Living world Questions
Number of species described so far is
Select the correct sequence
The sum total of all biochemical reactions taking place inside a living system is
Growth & reproduction are same in
How do plants and animals differ in growth pattern?
In relation to scientific nomenclature of a species, which one is not correct ?
Consider the following taxa and select how many of them do not belong the lowest category of taxonomy hierarchy : Chilli, Lion, Dicots, Animals, Mango, Sweet potato, Polymoniales, Cat
Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten are __A__ or printed in italics to indicate their __B__.
Statement I: Living organisms are self-replicating, evolving and self-regulating interactive systems capable of responding to external stimuli. Statement II: All living organisms are linked to one another by the sharing of the common genetic material
Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the rules of Binomial Nomenclature?
How many matching are correct according to different organisms and their genus : a. Man – Homo b. Housefly – Musca c. Mango – Mangifera d. Wheat – Triticum
Which of the following correctly represents the relationship between taxonomy and systematics :
Which of the following statements is correct regarding flora, manuals and catalogues?
Which of the following taxonomical aids provides information for identification of organisms based on contrasting characters?
If two organisms belong to the same family, they must also belong to the same:
The term ‘systematics’ was introduced by:
Which one of the following is a correct statement regarding nomenclature?
Which of the following pairs belong to the same genus?
The correct ascending order of taxonomic categories for housefly is:
Assertion: Taxonomy and systematics are identical in meaning. Reason: Systematics includes identification, nomenclature, classification and evolutionary relationships.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
Which of the following taxonomic categories contains organisms with maximum number of similar characters?
The label of a herbarium sheet generally does not include:
In zoological parks:
A herbarium is mainly useful for:
Which of the following is not a taxonomical aid?
In the scientific name *Homo sapiens*, the word *sapiens* indicates:
Which of the following is the correct scientific name format?
Which of the following statements about species is incorrect?
The basic unit of classification is:
Which of the following is correctly matched with the scientist and their contribution?
Which of the following is the correct sequence in the taxonomic hierarchy from higher to lower category?
Which of the following statements is correct regarding taxonomic hierarchy?
The scientific name of mango is written as *Mangifera indica*. Which of the following is correct regarding this binomial?
Which of the following is NOT a category of taxonomical aid?
Which one of the following statements about herbarium is correct?
Which of the following is correctly matched with the suffix used in taxonomy?
Which of the following is an example of binomial nomenclature?
The taxonomic unit ‘genus’ includes:
In binomial nomenclature, species name is written in:
A herbarium is:
Taxonomical aids include:
ICBN stands for:
The first word in a biological name represents:
Binomial nomenclature was proposed by:
The term ‘taxonomy’ was given by:
Which of the following is the correct sequence of taxonomic hierarchy in ascending order?