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Diversity in Living World (NEST)

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All single-celled eukaryotes are placed under kingdom

  1. Monera

  2. Protista

  3. Fungi

  4. Plantae

  5. Animalia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

All single-celled eukaryotes are placed under kingdom Protista.

The basic unit of classification in taxonomic hierarchy is

  1. kingdom

  2. class

  3. order

  4. genus

  5. species


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Species is the basic unit of classification. The members of a species are closely related, derived from a common ancestor and can interbreed to produce fertile offsprings.

All of the following phyla belongs to gymnosperms, except

  1. Ginkgophyta

  2. Cycadophyta

  3. Gnetophyta

  4. Coniferophyta

  5. Anthophyta


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Phylum Anthophyta (flowering plants) belongs to angiosperms.

Which of the following is incorrect regarding taxonomic classification of Homo sapiens?

  1. Kingdom : Animalia

  2. Phylum : Chordata

  3. Class : Chondrichthyes

  4. Order : Primates

  5. Family : Hominidae


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Homo sapiens belongs to class Mammalia. Class Chondrichthyes consists of cartilaginous fish.

______ are commonly known as imperfect fungi.

  1. Phycomycetes

  2. Ascomycetes

  3. Basidiomycetes

  4. Deuteromycetes

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Deuteromycetes are commonly known as imperfect fungi because only the asexual or vegetative phases of these fungi are known.

Sponges are the members of phylum

  1. Platyhelminthes

  2. Porifera

  3. Aschelminthes

  4. Ctenophora

  5. Coelenterata


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Members of phylum Porifera are commonly known as sponges.

Members of which of the following phyla are commonly known as mosses?

  1. Hepatophyta

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Anthocerophyta

  4. Lycophyta

  5. Coniferophyta


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Members of phylum Bryophyta are commonly known as mosses.

A five kingdom scheme for the classification of organisms was given by

  1. Linnaeus

  2. Whittaker

  3. Woese

  4. Mendel

  5. Darwin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

R. H. Whittaker (1969) proposed a five kingdom classification. The kingdoms defined by him were named Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.

Which of the following is a phylum of seedless vascular plants?

  1. Hepatophyta

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Anthocerophyta

  4. Lycophyta

  5. Cycadophyta


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lycophyta is a phylum of seedless vascular plants.

______ is the second largest animal phylum.

  1. Arthropoda

  2. Hemichordata

  3. Mollusca

  4. Chordata

  5. Porifera


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mollusca is the second largest animal phylum.

Portuguese man-of-war is the common name of

  1. Physalia

  2. Meandrina

  3. Gorgonia

  4. Pennatula

  5. Adamsia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Physalia is commonly known as Portuguese man-of-war.

Which of the following is false regarding wheat?

  1. Genus : Triticum

  2. Family : Poaceae

  3. Order : Poales

  4. Class : Dicotyledonae

  5. Phylum : Angiospermae


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wheat belongs to class Monocotyledonae.

Which of the following is false regarding housefly?

  1. Genus : Musca

  2. Family : Muscidae

  3. Order : Primata

  4. Class : Insecta

  5. Phylum : Arthropoda


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Housefly belongs to order Diptera. Primata is an order of phylum Chordata.

_________ is the study of the effects of low temperatures on living organisms.

  1. Cryobiology

  2. Limnology

  3. Ecology

  4. Bioclimatology

  5. Aerobiology


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cryobiology is the study of the effects of low temperatures on living organisms.

Match the following:

 
Column I Column II
P. Ornithology 1. Study of insects
Q. Entomology 2. Study of birds
R. Herpetology 3. Study of fish
S. Ichthyology 4. Study of reptiles and amphibians
  1. P - 1; Q - 2; R - 3; S - 4

  2. P - 2; Q - 1; R - 4; S - 3

  3. P - 2; Q - 3; R - 4; S - 1

  4. P - 3; Q - 2; R - 1; S - 4

  5. P - 3; Q - 1; R - 4; S - 2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct matching: Ornithology — Study of birds Entomology — Study of insects Herpetology — Study of reptiles and amphibians Ichthyology — Study of fish

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