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Arjuna NEET 2.0(2024)

Speed Practice Sheet (Botany)

The Living World

Single Correct Type Questions (1 to 15) 4. How many among the following are defining feature
1. Select the incorrect statement. of living beings?
(1) Reproduction is a characteristic of living Reproduction, Growth, Metabolism, Cellular
organisms organisation, Consciousness
(2) Cellular organisation of the body is the defining
feature of the life forms (1) 5 (2) 3
(3) Increase in mass and increase in number of cells (3) 2 (4) 4
are twin characteristics of growth
(4) Consciousness is not defining feature of living 5. Select the incorrect statement.
organism. (1) Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal
breeders, both plants and animals
2. Read the following statements w.r.t. growth in living (2) Properties of cellular organelles are not present
organisms. in the molecular constituents of the organelle
(a) In plants, growth by cell division occurs (3) Properties of tissues arise as a result of
continuously throughout their life span. interaction among the constituent cells
(b) Growth is a defining property of living organisms. (4) Living organisms are self-replicating and
(c) Cell division occurs in certain tissues to replace evolving but not self-regulating interactive
lost cells. systems capable of response to external stimuli
(d) Increase in body mass is considered as growth
(e) In majority of higher animals, plants and in 6. Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules.
unicellular organisms, growth and reproduction
Choose the statement which is contrary to the rules
are mutually exclusive events.
(1) Biological names are generally in Latin
Select the correct option.
(2) Name of the author appear before specific epithet
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(3) The scientific name is underlined separately when
(2) (a), (c), (d) and (e)
hand written
(3) (a), (c) and (d)
(4) First word in a biological name represents the
(4) (b) and (c) only
genus while the second component denotes the
specific epithet
3. Read the following statements:
Statement A: No non-living object exhibits
7. Branch of science which deals with the study of
metabolism.
principles and procedures for grouping of organisms
Statement B: Isolated metabolic reaction outside the is
body of an organism, performed in a test tube is neither (1) Classification
living nor non-living thing. (2) Identification
(1) Only statement (A) is correct (3) Taxonomy
(2) Only statement (B) is correct (4) Nomenclature
(3) Both statements are incorrect
(4) Both statements are correct

8. The number of species that are known and described
range between
(1) 1.7 – 1.8 billion
(2) 13 – 14 lakh
(3) 13 – 14 million
(4) 17 – 18 lakh
9. Select the incorrect option
(1) Each taxonomic category is referred as unit of
classification
(2) The number of similar characteristics goes on
decreasing from species to kingdom
(3) Specificity increases from species to kingdom
(4) Species serves as the basic and lowest category
10. Family Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae belongs to
the order ____
(1) Carnivora
(2) Sapindales
(3) Poales
(4) Polymoniales
11. Read the following statements
Statement A: Herbarium serves as quick source of
reference in taxonomic studies.
Statement B: Herbarium is associated with
conservation of plants
(1) Only statement (A) is correct
(2) Only statement (B) is correct
(3) Both statements are incorrect
(4) Both statements are correct
12. Who proposed “Biological concept of species”?
(1) Lamarck (2) Ernst Mayr
(3) Julian Huxley (4) Carolus Linnaeus
13. Choose correct sequence of taxonomy categories in
descending order without any gap
(1) Phylum – Class – Order – Family – Genus
(2) Kingdom – Division – Class – Family – Genus
(3) Division – Class – Family – Order – Genus
(4) Kingdom – Phylum – Order – Species – Genus
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Assertion & Reason Type Questions (14 to 20)
14. Assertion: Zoological parks enable us to learn about
the food habits and behaviours of the wild animals.
Reason: All animals in a zoological park are
provided as far as possible the conditions similar to
their natural habitats.
(1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
(2) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements
15. Assertion: Flora, Manuals, Monographs and
Catalogues help in correct identification.
Reason: They are the means of recording descriptions.
(1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
(2) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements
16. Assertion: Growth can not be taken as defining
character of living organism.
Reason: Growth is also exhibited by non-living
material.
(1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
(2) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements
17. Assertion: Systematics deals with the inter-
relationship of organisms.
Reason: Systematics and taxonomy have one meaning.
(1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
(2) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements
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18. Assertion: Metabolism refers to the sum of chemical 22. Match column I with column II and select the correct
reactions that occur within living organisms. option from the codes given below.
Reason: Metabolism reactions occur simultaneously Column – I Column – II
inside living organisms. A. Planaria i. Binary fission
(1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the B. Fungi ii. Asexual spores
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion C. Yeast iii. Budding
(2) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason D. Amoeba iv. True regeneration
v. Fragmentation
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false A B C D
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements (1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv ii, v iii i
(3) ii v i iv
19. Assertion: Living organisms are self replicating,
(4) v ii, i iii iv
evolving and self regulating unit.
23. Match column I with column II and select the correct
Reason: Living organisms are capable of responding option from the codes given below.
to external stimuli. Column – I Column – II
(1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the A. Binomial i. Hippocrates
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion nomenclature
(2) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason B. The Darwin of the ii. Ernst Mayr
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion 20th century
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false C. Father of botany iii. Linnaeus
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements D. Father of medicine iv. Theophrastus
A B C D
20. Assertion: System of providing name with two (1) iii ii iv i
components is called binomial nomenclature. (2) iii ii i iv
Reason: Each name consists first of a specific name (3) i ii iii iv
and second of a generic name. (4) ii iii iv i
(1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the
24. Match column I with column II and select the correct
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
option from the given codes.
(2) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason
Column – I Column – II
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
A. Royal Botanical i. Lucknow
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false Garden Kew
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements B. Indian Botanical ii. England
Garden
21. Select the incorrect match. C. National Botanical iii. Howrah
Genus Family Order Research Institute
(1) Musca Muscidae Diptera D. Llyod Botanical iv. Darjeeling
(2) Solanum Solanaceae Polymoniales Garden
(3) Homo Hominidae Chordata A B C D
(4) Triticum Poaceae Poales (1) ii iii i iv
(2) i iii ii iv
(3) iv ii i iii
(4) iv iii ii i
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25. Match the column and choose the correct option.

Column – I Column – II
A. Family i. tuberosum
B. Kingdom ii. Polymoniales
C. Order iii. Solanum
D. Species iv. Plantae
E. Genus v. Solanaceae
A B C D E
(1) iv iii v ii i
(2) v iv ii i iii
(3) iv v ii i iii
(4) v iii ii i iv
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Answer Key
1. (4) 14. (1)
2. (3) 15. (1)
3. (4) 16. (1)
4. (2) 17. (3)
5. (4) 18. (2)
6. (2) 19. (2)
7. (3) 20. (3)
8. (4) 21. (3)
9. (3) 22. (2)
10. (4) 23. (1)
11. (1) 24. (1)
12. (2) 25. (2)
13. (1)

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