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Question 1
The animals (Kingdom Animalia) are mainly grouped under two categories
Question 2
Which one of the following examples does not come under the particular group?
Question 3
1. Green alga
2. Snow leopard
3. Rana tigrina ✓
4. China-rose
Question 4
Which one of the following is the correct statement about the respective animal(s)?
1. Donkey and horse should be considered one single species because they can
successfully mate and produce an offspring.
2. Donkey and horse are two different genera.
3. Mule is a separate species.
4. Mule is neither a donkey nor a horse ✓
Question 1
Answer
Carolus Linnaeus had introduced the binomial system of naming living beings.
Question 2
Which two characters out of (a)-(e) given below are common to dog, humans, squirrel,
bat, camel and monkey?
Answer
The two characters common to dog, humans, squirrel, bat, camel and monkey are:
(c ) external ears
(d) give birth to young ones
Question 3
Match the items in Column I with as many as possible and even repeatedly from
column II.
Column I Column II
Pine Fungi
Earthworm Monera
Amoeba Gymnosperm
Moss Plantae
Bacteria Animalia
Protista
Bryophyta
Answer
Column I Column II
Gymnosperm
Pine
Plantae
Column I Column II
Earthworm Animalia
Amoeba Protista
Plantae
Moss
Bryophyta
Monera
Bacteria
Prokaryote
Question 1
Answer
Question 2
Give the scientific names of man, domestic cat, and peepal tree.
Answer
Question 3
Why are scientific names of living beings considered better than their common names?
Answer
In science, people from different countries with different languages have to read about
each other’s research. So, it was necessary to eliminate any possible confusion created
by local names. Scientific names are based on certain rules which are universal. They
are unique and can be used to identify an organism anywhere around the world. That is
why, scientific names of living beings are considered better than their common names.
Question 4
Mention any two drawbacks in classifying organisms under the old two kingdom
classification.
Answer
Carolus Linnaeus in 1758, anciently divided all living organisms into two kingdoms:
The drawbacks of this classification are:
Question 5
All humans on earth today may differ widely in their facial features, colour, height, etc.
Yet, they belong to a single species Homo sapiens. Give one reason why they are not
considered belonging to different species.
Answer
Species means an organism of a particular kind whose members can interbreed among
themselves to produce fertile young ones.
All humans on the earth today may differ widely in their facial features, colour, height,
etc. Yet, they belong to a single species Homo sapiens because they can interbreed
among themselves and produce a normal offspring.
Question 6
Ficus religiosa (peepal), zea Mays (maize) and Bombyx Mori (silk moth).
Answer
1. Ficus religiosa
2. Zea mays
3. Bombyx mori
Question 7
Answer
1. Kingdom Monera
2. Kingdom Protista
3. Kingdom Fungi
4. Kingdom Plantae
5. Kingdom Animalia
Question 8
Answer
Question 9
Answer
Invertebrate animals:
1. Housefly
2. Silverfish
3. Jellyfish
4. Sponge
Question 10
Answer
Given below is a list of ten animals each followed by three terms or features. Underline
the term which does not match with the animal.
Answer
For each of the animal, below is the term which does not match with the animal:
1. Amoeba — tentacle
2. Hydra — Crustacea
3. Fish — ear drum
4. Earthworm — Insecta
5. Grasshopper — proboscis
6. Butterfly — Mollusca
7. Whale — Gills
8. Pigeon — hair
9. Monkey — lateral line
10. Bat — Aves
Question 12
Answer
Question 13
Name three animals (belonging to different classes) which breathe by means of lungs
but have no external ears (pinnae).
Answer
1. Class Amphibia: Tree frog
Question 1
Mention any one major similarity and one major difference in the following pairs of
animals:
Answer
Difference — Whales breathe through lungs whereas fishes breathe through gills.
Difference — Bats have external ears whereas pigeons have internal ears.
Difference — Wall lizards live on land whereas frogs can live both on land and water.
Question 2
Match the names of animal groups in Column I with the names of animals in column
II.
Column I Column II
(Group) (Animals)
Annelida Pigeon
Porifera Snake
Mollusca Earthworm
Reptilia Sponge
Amphibia Octopus
Pisces Trout
Mammal Rabbit
Which names are left out that do not match and why?
Answer
Column I Column II
Annelida Earthworm
Porifera Sponge
Mollusca Octopus
Reptilia Snake
Pisces Trout
Mammal Rabbit
Amphibia from Column I and Pigeon from column II are left out. They do not match
as Pigeon comes under Class Aves and not Class Amphibia.
Structured / Application / Skill Type
Question 1
Study the figure given below and answer the following questions.
Answer
Question 2
Look at the figure given below and answer the question that follow :
1. Mention the kingdom, phylum and class to which the organism belongs.
2. Write any two significant characteristics of the organism belonging to the class
mentioned in (i).
3. Mention two key features of the phylum mentioned in (i) and write the names
of the five classes that it has been divided into.
Answer
Question 3
TYRANNOSAURUS (One of the extinct animals which lived on the Earth about
100,000,000 years ago) Tyrannosaurus was about six metres long and it preyed upon
other animals.
Answer
Tyrannosaurus is reptile.
Characteristics of Tyrannosaurus: