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Biodiversity Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The variety of ecosystems and ecological processes in the biosphere is

a)

Genetic biodiversity

b)

Species biodiversity

c)

Ecosystem biodiversity

d)

Biodiversity

2.

The variety of  number of species in an ecosystem or across the biosphere

a)

Genetic biodiversity

b)

Species biodiversity

c)

Ecosystem biodiversity

d)

Biodiversity

3.

All organisms in Kingdom Monera share the following characteristics, EXCEPT

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Unicellular

c)

Cell wall made up of peptidoglycan

d)

Microscopic

4.

Which of the following is not the basis for classification of kingdom into FIVE Kingdom system?

a)

Feeding modes

b)

Types of cells

c)

The organisation of the body of the organism

d)

The sequence of rRNA

5.

What kind of evidence has recently made it necessary to assign the prokaryotes to either of two different domains, rather than assigning all prokaryotes to the same kingdom?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA genes

c)

morphological

d)

ecological

6.

The best classification system is that which most closely _____.

a)

unites organisms that possess similar morphologies

b)

conforms to traditional, Linnaean taxonomic practices

c)

reflects evolutionary history

d)

reflects the basic separation of prokaryotes from eukaryotes

7.

The scientific name of the mango is Mangifera indica. The scientific name is related to the following statement, EXCEPT

a)

The naming system was proposed by Carl Linnaeus

b)

This system provides a name with two component called binomial nomenclature

c)

Mangifera represent the genus, indica represent the class of the organism

d)

Mangifera represent the genus, indica represent the species of the organism

8.

Which of the following is the basis for classification of living organisms into THREE Domain system?

a)

Feeding modes

b)

Types of cells

c)

The organisation of the body of the organism

d)

The sequence of rRNA

9.

Class is a category between

a)

Kingdom and Phylum

b)

Phylum and Order

c)

Family and Genus

d)

Order and Species

10.

From the FIVE Kingdoms system, prokaryotes was divided into Bacteria and Archaea by

a)

Robert H. Whittaker

b)

Carl Linnaeus

c)

Carl Woese

d)

Charles Darwin

11.

The science of classification of living organism is called

a)

Morphology

b)

Biology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Entomology

12.

What is taxonomy?

a)

Science of conserving biodiversity.

b)

Science of comparing macro molecules.

c)

Science of naming, describing and classifying organisms

d)

Science of creating new species.

13.

Choose the correct order

a)

Genus > Species > Order > Class > Family > Phylum > Kingdom > Domain

b)

Kingdom > Domain > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species

c)

Kingdom > Domain > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Species > Genus

d)

Domain > Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species

14.

Species with closely related in the family are placed in the same ____________.

a)

Genus

b)

Family

c)

Species

d)

Order

15.

What is the correct format of writing the scientific name of yeast?

a)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

b)

saccharomyces cerevisiae

c)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

d)

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae