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Classification of organisms - class-IX

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Kingdom Plantae includes

  1. algae and bryophytes

  2. pteridophytes and gymnosperms

  3. angiosperms

  4. all of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Plant Kingdom incorporates Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms. Bryophytes are creatures of land and water of plant kingdom. 
So, the correct option is 'all of these'.

Ferns can be classified as

  1. Bryophyta

  2. Thallophyta

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta.

Algae mostly belongs to 

  1. Thallophyta

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. Gymnosperm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anwer is A.

Plants that do not have well-differentiated body design are Thallophyta . They are commonly called algae.
Algae are chlorophyll-bearing, simple, thalloid, autotrophic and largely aquatic (both fresh water and marine) organisms.

Neem is classified under

  1. Thallophyta

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. Angiosperms


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The answer is D. Angiosperms

Azadirachta indica, commonly known as neem, is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is mostly used for medicinal purposes. 

Laminaria is classified as 

  1. Thallophyta

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which of the following kingdoms contains primarily multicellular, larger-celled, photosynthetic    organisms?

  1. Animalia

  2. Plantae

  3. Archaea

  4. Fungi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kingdom Plantae includes all eukaryotic chlorophyllous autotrophic organisms that do photosynthesis and are multicellular with large sized cells.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Plantae'.

Which of the following statement is false?

  1. Biological names are generally written in Latin and printed in italics.

  2. Both the words in biological name when handwritten are jointly underlined.

  3. In binomial system given by Linnaeus is being practised by biologists all over the world.

  4. In binomial system, first component a genus and second word is specific epithet.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (B) is false.

Both the words in biological name is written in italics or underlined to denote a species that is to be denoted but not jointly underlined.

Primitive man evolved in ___________

  1. Africa

  2. America

  3. Australia

  4. India


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The origin of primitive man or early hominid is believed to be have happened in southwestern Africa. Several theories propose that early homo sapiens evolved in Africa, and later migrated in other parts of the world.

The correct answer is A.

In structure of an ecosystem, composition of biological communities include:

  1. Rate of production

  2. Species population, biomass, distribution

  3. Rate of temperature change

  4. Light and temperatue


Correct Option: B

Which statement best explains why invertebrates regenerate lost tissue more readily than most vertebrates do? 

  1. Invertebrates contain specialized cells that produce the hormones necessary for this process.

  2. Invertebrate cells exhibit a higher degree of uncontrolled cell division than vertebrate cells do.

  3. Invertebrate animals reproduce asexually, but vertebrate animals reproduce sexually.

  4. Invertebrate animals have more undifferentiated cells than vertebrate animals have.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Invertebrate animals have more undifferentiated cells than vertebrate animals have, which explains that they regenerate lost tissue more readily than most vertebrates. Invertebrates, animals without a backbone, such as an earthworm, are simpler than vertebrates, such as a human. Therefore, their cells are not as complex and they may be able to regenerate or grow lost body parts easier than a more complex animal. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

In a biological community, Gauze's principle explains.

  1. Competition among different species under unlimited resources

  2. Competitive exclusion of an inferior species due to the limited natural resources

  3. Coexistence of closely related species due to resource partitioning

  4. Intra specific competition due to limited natural resources


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following statements is incorrect about the occurrence of notochord?

  1. It is present only in larval tail in ascidian.

  2. It is replaced by a vertebral column in adult frog.

  3. It is absent throughout life in humans from the very beginning.

  4. It is present throughout life in Amphioxus.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Humans belong to the Phylum Chordate. Animals belonging to the Phylum Chordata possess a notochord either during early embryonic life or throughout the embryonic life. In some, it Is replaced by vertebral column. In humans, notochord is present only In the embryonic stage, it is replaced by vertebral column in the adult form.

The term Classification was coined by

  1. Theophrastus

  2. A.P.de candolle

  3. Aristotle

  4. Linnaeus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The classification term was coined by 'Theophrastus'.
  • The term taxonomy was coined by A. P. de Candolle.
  • Aristotle divided animals into two groups based on whether they have red blood or not.
  • Linnaeus proposed a binomial system of nomenclature.
  • So, the correct option is 'Theophrastus'.

Classification deals with 

  1. Identification of organisms

  2. Arranging organisms into groups

  3. Arranging organisms in herbaria and museums.

  4. Naming, identification and grouping of organisms


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Classification deals with the arrangement of animals and plants in taxonomic groups according to their observed similarities and differences (including at least kingdom and phylum in animals, division in plants, and class, order, family, genus, and species).

Term vertebrate and invertebrate are given by 

  1. John Ray

  2. Linneaus

  3. Lamark

  4. Leucart


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lamarck, the French naturalist was the one who introduced the taxonomic distinction between vertebrates and invertebrates.
John ray was the first to give the definition of 'species'.
Carl Linnaeus gave the 'binomial nomenclature' for living beings.

Leuckart is remembered for his work in parasitology, particularly research regarding tapeworm and trichinosis. 
So, the correct answer is option C.

Nerve cord is in ............ position in invertebrates.

  1. Dorsal

  2. Lateral

  3. Ventral

  4. Absent


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The ventral nerve cord is a bundle of nerve fibers, typically a solid double strand (pair) of nerve cords, that runs along the longitudinal axis of some phyla of elongate invertebrates, and forms part of the invertebrate central nervous system. In most cases, this nerve cords runs ventrally, below the gut, and connects to the cerebral ganglia. Among the phyla exhibiting ventral nerve cords are nematodes (roundworms), annelids (such as earthworms, and arthropods (such as insects and crayfish).
The ventral nerve cord usually consists of a pair of partially fused nerve trunks running longitudinally along the ventral plane of the animals, from the anterior to posterior (the thoracic and abdominal tagma in the arthropods).

So, the correct answer is option A.

Which of the following are not the trends observed in the evolution of the central nervous system in invertebrates?

  1. Increased size of cerebral ganglia and formation of a 'brain'

  2. Reduction in the number of nerve cords

  3. Replacement of nerve cords by nerve nets

  4. Dominance of the ventral pair of nerve cords


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The nervous system of animals has evolved a lot from metazoans to mammals. Cnidarians happen to have the simplest nervous system comprising mainly nerve nets. It is assumed that this is the group of animals that the modern nervous system has evolved from. Hence, it can be said that nerve nets have been replaced by nerve nets and not the other way around.

So, the correct answer is 'Replacement of nerve cords by nerve nets'.

Valveless single chambered heart is found in

  1. Herdmania

  2. Scoliodon

  3. Catla

  4. Amphioxus


Correct Option: A

.......... are called as moss animals.

  1. Loricifera

  2. Ectoprocta

  3. Acanthocephala

  4. Gastrotricha


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Bryozoa, also known as Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals, are a phylum of aquatic invertebrate animals. They are filter feeders that sieve food particles out of the water using a retractable lophophore a "crown" of tentacles lined with cilia. Most marine species live in tropical waters, but a few occur in oceanic trenches, and others are found in polar waters. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Larva occurs in

  1. Invertebrates

  2. Vertebrates

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Who laid the foundation of palaeontology?

  1. Linnaeus

  2. Aristotle

  3. Cuvier

  4. Lamarck


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Paleontology is the study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments.
The foundation of paleontology was laid by George Cuvier by his work on comparative anatomy.
So, the correct answer is 'Cuvier'.

Systema Naturae was written by  __________.

  1. Lamarck

  2. Cuvier

  3. Aristotle

  4. Linnaeus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the year 1735, when Linnaeus lived in the Netherlands, he published a book named Systema Naturae. In this book he presented a new classification for the three kingdoms in nature: the animal kingdom, the plant kingdom and the kingdom of stones.

The botanist who introduced binomial system of classification is 

  1. Carolus Linnaeus

  2. Gaspard Bauhin

  3. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

  4. Adolf Engler


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Binomial nomenclature is the system of nomenclature in which each species of animal or plant receives a name of two terms of which the first identifies the genus to which it belongs and the second the species itself. 
  • The genus is capitalized and species is in lowercase, both written in italics. The formal system of nomenclature was introduced by Swedish natural scientist Carl Linnaeus in his book Species Plantarum in 1753.
    Thus the correct answer is option A.

The famous book 'Systema Naturae' was written by

  1. Aristotle

  2. Whittaker

  3. Carolus Linnaeus

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Carolus Linnaeus was interested in the study of plants, he studied the diversity of plants and published 14 papers and also brought out the famous book, Systema Naturae.

Linnaeus is known as

  1. Father of cytology

  2. Father of taxonomy

  3. Father of binomial nomenclature

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Taxonomy is the part of science that focuses on naming and classifying or grouping organisms. Carolus Linnaeus is considered the 'Father of Taxonomy' because, in the 1700s, he developed a way to name(binomial nomenclature) and organize species that we still use today.
  • Binomial nomenclature is a  system of naming each type of organism, consisting of the two-part scientific name that is unique for each species; the first word identifies the genus of the organism and the second word signifies the species. Linnaeus introduced the binomial system of nomenclature hence considered as the father of binomial nomenclature.
  • So, Linnaeus is known as 'Both B and C'.

Tenth edition of Systema Naturae was published in 

  1. 1758

  2. 1764

  3. 1765

  4. 1858


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Systema Naturae is one of the major works of Carl Linnaeus and introduced the Linnaean taxonomy.
  • The tenth edition of Systema Naturae was published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759 respectively. The tenth edition of this book (1758) is considered the starting point of zoological nomenclature.
  • The first volume came in 1735.
  • So, the correct option is '1758'.

Which one of the following books was contributed by Linnaeus?

  1. Systema Naturae

  2. Historia Plantarum

  3. Historia Naturalise

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The word systematics is derived from the Latin word 'systema' which means systematic arrangement of organisms. Linnaeus used Systema Naturae as the title of his publication. The scope of systematics was later enlarged to include identification, nomenclature, and classification. Systematics takes into account evolutionary relationships between Organisms.

So the correct option is "Systema Naturae".".

The internationally recognised binomial nomenclature was developed by Linnaeus in his book.

  1. Philosophia Botanica

  2. Historia Plantarum

  3. Species Plantarum

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Binomial nomenclature was given by Carolus Linnaeus in 1757 in Book Philosophia Botanica. This system provides a name which has two components - the Generic name and the specific epithet.

So the correct option is "Philosophia Botanica".

Linneaus classified the organisms on the basis of their

  1. Similar genetics

  2. Similar cell structures 

  3. Similar habitats 

  4. Both B and C

  5. Evolutionary relationships


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Linnaeus classified the organisms in two kingdoms namely, Plantae and Animalia on the basis of the difference in the forms and constituents. These differences were based on the mode of nutrition, habitat and physical appearance. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Who gave the nomenclature according to which humans are called Homo sapiens

  1. Darwin

  2. Mendel

  3. Aristotle

  4. Linnaeus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Carlolus Linnaeus is well known for his work in binomial nomenclature. Binomial nomenclature is a naming system for the classification of species. In this, organism is given a scientific name. For example, the scientific name of human is Homo sapiens. In this, Homo is genus which includes early and modern humans and sapiens is species specific for humans

So, the correct answer is 'Linnaeus'

Morphospecies concept was proposed by 

  1. Darwin

  2. John Ray

  3. Linnaeus

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Both John Ray and Linnaeus proposed Morphospecies concept.
  • Morphological Species Concept characterizes a species by body shape and other structural features and is applied to asexual and sexual organisms. It differs from the modern concept of species where a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring are said to belonging to same species. 
  • Darwin proposed the theory of biological evolution.
So, the correct option is 'Both B and C'

Which of the following is called the father of taxonomy?

  1. Aristotle

  2. Carolus Linnaeus

  3. John Ray

  4. Theophrastus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Taxonomy is defined as the description, identification, nomenclature, and classification of organisms. Carolus Linnaeus is known as the father of taxonomy.

Aristotle is known as the father of zoology.
John Ray coined the term species.
Theophrastus is known as the father of botany.
So, the correct answer is option B.

Plant classification as proposed by Carolus Linnaeus was artificial because it was based on

  1. only a few morphological characters

  2. all the possible characters

  3. anatomical characters which are adaptive in nature

  4. physiological and morphological characters.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Artificial systems of classification were based upon morphological characters {such as habit, habitat, colour, number and shape of leaves, etc.) for grouping of organisms. They were mainly based on vegetative characters or on the androecium structure. These systems separated the closely related species since they were based only on a few characteristics.

How many species of plants did Carolus Linnaeus list in the 1$^{st}$ edition of his book Species Plantarum (1753)?

  1. 10,900

  2. 7,900

  3. 6,000

  4. 15,700


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Species Plantarum, (1753), two-volume work by the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, in which he established a precise and workable two-word, or binomial, system for naming plants. This system forms the basis of modern plant taxonomy. In this master work Linnaeus described 6,000 species of plants and assigned each plant a genus name and a species name, the genus representing a group of plants, the species designating specific individuals within a given genus. Species Plantarum was the first work that consistently applied a referable system of nomenclature; it was a vast improvement over the cumbersome polynomial descriptions generally used before its publication. The first edition of Species Plantarum (with the 1754 edition of an earlier work, Genera Plantarum) has been internationally accepted as the starting point in the nomenclature of flowering plants and ferns.

So the correct option is '6,000'.

Which of the following statement is not true regarding keys?

  1. Key is a taxonomical aid and is used for the identification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences.

  2. The keys are based on a pair of contrasting characters generally called couplet.

  3. Each statement in a key is called lead.

  4. Separate taxonomic keys are not required for each taxonomic category such as family, genus and species for their identification purpose.


Correct Option: D
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