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Important Questions Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World

Objective Questions

Question. Father of taxonomy is
(a) De Candolle
(b) Hooker
(c) Linnaeus
(d) Aristotle

Question. Linnaeus system of classification was based on
(a) Morphology
(b) Ecology
(c) Embryology
(d) Cytology

Question. Taxonomy based on determination of genetic relationship is
(a) Cytotaxonomy
(b) Numerical taxonomy
(c) Biochemical taxonomy
(d) Experimental taxonomy

Question. A taxon is
(a) A group of related families
(b) A group of related species
(c) A type of living organisms
(d) A taxonomic group of any ranking

Question. The third name in trinomial nomenclature is
(a) Species
(b) Subgenus
(c) Subspecies
(d) Ecotype

Question. In fish, Catla catla the specific name is identical with generic name, thus it is an example of
(a) Antonym
(b) Tautonym
(c) Synonym
(d) Homonym

Question. Mayr’s biological concept of species is mainly based on
(a) Morphological traits
(b) Reproductive isolation
(c) Modes of reproduction
(d) Morphology and reproduction

Question. A taxonomic key used to identify organisms is labelled
(a) Phylogenetic key
(b) Evergreen key
(c) Dichotomous key
(d) None of the above

Question. On which of the following, five kingdoms classification is based?
(a) Cell wall
(b) Genetic material
(c) Types of organelles
(d) Mode of nutrition

Question. Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus?
(a) Species
(b) Family
(c) Class
(d) Division

Question. Descending arrangement of categories is called
(a) Classification
(b) Taxonomy
(c) Hierarchy
(d) Key

Question. In hierarchial classification, class is interpolated between
(a) Family and genus
(b) Phylum and order
(c) Order and Family
(d) Kingdom and phylum

Question. Place of keeping and studying dry plants is
(a) Arboretum
(b) Museum
(c) Vasculum
(d) Herbarium

Question. In Oryza sativa, sativa stands for
(a) Name of species
(b) Specific nomeclatu re
(c) Specific epithet
(d) Species

Question. Largest herbarium in India is in
(a) National botanical garden, Lucknow
(b) Lloyd botanical garden, Darjeeling
(c) Forest research institute, Dehradun
(d) Indian botanical garden, Sibpur

Question. Related genera belong to same
(a) Variety
(b) Family
(c) Species
(d) None of these

Question. Which taxonomic aid gives comprehensive account of complete compiled information of a genus or a family?
(a) Taxonomic key
(b) Herbanium
(c) Monograph
(d) Flora

Question. Who did write ‘species plantarum’ and provide basis for classification of plants?
(a) Carolus Linnaeus
(b) Charles Darwin
(c) Robert Hooke
(d) Leeuwenhoek

Question. Hierarchial taxonomic systems are used by biologists because
(a) Taxonomic groups reflect shared characters, not evolutionary relationships
(b) Each higher taxonomic group contain all the group below it
(c) Taxonomic groups reflect common habitats
(d) A hierarchy of traits is used to establish classifications

Question. Which of the following processes do not operate within the life span of given organism?
(a) Birth and nutrition
(b) Growth and maturation
(c) Metabolism and excretion
(d) Decomposition and mineralization

Question. The living organisms of all hierarchial levels share in common, which one of the following features?
(a) Nature of protoplasmic constituent
(b) Method of cell division
(c) Degree of body organization
(d) Mode of nutrition