Chapter 1 : The Living World

Question 1

Which biologist who has been called “The Darwin of the 20^th century”

Answer 1

Ernst Mayr
1904-2004

Question 2

Ernst Mayr was awarded the three prizes widely regarded as the triple crown of biology
Name the three prizes

Answer 2

Balzan Prize 1983
International Prize for Biology 1994
Crafoord Prize 1999

Question 3

The number of species that are known and described range between _____ and _____ million

Answer 3

1.7 to 1.8 Million

Question 4

The number and types of organisms present on earth is known as

Answer 4

Biodiversity

Question 5

Naming of living organisms such that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world. This process is called

Answer 5

Nomenclature

Question 6

Nomenclature or Naming is only possible when the organism is described correctly and we know to what organism the name is attached to. This is _________________

Answer 6

Identification

Question 7

For plants, scientific names are based on agreed principles and criteria, which are provided in .

Answer 7

International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)

Question 8

For Animals, scientific names are based on agreed principles and criteria, which are provided in .

Answer 8

International Code for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)

Question 9

The system of providing a name with two components (Scientific names) to known organisms is called

Answer 9

Binomial nomenclature

Question 10

Binomial nomenclature has two components 1^st is ___________ and 2^nd is ____________

Answer 10

Generic name
specific epithet

Question 11

Binomial nomenclature naming system is given by _______________

Answer 11

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 12

The scientific name of Mango is ______

Answer 12

Mangifera indica

Question 13

In Mangifera indica , Mangifera represents __________ while indica is a particular ________

Answer 13

Genus
Species

Question 14

Biological names are generally represent in __________ language and written in italics

Answer 14

Latin

Question 15

___________ is the process by which anything is grouped into convenient categories based on some easily observable characters

Answer 15

Classification

Question 16

_______ can indicate categories at very different levels

Answer 16

taxa

Question 17

Based of characteristics, all living organisms can be classified into different taxa, This process of classification is _________________

Answer 17

Taxonomy

Question 18

Basic to taxonomy is

Answer 18

Characterisation
identification
classification
nomenclature

Question 19

Relationship among different kinds of organisms and their diversities, This branch of study was referred to as _________

Answer 19

Systematics

Question 20

Who wrote the book titled as Systema Naturae

Answer 20

Linnaeus

Question 21

The Category is a part of overall taxonomic arrangement, it is called the _____________ and all categories together constitute the _____________

Answer 21

Taxonomic category
Taxonomic hierarchy

Question 22

each taxonomic category referred to as a unit of classification or represents a rank and is commonly termed as ____________

Answer 22

taxon

Question 23

Taxonomical studies of all known organisms have led to the development of common categories, namely

Answer 23

Kingdom
Phylum or Division (for plants)
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 24

A group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities know as

Answer 24

Species

Question 25

Scientific name of **potato** is

Answer 25

*Solanum tuberosum*

Question 26

Scientific name of **Lion** is

Answer 26

*Panthera leo*

Question 27

Scientific name of **Leopard** is

Answer 27

*Panthera pardus*

Question 28

Scientific name of **Tiger** is

Answer 28

*Panthera tigris*

Question 29

Genus **Felis** includes ___________

Answer 29

**Cats**

Question 30

genus **Felis**(cats) belongs to which **family**

Answer 30

**Felidae**

Question 31

Dogs belongs to which **Family**

Answer 31

**Canidae**

Question 32

Families like **Felidae** and **Canidae** belongs to which **Order**

Answer 32

**Carnivora**

Question 33

Monkey , Gorilla and gibbon belongs to which order

Answer 33

**Primata**

Question 34

Monkey , gorilla and gibbon belongs to order **Primata** and Tiger,cat and dog belongs to order **Carnivora** both primata and Carnivora belongs to **Class** _________

Answer 34

**Mammalia**

Question 35

Presence of notochord and dorsal hollow neural system are included in phylum ______

Answer 35

**Chordata**

Question 36

Scientific name for **House Fly** is

Answer 36

***Musca domestica***

Question 37

Scientific name for **Wheat** is

Answer 37

***Triticum aestivum***