1.The living world
1.The twin characteristics of growth are increase in ______ and
______ of individuals.
mass; number
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We can easily observe unicellular organisms growth in which
culture?
2.
In-vitro culture
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Three examples of non-living things which exhibit growth by
accumulation of material on the surface are
3.
Mountains,boulders and sand mounds
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4.
Fungi produce millions of ________ to multiply and spread easily.
asexual spores
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5.
What type of reproduction occur in yeast and hydra?
budding
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6.
Which organism shows true regeneration?
planaria
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7.
Name three organisms which easily multiply by fragmentation
The fungi, the filamentous algae, and the protonema of mosses
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8.
Name three living organisms which do not reproduce.
Mules, sterile worker bees and infertile human couples
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9.
Which reactions are not living things but surely living reactions?
Isolated metabolic reaction
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Which process affects reproduction in seasonal breeders, both
plants and animals?
10.
Photoperiod
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What is the range of the number of species that are known and
described?
11.
1.7 to 1.8 million
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12.
The number and types of organisms present on earth refers to
Biodiversity
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What is the process of standardising the naming of living
organisms such that a particular organism is known by the same
name all over the world called?
13.
Nomenclature
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14.
The process of describing the organisms is called
Identification
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The scientific names of plants are based on agreed principles
and criteria, which are provided in _________________________
15.
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)
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The scientific names of animals are based on agreed principles
and criteria, which are provided in ______________________
16.
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)
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17.
Scientific name has two components, namely -
The generic name and The specific epithet
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18.
The system of providing a name with two components is called
Binomial nomenclature
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19.
Binomial nomenclature naming sytem was given by
Carolus Linnaeus
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20.
The scientific name of mango is
Mangifera indica
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In the scientific name of mango, Mangifera and indica represents
___ and ___ respectively.
21.
Genus & specific epithet
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22.
Mangifera indica was first described by
Linnaeus
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23. The process by which
anything is grouped into convenient
categories based on some easily observable characters is called
classification
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The process of classifying all living organisms into different taxa
is called
24.
taxonomy
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External and internal structure, along with the structure of cell,
development process and ecological information of organisms are
essential and form the basis of ______________
25.
modern taxonomic studies
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The branch of study of knowing more about different kinds of
organisms and their diversities, but also the relationships among
them was referred to as
26.
systematics
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27.
The word systematics is derived from the Latin word-
Systema
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28.
What is the title of the publication of Linnaeus?
Systema Naturae
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The branch of study which takes into account different
organisms, their diversities and the relationships among them is:29.
Systematics
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The category which is a part of overall taxonomic arrangement, it
is called
30.
Taxonomic category
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31.
All categories together constitute the _______________
Taxonomic hierarchy
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32.
Each category represents a rank and is commonly termed as
Taxon
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33.
_______ is the unit of classification.
rank or taxon
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34. Taxonomic studies consider a group of individual organisms
with fundamental similarities as a __________
species
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35. One should be able to distinguish one species from the other
closely related species based on the ______________________
distinct morphological differences
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36. The scientific name of potato is
Solanum tuberosum
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37. The scientific name of lion is
Panthera leo
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38. Solanum includes species like
nigrum and melongena
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39. Solanum includes species like
nigrum and melongena
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40. A group of related species which has more characters in
common in comparison to species of other generaGenus
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41. Potato and brinjal both belong to the genus
Solanum
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42. The scientific name of leopard is
Panthera pardus
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43. The scientific name of tiger is
Panthera tigris
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44. Genus which includes cats is
Felis
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45. A group of related genera with less number of similarities as
compared to genus and speciesFamily
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46. Three different genera Solanum, Petunia and Datura are
placed in the familySolanaceae
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47. Genus Panthera is put along with genus Felis (cats) in the
familyFelidae
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48. A dog is placed in the family called
Canidae
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49. A category which is the assemblage of families and exhibit a
few similar characters is
Order
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50. Plant families like Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae are included in
the order
Polymoniales
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51. Animal families like Felidae, Canidae are included in the order
Carnivora
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52. Order of monkey, gorilla and gibbon Primata
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53. Order Primata along with order Carnivora is placed under class
Mammalia
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54. In case of animals, classes with a few similar characters are
assigned to a higher category called
Phylum
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55. In case of plants, classes with a few similar characters are
assigned to a higher category called
Division
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56. All animals belonging to various phyla are assigned to the
highest category called
Kingdom Animalia
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57. The scientific name of Housefly is
Musca domestica
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58. The scientific name of Wheat is
Triticum aestivum
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59. Mention the Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum of manHomo, Hominidae, Primata, Mammalia,Chordata
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60. Mention the Genus, Family, Order, Class, Division of MangoMangifera, Anacardiaceae, Sapindales, Dicotyledonae, Angiospermae
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61. Mention the Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum of Housefly Musca, Muscidae, Diptera, Insecta, Arthropoda
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62. Mention the Genus, Family, Order, Class, Division of Wheat Triticum, Poaceae, Poales, Monocotyledonae, Angiospermae
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63. A store house of collected plant specimens that are dried,
pressed and preserved on sheets called
Herbarium
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64. Which sheet carries a label providing information about date
and place of collection, English, local and botanical names, family,
collector’s name, etc?
herbarium sheets
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65. What serve as quick referral systems in taxonomical studies?
Herbaria
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66. Name three places where the famous botanical gardens are
presentKew (England), Indian Botanical Garden, Howrah (India) and at National Botanical Research
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67. The place which have collections of preserved plant and animal
specimens for study and reference Museums
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68. The places where wild animals are kept in protected
environments under human care and which enable us to learn
about their food habits and behaviour Zoological Parks
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69. Name the taxonomical aid used for identification of plants and
animals based on the similarities and dissimilarities Key
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70. The keys are based on the contrasting characters generally in
a pair called
Couplet
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71. Each statement in the key is called
Lead
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72. What provide the index to the plant species found in a
particular area?
Flora
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73. What is useful in providing information for identification of
names of species found in an area?
Manuals
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74. ____________ contain information on any one taxon.
Monographs
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75.
Mark A, B, C, D, E and F in the given figure:-
A- Phylum
B- Division
C- Class
D- Order
E- Family
F- Genus
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