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1. Living World Flashcards

1
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…………….is called the Darwin of 20th century.

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Ernst mayr

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2
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Ernst Mayr was born at…………. Germany/England.

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Kempton Germany

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3
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Ernst Mayr is known for

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Given the defination of biological species

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4
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Increase in…………and……….are twin characteristics of growth

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Mass and no.

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5
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Growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive in.

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Higher plants and animales

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6
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Living organism grow intrinsically/extrinsically

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Intrinsically

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7
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Growth is a defining property of living organism. T / F

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F

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8
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Reproduction is a defining property of living organism. T / F

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False

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9
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In……………
true regeneration is seen.

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Planaria

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10
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Fragmentation is seen in…………..
…………….. , …………………

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Fungi , Filamentous algae , protonema or mosses

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11
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In ………….growth is synonymous with reproduction.

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Unicellular organism

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12
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…………… ,……………don’t reproduce.

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Mules and sterile workers bees

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13
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Define Metabolism

A

Sum total of all chemical reactions occurring
in our body

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14
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An isolated metabolic reaction outside the body, performed in a test tube is non living. T/F

A

F

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15
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Metabolism is a defining feature of living organisms. T/F

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T

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16
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Isolated metabolic reactions are living reactions. T/F

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T

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17
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Isolated metabolic reactions are non living things. T/F

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T

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18
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Cellular organisation is a defining feature. T/F

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T

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19
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Tell all the defining features of living organisms. (3)

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Metabolism
Cellular organisation
Consciousness

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20
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Most obvious and technically complicated feature on living organism is ______ (NEET

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Consciousness

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21
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Photoperiod affects reproduction in animals. T/F

A

T

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22
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Only organism which is aware of himself is _______ because it have _________

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Human , self consciousness

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23
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Properties of tissues are present in the constituent cells. T/F

A

F

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24
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Properties of tissues arise due to –

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Interactions among the molecular components comprising the organells

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25
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Number of species known and described range between _____-_____ million/billion

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1.7 to 1.8 million

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26
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Agreed principles and criteria for plants are provided by ______

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ICBN

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27
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Animals are named by ________

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ICZN

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28
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Founder of Taxonomy is

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Aristole

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29
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Carolus Linnaeus gave ________

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Binomial Nomenclature

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30
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Biological names are generally in _____ and written in ______

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Latin , italics

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31
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Specific epithet starts with a small letter. T/F

A

T

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32
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Classification is based on some easily observable characters. T/F

A

T

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33
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What is a taxa ?

A

Convient categories used to study organism

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34
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“Wheat”, “Human”, “animal”, they all are taxa. T/F

A

T

35
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Basis of modern taxonomic studies are (5)

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External structure, internal structure,
cell
structure,
developmental process and ecological
information of organism

36
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The process of classification is called ________

A

Taxonomy

37
Q

4 processes which are basic to taxonomy are –

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Characterization
Identification
Classification
Taxonomy

38
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Earlier classification were on the basis of ______

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Use of organism

39
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‘systema’ means systematic arrangement of organism. T/F

A

T

40
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Linnaeus title of publication was

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Systema Naturae

41
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Systematics take into account evolutionary relationships between the organisms. T/F

A

T

42
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The taxonomic groups are distinct biological entities and not merely morphological aggregates. T/F

A

T

43
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Name the taxonomic categories from highest to lowest.

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

44
Q

Solanum genus include which three species?

A

Nigrum
Melongena
Tuberosum

45
Q

Panthera include which 3 species

A

Leo, tigris , pardus

46
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Potato scientific name

A

Solanum tuberosum

47
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Brinjal scientific name

A

Solanum melnogena

48
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Makoi scientific name

A

Solanum nigrium

49
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Felis genus include?

A

Cats

50
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Families are characterized on the basis of _________ and _________ features of plant species.

A

Vegetative and Reproductive

51
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Family Solanaceae contains genera (3)

A

Solanum petunia datura

52
Q

Family of leopard is

A

Felidae

53
Q

Felidae contains genus ____ and _____

A

Panthera felis

54
Q

Suffix of family is ______ in plants and ______ in animals.

A

aceae , dae

55
Q

Order polymoniales contains family ________ and _________ based on ______ characters

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Convululaceae , solanceace , florals

56
Q

Suffix of order is _______ in plants.

A

Ales

57
Q

Carnivora is a order. T/F

A

T

58
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Carnivora is a order. T/F

A

T

59
Q

Mammalia contains order ________ and ________

A

Primata and carnivora

60
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As we go lower in taxa, number of common characteristics increase. T/F

A

T

61
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Family and order of housefly

A

Muscidae and diptera

62
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Genus, family and order of wheat?

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Triticum , poaceace , ,poales

63
Q

Family and order of humans?

A

Hominidae
Primata

64
Q

Family and order of mango?

A

Ancardiacaeae
Sapindales

65
Q

Definition of Herbarium?

A

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

66
Q

_______ is serve as a quick referral system in taxonomic studies.

A

Herbarium

67
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Herbarium sheet carry label providing info about 7 things. Name them.

A

date and place of collection, English, local and
botanical names, family, collector’s name

68
Q

What are botanical gardens?

A

They have collection of living plants and animals
for reference

69
Q

Each plant label indicate its _______ name and ______

A

Scientific and family

70
Q

Kew is located in _______

A

England

71
Q

Name three famous botanical garden and where they are situated.

A

Kew (England),
Indian Botanical Garden,
Howrah
(India) and National Botanical Research Institute,

Lucknow (India)

72
Q

In museum, insects are preserved after _______, ________ and ________

A

Collecting , killing and pinning

73
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How are larger animals preserved?

A

Stuffing

74
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Museums have collection of skeleton of animals too. T/F

A

T

75
Q

Zoological parks help us to learn about animal ______ and ______

A

Food habitats and behaviour

76
Q

Key is used to identify plant only. T/F

A

F

77
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Keys are based on ______ generally in a pair called _______

A

Contrasting characters
Couplet

78
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Each statement in the key is called a ______

A

Lead

79
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Separate taxonomic keys are not required for each taxonomic category. T/F

A

F

80
Q

Keys are ________ in nature.

A

Analytical

81
Q

_________ contains the actual account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given area.

A

Flora

82
Q

Manuals are useful for

A

Book having listing and description of plant in a
particular area

83
Q

Monographs contain

A

Info about any one taxon

84
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What is Catalogue ?

A

Alphabetical arrangement of species

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