Living World Flashcards
What is been deified by early man?
(1) All in animates
(2) All animates
(3) Some animates and some in animates
(4) All living beings
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Anthropocentric view of biology stands for___
(1) Nature around human is most important entity
(2) Human being is most important entity
(3) The whole universe is most important
(4) Human is creating pollution in nature
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What was the biggest spin off (outcome) of systematic studies? (1) Recognition of the sharing of similarities among living organisms only horizontally
(2) Recognition of the sharing of similarities among living organisms only vertically
(3) Recognition of the sharing of similarities among living organisms horizontally as we as vertically
(4) Recognition of importance of non-living.
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Revelation of which information humbled man and they started conservation of biodiversity?
(1) All the organisms have soul.
(2) All living organisms has RNA.
(3) All living organisms share common genetic material.
(4) All living organisms has life span.
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Reproduction is synonymous to growth ______.
(1) In all organisms
(2) Only in unicellular organisms
(3) Only in multicellular organisms
(4) non-livings
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Why growth is not considered as defining property of livings? (1) Because growth occurs in livings only
(2) Because growth also occurs in non-livings
(3) Because growth is irreversible
(4) Because growth is reversible
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Growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events in ________.
(1) All organisms
(2) Only in unicellular organisms
(3) Only in multicellular organisms
(4) All animates and in animates
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Growth occurs _______ in plants and _______ in animals.
(1) continuously, only up to a certain age
(2) only up to a certain age, continuously
(3) continuously, never
(4) once, twice
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In multicellular organisms, _____ refers to the production of progeny possessing features more or less similar to those of parents.
(1) Growth
(2) Reproduction
(3) Metabolism
(4) Consciousness
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Anabolism is
(1) Synthesizing process
(2) Breaking process
(3) Bidirectional process
(4) Destructive process
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The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for
(1) Interaction with the environment
(2) Reproduction
(3) Growth and movement
(4) Memory of the events
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The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring in our body is known as
(1) Metabolism
(2) Growth
(3) Regeneration
(4) Reproduction
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Which of the followings in not a defining feature of livings?
(1) Metabolism
(2) Cellular organisation
(3) Consciousness
(4) Reproduction
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Which of the followings is an unique feature of living organisms?
(1) Growth and reproduction
(2) Reproduction and ability to sense environment
(3) Metabolism and interaction
(4) All of the above
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Maintenance of internal favourable conditions, despite changes in external environment is :
(1) Entropy
(2) Steady state
(3) Enthalpy
(4) Homeostasis
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Which of the following most appropriately describes emergent property?
(1) A characteristic an entity gains when it becomes part of a bigger system
(2) A characteristic an entity gains when it becomes part of a newer system
(3) A characteristic an entity gains when it becomes part of a smaller system
(4) A characteristic an entity loses when it becomes part of a bigger system
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Which of the followings is not true?
(1) Emergent properties is found in every level of biological organization
(2) Emergent properties do not present in a level that is beyond the organism
(3) Homeostasis indicates ability of self regulation
(4) Mechanisms of homeostasis is different for different parameters.
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Adaption is___________
(1) Types of living beings present on earth
(2) Essential character of an organism that is necessary for it’s survival.
(3) Inability to respond against environmental cue
(4) Types of flora present in an area.
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Term systematics was derived from _____ word “Systema” which means _____.
(1) Greek, evolutionary relationship
(2) Latin, systematic arrangment of organism
(3) English, taxonomy of organisms
(4) Both 2 & 3
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Taxonomically known number of species is :
(1) 1.7 billion
(2) 1.7 lakh
(3) 5-30 milliion
(4) 1.7 million
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The term systematics was introduced by :
(1) Mayr
(2) Bentham
(3) Hutchinson
(4) Linnaeus
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Which of the followings is not an advantage of taxonomy?
(1) Avoid confusion in scientific community
(2) Provides a valid name of an organism
(3) Provides help in studying them.
(4) Prevent loss of biodiversity
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A taxon with reference to classification of living organisms can be defined as :
(1) A group of similar genera
(2) A group of similar species
(3) A group of organisms based on chromosome numbers
(4) A group of any one rank of organisms
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Which of the following is not a taxon?
(1) Carnivora
(2) Insecta
(3) Wood
(4) Pteridophyte
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Which of the following is not included in classification of mango?
(1) Plantae
(2) Anacardiaceae
(3) Monocotyledonae
(4) Dicotyledonae
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Which of the following is incorrect regarding rules of binomial nomenclature?
(1) Biological names are in latin language
(2) Biological names should be italicized when typed
(3) Biological names are consist of generic name and subspecific epithet
(4) Citation with biological name provide information about the scientist who first gave the valid name.
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