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BIOHACK XI > 1. The Living World > Flashcards

1. The Living World Flashcards

1
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________ is called the Darwin of 20th century (NEET)

A

Ernst Mayr

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2
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Ernst Mayr was born at _________ in Germany/England

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Kempten, Germany

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3
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Ernst Mayr is known for - (NEET)

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Gave the definition of biological species

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4
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Mayr was awarded three prizes widely regarded as ________ of biology.

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triple crown

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5
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The 3 prizes that the Mayr was awarded were -

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Balzan Prize, International Prize for Biology.
Crafoord Prize

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6
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All living organisms grow. T/F

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T

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7
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All living organisms grow all life. T/F

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F (plant grow all life, but animals grow only to a certain age

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8
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Increase in _______ and _______ are twin characteristics of growth.

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Mass and number

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9
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Unicellular organisms grow by cell division. T/F

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T

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10
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In majority of higher animals & plants, growth and reproduction are mutually inclusive/exclusive.

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exclusive

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11
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Increase in body mass is considered as growth. T/F

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T

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12
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Living organisms grow intrinsically/extrinsically.

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Intrinsically

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13
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Growth is a defining property of a living organism. T/F

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F (growth is the seen in non-living things like mountains, boulders and sand-mounds)

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14
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Dead organism doesn’t grow. T/F

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T

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15
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Reproduction is a defining property of living organism. T/F

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F (as mules, sterile worker bees etc can’t reproduce)

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16
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Fungi multiply and spread due to -

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asexual spore

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17
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Budding happens in - (2)

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yeast and hydra

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18
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In ______ true regeneration is seen. (NEET)

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Planaria

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19
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Fragmentation is seen in - (3) (NEET)

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Fungi, filamentous algae, protonema of mosses

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20
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Reproduction is synonymous with growth in - (3) (NEET

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bacteria, unicellular algae, amoeba

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21
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Ex. of organisms which don’t reproduce - (3)

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Mules and sterile workers bees, infertile human
couples

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22
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Some non-living objects are capable of replicating themselves, hence reproduction is not a defining characteristic of living organisms. T/F

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F. no non-living object can replicate itself

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23
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Define Metabolism.

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Sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in our body

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24
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Some non-living object exhibits metabolism. T/F

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F. NCERT line pg no.5

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25
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Metabolic reactions can be demonstrated outside the body in cell-free systems. T/F

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T

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26
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An isolated metabolic reaction outside the body, performed in a test tube is neither living nor non-living.
T/F

A

T

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27
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Metabolism is a defining feature of living organisms. T/F

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T

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28
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Isolated metabolic reactions are non-living reactions. T/F

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F (they are living reactions)

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29
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Isolated metabolic reactions are living things. T/F

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F (they are non-living things)

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30
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Cellular organization is a defining feature. T/F

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T

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31
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Tell all the defining features of living organisms. (3)

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Metabolism, consciousness, cellular organization

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32
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Most obvious and technically complicated feature on living organism is_______ . (NEET)

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Consciousness

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33
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All organisms from prokaryotes to eukaryotes can sense the environment. T/F

A

T

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34
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Photoperiod affects reproduction in animals. T/F (NEET)

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T (NCERT line pg no. 5)

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35
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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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36
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Properties of tissues are present in the constituent cells. T/F

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False

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37
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Properties of cellular organelle arise due to interaction among -

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molecular components comprising the organelle

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38
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Living organisms are self-replicating, evolving and self-regulating interactive systems. T/F

A

T

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39
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Number of species known and described range between ________ & ______ million/billion (NEET)

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1.7-1.8 million

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40
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The process of standardizing the naming of living organisms such that the particular organism by the same name all over the world is called -

A

nomenclature

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41
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Agreed principles and criteria for plants are provided by ______

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ICBN

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42
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ICBN full form - (NEET)

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International code for botanical nomenclature

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43
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Animals are named by _______

A

ICZN

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44
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The process of knowing to what organism the name is attached is called -

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identification

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45
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Carolus Linnaeus gave _______ he is
called __________ of taxonomy. (NEET)

A

Binomial Nomenclature, father

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46
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Biological names are generally ______ and written in ______ (NEET)

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Latin, italics

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47
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Why Latin was chosen for biological naming?

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Because Latin is a dead language and will not change with time

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48
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First word in biological name represent ______ and second word represent (NEET)

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genus, specific epithet

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49
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Why are biological names printed in italics? (NEET 2016, 2019)

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to indicate their Latin origin

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50
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To indicate Latin origin of biological names, what do we do while writing them?

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underlining

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51
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When biological names are handwritten, they are underlined together. T/F (NEET 2016, 2019)

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F (they are underlined seperately)

52
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Specific epithet starts with a small letter. T/F (NEET 2019)

A

T

53
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First word start with a capital letter. T/F (NEET 2019)

A

T

54
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Name of author appears before/after specific epithet

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after

55
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Classification is based on some easily observable characters. T/F

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True (NCERT line P.g. No - 7)

56
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What is a taxa?

A

Convenient categories used to study organisms

57
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“Wheat”, “Human”, “animal”, they all are taxa. T/F

A

T

58
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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

59
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The process of classification is called _______

A

taxonomy

60
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4 processes which are basic to taxonomy in order in which they are done -

A

(1) Characterisation, (2) Identification, (3) Nomenclature and (4) Classification (CINC)

61
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Earlier classifications were on the basis of _______

A

Uses of organism

62
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What is systematics?

A

study of various life forms, in reference of understanding the relationships among them

63
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Taxonomy + ________ = Systematics

A

Phylogeny

64
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‘systema’ means systematic arrangement of organism. T/F

A

T

65
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Books written by Linnaeus are (2) - (NEET)

A

Systema Naturae, Species Plantarum

66
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Systematics take into account _______ relationships between the organisms.

A

Evolutionary

67
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Classification is a single-step process. T/F

A

F

68
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The taxonomic groups are distinct biological entities and not merely morphological aggregates. T/F

A

T

69
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Name the taxonomic categories from highest to lowest. (NEET 2022)

A

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (Mnemonic - Kind People Can Often Find - Great Sex)

70
Q

Solanum genus includes which three species?

A

Nigrum, melongena, tuberosum

71
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Panthera include which 3 species?

A

Leo, tigris, pardus

72
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Potato scientific name -

A

Solanum tuberosum

73
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Brinjal scientific name -

A

Solanum melongena

74
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Makoi scientific name -

A

Solanum nigrum

75
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Magnifera is a genus/species

A

genus

76
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Felis genus includes cats/dogs.

A

Cats

77
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Families are characterized on the basis of _______ and _________ features of plant species.

A

Vegetative and reproductive

78
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Family Solanaceae contains genera - (3)

A

Solanum, Petunia, Datura (DPS)

79
Q

Family of leopards is -

A

Felidae

80
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Felidae contains genus ________ and _______.

A

Panthera and Felis

81
Q

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

A

-aceae, -dae

82
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Suffix of order is _______ in plants.

A

-ales

83
Q

Order polymoniales contains family ______ and ______ based on _______ characters.

A

Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae, floral (SC)

84
Q

Carnivora is an order. T/F

A

T

85
Q

It include family _____ and _____

A

Felidae and Canidae

86
Q

Mammalia contains order _____ and ______

A

Primata and Carnivora

87
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Order Primata include which animals - (3)

A

monkey, gorilla, gibbon

88
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Order Carnovra include which animals - (3)

A

tiger, cat, dog

89
Q

Organisms which have notochord and dorsal hollow nerve cord are included in phylum-

A

Chordata

90
Q

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

A

T

91
Q

Family and order of housefly? (NEET 2016, 2021)

A

Muscidae, Diptera

92
Q

Genus and family of wheat?

A

Triticum, Poaceae

93
Q

Family and order of humans? (NEET)

A

Hominidae, Primata

94
Q

Family and order of mango? (NEET 2019)

A

Anacardiaceae, Sapindales

95
Q

Class and genus of housefly? (NEET 2016)

A

Insecta, Musca

96
Q

Genus & class of mango?

A

Magnifera, Dicotyledonae

97
Q

Family & order of man?

A

Hominidae, Primata

98
Q

Class and order of Wheat?

A

Monocotyledonae, Poales

99
Q

What is the prime source of taxonomic studies?

A

collection of actual specimens of plants & animals

100
Q

Collection of actual specimens of plants and animals is not essential for training in systematics.

A

F, it is essential

101
Q

Definition of Herbarium? (NEET 2018)

A

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

102
Q

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

A

Herbarium

103
Q

Herbarium sheet carry label providing info about 7 things. Name them. (NEET-II 2016)

A

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

104
Q

What are botanical gardens? (NEET 2013)

A

They have collection of living plants for
reference

105
Q

Each plant label indicate its _____ name and ______

A

Scientific, family

106
Q

Kew is located in _______

A

England

107
Q

Name 3 famous botanical garden and where they are situated.

A

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

108
Q

Museums are set up in educational institutes such as ______ and _____

A

schools and college

109
Q

Museums have collections of preserved plants and animals. T/F (NEET 2018)

A

T

110
Q

Specimens are always preserved in a preservative solution. T/F

A

F (they can be dry preserved also)

111
Q

In museum, insects are preserved after _______ , _______ and ______.

A

Collecting, killing and pinning

112
Q

How are larger animals preserved ?

A

Stuffing

113
Q

Museums have collection of skeleton of animals too. T/F (NEET)

A

T

114
Q

Zoological parks help us to learn about animal’s ______ and ______

A

Food habitats and behaviour

115
Q

Key is used to identify plant only. T/F (NEET 2018)

A

F (both plants and animals)

116
Q

Keys are based on ______ generally in a pair called _______

A

Contrasting characters, couplet

117
Q

Each statement in the key is called a _____

A

Lead

118
Q

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

A

F (separate taxonomic keys are required for each taxonomic category)

119
Q

Keys are ______ in nature.

A

Analytical

120
Q

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

A

Flora

121
Q

Manuals are useful for -

A

Providing information for identification of names
of species found in an area

122
Q

Monographs contain

A

Info about any one taxon

123
Q

What is catalogue? (NEET 2018)

A

Alphabetical arrangement of species

124
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“systema” is a Latin/Greek word.

A

Latin

125
Q

Lower the category, greater the difficulty of determining relationship between them. T/F

A

F, higher the category.

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