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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

Multiple choice
  1. They have three-chambered heart.

  2. They are the least diverse tetrapod vertebrates.

  3. They excrete urea and ammonia as excretory products.

  4. They have a strong beak but no teeth.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 Birds lack teeth and the beak performs grinding of food into smaller particles.

Multiple choice
  1. Paramecium

  2. Fish

  3. Cockroach

  4. Pea plant

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Reason: Multicellular - made up of many cells Fish, Cockroach and pea plant - are examples of animals, insects and plants which are multicellular.Paramecium - is an example of protozoans which are a type of Protist (unicellular eukaryotic organism). Therefore, Paramecium is a unicellular organism as it is made up only one cell.   

Multiple choice
  1. prokaryotes

  2. unicellular

  3. eukaryotes

  4. multicellular

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Nucleus has a double layered covering called nuclear membrane. It is composed of DNA and protein. DNA molecules (Deoxyribonucleic acid) contain the information necessary for constructing and organising cells. Eukaryotes is the correct answer. Organisms with cells having a nuclear membrane are called eukaryotes, e.g. plants, animals.

Multiple choice
  1. The size of prokaryotic cell is smaller than eukaryotic cell.

  2. Prokaryotic cell has a single chromosome.

  3. Cell membrane of a eukaryotic cell bears respiratory enzymes.

  4. Nucleus is bound by nuclear membrane in eukaryotic cell.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cell membrane of a eukaryotic cell bears respiratory enzymes. Respiratory enzymes is an enzyme, such as oxidases, that transfer electrons from its substrate to molecular oxygen. During cellular respiration, cell membrane bears respiratory enzyme in prokaryotic cells but in eukaryotes cell, membrane lacks respiratory enzyme. In case of eukaryotic cell, respiratory enzymes are present in mitochondrial membrane. 

Multiple choice
  1. Amoeba

  2. Plant

  3. Bacteria

  4. Algae

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Amoeba has no definite shape or size because it uses amoeboid movement, as a form of locomotion. They can create extensions of their body wall called pseudopodia (false feet) that helps them to locomote or capture prey. 

Multiple choice
  1. Bacterium

  2. Fungus

  3. Plant

  4. Animal

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Reason: Bacterium belong to the kingdom Monera which are composed of unicellular organisms. Fungus: They are multicellular organisms belonging to kingdom animalia. Plants & Animals: They are multicellular eukaryotes. 

Multiple choice
  1. Green plants and all the bacteria

  2. Green plants and sulphur bacteria

  3. Bacteria and virus

  4. Fungi and Archaea

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Photosynthesis is a process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially sugars, using the energy from sunlight. Photosynthesis occurs in plants, algae, and sulphur bacteria, but not in archaea. Photosynthetic organisms are called autotrophs, since they can create their own food.