The Living World Pyq
The Living World Pyq
The Living World Pyq
Living World 1
1. The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry (c) Biological names can be written in any
information on language.
(a) date of collection (b) name of collector (d) The first word in a biological name
(c) local names (d) height of the plant. represents the genus name and the second
(NEETII 2016) is a specific epithet.
2. Match column I with column II for housefly (NEETI 2016)
classification and select the correct option using 5. Which one of the following is not a correct
the codes given below. statement?
Column I Column II (a) A museum has collection of photographs of
A. Family (i) Diptera plants and animals.
B. Order (ii) Arthropoda (b) Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of
C. Class (iii) Muscidae specimens.
D. Phylum (iv) Insecta (c) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and
(a) A(iii), B(i), C(iv), D(ii) preserved plant specimens.
(b) A(iii), B(ii), C(iv), D(i)
(d) Botanical gardens have collection of living
(c) A(iv), B(iii), C(ii), D(i)
plants for reference.
(d) A(iv), B(ii), C(i), D(iii)
(NEET 2013)
(NEETII 2016)
6. The common characteristics between tomato
3. Study the four statements (AD) given below and
and potato will be maximum at the level of
select the two correct ones out of them.
their
A. Definition of biological species was given
by Ernst Mayr. (a) family (b) order
B. Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in (c) division (d) genus.
plants. (Karnataka NEET 2013)
C. Binomial nomenclature system was given 7. Which one of the following organisms is
by R.H. Whittaker. scientifically correctly named, correctly printed
D. In unicellular organisms, reproduction is according to the International Rules of
synonymous with growth. Nomenclature and correctly described?
The two correct statements are (a) Musca domestica the common house
(a) B and C (b) C and D lizard, a reptile
(c) A and D (d) A and B. (b) Plasmodium falciparum a protozoan
(NEETII 2016) pathogen causing the most serious type of
4. Nomenclature is governed by certain universal malaria.
rules. Which one of the following is contrary to (c) Felis tigris the Indian tiger, well protected
the rules of nomenclature? in Gir forests.
(a) The names are written in Latin and are (d) E.coli full name Entamoeba coli, a
italicised. commonly occurring bacterium in human
(b) When written by hand the names are to be intestine.
underlined. (Mains 2012)
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Answer Key
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (a)
21. (d) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (c)
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