus?

A. Potato, tomato and brinjal belong to Solanum.

B. Monkey, gorilla and gibbon placed in Mammalia.

C. Solanum, Petunia, and Datura placed in Solanacea.

D. Mangifera indica, Solanum tuberosum, and Panthera leo.

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X being a higher category is the assemblage of families which exhibit a few Y characters. The Z characters are less in a number as compared to different genera included in a family. Identify X, Y, and Z.

A. X - Order; Y - Similar; Z - Similar

B. X - Genus; Y - Similar; Z - Different

C. X - Species; Y - Different; Z - Similar

D. X - Class; Y - Different; Z - Different

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Taxa differs from taxon due to being

A. a higher taxonomic category than taxon.

B. lower taxonomic category than taxon.

C. the plural of taxon.

D. the singular of taxon.

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Couplet represents the choice made between two opposite options which results in

A. rejection of both the option.

B. acceptance of both the option.

C. either acceptance or rejection of both the option.

D. acceptance of only one and rejection of the other.

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The taxonomic unit phylum in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchial level in classification of plants ?

A. Class

B. Order

C. Division

D. Family

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Select the correct statements (i-v) regarding taxonomic categories.
(i) Each step or rank in hierarchy is called taxonomic category.
(ii) Species is a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities capable of breeding among themselves.
(iii) Taxonomic studies of all unknown organisms have led to the development of common categories like kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus and species.
(iv) Lower the category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.

A. (i) & (ii) only

B. (ii) & (iv) only

C. (i), (ii) & (iii) only

D. All of the above

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In angiosperm, characters of flowers are used in classification because

A. flowers are attractive.

B. flowers are large.

C. character of flowers are conserved.

D. none of the above.

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Refer the botanical name of wheat Triticum aestivum and identify the statement which correctly describes it.

A. The second word belongs to genus and starts with a small letter.

B. Both the words Triticum aestivum denote the specific epithet.

C. The first word Triticum denotes the genus which starts with a capital letter.

D. The first word Triticum denotes the specific epithet while the second word denotes the genus.

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One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that

A. they provide a beautiful area for recreation.

B. one can observe tropical plants there.

C. they allow ex-situ conservation of germ plasm.

D. they provide the natural habitat for wildlife.

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Which of the following organisms is not correctly matched with its particular ?

A. Human beings Sapiens, species

B. Lion Panthera, genus

C. Cats Felidae, genus

D. Datura Solanaceae, family

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Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct combination from the options given below.
Column-IColumn-II
A. National BotanicalI. Carolus Linneaus Research Institute
B. Indian BotanicalII. Taxon Garden
C. BinomialIII. Howrah (India) Nomenclature
D. A unit ofIV. Lucknow classification

A. A III; B IV; C I; D II

B. A IV; B III; C I; D II

C. A IV; B III; C II; D I

D. A IV; B I; C III; D II

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Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they

A. have same number of chromosomes.

B. can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds.

C. have more than 90 per cent similar genes.

D. look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites.

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Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category ?

A. Tiger Tigris, the species

B. Cuttle fish Mollusca, a class

C. Humans Primata, the family

D. Housefly Musca, an order

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The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring in our body is known as

A. metabolism

B. growth

C. regeneration

D. reproduction

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct ?
(i) Genus comprises a group of related species which has more characters in common in comparison to species of other genera.
(ii) Three different genera such as Solanum, Datura and Petunia are placed in the family malvaceae.
(iii) In case of plants, classes with a few similar characters are assigned to a higher category called phylum.

A. Both (i) and (ii)

B. Only (iii)

C. Both (ii) and (iii)

D. All of these

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Statement 1 : Taxon and category are different things.
Statement 2 : Category shows hierarchical classification.

A. Statement- 1 and statement-2 are true and statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement -1

B. Statement -1 and Statement -2 are true; statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement - 1

C. Statement - 1 is true and statement- 2 is false

D. Both the statements are false.

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Which one of the following taxonomical aid is used for identification of plants and animals based on similarities and dissimilarities?

A. Flora

B. Keys

C. Monographs

D. Catalogues

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Each category of taxonomic hierarchy refers to as a unit of ______.

A. systematic

B. identification

C. nomenclature

D. classification

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The keys are based on contrasting characters generally in a pair called _______.

A. flora

B. couplet

C. both (a) and (b)

D. manuals

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The practical purpose of classification of living organisms is to

A. explain the origin of living organsims.

B. trace the evolution of living organsims.

C. name the living organisms.

D. facilitate identification of unknown organisms.

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The order generally ends with

A. ales

B. aceae

C. eae

D. none of these

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Which of the following is the only taxonomic categories that has a real existence?

A. Phylum

B. Species

C. Genus

D. Kingdom

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Which of the following taxonomic category of housefly is incorrectly matched?

A. Genus Musca

B. Family Muscidae

C. Order Primata

D. Class Insecta

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Each statement in the key is called _______.

A. lead

B. catalogues

C. manuals

D. monographs

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Match the taxonomic categories given in column I with their feature given in column II.
Column IColumn II
A. TaxonI. Basic unit of classification
B. SpeciesII. A taxonomic group of any rank
C. PhylumIII. Division is the same category in case of plants
D. GenusIV. Identified based on a number of similar characters
E. OrderV. Group of related species having more character in common with others species

A. A - V, B - II, C - IV, D - III, E - I

B. A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II, E - V

C. A - II, B - I, C - III, D - V, E - IV

D. A - III, B - II, C - IV, D - I, E - V

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?

A. Reproduction

B. Complex chemical organization

C. Adaptation to environmental changes

D. Differentiation from cells to tissues