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1 (YAKEEN- 1.0) DPP-01 Living world 1. Which of the following is a defining characteristic of living organisms? 7. Growth cannot be defining feature of living (A) Growth as- (B) Ability of move (A) Some non-living also show intrinsic (C) Reproduction growth (D) None of these (B) It is characteristics of living only (C) Conditions need to be specified every 2. A living organism is unexceptionally time with growth differentiated from a non-living structure on (D) Dead organism can grow the basis of (A) reproduction (B) growth 8. Mark the incorrectly matched- (C) consciousness (D) movement (A) Protonema - fragmentation (B) Fungi - Spores 3. Which of the following groups consist of (C) Hydra - true regeneration organisms which multiply by (D) Yeast - budding fragmentation? (A) Earthworm, Amoeba, fungi 9. Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive (B) Earthworm, fungi, bacteria defining characteristic of living organism (C) Fungi, filamentous algae, protonema of as- mosses (A) Lower organism reproduces sexually (D) Amoeba, Hydra, bacteria (B) For multicellular organism cell division is also reproduction 4. Twin characteristics of growth are (C) Many living organisms do not (A) increase in mass and increase in number reproduce of individuals (D) All of these (B) metabolism and intrinsic growth (C) increase in mass and increase in organs 10. Mark the incorrect regarding metabolic (D) unlimited growth and localized growth reactions- (A) involve conversion of one chemical into 5. Growth and reproduction are mutually another inside cell exclusive event in (B) present in all plants and animals (A) Protista (B) Monera (C) no non-living objects exhibit (C) All plants (D) Higher plants metabolism (D) metabolic reaction in in-vitro is non- 6. Increase in body mass can be considered as living reactions growth but not in non-living as they show- (A) Growth by increase in size 11. Human beings are living and - (B) Extrinsic growth (A) aware of himself (C) Intrinsic growth (B) aware of surrounding (D) Uncontrolled growth (C) handle chemicals entering (D) all of the above  2 16. Taxonomic studies are useful in - 12. Mark the incorrect statement- (A) Agriculture and forestry (A) Photoperiod can affect reproduction in (B) Industry seasonal breeder (C) Knowing our bioresources (B) Prokaryotes can also sense their (D) All of the above environment (C) Eukaryotes can sense and respond to 17. Scientific term for category is - environment (A) taxon (B) sub species (D) Not all living phenomenon is due to (C) herbarium (D) flora underlying interactions 18. Taxonomy comprises 13. Molecular constituents of organelle of cell (A) Identification (B) Nomenclature have feature similar to - it will have new features (C) Classification (D) All of these (A) organelle (B) cell (C) tissue (D) none 19. Binomial nomenclature was given by (A) Linnaeus (B) Pliny 14. Living organism have features like - (C) Harvey (A) Self-replicating (B) Evolving (D) Bentham and Hooker (C) Self -regulating (D) All 20. In the hierarchical classification, the number 15. Total number of known species present on of obligate categories is earth is- (A) 7 (B) 8 (A) 1.7-1.8 million (B) 1.2 - 1.3 million (C) 6 (D) 12 (C) 1.9- 2.0 million (D) 1.1 - 1.4 million  3 ANSWERSKEY 1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (A) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (A) Any issue with DPP, please report by clicking here- https://forms.gle/t2SzQVvQcs638c4r5 Please share your feedback on PW Teachers- https://forms.gle/jEBFswBuki4Ut2Lk6 PW Mobile APP :https://physicswala.page.link/?type=contact-us&data=open For PW Website :https://www.physicswallah.live/contact-us  1 (YAKEEN- 1.0) DPP-02 Living world 1. The fundamental taxonomic category or 7. More number of common characters are basic unit of classification is observed in members of a (A) Genus (B) Species (A) Family (B) Species (C) Sub-species (D) Variety (C) Genus (D) Kingdom 2. The word ending with - aceae indicates 8. Which of the following taxonomic (A) Genera (B) Family categories contains organisms least similar (C) Order (D) Class to one another? (A) Genera (B) Family 3. The word ending with - ales indicates (C) Class (D) Species (A) Genera (B) Family (C) Order (D) Class 9. Taxon and category differ in (A) Taxon is recognised and assigned while category is abstract 4. The correct sequence of taxonomic generalized categories is (B) Taxon is a group of real organisms while category is a rank or level in a (A) Division-class-family--order-genus- hierarchy species (C) Both (A) and (B) (B) Division-class--order-family-genus- species (D) None of these (C) Division-order- class-family-genus- species 10. Which one of the following is not a (D) Division-order-class-tribe-family- category? genus-species (A) Phylum (B) Genus (C) Class (D) Poaceae 5. Systematics is the study of (A) Diversity amongst groups of organisms 11. Which one of the following is a category ? (B) Grouping of organisms (A) Phylum (B) Diptera (C) Identification and grouping of (C) Solanum (D) Poaceae organisms (D) Taxonomy and phylogenetic 12. Related families belong to the same relationship (A) species (B) variety (C) order (D) genus 6. Plants are given the names in Latin because (A) Latin is a simple language 13. Select the mismatched pair. (B) Scientists wanted to impress people (A) Panthera - Mammalia with Latin words (B) Musca – Muscidae (C) Latin was the common language (C) Triticum – Poales (D) Latin is a dead language (D) Solanum – Anacardiaceae  2 14. Order for Convolvulaceae 18. Taxonomic keys are based on the (A) Polymoniales (B) Poales (A) Morphological characters (C) Sapinidales (D) Diptera (B) Reproductive characters (C) Anatomical characters 15. Which of the following is the highest rank? (D) Contrasting characters (A) Class (B) Kingdom (C) Family (D) Sub species 19. Indian Botanical Garden located in (A) Lucknow (B) Kolkata 16. The name of a plant order ends with (C) Kew (D) Dehradoon (A) -aceae (B) -ales (C) -idae (D) -ae 20. Which of the following give comprehensive account of complete 17. Which of the following is not present on compilation of available information of any same Rank? family or genus at a given time? (A) Chlorophyceae (B) Bryopsida (A) Manuals (B) Monographs (C) Monocotyledonae (D) Angiospermae (C) Publications (D) All of these one of class of the class angiosper division of algae class of bryophyta  3 ANSWERSKEY 1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (A) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (D) 19. (B) 20. (B) Any issue with DPP, please report by clicking here- https://forms.gle/t2SzQVvQcs638c4r5 Please share your feedback on PW Teachers- https://forms.gle/jEBFswBuki4Ut2Lk6 PW Mobile APP :https://physicswala.page.link/?type=contact-us&data=open For PW Website :https://www.physicswallah.live/contact-us  1 (YAKEEN- 1.0) DPP-03 Living world 1. Study the following statements and select the incorrect ones. 5. Mark the incorrectly matched- (A) Herbarium is a store house of collected (A) Felidae - Panthera plant specimens that are dried, pressed (B) Poales - Mango and preserved on sheets. (C) Diptera - Housefly (B) Flora provides the index to the plant (D) Solanum - Polymoniales species found in a particular area. (C) Monographs contain information on 6. Panthera, tiger, cat, dog, wolf, human, only one taxon. gibbon, housefly, mosquito, Ape- (D) Key have pairs of couplets with How many belong to same class- statements known as lead (A) Five (B) Seven (C) Eight (D) Three 2. ________ is a taxonomic aid which contains the actual account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given area and also provides 7. Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae have all the index to the plant species found in a common except- particular area. (A) Order (B) Class (A) Flora (B) Key (C) Family (D) Division (C) Monograph (D) Manual 8. From given pairs of option, which share 3. Mark the incorrectly matched- maximum similarity- (A) Catalogue - brief description of (A) Panthera and housefly specimen (B) Potato and brinjal (B) Flora - Account of habitat and (C) Dog and Cat distribution of plants (D) Ape and Human (C) Monograph - contain information on any one taxon 9. Panthera and Ape have common- (D) Manual - based on contrasting trait (A) Kingdom (B) Phylum (C) Class (D) All 4. Consider the following statements- (a) Key is useful for identification of plants 10. Detail which is not present on herbarium not animals sheet- (b) Key is based on dissimilarities and not (A) Date of collection on similarities (B) Place of collection (c) Same Key can be used for many (C) Family name taxonomic group (D) Order name (d) Key are based on contrasting character generally in pair called lead couplet Mark the correct statement- (A) a and b (B) b and c (C) only b (D) all wrong  2 11. Mark the correct regarding herbarium sheet- (A) Plant specimen is Preserved, dried and 20. Which of the following pair have most pressed common feature? (B) Label present on lower left-hand side (A) housefly and prawn (C) Size of herbarium sheet is not fixed (B) human and Gibbon (D) Some plants like succulents can’t be (C) leopard and Felis placed on herbarium sheet (D) lion and dog 12. Datura belong to taxonomic category- 21. Which of the following pair have least (A) Solanaceae (B) Polymoniales common feature? (C) Dicotyledonae (D) All (A) lion and Gorrila (B) solanum and petunia 13. Polymoniales have member like- (C) wheat and mango (A) Solanum tuberosum (D) housefly and human (B) Solanum melenogena (C) Petunia 22. Mark the incorrectly matched- (D) All (A) Musca - Arthropoda (B) Solanum - Sapindales 14. Homo sapiens and leopard have common- (C) Wheat - Poales (A) Class (B) Order (D) Gibbon - Primata (C) Family (D) Genus 23. Which of the following pair have most 15. Homo sapiens and Gibbon have common- common feature? (A) Class (B) Order (A) Panthera and Canis (C) Family (D) Genus (B) Mangifera and Solanum (C) Felis and Panthera 16. Snake and leopard have common- (D) Petunia and mango (A) Class (B) Phylum (C) Family (D) Genus 24. Which of the following pair have least common feature? 17. Mango and maize have common- (A) Musca and Apis (A) Class (B) Division (B) Mangifera and Locust (C) Kingdom (D) Genus (C) Pteris and Azolla (D) Pinus and cedrus 18. Petunia and Convulaceae have common- (A) Class (B) Order 25. Zea mays belong to Class- (C) Family (D) Genus (A) Monocotyledonae (B) Dicotyledonae 19. Which of the following pair have most (C) Angiospermae common feature? (D) Coniferales (A) maize and wheat (B) solanum and petunia (C) potato and brinjal (D) wheat and mango  3 ANSWERSKEY 1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (D) 11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (C) 21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (B) 25. (A) Any issue with DPP, please report by clicking here- https://forms.gle/t2SzQVvQcs638c4r5 Please share your feedback on PW Teachers- https://forms.gle/jEBFswBuki4Ut2Lk6 PW Mobile APP :https://physicswala.page.link/?type=contact-us&data=open For PW Website :https://www.physicswallah.live/contact-us  1 (YAKEEN- 1.0) DPP-04 Living world 1. Most acceptable concept of species is - 8. Which taxonomic Aid carry information (A) Static concept regarding only one taxon (B) Biological concept (A) Flora (B) Manual (C) Typological concept (C) Monograph (D) Herbarium (D) Genetic concept 9. The basic unit of classification is - 2. Artificial system of classification classifies (A) Genus (B) Species plants on the basis of - (C) Order (D) Kingdom (A) One or two Morphological characters (B) Phylogenetic trends 10. Morphologically similar but reproductively (C) Many naturally existing characters isolated species are called - (D) None of the above (A) Neonatological species (B) Sibling species 3. The term systematics was introduced by - (C) Allopatric species (A) Linnaeus (B) Bentham (D) Morpho-species (C) Hutchinson (D) Huxley 11. Plant nomenclature means - 4. Group of organisms that closely resemble (A) To give names to plants without any each other and freely interbreed in nature, rules constitute a - (B) Nomenclature of plants under the (A) Species (B) Genus international rules (C) Family (D) Taxon (C) Nomenclature of plants in local language 5. ICBN was first revised in - (D) Nomenclature of plants in English language (A) 1961 (B) 1964 (C) 1975 (D) 1753 12. Taxonomy refers to - (A) Plant classification 6. The term taxon refers to - (B) Plant Identification (A) Name of a species (C) Plant Characterization (B) Name of genus (D) All of these (C) Name of family (D) A taxonomic group of any rank 13. Which of the following is a correct name - (A) solanum tuberosum 7. Mark the incorrect about herbarium Sheet- (B) Solanum Tuberosum (A) Standard size (C) Solanum tuberosum Linn. (B) Label on lower left side (D) All the above (C) Dead plant specimen is kept (D) Arrange according to some system of classification  2 14. Solanum and Wheat have same- (A) Family (B) Class 18. A large number of unknown species of (C) Division (D) Genus plants and animals are believed to be present in - 15. Which is incorrect regarding (A) Temperate forests Convolvulaceae- (B) Antarctica (A) Polymoniales is order (C) Taiga (B) Class Dicotyledonae (D) Tropical forest (C) Share common order with Solanaceae (D) Share common Class with Wheat 19. Biological concept of species proposed by - (A) Linnaeus (B) Mayr 16. Phylogenetic classification refers to - (C) John Ray (D) De Candolle (A) Natural classification (B) Evolutionary classification 20. For higher plants, flowers are chiefly used as (C) Evolutionary history a basis of classification, because- (D) Origin of algae (A) These show a great variety in colour (B) It can be preserved easily 17. In taxonomy the first step is - (C) Reproductive parts are more (A) Identification conservative than vegetative parts (B) Nomenclature (D) None of these (C) Classification (D) Characterization  3 ANSWERSKEY 1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (C) 15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (D) 19. (B) 20. (C) Any issue with DPP, please report by clicking here- https://forms.gle/t2SzQVvQcs638c4r5 Please share your feedback on PW Teachers- https://forms.gle/jEBFswBuki4Ut2Lk6 PW Mobile APP :https://physicswala.page.link/?type=contact-us&data=open For PW Website :https://www.physicswallah.live/contact-us  1 Yakeen 2.0 2023 (Live) Living World unAttemptedDPP-01 1. Which of the following is not a defining feature of 10. Growth and reproduction are synonymous in living organisms? (1) Tiger (2) Amoeba (1) Growth (2) Reproduction (3) Mango (4) Mushroom (3) Metabolism (4) More than one 11. In which of the following organisms reproduction 2. Isolated metabolic reaction is never takes place? (1) in vitro reaction (2) in vivo reaction (1) Fertile human (2) Worker bee (3) Living reaction (4) More than one (3) Mule (4) Both (2) and (3) 3. Hydrolysis of protein to form amino acids is an 12. Which of the following can be considered as a example of defining feature of living organisms? (1) Catabolism (2) Anabolism (1) Internal growth (3) Exergonic (4) More than one (2) Consciousness (3) Cellularity 4. Which of the following shows true regeneration? (4) All of the above (1) Planaria (2) Protonema of mosses 13. Why reproduction cannot be considered as an all- (3) Amoeba inclusive defining characteristic of living (4) Yeast organisms? (1) Non-living organisms also reproduce 5. Which of the following event does not take place (2) Many living organisms are sterile during asexual reproduction? (3) Reproduction is synonymous with growth in all (1) Mitosis (2) Fertilization organisms (3) Meiosis (4) More than one (4) Both (1) and (2) 6. Yeast reproduces by 14. What kind of growth is exhibited by non-living (1) Fragmentation (2) Budding organisms? (3) Asexually (4) More than one (1) Accumulation of material on surface (2) Accumulation of material inside 7. Which of the following is not an all-inclusive (3) Growth from inside property of living organisms? (4) None of the above (1) Growth (2) Consciousness (3) Reproduction (4) All of the above 15. Among the following, which is a common phenomenon exhibited by living and non-living 8. Sum total of all chemical reactions taking place in a organisms to show the feature of growth? cell or body is called (1) Increase in mass (1) Anabolism (2) Catabolism (2) Cell division (3) Homeostasis (4) Metabolism (3) Increase in replication rate (4) Cell differentiation 9. Growth and reproduction are linked in (1) Unicellular organisms (2) Multicellular organisms (3) Both (4) None  2 16. Metabolism can be best defined as 21. Which of the following set of organisms reproduce (1) The process in which a chemical is formed by fragmentation? inside the body (1) Amoeba, fungi and earthworm (2) The process in which a chemical is destroyed (2) Fungi, filamentous algae, and protonema of inside the body mosses (3) The sum total of all chemical reactions (3) Hydra, Fungi, Amoeba, and bacteria occurring in the body (4) Earthworm, bacteria and fungi (4) A complex construction process only 22. Growth in unicellular organisms can be observed by 17. Consciousness is the defining property of living (1) Counting the mass of cultured cells organisms because (2) Analysing the amount of nutrients absorbed by (1) Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal living organisms breeders in both plants and animals (3) Growth cannot be observed (2) Plants respond to external factors like (4) Simply counting the number of cells under temperature and light microscope during in vitro culture (3) Human is aware of himself (4) All of the above 18. Which of the following organisms does not reproduce? (1) Mule (2) Worker bee (3) Infertile human female (4) All of these 19. Which two of the below given points are known as the twin characteristics of growth? (i) Increase in mass (ii) Increase in number of individuals (iii) Cellular organization (iv) Cellular differentiation (1) (i) and (ii) (2) (i) and (iii) (3) (ii) and (iii) (4) (iii) and (iv) 20. In which of the following, metabolic reactions take place (1) In living organisms only (2) Both in living and non-living things (3) In cell-free systems (4) Both (1) and (3)  3 Answer Key 1. (4) 20. (4) 2. (4) 21. (2) 3. (4) 22. (4) 4. (1) 5. (4) 6. (4) 7. (3) 8. (4) 9. (1) 10. (2) 11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (1) 15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (4) 18. (4) 19. (1) For more questions, kindly visit the library section: Link for app: https://links.physicswallah.live/vyJw For more questions, kindly visit the library section: Link for web: https://physicswallah.live/tabs/tabs/library-tab PW Mobile APP: https://physicswala.page.link/?type=contact-us&data=open For PW Website: https://www.physicswallah.live/contact-us  1 Yakeen 2.0 2023 (Live) Living World DPP-02 1. Read the following statements regarding biological 4. The most convenient way for easy identification of museums. plants and animals by applying diagnostic features is (i) Biological museums are generally set up in use of educational institutes such as schools and (1) Botanical gardens colleges. (2) Herbaria (ii) Museums have collections of preserved plant (3) Museums and animal specimens for study and reference. (4) Taxonomic keys (iii) Specimens are preserved in the containers or jars in preservative solutions. 5. A couplet in a key is (iv) Insects are preserved in insect boxes after (1) Each statement in the key collecting, killing and pinning. (2) Contrasting characters in a pair (v) Larger animals like birds and mammals are (3) Rejection of a statement usually stuffed and preserved. (4) None of these (vi) Skeletons of mammals are not allowed to be kept in museums. 6. _______ is a taxonomic aid which contains the actual Which of the above statements is/are not correct? account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given (1) (ii) and (iii) (2) (i) and (vi) area and also provides the index to the plant species (3) (v) only (4) (vi) only found in a particular area. (1) Flora (2) Key 2. Read the following statements and select the correct (3) Monograph (4) Manual option. Statement 1: Zoological parks are the places where 7. Which taxonomic aid gives comprehensive account wild animals are kept in protected environments of complete compiled information of a genus or under human care and which enable us to learn about family at a particular time? their food habits and behavior. (1) Taxonomic key (2) Herbarium Statement 2: Adequate arrangements for the (3) Monograph (4) All of these treatment, medication, regular check up and pathological investigations are absolutely necessary 8. _______ are useful in providing information for to be made for the health, care and upkeep of the identification of names of species found in an area. animals. (1) Flora (2) Manuals (1) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct (3) Monographs (4) Catalogues (2) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect 9. Catalogue is a (3) Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is (1) List or register containing names of all the correct species found in a particular place (4) Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect (2) Booklet containing all the characters and their alternates which are helpful in identifying all the 3. Select the incorrect match. taxa (1) Indian Botanical Garden – Howrah (3) Handy book containing instruction of a species (2) National Botanical Research Institute - (4) Treatise having all information about a Dehradun particular taxon (3) Royal Botanical Garden – Kew (4) None of these  2 10. Select the correct statement about the given figure. 13. Which of the following is an advantage of establishing botanical gardens? (1) These have collections of living plants for reference (2) These are ex-situ conservation strategy (3) These contain labelled plants indicating its botanical/scientific name and family (4) All of these 14. Largest botanical garden in the world is (1) It is the storehouse of collected dried plant (1) Conservatory and botanical garden Geneva specimens (2) New York Botanical Garden (2) They have collection of preserved plant and (3) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London) animal specimens for study and reference (4) British Museum of Natural History (3) They often have collections of skeletons of animals too 15. Insects are preserved in museums (4) They have collections of living plants for (1) By stuffing them reference (2) As dry specimens (3) By collecting, killing and pinning 11. Match the items given in column I with those in (4) Both 2 and 3 column II and select the correct option given below Column I Column II 16. The taxonomical aid used for identification of plants I Herbarium a It is a place having a and animals by applying diagnostic features is collection of preserved (1) Herbarium (2) Key plants and animals. (3) Museum (4) Monograph II Key b A list that enumerates methodically all the 17. The contrasting characteristics generally in a pair species found in an used for identification of animals in a taxonomic area with brief key are referred to as description aiding (1) Lead (2) Couplet identification. (3) Doublet (4) Alternate III Museum c Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on 18. A book containing information about the habitat, sheets are kept. climate, description and index of plants found in a IV Catalogue d A booklet containing a specific area is list of characters and (1) Flora (2) Key their alternates which (3) Manual (4) Monograph are helpful in identification of 19. List containing names of all the species found in a various taxa. particular area is referred to as I II III IV (1) Monograph (1) a b c d (2) Herbarium (2) c b a d (3) Catalogue (3) b d c a (4) Couplet (4) c d a b 20. Botanical gardens have 12. In botanical garden, labelling of plants indicates (1) living plants and animals for reference (1) Scientific name only (2) preserved plant specimens (2) Scientific name and family (3) collection of living plants (3) Common name, scientific name and order (4) living and preserved plants (4) Common name only  3 21. Study the following statements regarding significance 22. Which of the following serves as a quick referral of botanical gardens and select the incorrect one. system in taxonomical studies? (1) These help in growing important plants of local (1) Museum (2) Zoological Park flora and keeping their record (3) Herbarium (4) Botanical Garden (2) These help in providing living plant material for research work (3) These help in growing and maintain rare and endangered plants (4) None of these  4 Note: Kindly find the Video Solution of DPPs Questions in the Quiz Section. Answer Key 1. (4) 19. (3) 2. (1) 20. (3) 3. (2) 21. (4) 4. (4) 22. (3) 5. (2) 6. (1) 7. (3) 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (1) 11. (4) 12. (2) 13. (4) 14. (3) 15. (4) 16. (2) 17. (2) 18. (1) For more questions, kindly visit the library section: Link for app: https://links.physicswallah.live/vyJw For more questions, kindly visit the library section: Link for web: https://physicswallah.live/tabs/tabs/library-tab PW Mobile APP: https://physicswala.page.link/?type=contact-us&data=open For PW Website: https://www.physicswallah.live/contact-us  1 Yakeen NEET 2.0 (Alpha) DPP-01 The Living World 1. Reactions which form large complex molecules from 7. Cell division occurs ________ in plants and _______ small simple molecules are included under: in animals. (1) Catabolism (2) Anabolism (1) Continuously, only upto a certain age (3) Both (4) Exergonic process (2) Only upto a certain age, continuously (3) Continuously, never 2. Sum total of all chemical reactions taking place in a (4) Once, twice cell or body is called: (1) Anabolism (2) Catabolism 8. Which two of the below given points are known as (3) Homeostasis (4) Metabolism the twin characteristics of growth? (i) Increase in mass 3. Growth and reproduction are linked in: (ii) Increase in number of individuals (1) Unicellular organisms (iii) Cellular organization (2) Multicellular organisms (iv) Cellular differentiation (3) Both (4) None (1) (i) and (ii) (2) (i) and (iii) (3) (ii) and (iii) (4) (iii) and (iv) 4. Why reproduction cannot be considered as an all- inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms? 9. Which of the following set of organisms reproduce (1) Non-living organisms also reproduce by fragmentation? (2) Many living organisms are sterile (1) Amoeba, fungi and earthworm (3) Reproduction is synonymous with growth in all (2) Fungi, filamentous algae, and protonema of organisms mosses (4) Both (1) and (2) (3) Hydra, Fungi, Amoeba, and bacteria (4) Earthworm, bacteria and fungi 5. Among the following, which is a common phenomenon exhibited by living and non-living 10. Growth in unicellular organisms can be observed by organisms to show the feature of growth? (1) Counting the mass of cultured cells (1) Increase in mass (2) Analysing the amount of nutrients absorbed by (2) Cell division living organisms (3) Increase in replication rate (3) Growth cannot be observed (4) Cell differentiation (4) Simply counting the number of cells under microscope during in vitro culture twin character 6. Metabolism can be best defined as: (1) The process in which a chemical is formed 11. In majority of higher animals and plants, inside the body reproduction and growth are (2) The process in which a chemical is destroyed (1) Mutually exclusive events inside the body (2) Synonymous events during in vitro culture (3) The sum total of all chemical reactions occurring (3) None of the above in the body (4) All of these (4) A complex construction process only  2 12. Which of the following sets does not contain defining 18. Mark the incorrect statement. characteristics of living organisms? (1) Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal (1) Growth and reproduction breeders. (2) Metabolism and cellular level of organization (2) Prokaryotes can also sense their environment. (3) Response to stimuli and consciousness (3) Eukaryotes can sense and respond to (4) All of these environmental cues. (4) Not all living phenomena are due to 13. Reproduction is synonymous with growth/cell underlying interactions. division in: I. Bacteria II. Hydra 19. Molecular constituents of the organelle of cell have III. Planaria IV. Unicellular algae features similar to – V. Amoeba (1) Organelle (2) Cell (1) I, III and V (2) I, II and IV (3) Tissue (4) None (3) I, IV and V (4) All 20. The scientific name of mango is – 14. Choose the correct one. (1) Azadirachta indica I. Growth cannot be taken as a defining property (2) Mangifera indica of living organism. ve (3) Mangifera neovosia II. Dead organism does not grow. x clu s i e (4) Solanum tuberosum III. Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms. 21. Binomial Nomenclature was given by IV. No nonliving object is capable of replicating (1) Ernst Mayr exn ted r itself. isola (2) Lamarck V. Metabolism in a test tube is nonliving (3) Carolus Linnaeus VI. Metabolism is a defining feature of all living (4) Darwin organism. (1) I and III (2) All except V (3) All except III (4) All 22. Most names in biological nomenclature of living organisms are taken from which language? 15. Isolated metabolic reactions in-vitro are: (1) Hindi (2) Latin (1) Living things (3) German (4) French (2) Non-living things (3) Neither living nor non-living but living 23. Statement A: Biological names are generally in reactions Latin and written in italics. (4) None of the above Statement B: They are Latinised or derived from Latin Greek irrespective of their origin. 16. Increase in body mass can be considered as a criterion (1) Both statements A and B are true and for growth in non-living objects as they show: statement B is the correct explanation of (1) Internal growth statement A. (2) Extrinsic growth (2) Both statements A and B are true but (3) Intrinsic growth statement B is not the correct explanation of (4) Uncontrolled growth statement A. (3) Statement A is true and statement B is false. 17. Human beings are living and – (4) Both statements A and B are false. (1) aware of themselves (2) aware of their surroundings 24. The term taxonomy was proposed by: (3) handle chemicals entering their bodies (1) Theophrastus (2) A. P De candolle (4) All of the above (3) Aristotle (4) R.H Whittaker  3 25. Expand ICZN 31. Which of the following statements regarding the (1) International code for zoological nomenclature universal rules of biological nomenclature is (2) Intranational criteria for zoological incorrect? nomenclature (1) Biological names are generally in Latin and (3) International code for zoological naming written in italics. (4) Interregional criteria for zoological naming (2) The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes 26. Diversity of organisms and their evolutionary the species. relationship is studied scientifically under (3) Both the words in a biological name, when (1) Morphology handwritten, are separately underlined. Or (2) Anatomy printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin. (3) Taxonomy (4) The specific epithet starts with a small letter (4) Systematics while the generic epithet starts with a capital letter. It can be illustrated with the example of 27. First step in taxonomy is magnifera indica. (1) description of the organism (2) identification of the organism 32. Who had written Systema Naturae? (3) nomenclature of the organism (1) Ernst Mayr (2) Carolus Linnaeus (4) classification of the organism (3) RH Whittaker (4) WM Stanley 28. Which of the following holds true for scientific 33. In taxonomic hierarchy, cats are placed under the nomenclature? genus (1) Naming of living organisms in English (1) Felis (2) Panthera Language (3) Canis (4) none of these (2) Naming of a particular organism by the same name all over the world 34. Which of the following is the correct scientific name (3) Naming of living organism in such a manner that of wheat derived by binomial nomenclature? it may cause less confusion. (1) Triticum Vulgare (4) Naming of living organisms in such a manner (2) Triticum aestivum that it becomes easy to pronounce. (3) Oryza sativa (4) Zea mays 29. The third name in trinomial nomenclature is (1) Species 35. Select the correct statement. (2) Subgenus (1) Biological names are generally in Greek and (3) Subspecies written in italics (4) ecotype (2) Family comprises a group of related species which has more characters in common 30. Which of the following sets the rule to name brinjal? (3) Triticum aestivum comes under the Order (1) ICBN Sapindales (2) ICZN (4) Families like Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae are (3) ICNB included in the Order Polymoniales mainly (4) none based on the floral characters  4 Note: Kindly find the Video Solution of DPPs Questions in the DPPs Section. Answer Key 1. (2) 19. (4) 2. (4) 20. (2) 3. (1) 21. (3) 4. (2) 22. (2) 5. (1) 23. (3) 6. (3) 24. (2) 7. (1) 25. (1) 8. (1) 26. (4) 9. (2) 27. (1) 10. (4) 28. (2) 11. (1) 29. (3) 12. (1) 13. (3) 30. (1) 14. (2) 31. (4) 15. (3) 32. (2) 16. (2) 33. (1) 17. (4) 34. (2) 18. (4) 35. (4) PW Web/App - https://smart.link/7wwosivoicgd4 Library - https://smart.link/sdfez8ejd80if  1 Yakeen NEET 2.0 (Alpha) The Living World DPP-02 1. Which of the following taxonomic categories 8. Select the incorrect statement out of the following contains organisms least similar to one another? (1) All animals belonging to various phyla are (1) Genera (2) Family assigned to the kingdom Animalia (3) Class (4) Species (2) As we go higher from species to kingdom, number of common characteristics goes on 2. The basic unit of classification is – increasing (1) Genus (2) Species (3) Different classes comprising fish, amphibians, (3) Order (4) Kingdom reptiles, birds and mammals together constitute the Phylum Chordata. 3. Read the following statements: (4) Plant order Polymoniales includes the families (i) The local names of organisms vary from place like Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae based on to place, even within a country the vegetative and floral characters. (ii) Biological names have been standardised using English language 9. In taxonomic hierarchy of housefly, which of the (iii) A particular organism species possesses only following group of taxa will have less number of one biological name/scientific name similarities than the other ones? (iv) Scientific name assures that each organism has (1) Muscidae (2) Diptera atleast two names (3) Musca (4) Insecta (v) Binomial nomenclature system of naming organisms was given by Linnaeus 10. Select the incorrect statements How many of the above statements are correct? A. Lower the taxon, more than the characters that (1) Four (2) Three the members within the taxon share., (3) Five (4) Two B. Order is the assemblage of genera which exhibit a few similar characters 4. Total number of known species present on earth is- C. Cat and dog are included in the same Family (1) 1.7-1.8 million (2) 1.2 - 1.3 million Felidae (3) 1.9- 2.0 million (4) 1.1 - 1.4 million D. Binomial nomenclature was introduced Carolus Linnaeus. 5. The ascending descending arrangement of taxonomic (1) A, B and C (2) B, C and D categories is called as (3) A and D (4) B and C (1) Classification (2) Taxonomy (3) Hierarchy (4) Key 11. Which of the following statements is not correct? (1) Biodiversity is the occurrence of variety of life 6. In biological terminology, a group of similar forms differing in morphology, anatomy, organisms which are capable of interbreeding and habitats and habits. producing fertile offsprings is called (2) Systematics is the branch of biology that deals (1) Species (2) genus with cataloging plants, animals and other (3) tribe (4) family organisms into categories that can be named, remembered, compared and studied 7. Two organisms are present in the same class but not (3) Classification is the branch of biology that deals in the same family. They may belong to same with principles and procedures of identification (1) Genus (2) Species and nomenclature of organisms. (4) None of these correct for Taxonomy (3) Variety (4) Order  2 12. Which of the following is an exception to biospecies? 18. Which of the following is correct hierarchical order? (1) Dog (1) Class, family, genus (2) Cat (2) Phylum, order, family (3) Mule (3) Class, order, family (4) Both 1 and 2 (4) Family, class, order 13. In Oryza sativa, sativa represents. 19. Match the following and choose the correct combination from the options given. (1) Genus (2) Species (3) Family (4) Order Column I Column II (Common name) (Taxonomic 14. Select the mismatched pair. category order) (1) Panthera leo – Belongs to Class Mammalia A. Wheat 1. Primata (2) Musca domestica – The common house lizard, a B. Mango 2. Diptera reptile C. Housefly 3. Sapindales (3) Entamoeba coli – Commonly occurring protozoan in human intestine D. Man 4. Poales (4) Solanum tuberosum – A dicotyledonous plant (1) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 (2) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 15. As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic (3) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 hierarchy, the number of common characteristics. (4) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 (1) will decrease (2) will increase 20. The number of obligate categories which are always (3) remain same used in a taxonomic hierarchy are (4) may increase or decrease (1) 7 (2) 5 (3) 3 (4) 8 16. The taxonomic unit ‘Phylum’ in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchical level in 21. The correct sequence of taxonomic categories is classification of plants? (1) Division-class-family--order-genus-species (2) Division-class--order-family-genus-species (1) Class (2) Order (3) Division-order- class-family-genus-species (3) Division (4) Family (4) Division-order-class-tribe-family-genus-species 17. Match column I with column II for potato 22. Systematics is the study of classification and select correct option using the (1) Diversity amongst groups of organisms codes given below: (2) Grouping of organisms (3) Identification and grouping of organisms Column I Column II (4) Taxonomy and phylogenetic relationship A. Family (i) tuberosum 23. Which one of the following is a category? B. Kingdom (ii) Polymoniales (1) Phylum (2) Diptera C. Order (iii) Solanum (3) Solanum (4) Poaceae D. Species (iv) Plantae 24. Select the mismatched pair. E. Genus (v) Solanaceae (1) Panthera – Mammalia (2) Musca – Muscidae (1) i-D, ii-C, iii-E, iv-B, v-A (3) Triticum – Poales (4) Solanum – Anacardiaceae (2) i-E, ii-D, iii-B, iv-A, v-C (3) i-D, ii-E, iii-B, iv-A, v-C 25. Order for Convolvulaceae (4) i-E, ii-C, iii-B, iv-A, v-D (1) Polymoniales (2) Poales (3) Sapinidales (4) Diptera  3 Note: Kindly find the Video Solution of DPPs Questions in the DPPs Section. Answer Key 1. (3) 14. (2) 2. (2) 15. (1) 3. (2) 16. (3) 4. (1) 17. (1) 5. (3) 18. (3) 6. (1) 19. (2) 7. (4) 20. (1) 8. (2) 21. (2) 9. (4) 22. (4) 10. (4) 23. (1) 11. (3) 24. (4) 12. (3) 13. (2) 25. (1) PW Web/App - https://smart.link/7wwosivoicgd4 Library - https://smart.link/sdfez8ejd80if  1 Yakeen NEET 2.0 (Alpha) The Living World DPP-03 1. ‘Key’ is a taxonomical aid used for the identification 6. Match the items given in column I with those in of organisms. Each statement in key is called a column II and select the correct option given below. _______. Column I Column II (1) Couplet (2) Lead I Herbarium a It is a place having a (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) None of these collection of preserved plants and animals. II Key b A list that enumerates 2. Which taxonomic aid gives comprehensive account methodically all the of complete compiled information of a genus or species found in an family at a particular time? area with brief (1) Taxonomic key (2) Herbarium description aiding (3) Monograph (4) All of these identification. III Museum c Is a place where dried 3. _______ are useful in providing information for and pressed plant specimens mounted on identification of names of species found in an area. sheets are kept. (1) Flora (2) Manuals detail IV Catalogue d A booklet containing a (3) Monographs (4) Catalogues description list of characters and their alternates which 4. Catalogue is a are helpful in (1) List or register containing names of all the identification of species found in a particular place various taxa. I II III IV (2) Booklet containing all the characters and their (1) a b c d alternates which are helpful in identifying all the taxa key (2) c b a d (3) b d c a (3) Handy book containing instruction of a species (4) c d a b (4) Treatise having all information about a particular taxon 7. The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry 5. Select the correct statement about the given figure. information on (1) Date of collection (2) Name of collector (3) Local names (4) Height of plant 8. In botanical garden, labelling of plants indicates (1) It is the storehouse of collected dried plant (1) Scientific name only specimens (2) Scientific name and family (2) They have collection of preserved plant and (3) Common name, scientific name and order animal specimens for study and reference (4) Common name only (3) They often have collections of skeletons of animals too 9. The Indian botanical garden is located in (4) They have collections of living plants for (1) Howrah (2) London reference (3) Lucknow (4) Kew  2 10. The contrasting characteristics generally in a pair 15. Consider the following statements- used for identification of animals in a taxonomic key 1. Key is useful for identification of plants not are referred to as animals 2. Key is based on dissimilarities and not on (1) Lead similarities (2) Couplet 3. Same Key can be used for many taxonomic (3) Doublet group (4) Alternate 4. Key are based on contrasting character generally in pair called lead 11. List containing names of all the species found in a Mark the correct statement. particular area is referred to as (1) 1 and 2 (2) 2 and 3 (3) only 2 (4) all wrong (1) Monograph (2) Herbarium 16. Mark the correct statement regarding herbarium (3) Catalogue sheet. (4) Couplet (1) Plant specimens are dried, pressed, and preserved on sheets. (2) Label is present on lower left-hand side of the 12. Botanical gardens have herbarium sheet. (1) living plants and animals for reference (3) Size of the herbarium sheet is not fixed. (4) Label does not provide information about the (2) preserved plant specimens date of collection. (3) collection of living plants (4) living and preserved plants 17. Phylogeny refers to (1) Natural classification (2) Evolutionary classification 13. Study the following statements regarding significance (3) Evolutionary history of botanical gardens and select the incorrect one. (4) Origin of algae (1) These help in growing important plants of local flora and keeping their record 18. Petunia and Convolvulaceae have common- (2) These help in providing living plant material for (1) Class (2) Order (3) Family (4) More than one research work GFOCP (3) These help in growing and maintain rare and 19. Homo sapiens and leopard have common- endangered plants (1) Class (2) Order (4) None of these (3) Family (4) Genus 20. Mark the incorrectly matched- 14. Botanical gardens and zoological parks have (1) Felidae – Panthera (1) collection of endemic living species only (2) Poales – Mango (2) collection of exotic living species only (3) Diptera – Housefly (3) collection of endemic and exotic living species (4) Solanum – Polymoniales (4) collection of only local plants and animals  3 Note: Kindly find the Video Solution of DPPs Questions in the DPPs Section. Answer Key 1. (2) 11. (3) 2. (3) 12. (3) 3. (2) 13. (4) 4. (1) 14. (3) 5. (1) 15. (4) 6. (4) 16. (1) 7. (4) 17. 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