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Diversity in Living Organisms

Diversity in Living Organisms

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is/are caused due to fungus?

(1) Cholera
(2) Plague
(3) Tuberculosis
(4) Ringworm

  1. Only (1)
  2. Both (2) and (4)
  3. Both (3) and (4)
  4. Only (4)
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:
(i) A fish has two-chambered heart.
(ii) Mushroom (edible fungi) is basically a parasite.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (i)
  2. Only (ii)
  3. Both (i) and (ii)
  4. Neither (i) nor (ii)
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following represents the correct hierarchy of classification of organisms?

  1. Kingdom – Phylum – Species – Class – Genus
  2. Kingdom – Phylum – Class – Genus – Species
  3. Phylum – Kingdom – Class – Genus – Species
  4. Genus – Kingdom – Class – Phylum – Species
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the incorrect pair(s).
(1) Pitcher plant - Omnivorous
(2) Frog - Carnivorous
(3) Mango tree - Herbivorous
(4) Man - Omnivorous

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (1) and (2)
  3. Only (1) and (3)
  4. Only (3) and (4)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Fruit juices turn bitter in taste if they are kept in open place for some time because bacteria of the atmosphere react with the juices.
  2. Organisms which give birth to young ones directly are viviparous animals.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. The headquarters of NBA (National Biodiversity Authority), a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, are in Chennai.
  2. The fish, which are used for the treatment of skin problems are called Doctor Fish.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

(1) Frogs undergo respiration both through lungs and skin.
(2) Bald eagle is the national animal of England.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following characteristics help in conservation of water in cactus?

  1. Elongated roots
  2. Presence of large amount of chlorophyll
  3. Waxy coating around the plant body
  4. Reduced leaves into spikes
  1. Only (1), (2) and (3)
  2. Only (2), (3) and (4)
  3. Only (1), (3) and (4)
  4. All of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Snakes undergo aestivation, which is also known as 'summer sleep' to avoid heat and dryness.
  2. 'Physalia' a jellyfish is also called 'Portuguese man of war'.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Python is the largest poisonous Indian snake.
  2. Vermiform appendix is a vestigal organ of humans.

Which of the given statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Gavial/Ghariyal is found in brackish water.
  2. Snakes do not have movable eyelids.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Organisms 
|        <b>Classes</b>
|

| 1. Earthworm
| (a) Reptile
|
| 2. Dog
| (b) Amphibia
|
| 3. Toad
| (c) Mammal
|
| 4. Crocodile
| (d) Annelida
|

  1. (1) - (c), (2) - (d), (3) - (b), (4) - (a)
  2. (1) - (a), (2) - (c), (3) - (b), (4) - (d)
  3. (1) - (d), (2) - (c), (3) - (b), (4) - (a)
  4. (1) - (b), (2) - (c), (3) - (d), (4) - (a)
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. In mammals, diaphragm makes a partition between lungs and heart.
  2. A camel has three-chambered stomach.

Which of the given statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Most dinosaurs became extinct in late Jurassic period.
  2. A mango has dicot (two cotyledons) seed.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Infrasonic sound can be differentiated by bats.
  2. Dolphin is not a fresh water mammal.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
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