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Question No : 29
Which one of the following is not a correct statement?

Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.

A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.

Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.

Herbarium is a store house that contains dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.

Question No : 30
Which two points are known as the twin characteristics of growth?
(i) Increase in mass
(ii) Differentiation
(iii) Increase in number of individuals
(iv) Response to stimuli

(i) and (ii)

(i) and (iv)

(ii) and (iii)

(i) and (iii)

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Question No : 31
Statement 1 : Taxon and category are different things.
Statement 2 : Category shows hierarchical classification.

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

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

Statement - 1 is true and statement- 2 is false

Both the statements are false.

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Question No : 32
Which of the following statements regarding nomenclature is correct?

Generic name always begins with capital letter whereas specific name with small letter.

Scientific name should be printed in italics.

Scientific name when typed or handwritten should be underlined.

All of the above

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Question No : 33
Which of the following statements are correct about herbarium?

It is a store house of collected plant specimens that are dried and preserved on sheets.

Herbarium sheets contain information about date and place of collection, names, family, collectors name, etc.

It serves as quick referral systems in taxonomical studies.

All of the above

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Question No : 34
Which of the following statements regarding growth is incorrect?

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

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

A multicellular organism grows by cell division.

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

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Question No : 35
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct for Metabolsim ?

It is the sum total of all physical reactions taking place inside a living system.

All plants, animals, fungi and microbes exhibit metabolism.

Isolated metabolic reactions in-vitro are not living but are living reactions.

All of the above

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