Biology · Science General
Diversity in Living Organisms
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The diversity in living organisms deals with the classification of life forms into various kingdoms and phyla. This topic covers specific traits of bacteria, animal body cavities, and structural adaptations for survival. These fundamentals are crucial for biology sections in medical entrance and state board exams.
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Diversity in Living Organisms Questions
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It can see the color of the object correctly
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It should look in front only
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It can locate its prey exactly
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None of these
C
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Lions feed on living organisms
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Water
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Desert
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Grassland
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Mountain
A
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Streamlined body helps in cutting the water and hence in swimming.
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diet they consume
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presence of air
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body temperature they can achieve
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none of these
B
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Bats and insects can fly due to the presence of air.
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By jumping out of water to breathe in air
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By taking in oxygen dissolved in water
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By eating food rich in oxygen
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None of these
B
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The aquatic animals survive under water by taking in oxygen dissolved in water.
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Annelida
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Mollusca
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Arthropoda
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Echinodermata
C
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The phylum Arthropoda is huge in terms of both numbers of species and in terms of numbers of individuals
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Dorsal notochord
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Dorsal hollow nerve cord
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Post anal-tail
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All of the above
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Corals
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Molluscs
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Coelenterates
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Arthropods
D
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chitinous exoskeleton is made up of chitin which is a type of carbohydrate.
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Amoeba
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Paramoecium
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Hydra
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Yeast
C
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Hydra is multicellular organism.
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Amoeba
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Mucor
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Plasmodium
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Paramoecium
B
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Mucor is a fungi so it shows spore formation.
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Yeast
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Amoeba
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Paramoecium
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Plasmodium
A
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Yeast shows budding. Amoeba and Paramoecium shows binary fission and Plasmodium shows multiple fisson.
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Require specific environment
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Hardy
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Sturdy
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Take less food
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Strongh teeth for tearing the skin of prey
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Long ears to hear movement of predators
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Deer are herbivores
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Deer live in grass lands
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Deer is a plant eating animal living in the grassland. To hear even minute noise it has long ears to protect itself from its predator, also for the same reason, it has the legs well suited to run fast. It has got the side eyes orgain to see that its predator does not catch it. Strong teeth cannot help the deer to escape predators. As it is plant eating, so it does not need to tear the skin of prey.
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Long ears
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Strong teeth
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Fast running ability
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Side eyes
B
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Deer is a plant eating animal living in the grassland. To hear even minute noise it has long ears to protect itself from its predator, also for the same reason, it has the legs well suited to run fast. It has got the side eyes organ to see that its predator does not catch it. Strong teeth cannot help the deer to escape predators.
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Whales
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Squids
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Shark
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Salmon
B
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There are some aquatic animals like squids, octopus etc. which do not have streamlined body. They stay deeper in the sea and catch any prey coming towards them. However they make their bodies shape streamlined when required.
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Padded feet
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Webbed feet
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Flat feet
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Small feet
B
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Frog is an animal which is both aquatic and terrestrial. To suit well towards both the environments, it has webbed feet i.e. fingers joined together so as to jump easily on the ground and move easily in water.