All the organisms, either they are present or lived in the past 
1. Share the common genetic material but to varying degrees 
2. Have chemical component identical to each other 
3. Have all the characteristics of life in common 
4. Are made up of cells having identical functions 


 

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The number and types of organisms present on earth refers to 
1. Diversity in living word 
2. Population of a species 
3. Habitat
4. Animal kingdom
Subtopic:  Diversity in the Living World |
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Scientific naming of an organism is only possible when 
1. It shows evolutionary relation to other organisms 
2. It is already given a common name 
3. It is identified correctly 
4. It exhibits all the characteristics of living beings 
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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A newly discovered organism is given a name based on criteria provided in ICBN. Which of the following should not be the characteristic of this organism? 
1. Occurrence of photosynthesis 
2. Presence of cell wall 
3. Lacks nucleus but has genetic material 
4. Various cell organelles in the cell 
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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The biological names are generally in ____(i)____ and printed in italics to indicate their _____(ii)______ origin. 
Select the correct option to fill in the blanks (i) and (ii) 
(i) (ii)
1. English Latin
2. Latin Latin
3. Greek Greek
4. Latin Greek
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Select the option that does not represent the taxa at different levels 
1. Chordate, Mammal, Dog 
2. Animal, Insect, Butterfly 
3. Plant, Monocot, Wheat 
4. Mammal, Insect, Dicot 
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Regarding taxonomy and systematics which one is exclusive to systematics? 
1. Internal structure 
2. Development process 
3. Evolutionary relationships between organisms 
4. Ecological information of organisms
Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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Which of the following is/are referred to as unit of classification? 
(a) Category 
(b) Organism 
(c) Taxon 
(d) Rank 
1. (a) only 
2. All (a), (b), (c) and (d) 
3. (a), (c) and (d) 
4. (a) and (c) only 
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Different species of a genus 
1. Are vary different from each other in their basic properties 
2. Have morphological similarities 
3. Can be placed in different families 
4. Cannot be differentiated on the basis of their morphological features 
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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The lowest category of plants that is characterised on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features is 
1. Genus 
2. Species 
3. Class 
4. Family 
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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