The Living World — practice questions
60 curated practice questions from The Living World (Biology Class 11, CBSE) — 60 easy. Every question includes the final answer free; step-by-step worked solutions with a free account.
- _________ is the branch of science dealing with identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms.
- Which one of the following has least similar characters?
- In biological terminology, a group of similar organisms which are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile…
- Classification systems have many advantages. Which of the following is not a goal of biological classification?
- In the binomial system of taxonomy, developed during the 18 th century by C. Linnaeus, the second word of an organism’s…
- The statement ‘nothing lives forever, yet life continues’ illustrates the role of
- Which two of the below given points are known as the twin characteristics of growth ? (i) Increase in mass (ii)…
- As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics
- Which one of the following is a mismatched pair of common name and biological name of an organism?
- The ascending or descending arrangement of taxonomic categories is called as
- Amongst all the kingdoms, the only taxon that exists in nature as a biologically cohensive unit is the
- An English naturalist, who wrote the book ‘ Historia Generalis Plantarum ’ and introduced the word ‘species’ was
- A living organism is unexceptionably differentiated from a nonliving structure on the basis of
- The internationally recognised biological names were given by Linnaeus in his book
- Which of the following groups consist of organisms which multiply by fragmentation?
- In a taxonomic hierarchy, genus is interpolated between
- Linnaeus described 5900 species of plants in his book _______ (1753) and 4326 species of animals in his book_______…
- Read the following statements and select the correct ones. (i) Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals…
- Most names in biological nomenclature of living organisms are taken from which language?
- The classification system proposed by Linnaeus was a _____________ kingdom system of classification.
- A collection of species which bear a close resemblance to one another in the morphological characters of the floral…
- Which of the following represents the correct sequence of various taxonomic categories?
- Study the following statements regarding significance of botanical gardens and select the incorrect one.
- Select the incorrect statement with respect to the taxon, ‘genus’.
- ‘Key’ is a taxonomical aid used for the identification of organisms. Each statement in key is called _______.
- The plants growing in an area surrounded by a geographical or political boundary will be included in
- The given flowchart represents the hierarchy of various taxonomic categories. Identify the missing categories (A, B and…
- Botanical gardens mainly serve the purpose of providing
- Select the correct classification for the given plant.
- Which of the following statements regarding the response of living organisms to external stimuli is correct?
- Study the following statements regarding the preparation of herbarium sheets. (i) Plant should be collected in…
- Which of the following figures represents the correct method of pressing plants to form herbarium sheets?
- The main purpose of classification of organisms is to
- Which of the following taxonomic categories includes one or more related orders?
- _____ is a taxonomic aid which contains the actual account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given area and…
- Select the incorrect statement out of the following.
- Which of the following statements regarding the universal rules of biological nomenclature is incorrect?
- The scientific name of banyan is written as Ficus bengalensis L. Which of the following statements is correct regarding…
- Which of the following characters are mainly considered for declaring a new plant species?
- Study the following table which shows different organisms with their taxonomic categories. Select the correct option…
- In a taxonomic hierarchy, family is interpolated between
- Which of the following is the correct representation of organisation levels in living beings?
- In the zoological name of fish Catla catla , the specific name is identical with the generic name, thus it is an…
- Read the following statements and select the correct option. Statement 1: Reproduction cannot be considered as defining…
- The most convenient way for easy identification of plants and animals by applying diagnostic features is use of
- Select the correctly written botanical/zoological name.
- Which one of the following books was contributed by Linnaeus?
- Which of the following taxonomic categories includes all the others?
- The basic unit upon which the systems of classification are based is
- Which taxonomic aid gives comprehensive account of complete compiled information of a genus or family at a particular…
- Which of the following sets does not contain defining characteristics of living organisms?
- Which of the following categories possess least number of related characters?
- Who wrote “ Species Plantarum ” and provided a basis for the classification of plants?
- Study the following statements and select the correct ones. (i) Herbarium is a store house of collected plant specimens…
- Two organisms are present in the same class but not in the same family. They may belong to same
- Which of the following is a defining characteristic of living organisms?
- Read the following statements regarding biological museums. (i) Biological museums are generally set up in educational…
- The taxonomic unit ‘phylum’ in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchial level in classification…
- Read the following statements and select the correct option. Statement 1 : Zoological parks are the places where wild…
- The regulation by an organism of chemical composition of its blood and body fluids and other aspects of its internal…