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Question Answer
Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals
1 Growth
are twin characteristics of which character of living
organisms?
Growth, reproduction, ability to sense environment are the
2 True
features of living organisms. (True/False)
3 Who was the Darwin of 20th century? E. Mayr
The biggest spin off of taxonomic studies was the A-Horizontally,
4
recognition of sharing of similarities among living B- Vertically
organisms both ‗A‘ and ‗B‘.
Early man could easily perceive the difference between
5 True
inanimate matter and living organisms. (True/False)
In majority of higher animals and plants, growth and
6 True
reproduction are mutually exclusive events. (True/False)
What is the common method for multiplication among
7 Fragmentation
the fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses?
There are many
8 Reproduction cannot be taken as defining organisms those cannot
characteristics of living organisms. Why? reproduce.
For unicellular organisms like bacteria, unicellular algae A-Reproduction,
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and Amoeba, ‗A‘ is synonymous with ‗B‘. B- Growth
10 Growth cannot be taken as defining characteristic of living Because non-living
organisms. Why? objects also grow by
accumulation of
materials on surface.
Properties of tissues are not present in the constituent cells
11 True
but arise as a result of interactions among the constituent
cells. (True/False)
The sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in a
12 Metabolism
living body is called?
What is the most obvious and technically complicated Consciousness
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feature of all living organisms?
The patient is brain-dead and has no self-consciousness. Living
14 Such patients are never come back to normal life. They are
considered living or non- living.
15 ‗A‘ affects reproduction in seasonal breeders, both plants A-Photoperiod
and animals.
In Binomial nomenclature, each name has two components A-Generic name,
16 the ‗A‘ and the ‗B‘. B- Specific epithet

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International Code of
17 What is the full form of ICBN? Botanical
Nomenclature

18 How many species are known and described till now? 1.7-1.8 million
The number and types of organisms present on earth; this Biodiversity
19
refers to as?
For plants, scientific names are based on agreed ICBN
20
principles and criteria, which are provided by?
Both the words in a biological name, when The Latin origin
21
handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in
italics to indicate .
22 Biological names are generally in ‗A‘ language and written A-Latin, B-Italics
in ‗B‘.
All living organisms can be classified into different taxa on the Classification
23
basis of characteristics, this process is called?
According to binomial system, how the first letter of first word Capital and small
24
and first letter of second word in name of an organism are
written respectively?
A variety of Dog
25 What is Alsatians? species or breed.
Systematic
26 The word systematics is derived from the Latin word arrangement of
‗Systema‘ which means? organisms
Taxonomic categories / taxonomic groups are distinct True
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biological entities and not merely morphological
aggregates. (True/False)
Identification
28 What are basics of taxonomy? Nomenclature
Classification

The earliest classifications were based on the of Uses of economic

29 various organisms. importance
Genus comprises a group of related species which has more True
30
characters in common in comparison to species of other
genera. (True/False)
31 Felidae and Felis represent which taxonomic categories Family, Genus
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Write the scientific names of: A- Homo sapiens

(A) Human B- Solanum
32 tuberosum
(B) Potato
(C) Leopard C- Panthera Pardus
33 Solanum, Petunia and Datura are the genera, bolong to which Solanaceae
family?
A group of individual organisms with fundamental Species
34
morphological similarities is called?
Order and other higher taxonomic categories are identified True
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based on the aggregation of characters. (True/False)
Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds along with mammals Phylum (Chordata)
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constitute the next higher category called?
As we go higher from species to kingdom then what will They will decrease
37
happen to the number of common characteristics?
The following sequence shows taxonomic categories in A- Family B-
38 ascending order: Kingdom  Phylum  B  Order  A  Class
Genus  Species. What are A and B in this sequence.
Find the odd one from followings: Solanum
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Chordata, Carnivora, Solanum, Mammalia
Higher the category, greater is the difficulty of determining Because common
40 the relationship to other taxa at the same level. Why? characters are less
Match the column (I & II)
Column I Column II (A) iii
(A) Man (i) Mangifera indica
(B) iv
(B) Housefly (ii) Triticum aestivum
(C) i
41 (C) Mango (iii) Homo sapiens
(D) Wheat (iv) Musca domestica (D) ii

42 Find out the odd one: Sapindales, Anacardiaceae, Poales Anacardiaceae

Identify A & B: A-Poaceae

43 Triticum aestivum  Triticum  A  Poales  B  B-Monocotyledonae
Angiospermae is a store house of collected plant Herbarium
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specimens that are dried, pressed and preserved on
sheets.
Herbarium serves as quick referral system in taxonomic True
45
studies. (True/False)
Indian Botanical Garden (IBG) and National Botanical Garden IBG-Howrah
46 (NBG) are situated at? NBG-Lucknow
Identification of
47 What is the main purpose of botanical garden? plants

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48 Which taxanomical aid uses living plant forms for studies? Botanical Garden
Name the taxonomical aid which is used for study and Biological Museum
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reference of both plant and animal specimens.
Name the taxonomical aid where wild animals are kept in Zoological parks
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protected environments under human care.
Learn about food
51 What is the main aim of zoological parks? habits & behavior of
wild animals

52 In keys, a pair of contrasting characters is called? Couplet

Couplet represents the choice made between two opposite True
53
options This results in acceptance of only one and rejection of
the other. (True/False)
54 Each statement of couplet in the key is called . Lead
Information on any
55 What does monograph contain? one taxon
Which contains the actual account of habitat and distribution Flora
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of plants of a given area?
Taxonomical aid which is useful in providing information Manuals
57
for identification of names of species found in an area.
A-Manuals
58 Taxonomists prepare and disseminate information through ‗A‘ B-Monographs
and ‗B‘.
The taxonomic studies of various species of plants and
59 animals are useful in agriculture, forestry, industry and in True
general for knowing our bio-resources and their diversity.
(True/False)
60 Who gave two kingdom system ? Carolus Linnaeus
Two kingdom system did not distinguish between the
eukaryotes and prokaryotes, unicellular and multicellular True
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organisms and photosynthetic (Autotrophs) and non-
photosynthetic (Heterotrophs) organisms. These are
demerits of two kingdom system.(True/False)
A-Trees, B-
62 Aristotle used simple morphological characters to classify Shrubs, C-
plants into A, B and C. Herbs

Though ‗A‘ and ‗B‘ kingdoms have been a constant under all A-Plants B-
different systems, the understanding of what group organisms Animals
63 be included under these kingdoms have been changing the C-Number D-
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differently by different scientists over time.

Char Five
acte Kingdo
rs m
Monera Protist A Plantae Anim
a alia
Cell Prokary Eukary Eukar Eukary Euka
type otic otic yotic otic ryotic
Noncell Pre
ular Presen sen Pre Abse
(Polysa t in t sent nt
ccharid some (wit (cell
e+ hou ulos
amino t e)
acid) cell
ulos
e)
Nuc
lear Absent Prese Prese Present B
me nt nt
mbr
an e
Body Multi Tissu
orga Cellular C cellul Tissue / e/
nizati ar/ organ organ
on loos /
e organ
tissu syste
e m
Autotr
ophic Autotr Heter Heter
(chemo ophic otrop Autotro otrop
D synthe (Photo hic phic hic
tic and synthe (Sapr (Photos (Holo
photos tic and ophyt ynthe zoic /
yntheti Heter ic/ tic) Sapro
c and otroph Para phytic
Hetero ic sitic) etc)
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phyte /
parasit
e)

Observe the above table and answer the following questions

(64 to 68)
A-Fungi,
B-Present, C-
64 Identify the A, B, C and D Cellular,
D-Mode of Nutrition
Three; Monera,
65 How many kingdoms include producers and name these Protista, Plantae
kingdoms?
In which kingdom unicellular, eukaryotic autotrophic Protista
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organisms are placed?
67 In how many kingdom cellulosic cell walled organisms are Two-Protista, Plantae
present?
Cell wall, mode of
68 From above table, how many characters are uncommon nutrition, body
between fungi and plantae? organization
Four
69 On the basis of shape, how many groups of bacteria are Coccus, Bacillus,
formed and what are their names? Vibrium, Spirillum
Because
improvement in our
70 The criteria for classification are changing over time. Why? understanding of
characters

All ‗A‘ organisms are grouped under kingdom monera and A- Prokaryotic B-
71 unicellular eukaryotes are placed in kingdom ‗B‘. Protista
Chlamydomonas and Amoeba are classified in kingdom
protista according to Whittaker's classification system but True
72
by earlier classification system both these organisms are
classified in different kingdoms. (True/False)
The bacterial structure is very ‗A‘, they are very complex in A-Simple,
73 ‘B‘. B-Behaviour

74 The vast majority of bacteria are heterotrophs. (True/False) True

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Read the following statements:

(A) Found in the gut of ruminants
(B) Complex cell wall structure Methanogens
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(C) Survive in marshy habitats
Above statements are related to :- which are Archaebacteria

Compared to many other organisms, which group show the Bacteria

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most
extensive metabolic diversity?
Which organism are the smallest living cells known and can Mycoplasma
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survive
without oxygen?
Cholera, Typhoid, Tetanus, Citrus canker are well known Bacteria
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diseases
caused by:
In which kingdom, Chrysohytes, Dinoflagellates, Euglenoids, Protista
79
Slime
moulds and Protozoans are included?
80 Chrysophytes which are the chief producers in the ocean? Diatoms
What protest possesses two flagella one lies longitudinal Dinoflagellates
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and other transversely?
Read the following points regarding protist:
(A) Saprophytic Nature
82 (B) Spores with true wall Slime moulds
(C) Wall less vegetative phase
Above organism should be:
Euglenoids have a protein rich layer called which makes Pellicle
83
their
body flexible.
84 are primitive relative of animals. Protozoans

85 Which organism are used to make bread and beer? Yeast

Some hyphae are continuous tubes filled with Coenocytic hyphae
86
multinucleated
cytoplasm, these are called:
Chitin and
87 The cell walls of fungi are composed of Polysaccharides
Warm & Humid
88 Fungi prefer to grow: places
1-Plasmogamy 2-
89 Write the name of three steps of sexual reproduction in Karyogamy 3-
fungi: Meiosis

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90 By which basis kingdom Fungi is divided into various Morphology of

classes? mycelium Mode of
spore formation and
fruiting bodies

91 Members of which fungal class are found in aquatic habitats Phycomycetes

and on
decaying wood in moist and damp places or as obligate
parasites.
92 Which fungus is used extensively in bio-chemical & genetic Neurospora
works?
93 A-exogenously
The basidiospores are ‗A‘ produced on the ‗B‘.
B-Basidium
94 Mushroom, Bracket fungi & smut fungi belong to which fungal Basidiomycetes
class?
Most of the members of fungal class are decomposers of litter Deuteromycetes
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and help in mineral cycling.
Life cycle of plants has two distinct phases - the diploid ‗A‘ and A-Sporophyte, B-
96 the ‗B‘ gametophyte. Haploid

97 All of us who have suffered the ill effects of common cold or Viruses
‗flu‘, It is
caused by
98 Which kingdom is characterized by heterotrophic, eukaryotic Kingdom-Animalia
organisms that are multicellular and their cells lack cell wall?
Bladderwort and venus fly trap are example of ‗A‘ plant and A-Insectivorous B-
99 Cuscuta is a ‗B‘ plant. Parasitic
M.W. Beijerinck
100 Who called contagium vivum fluidum and what does it stand Infectious living fluid
for?
Read the following symptoms:
 Mosaic formation
 Leaf rolling and curling Viruses
111  Yellowing and vein clearing
 Dwarfing
Above symptoms are due to infection of
112 Who said that viruses are smaller than bacteria ? D.J. Ivanowsky

In lichens, the algal component is known as ‗A‘ and the A-Phycobiont B-

113 fungal component as ‗B‘. Mycobiont

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Identify the infectious agent on the basis of given

information:
114  Discoverer T.O. Diener Viroids
 Smaller than viruses
 Low molecular weight RNA
 Absence of protein coat
115 The causative agent of potato spindle tuber disease is Only RNA
composed of
Identity the group of organisms, on the basis of given
information:
116 Lichen
 Show symbiotic association
 Very good pollution indicator
 Pioneer to barren rocks
A-Algae B-
In lichens, ‗A‘ prepare food for ‗B‘ and fungi provide shelter and
117 Fungi
absorb ‗C‘ for its partner.
C-Water and mineral
Which taxonomy is based on following points:
 chromosome number
118 Cytotaxonomy
 chromosome structure
 chromosome behavior
Match the column I with column II:
Column I Column II A-iv,
(A) Unicellular (i) Spirogyra B-iii,
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(B) Colonial 7 (ii) Kelps C-i,
(C) Filamentous (iii) Volvox D-ii
(D) Massive plant bodies (iv) Chlamydomonas
Numerical taxonomy which is now easily carried out using All observable
120
computers characteristics
is based on .
121 Which type of sexual reproduction is found in Fucus? Oogamous
Rhodophyceae,
122 Porphyra & Dictyota are belonged to which algal class
Phalophyceae
respectively
Agar, one of the commercial products obtained from ‗A‘ and
123 Gracilaria are used to grow microbes and in preparations of A-Gelidium
ice-creams and
jellies.
Chlorophyll-a,c,
124 Which are the pigments found in phaeophyceae?
Fucoxanthin
Write the name of two unicellular algae which are rich in Chlorella
125
proteins and Spirullina
are used as food supplements:
Most of the green algae have one or more storage bodies,
126 Pyrenoids
which are
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Certain marine brown and red algae produce large

A-Algin
127 amounts of hydrocolloids eg. ‗A‘ and ‗B‘, respectively
B-Carrageen
which are used
commercially.
In phaeophyceae, the vegetative cells have a cellulosic cell wall
128 Algin
usually
covered on the outside by a gelatinous coating of .
Due to pre- dominance
129 Why are the members of Rhodophyceae commonly called red of r-
algae? phycoerythrin
130 Floridean starch is similar to ‗A‘ and glycogen in structure. A-Amylopectin
In which class of algae, gametes are pyriform (pear-shaped)
131 Phaeophyceae
and bear
two unequal laterally attached flagella?
In which class of algae sexual reproduction is oogamous
132 and Rhodophyceae
accomapanied by complex post fertilization developments?
133 Gracilaria and Porphyra are the members of which algae Rhodophyceae
class?
Because they can live in
the soil but depend on
134 Bryophytes are called amphibians of the plant kingdom. water for sexual
Why? reproduction

In liverworts, ‗A‘ are green, multicellular, asexual buds, which A-Gemmae

135
develop B-Gemma cups
in small receptacles called ‗B‘ located on thallus:
In bryophytes zygotes do not undergo reduction division True
136
immediately.
(True/False)
Find the ploidy level of followings with respect to
A-n B-2n
bryophytes: A-Gametophyte B-Sporophyte
137 C-n D-n
C-Spore D-Antherozoids
E-n F-n
E-Gemmae F-Rhizoids
In bryophytes, the dominant phase in the life cycle is the Gametophytic
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plant body but in pteridophytes, the main plant body is Sporophytic
Which of the following term is not related with mosses?
139 Prothallus
Capsule,
Buds, Prothallus, Rhizoids, Archegonia, Protonema
Which part of gametophytic plant body of a moss bears sex At the apex of the
140
organs- leafy shoots
antheridia & archegonia?
How many of the following have heterosporous nature? Two
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Read the following information and identify the genus:

 Coralloid roots are with BGA
142  Unbranched stem Cycas
 Lack ovary wall
 Pinnate leaves
The spread of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to because they need
143
narrow water for fertilization
geographical regions. Why?
Female cone  Mega sporophylls  Megasporong 
144 Megaspores For above terms, which one is related to Female cone
Pinus but not related to
Cycas?
Identify the name of processes (A & B) in the given A-Meiosis
145 sequence:
𝐴 𝐵 B-Germination
Microspore mother cell → Microspore → Male
gametophyte
In gymnosperms, the male and the female gametophytes do not
146 True
have
an independent free-living existence. (True/False)
In gymnosperms,the nucellus is protected by envelops and
147 Ovule
the
composite structure is called ?
How many following cells are present in an
A-1
embryo sac: A - Egg cell
B-2
148 B-
C-3
Synergids C
D-1
- Antipodals
D – Central cell
The spread of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to because they need
149
narrow water for fertilization
geographical regions. Why?
Female cone  Mega sporophylls  Megasporong 
150 Megaspores For above terms, which one is related to Female cone
Pinus but not related to
Cycas?
Identify the name of processes (A & B) in the given A-Meiosis
151 sequence:
𝐴 𝐵 B-Germination
Microspore mother cell → Microspore → Male
gametophyte
In gymnosperms, the male and the female gametophytes do not
152 True
have
an independent free-living existence. (True/False)
In gymnosperms, the nucellus is protected by envelops and
153 Ovule
the
composite structure is called?

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How many following cells are present in an

A-1
embryo sac: A - Egg cell
B-2
154 B-
C-3
Synergids C
D-1
- Antipodals
D - Central cell
Write the names of male and female sex organs of Stamen
155
angiosperms Carpel or Pistil
respectively:
Two (Dicotyledonae
156 In how many classes angiosperms are divided? and monocotyledonae)

Three
Ovules, stamen, acarpel, anther, antipodals, synergids, pollen
Stamen
157 grains. How many structures are NOT produced by
Anther
female plant of angiosperm?
Pollen grains
Angiosperms range in size from tiny, almost microspic e.g. ‗A‘ A-Wolfia
158
to tall B-Eucalyptus
trees of e.g. ‗B‘.
Five
(2 male nuclei,
159 How many nuclei are involved in double fertilization?
2 polar nuclei,
1 egg nucleus)
Write down the ploidy level of followings regarding A-3n,
typical angiosperm: B-n,
160 (A) Endosperm (B) Synergids C-2n,
(C) Embryo (D) Pollen grain D-n,
(E) Embryosac E-n
After fertilization, what is the future of the following:
A-Seed
(A) Ovule
B-Degenerate C-
161 (B) Synergieds
Fruit
(C) Ovary
D-Degenerate
(D) Antipodals
Many algae such as Volvox, Spirogyra and some species of
162 Haplontic
Chlamydomonas represent pattern of life cycle.
163 Which kind of life cycle pattern is shown by all seed-bearing Diplontic
plants?
The life cycle of any sexually reproducting plant, there is an
A-Gametes B-
164 alternation of generation between ‗A‘ producing by haploid
Spore
gametophyte and ‗B‘
producing by diplod Sporophyte.
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"The diploid sporophyte is represented by a dominant,

independent, photosynthetic, vascular plant body. It
166 alternates with multicellular saprophytic/autotrophic, Pteridophy
independent but short-lived haploid gametophytes."
Above pattern of life cycle is represented by which group of
plants?
"The short-lived multicellular sporophyte totally or partially
167 dependent on the gametophyte‖ Bryophyta
Above statement is related to which group of kingdom
plantae?
168 Which type of life cycle is found in Fucus? Diplontic
A-Fragmentation B-
Algae usually reproduce vegetatively by ‗A‘, asexually by
169 Spores
formation of ‗B‘ and sexually by fusion of ‗C‘.
C-Gametes
Match the column (Process) with column II
(Result) Column I Column A-ii B-iv
II C-i D-iii
170
(A) Fusion of male & female gametes (i) Spores
(B) Mitosis in zygote (ii) Zygote
(C) Meiosis in sporophyte (iii) Gametophyte
(D) Germination of spores (iv) Embryo

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