Living World DPP 01
Living World DPP 01
Living World DPP 01
4. 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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Diversity in the Living World Part-2
9. 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
Answer Key
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Answer 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 2
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Diversity in the Living World Part-2
1. Anabolism is
(1) Synthesizing process
(2) Breaking process
(3) Bidirectional process
(4) Destructive process
2. 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
3. The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring in our body is known as
(1) Metabolism
(2) Growth
(3) Regeneration
(4) Reproduction
5. In the given columns, column I contains the terms and column II contains its description. Select the
correct match from the option given below.
Column I Column II
A. Growth I. Production of offspring
B. Reproduction II. Composed of one or more living cells
C. Metabolism III. Increase in mass and increase in number of
individuals
D Cellular organization IV. Sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in
a living body
(1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(2) A-III, B-II, C-II, D-IV
(3) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(4) A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
Answer Key
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer 1 1 1 4 3 2 4 1 2
1. 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
Answer Key
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Answer 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1. Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its correct taxonomic category?
(1) Tiger – Panthera, the genus
(2) Solanum – china rose, the genus
(3) Humans – Primata, the family
(4) Housefly – Musca, an order
3. Which of the following organisms is not correctly matched with its category?
(1) Human beings – Sapiens, specific epithet
(2) Lion – Panthera, genus
(3) Cats – Felidae, genus
(4) Datura – Solanaceae, family
5. Match column I with column II and selected the correct option from the codes given below.
Column I Column-II
(a) Family (i) tuberosum
(b) Kingdom (ii) Polymonials
(c) Order (iii) Solanum
(d) Species (iv) Plantae
(e) Genus (v) Solanaceae
(1) (a)-v, (b)-iv, (c)-ii, (d)-i, (e)-iii
(2) (a)-v, (b)-iv, (c)-i, (d)-iii, (e)-ii
(3) (a)-i, (b)-ii, (c)-iii, (d)-v, (e)-iv
(4) (a)-ii, (b)-i, (c)-iii, (d)-iv, (e)-v
6. Genus represents aggregate of closely related species. Which of the following group of species does
not belong to same genus?
(1) Potato, Brinjal
(2) Brinjal, Makoi
(3) Lion, Leopard
(4) Potato, Sweet potato
9. Consider two different animals that are classification in the same family. This means that they must be
classified in: -
(1) the same genus
(2) the same class
(3) the same species
(4) different orders
Answer Key
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer 1 3 3 2 1 4 2 4 2 4
1. Herbarium consists of :-
(1) Collection of living plants
(2) Collection of plant and animal specimens preserved in the containers
(3) Preserved insects in boxes after collecting killing and pinning
(4) Herbarium sheets carrying dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens on them
4. Herbarium is a :-
(1) Garden where medicinal plants are grown.
(2) Garden where herbaceous plants are grown.
(3) Dry garden.
(4) Chemical to kill plants.
9. The keys are based on contrasting characters generally in a pair called _______.
(1) Flora
(2) Couplet
(3) Both (a) and (b)
(4) Manuals
10. Amongst the given taxonomic aids, how many are associated with preservation of specimens?
Monograph, Flora, Key, Museums, Botanical Gardens, Catalogue, Herbarium, Manual
(1) One
(2) Three
(3) Two
(4) Four
11. Couplet represents the choice made between two opposite options which results in :-
(1) Rejection of both the option.
(2) Acceptance of both the option.
(3) Either acceptance or rejection of both the option.
(4) Acceptance of only one and rejection of the other
13. 'Key' is a taxonomical aid used for the identification of organism each statement in key is called…….?
(1) Couplet
(2) Lead
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) None of these
14. Taxonomic keys are tools that help in……..of organism based on characteristics.
(1) Nomenclature
(2) Classification
(3) Neither (1) nor (2)
(4) Identification
15. Which of the given is an analytical method of identify the organisms based on similarities and
differences ?
(1) Herbarium
(2) Flora
(3) Monograph
(4) Taxonomic key
16. Taxonomic aid which has collection of preserved plant and animal specimens is
(1) Herbarium
(2) Zoological park
(3) Museum
(4) Monograph
18. Which one of the following term is correctly matched with their correct description ?
Term Description
(1) Taxon Provide the index to the plant species found in a particular area.
(2) Flora Contains the actual account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given
area.
(3) Monographs Collection of preserved plants and animals
(4) Catalogues Contain information on any one taxon
Answer Key
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Answer 4 4 3 3 1 4 3 1 2 2 4 2 2 4 4
Question 16 17 18
Answer 3 3 2