NEET

Living World NEET Questions

With Answer Key
Q1: What are the two parts of the Binomial Nomenclature system?
(a) the generic name
(b) specific epithet
(c) both a and b
(d) none of the above

Q2: Which of the following is required for modern taxonomy

research?
(a) knowledge of an organism's external and internal structure
(b) knowledge of an organism's development process and ecological
information
(c) knowledge of a cell's structure
(d) all of the above

Q3: What do you call a group of plants or animals that have

comparable features of any rank?
(a) species
(b) taxon
(c) order
(d) genus

Q4: The term "binomial nomenclature" refers to the classification of

organisms based on their
(a) two names; one given by zoologist, other by botanist
(b) two names; one french, other Latinized
(c) one scientific name consisting of a generic name and a specific epithet
(d) two names; one scientific, other local

Q5: Mango's botanical name is

(a) Solanum tuberosum
(b) Mangifera indica
(c) Solanum melongena
(d) Panthera leo
Q6: Characterisation, nomenclature, identification, and classification
are all branches of this discipline.
(a) ecology
(b) anatomy
(c) morphology
(d) taxonomy

Q7: In trinomial nomenclature, the third name is

(a) genus
(b) sub genus
(c) species
(d) subspecies

Q8: The term "binomial nomenclature" was coined by

(a) Ernst Mayr
(b) Lamarck
(c) Carolus Linnaeus
(d) Darwin

Q9: Which taxonomic tool aids in the identification of the names of

species occurring in a specific area?
(a) monograph
(b) catalogue
(c) key
(d) manual

Q10: Indian Botanical Garden is located in which city?

(a) Howrah
(b) Bangalore
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Mysore
Q11: Which of the following biological name is spelt incorrectly?
(a) Triticum aestivum
(b) Felis domesticus
(c) Apis indica
(d) Magnifora Indica

Q12: ICBN stands for

(a) International committee for biological naming
(b) International code for biological nomenclature
(c) International code for biological naming
(d) International code for botanical nomenclature

Q13: The tiger's scientific name is

(a) Panthera tigris
(b) Mangifera indica
(c) Solanum tuberosum
(d) Solanum melongena

Q14: Potato and brinjal belong to which genus?

(a) Allium
(b) Solanum
(c) Brassica
(d) Mangifera

Q15: Which of the following orders does the family Solanaceae and
Convolvulaceae belong to?
(a) Diptera
(b) Poales
(c) Polymoniales
(d) Dicot
Living World NEET Questions Answer Key

Q1 - (c)
Q2 - (d)
Q3 - (b)
Q4 - (c)
Q5 - (b)
Q6 - (d)
Q7 - (d)
Q8 - (c)
Q9 - (d)
Q10 - (a)
Q11 - (d)
Q12 - (d)
Q13 - (a)
Q14 - (b)
Q15 - (c)