Chapter 3 Classification of living organisms(The life of years is converted into days, when deprived, depressed and despaired while that of days is converted into years when dreamed, determined and devoted…)

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1. The basic unit of classification is:a) kingdom b) speciesc) genus d) phylum

2. The first word in a scientific name is:a) genus b) speciesc) class d) order

Questions 3 - 6Select from the terms below: a) Homosapiens b) Brassica campesterisc) Rana tigrina d) N.O.T

3. The scientific name of frog is:

4. The scientific name of humans is:

5. The scientific name of wheat is:

6. The scientific name of mustard is:

7. The science of classification is called taxonomy:a) true b) false

8. ______is known as the father of taxonomy.a) Al. Razi b) John Mendelc) Robert H. Whitaker d) C. Linnaeus

9. The similar families are grouped together into:a) genus b) orderc) class d) phylum

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10. Cell wall containing organisms that lack chlorophyll are called.a) bacteria b) fungic) plants d) animalse) N.O.T

11. Multicellular organisms that neither possess cell wall nor chlorophyll are called:a) bacteria b) fungic) plants d) animalse) N.O.T

12. Kingdom Protista was renamed as Protoctista by:a) C. Linnaeus b) Robert H. Whitakerc) Margulis&Schwartz d) Virchow

13. C. Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature:a) true b) false

14. Robert H. Whitaker proposed five kingdom classification in:a) 1665 b) 1869c) 1969 d) 1979

15. The word taxa is the plural of taxon:a) true b) false

16. The organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile descendants are called species:a) true b) false

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Question 17-28

Select from the terms below

A) Kingdom Monera B) Kingdom ProtoctistaC) Kingdom Fungi D) Kingdom PlantaeE) Kingdom Animalia F) N.O.T

17. It includes amoeba, paramecium etc

18. Their body is composed of hyphae

19. Multicellular autotrophic sessile

20. Multicellular heterotrophic sessile

21. Multicellular heterotrophic motile

22. The examples are Agaricus (mushroom), yeast etc

23. The examples are bacteria and fungi

24. It includes algae

25. It includes fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals

26. It includes virus

27. The unique and rag bag kingdom

28. It includes the humans

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29. All of the following scientists are related to taxonomy except:a) Robert H. Whitaker b) Schwartzc) Robert Hook d) Margulisd) C. Linnaeus

30. The man and monkey both have the same:a) kingdom b) phylumc) class d) A.O.T

Answer Key

1 B 2 B 3 C4 A 5 D 6 B7 A 8 D 9 B10 B 11 D 12 C13 A 14 C 15 A16 A 17 B 18 C19 D 20 C 21 E22 C 23 A 24 B25 E 26 F 27 B28 E 29 C 30 D

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