Chapter Practice Problems

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Subject: Biology

Topic Diversity in living organism

1. What is taxonomy?
2. Who is known as the father of taxonomy?
3. What is binomial nomenclature? Who gave it?
4. Write a note on five kingdom classification
5. Write the general characteristics of
(a) Thallophyta
(b) bryophyta

(c) pteridophyta

(d) Gymnospermae

6. Classify kingdom plantae

7. Differentiate gymnosperms & angiosperms
8. Differentiate dicots & monocots
9. Define the following
(a) diploblastic animal

(b) Triploblastic animal

(c) Radial symmetry

(d) bilateral symmetry (e) open circulatory system
(f) closed circulatory system

(g) oviparous animal

(h) viviparous animal

(i) homeothermic animal

(j) poikilothermic animal

(k) metamerism

11.Write the general characteristics of the following phylum

(a) porifera

(b) coelenterate (c) platyhelminthes

(e) annelida

(f) Arthropoda (g) mollusca

(i) hemichordate

(j) chordata

(d) nematoda

(h) echinodermata

12.Write the general characteristics of the following classes.

(a) Amphibia

(b) Reptilia

(c) Aves

(d) Mammalia

13.What is ecdysis?

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