Classification of Living Organisms Set 1
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This set of Biology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Classification of Living Organisms Set 1
Q1 | Binomial nomenclature was given by .......... (BHU-97)
- Huxley
- Ray
- Darwin
- Linnaeus
Q2 | In classification the category below the level of family is .......... (CET-98)
- clas
- species
- phylum
- genus
Q3 | Which is the lowest level of organization in the living kingdoms ? (CET-98)
- molecular level
- cellular level
- population
- tissue level
Q4 | Growth in plant is .......... (pmt-99)
- limited
- life long
- diffusable
- unlocalized
Q5 | First botanist to give binomial nomenclature was .......... (WARDHA-2000)
- Baubin
- Aristotle
- Linnaeus
- Hutchinson
Q6 | Taxon is .......... (CET-2000)
- specie
- unit of classification
- highest rank in classification
- group of closely related
Q7 | One of the following includes most closely linked organisms (PMT-2001)
- specie
- genus
- family
- class
Q8 | Which of the following taxons cover a greater number of organisms ? (PMT-2001)
- order
- family
- genus
- phylum
Q9 | Inbreeding is possible between two members of .......... (AMU-2005)
- order
- family
- genus
- species
Q10 | Which of these is correct order of hierarchy ? (WARDHA-2002)
- kingdom, division, phylum genus & species
- phylum, division, genus & class
- kingdom, genus, class, phylum & division
- phylum, kingdom, genus, species &class
Q11 | Which is not a unit of taxonomic category ? (BVP-2002)
- serie
- glumaceae
- class
- phylum
Q12 | Which is the first step of taxonomy ? (MGIMS-2002)
- nomenclature
- classification
- identification
- hierarchical arrangement
Q13 | The five kingdom classification was given by .......... (BYP-2002)
- Whittaker
- Linnaeus
- Copeland
- Haeckel
Q14 | In taxonomy, class comes in between .......... (CET-2002)
- kingdom and order
- phylum and order
- kingdom and family
- family and genus
Q15 | Taxon includes .......... (PMT-2002)
- Genus and specie
- kingdom and division
- all ranks of hierarchy
- none of the above
Q16 | Binomial nomenclature refers to .......... (CET-2000)
- Two names of a species
- one specific and one local name of a species
- two words for the name of a species
- two life cycles of an organism
Q17 | Carl Linnaeus is famous for .......... (GGSPU-2002)
- coining the term ‘systematics’
- introducing binomial nomenclature
- giving all natural system of classification
- all of these
Q18 | True species are .......... (CBSE-2002)
- interbreeding
- sharing the same niche
- feeding on the same food
- reproductively isolated
Q19 | The smallest unit of classification is .......... (GGSPU-2002)
- specie
- sub-species
- class
- genus
Q20 | Who coined the term ‘taxonomy’ ? (BVP-2003)
- Candolle
- Waksman
- Leuwenhoek
- Louis Pasteur
Q21 | Basic unit of classification of organisms is .......... (CET-2003)
- specie
- population
- class
- family
Q22 | The unit of classification containing concrete biological entities is .......... (WARDHA-2003)
- taxon
- species
- category
- order
Q23 | Species are considered as .......... (CBSE-2003)
- real basic units of classification
- the lowest units of classification
- artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms
- real units of classification devised by taxonomists
Q24 | The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for .......... (CBSE-2007).
- interaction with the environment and progressive evolution
- reproduction
- growth and movement
- responsiveness to touch
Q25 | Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they .......(CBSE-2007)
- have more than 90% similar genes
- look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites
- have same number of chromosomes
- can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds