MERIT YARD

[Class 11th - Biology - The Living World - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40Which of the following is a defining characteristic of living organisms?

A) Growth

B) Reproduction

C) Metabolism

D) Self-consciousness

Question 2 / 40Who is known as the 'Father of Taxonomy'?

A) Aristotle

B) Carolus Linnaeus

C) R.H. Whittaker

D) Charles Darwin

Question 3 / 40ICBN stands for:

A) International Code for Botanical Nomenclature

B) International Code of Biological Nomenclature

C) Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature

D) Indian Code for Biological Names

Question 4 / 40The basic unit of classification is:

A) Genus

B) Species

C) Order

D) Kingdom

Question 5 / 40Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?

A) Homeostasis

B) Metabolism

C) Differentiation

D) Reproduction

Question 6 / 40Binomial nomenclature consists of two words:

A) Genus and Species

B) Order and Family

C) Family and Genus

D) Species and Variety

Question 7 / 40Systema Naturae was written by:

A) Lamarck

B) Linnaeus

C) Darwin

D) Robert Brown

Question 8 / 40In taxonomic hierarchy, as we go from species to kingdom, the number of common characters:

A) Increases

B) Decreases

C) Remain Same

D) First increase then decrease

Question 9 / 40The scientific name of Mango is:

A) Mangifera Indica

B) Mangifera indica

C) mangifera Indica

D) mangifera indica

Question 10 / 40Growth in living organisms is from:

A) Inside

B) Outside

C) Both A and B

D) None

Question 11 / 40A group of related genera is called:

A) Order

B) Family

C) Class

D) Phylum

Question 12 / 40Famous Botanical Garden 'Kew' is located in:

A) England

B) India

C) Germany

D) France

Question 13 / 40Which of the following represents the correct sequence of taxonomic categories?

A) Kingdom-Phylum-Order-Class

B) Species-Genus-Family-Order

C) Kingdom-Family-Species-Genus

D) Phylum-Order-Family-Genus

Question 14 / 40Suffix '-ales' indicates:

A) Order

B) Family

C) Class

D) Genus

Question 15 / 40The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring in our body is known as:

A) Anabolism

B) Catabolism

C) Metabolism

D) Homeostasis

Question 16 / 40Which category includes the least number of similar characters?

A) Species

B) Kingdom

C) Genus

D) Family

Question 17 / 40Human beings belong to which family?

A) Hominidae

B) Primata

C) Mammalia

D) Chordata

Question 18 / 40The scientific name of wheat is:

A) Mangifera indica

B) Triticum aestivum

C) Solanum tuberosum

D) Panthera leo

Question 19 / 40Herbarium is a store house of:

A) Living plants

B) Collected plant specimens that are dried and pressed

C) Preserved animals

D) Living animals

Question 20 / 40Which taxonomic aid is used for the identification of plants and animals based on similarities and dissimilarities?

A) Key

B) Herbarium

C) Museum

D) Flora

Question 21 / 40Biological names are generally in:

A) Hindi

B) English

C) Latin

D) Greek

Question 22 / 40The family of Housefly is:

A) Muscidae

B) Hominidae

C) Poaceae

D) Solanaceae

Question 23 / 40Each statement in a key is called a:

A) Couplet

B) Lead

C) Monograph

D) Catalogues

Question 24 / 40Botanical name of Potato is:

A) Solanum nigrum

B) Solanum tuberosum

C) Solanum melongena

D) Mangifera indica

Question 25 / 40Which of the following is not a taxonomic category?

A) Class

B) Glumaceae

C) Order

D) Phylum

Question 26 / 40Biodiversity of the earth is approximately:

A) 1.2 million

B) 5.0 million

C) 1.7 - 1.8 million

D) 10 million

Question 27 / 40Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic because:

A) Many organisms are sterile

B) Some animals do not reproduce

C) Non-living things do not reproduce

D) Both A and B

Question 28 / 40Manuals are useful in providing information for:

A) Identification of names of species found in an area

B) Single taxon

C) Local names of plants

D) Entire ecosystem

Question 29 / 40Museums are generally set up in:

A) Forest areas

B) Educational institutes

C) Zoos

D) Parks

Question 30 / 40Biological nomenclature was published in:

A) Systema Nature

B) Genera Plantarum

C) Species Plantarum

D) Philosophia Botanica

Question 31 / 40Lion, Tiger and Leopard belong to which Genus?

A) Panthera

B) Felis

C) Canis

D) Musca

Question 32 / 40Which of the following is 'Order' of Wheat?

A) Poaceae

B) Poales

C) Monocotyledonae

D) Angiospermae

Question 33 / 40National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) is at:

A) Lucknow

B) Delhi

C) Kolkata

D) Dehradun

Question 34 / 40Each statement in the key is called:

A) Couplet

B) Lead

C) Taxon

D) Category

Question 35 / 40Indian Botanical Garden is at:

A) Howrah

B) Bangalore

C) Mumbai

D) Chennai

Question 36 / 40Sub-groups of Phylum in plants are called:

A) Sub-phylum

B) Division

C) Class

D) Sub-order

Question 37 / 40A group of related families is:

A) Order

B) Class

C) Genus

D) Species

Question 38 / 40Organisms that can monitor their internal environment are:

A) Self-conscious

B) Conscious

C) Non-living

D) None

Question 39 / 40Plants show growth by:

A) Cell division throughout their lifespan

B) Cell division up to a certain age

C) Both A and B

D) Not at all

Question 40 / 40Who proposed the 5 Kingdom classification?

A) Linnaeus

B) Aristotle

C) R.H. Whittaker

D) Haeckel