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Living World

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The type of bond involved in the formation of sodium chloride is

a)

Ester bond

b)

Peptide bond

c)

Ionic bond

d)

Covalent bond

e)

Hydrogen bond

2.

Organisms which displays properties of both living and nonliving

a)

Viruses

b)

Diatoms

c)

Lichens

d)

Bacteria

3.

A prediction made by a scientist based on his observation is known as

a)

Law

b)

Theory

c)

Principle

d)

Hypothesis

4.

As we go on lower from kingdom to species. the number of common characters

a)

Goes on increasing

b)

Goes on decreasing

c)

Remains Same

d)

No pattern is seen

5.

The label of herbarium sheet do not contain any information on

a)

name of plant

b)

name of collector

c)

classification of plant

d)

height of plant

6.

Organisms have the ability to grow in extreme conditions like volcano vents,hot springs and polar ice caps are called ____________.

a)

Methanogens

b)

Halophiles

c)

Pathogens

d)

Thermophiles

7.

One among the following bacteria can tolerate high temperatures.

a)

Bacillus thuringiensis

b)

Clostridium sp

c)

Thermus aquatics

d)

E.coli

8.

About ____________ species of animals which have been identified,named,described and classified.

a)

8.7 million

b)

7.6 million

c)

7.2 million

d)

8.3 million

9.

Who was the first to classify all animals in the History of Animalia?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Linnaeus

c)

Augustin

d)

Walter Rosen

10.

Who proposed the five kingdom classification?

a)

Whittaker

b)

Linnaeus

c)

Copeland

d)

Haeckel

11.

Taxon is the _________________

a)

Species

b)

Unit of classification

c)

Highest rank in classification

d)

Group of closely related

12.

ICBN stands for

a)

International congress on botanical nomenclature

b)

International code of botanical nomenclature

c)

indian congress of biological names

d)

indian code of botanical nomenclature

13.

The scientific term for biological categories is:

a)

Taxon

b)

Domain

c)

Rank

d)

Phylum

14.

Binomial nomenclature refers to

a)

Two names of a species

b)

One specific and one local name of a species

c)

Two words for the name of a species

d)

Two life cycles of an organism

15.

The smallest unit of classification is____________.

a)

Species

b)

Sub-species

c)

Class

d)

Genus

16.

Who is the father of modern taxonomy?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Theraphrastus

c)

John Ray

d)

Carolus Linnaeus

17.

TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY MEANS

a)

DIVISON- CLASSS-SPECIES-ORDER-PHYLLUM-KINGDOM

b)

SPECIES-KINDOM-FAMILY -GENUS-CLASS-PHYLLUM

c)

SPECIES-GENUS-FAMILY-ORDER-CLASS-PHYLLUM-KINGDOM

d)

NONE OF THESE

18.

THE LARGEST BOTANICAL GARDEN LOCATED IN

a)

HOWRAH

b)

PUNE

c)

MOSCOW

d)

KEW

19.

BIOLOGICAL SPECIES CONCEPT WAS GIVEN BY

a)

JOHN RAY

b)

MILLER

c)

LAMARCK

d)

LINNAEUS

20.

BASIC UNIT OF CLASSIFICATION

a)

GENUS

b)

FAMILY

c)

KEY

d)

SPECIES