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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

Directions: In the question, the first and the last sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts lablelled P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

(1) Most people are afraid of snakes. (P) There may be some truth in this theory, because monkeys have a deep, instinctive fear of pythons and other tree snakes. (Q) But this fear is as irrational as the fear of ghosts. (R) Any way, snakes have been feared and hated for thousands of years. (S) The fear of snakes, according to some biologists, may be an instinct passed on to us by our ancestors. (6) In the literature of many countries the snake is regarded as the symbol of evil.

  1. P, Q, R and S

  2. Q, P, S and R

  3. R, Q, S and P

  4. Q, S, P and R
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 Statement P talks of a theory. A theory is being mentioned in statement S. Therefore, P follows S. So options 1 and 2 are eliminated. Statement 1 talks about a fear of snakes which is referred to in statement Q. Hence, the correct sequence would be option 4.

Multiple choice

Mosquitoes feed on ________ blooded animals.

  1. warm

  2. cold

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mosquitoes are attracted to warm-blooded animals because they rely on heat and chemical cues like carbon dioxide to locate their hosts. Humans and other mammals are their primary targets.

Multiple choice

Can giraffes swim?

  1. No

  2. Yes

  3. May be

  4. Probable yes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While it was long debated, studies have shown that giraffes are physically capable of swimming, though they are not natural swimmers and avoid water when possible. However, in the context of general knowledge quizzes, 'No' is often the expected answer due to their anatomy.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is mismatched?

  1. Zoological Parks- Specimens exhibited are lifeless and inactive

  2. National Parks - Private ownership and manipulations are not permitted in National parks

  3. Birds - are regarded as avians

  4. Viruses - are non-living chemicals in the extracellular state
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Zoological parks are places where wild animals are kept in protected environments under human care, so they are living and active, not lifeless. The statement claiming they are lifeless is factually incorrect.

Multiple choice

Chloroplasts are found in the spores of

  1. Yeasts

  2. Dryopteris

  3. Funaria

  4. Rhizopus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In Funaria, the spores are green and contain chloroplasts, which allows them to begin photosynthesis immediately upon germination.