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.

Animal phyla characteristicsBacteria and flagellaBiological adaptationsKingdom Animalia classificationBody cavity typesExtinct organism subphylaJawless animals identification

Diversity in Living Organisms Questions

Multiple choice

Why do birds migrate to far away places?

  1. Because they get bored in the same place

  2. They sometimes get caught up in wind curents and have no option but to fly along

  3. In search of prey

  4. Because of climatic changes
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Birds migrate to far away places because of climatic changes.

Multiple choice

Which of the following sets contains only homologus organs?

  1. Whale's flipper, horse's forelimb and human hand

  2. Wings of a butterfly, crow and insect

  3. Horse's forelimb, wing of an insect and human hand

  4. Vermiform's appendix, body hair and patella

  5. -
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The structures that are similar in their morphology, anatomy, genetics and embryology but dissimilar in their functions are called as homologus organs.

Multiple choice

What is the difference between amoeba and entamoeba?

  1. Contractile vacuoles are absent in entamoeba

  2. Contractile vacuoles are absent in amoeba

  3. Food vacuoles are present in amoeba only

  4. None of the above

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Contractile vacuoles are absent in entamoeba as these are required for osmoregulation and entamoeba does not live in fresh water, like amoeba. It is an endoparasite.