NEET Prep Biology Chapter Test # 1 The Living World PDF

Chapter Test #1 - The Living Contact Number: 9667591930 / World 8527521718 Section A 7 Which of the following would be incorrect...

Chapter Test #1 - The Living Contact Number: 9667591930 / World 8527521718 Section A 7 Which of the following would be incorrect regarding universal rules of 1 Who, amongst the following, has been called as nomenclature of living organisms? 1. Biological names are Latinised or derived from Latin ‘The Darwin of the 20th Century’? irrespective of their origin. 1. Ernst Haeckel 2. The first word in a biological name represents the 2. Ernst Hemingway genus while the second 3. Ernst Mayr component denotes the specific epithet. 4. Ernst Chain 3. Both the words in a biological name, when printed, are separately 2 If you were to increase the area that you make underlined, or handwritten in italics. observations in, the range and variety of organisms that 4. The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital you see would: letter 1. Increase while the specific epithet starts with a small letter. 2. Decrease 3. Remain same 8 Consider the given two statements: 4. May increase in polar regions and decrease in tropical Assertion: Before assigning a biological name to a living regions organism, it is essential to identify the organism correctly. 3 The number of species that are known and Reason: Nomenclature or naming is only possible when described range between: the organism is described correctly and we know to what 1. 0.8 and 1.0 million organism the name is attached to. 2. 1.0 and 1.2 million 1. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason does 3. 1.5 and 1.7 million not correctly explain the Assertion 4. 7.0 and 8.0 million 2. Assertion is true but Reason is false 3. Both Assertion and Reason are true and 4 ICBN stands for: Reason correctly explains the Assertion 1. International Committee of Botanical Nomenclature 4. Assertion is false but Reason is true 2. International Council of Botanical Nomenclature 3. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature 9 Consider the given two statements: 4. International Congress of Botanical Nomenclature Statement I: Classification of living organisms is important to make study of living organisms possible. 5 The scientific names, given to each organism, Statement II: Classification is the process by which ensure that anything is grouped into convenient I: each organism has only one name. categories based on some easily observable characters. II: such a name has not been used for any other known 1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect organism. 2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct 1. Both I and II are incorrect 3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect 2. Only I is correct 4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct 3. Only II is correct 4. Both I and II are correct 10 Consider the given two statements: Statement I: The scientific term for convenient 6 The system of Binomial Nomenclature was given categories we use to study organisms is taxa. by: Statement II: An organism can belong to only one taxon. 1. R. H. Whittaker 1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect 2. Carolus Linnaeus 2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct 3. Carl Woose 3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect 4. Copeland 4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct Page: 1  Chapter Test #1 - The Living Contact Number: 9667591930 / World 8527521718 11 Taxonomy is that part of Systematics concerned 14 In the given figure showing taxonomic hierarchy for with: living organisms: a. characterisation and identification of living organisms b. classification and nomenclature of living organisms c. establishing evolutionary relationships between living organisms 1. Only (a) and (b) 2. Only (a) and (c) 3. Only (b) and (c) 4. (a), (b) and (c) 12 Each taxonomic group/category: I. is merely a morphological aggregate II. is a distinct biological entity I. A would be Solanum for potato. III. represents a rank II. B would be Muscidae for housefly. 1. Only II is correct III. C would be Primata for humans. 2. Only II and III are correct IV. D would be phylum for animals and division for 3. I, II and III are correct plants. 4. Only III is correct 1. Only I, II and III are incorrect 2. Only I, III and IV are incorrect 13 Consider the given statements: 3. Only II, III and IV are incorrect I: Lion, leopard and tiger belong to the same species 4. I, II, III and IV are incorrect II: Lion, leopard, tiger and cats belong to same genus III. Lion, leopard, tiger, cats and dogs belong to same 15 Consider the given two statements: family Assertion: Higher the taxonomic category, greater is the 1. Only III is correct difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at 2. Only II is correct the same level. 3. Only I is incorrect Reason: The higher taxonomic categories are more 4. I, II and III are incorrect exclusive and the lower taxonomic categories are more inclusive in nature. 1. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason does not correctly explain the Assertion 2. Assertion is true but Reason is false 3. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason correctly explains the Assertion 4. Assertion is false but Reason is true 16 Consider the given two statements: Statement I: Categories like species, genus and families are based on the aggregates of characters. Statement II: Order and other higher taxonomic categories are identified based on a number of similar characters. 1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect 2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct 3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect 4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct Page: 2  Chapter Test #1 - The Living Contact Number: 9667591930 / World 8527521718 17 The correct biological name for mango should 23 Identify the incorrect statement: correctly be printed as: 1. All plants, animals, fungi and microbes exhibit 1. Mangifera indica Linn metabolism. 2. Mangifera indica Linn 2. The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring 3. mangifera Indica Linn in our body is metabolism. 4. Mangifera Indica Linn 3. No non­-living object exhibits metabolism. 4. Metabolic reactions cannot be demonstrated outside Section B the body in cell-free systems. 18 In animals: 24 In plant classification ‘families’ are characterised on the basis of: I. growth by cell division occurs continuously I. vegetative features of plant species. throughout their life span. II. reproductive features of plant species. II. cell division occurs in certain tissues to replace lost 1. Only I cells. 2. Only II 1. Only I is correct 3. Both I and II 2. Only II is correct 4. Neither I nor II 3. Both I and II are correct 4. Both I and II are incorrect 25 Consider the given two statements: 19 Consider the given two statements: Statement I: Properties of tissues are present in the constituent cells and similarly properties of cellular Assertion: Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive organelles are present in the molecular constituents of defining characteristic of living organisms. the organelle. Reason: No non-living object is capable of reproducing Statement II: All living organisms – present, past and or replicating by itself. future, are linked to one another by the sharing of the 1. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason does common genetic material, but to varying degrees. not correctly explain the Assertion 1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect 2. Assertion is true but Reason is false 2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct 3. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason 3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect correctly explains the Assertion 4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct 4. Assertion is false but Reason is true 20 The defining properties of living organisms include: Fill OMR Sheet* 1. Consciousness and growth 2. Growth and reproduction *If above link doesn't work, please go to test link from 3. Consciousness and cellular organisation where you got the pdf and fill OMR from there. After 4. Cellular organisation and reproduction filling the OMR, you would get answers and explanations for the questions in the test. 21 Identify the correctly matched taxonomic category for humans: 1. Family Hominidae 2. Order Mammalia 3. Class Primata CLICK HERE to get 4. Phylum Vertebrata FREE ACCESS for 2 22 The suffix to a biological name which is used to indicate ‘family’ in plant classification is: days of ANY 1. - ales 2. - onae NEETprep course 3. - aceae 4. - ae Page: 3