Q. No.Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?
1.
Increase in mass by the accumulation of material both on the surface as well as internally
2.
Isolated metabolic reactions occurring in vitro
3.
Increase in mass from outside only
4.
Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory
Practical purpose of taxonomy or classification is to:
| 1. | facilitate the identification of unknown species |
| 2. | explain the origin of organisms |
| 3. | know the evolutionary history |
| 4. | identify medicinal plants |
Which arrangement is in correct ascending order?
| 1. | Species < genus < order < family |
| 2. | Genus < species < family < order |
| 3. | Order < family < genus < species |
| 4. | Species < genus < family < order |
Biosystematics aims at:
| 1. | The classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters |
| 2. | Delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships |
| 3. | The classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies |
| 4. | Identification and arrangement of organisms on the basis of cytological characteristics |
Species are considered:
| 1. | basic units of classification |
| 2. | The lowest units of classification |
| 3. | The artificial concept of the human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms |
| 4. | Real units of classification devised by taxonomists |
Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
| 1. | Cockroach | 2. | House fly |
| 3. | Fire fly | 4. | Grasshopper |
The total number and types of organisms on earth represents the
| 1. | Taxonomy |
| 2. | Biodiversity |
| 3. | Classification |
| 4. | Systematics |
Select the incorrect match with respect to the given taxonomic categories of wheat.
| 1. | Genus - Triticum | 2. | Family - aestivum |
| 3. | Order- Poales | 4. | Class - Monocotyledonae |
Which of the given is not a defining property of living organisms?
1. Growth
2. Metabolism
3. Cellular organization
4. Consciousness
Taxa with least number of common characteristics are
1. Felis and Panthera
2. Potato, Brinjal and Makoi
3. Polymoniales and Poales
4. Arthropoda and Angiosperms
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