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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 types of circulatory system circulatory pathways transportation in plants and circulation in animals body fluids and circulation biology

The open circulatory system is present in-


(a) Arthropoda, (b) Annelida, (c) Chordates, (d) Mollusca

  1. c only

  2. c and b

  3. a and b

  4. a only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

An open circulatory system is present in arthropods in which blood is pumped by the heart passes through large vessels into open spaces or body cavities called sinuses. Annelids and chordates have a closed circulatory system in which the blood pumped by the heart is always circulated through a closed network of blood vessels.

So, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice types of circulatory system circulatory pathways transportation in plants and circulation in animals body fluids and circulation biology

Which of the following groups of animals have closed circulatory system?

  1. Cockroach, Locust, Molluscs

  2. Non-cephalopod molluscs, Cockroach

  3. Cephalopod molluscs and Earthworm

  4. Hemichordates and Non-cephalopd molluscs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Closed circulatory system has blood closed in all vessels within vessels of different sizes. In this type, the blood is pumped through vessels by heart. This type of circulatory system is more structured and controlled. 

So, the correct option is 'Cephalopod molluscs and earthworm'.

Multiple choice botany biotechnology and genetic engineering use of microbes in biotechnology use of microbes in industrial applications useful microorganisms

Aseptic culture means

  1. Absence of life

  2. Presence of bacteria

  3. Absence of other organisms like microbes

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

Aseptic culture means culture which takes place in the absence of harmful microbes or other contaminants. During tissue culture, the cells are kept under the aseptic condition to avoid contamination caused by microbes because the microbes inhibit the growth of the cell and utilize the nutrients provided for the plants in the media for their growth as they have the ability to multiply fast. The aseptic condition during culture can be maintained by the process of heating, fumigation of lab, autoclave apparatus before use, wiping the apparatus with alcohol, performing the experiment in the laminar air flow under HEPA filters. 

So, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice biology why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

Which kingdom of Whittaker are not well defined?

  1. Monera

  2. Protisa

  3. Fungi

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

Monera is the most primitive kingdom mentioned by R.H.Whittaker. It is not well defined among all five kingdoms- Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plants, and Animalia.


So, the correct answer is 'Monera'.

Multiple choice biology why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

According to Whittaker, kingdom Monera includes

  1. Unicellular eukaryotes

  2. Prokaryotes

  3. Slime molds and protozoa

  4. Multicellular and eukaryotes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The five kingdom classification was proposed by R. H. Whittaker in the year 1969. The kingdom Monera is comprised of unicellular prokaryotic organisms. This group contains the bacteria and the cyanobacteria species. The other four kingdoms, protista, fungi, plantae and animalia are composed of all the eukaryotic organisms. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

Multiple choice biology why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

Five kingdom scheme to classify living beings has been proposed by 

  1. J. B. S Haldane

  2. G. G. Simpson

  3. E. Mayr

  4. R. H. Whittaker
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

R.H.Whittaker was an American plant ecologist who proposed five kingdom scheme. J.B.S.Haldane was a British Indian scientist renowned for his innovative contributions in statistics and biostatics. George Gaylord Simpson was a palaeontologist. Ernst Mayr was a biologist.

The correct answer is D. 

Multiple choice biology why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

Which of the following is not one of the five kingdoms of R. H. Whittaker's classification system?

  1. Animalia

  2. Monera

  3. Protista

  4. Chordate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Robert H. Whittaker in 1969, proposed five kingdom system of classification of organisms. The following three criteria were used for classification:

1) Complexity of cell structure
2) Complexity of the organism's body
3) Mode of nutrition.
Five kingdoms of Whittaker's classification include Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia. Hence option D is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice biology why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

Kingdom in which boundaries are not well defined includes _____________.

  1. Sole organisms as bacteria

  2. Organisms live as predators or parasites also

  3. Organism primarily terrestrial

  4. Achlorophyllous, spore producing organisms with loose tissue level today organisation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Kingdom Protista (often including bacteria in older classifications) has boundaries that are not well defined because it contains diverse organisms that do not fit neatly into other kingdoms.

Multiple choice biology why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on.

  1. Mode of reproduction

  2. Mode of nutrition

  3. Complexity of body organisation

  4. Presence or absence of well defined nucleus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • R. H. Whittaker's five-kingdom classification is mainly based on Cell structure, Thallus organization,  Mode of Nutrition, Mode of reproduction and Phylogenetic relationship.

So the correct option is 'Presence or absence of a well-defined nucleus.'
Multiple choice botany why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

Read the following statements and find out the correct statement:-
(a) Human being can move limbs, jaws,eyelids and earpinna etc.
(b) Streaming of protoplasm in unicellular organism like amoeba is a simple form of movement
(c) Movement of significant feature of living beings.
(d) movement of cilia, flagella are shown by many organism.

  1. a,b,c

  2. b,c,d

  3. c,d,a

  4. d,a,b
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Human beings can move their limbs, jaws, eyelids, and ear pinna etc. These movements are referred to them by the presence of voluntary muscles and a framework of the body that allows Movement in such possible ways.

Streaming of Protoplasm in a unicellular organism like Amoeba is a simple form of movement as it allows them to move in a media.
Movement of cilia, flagella are shown by many organisms ranging from algae, protozoa to certain animals in the animal kingdom.
However, the movement is not a significant defining feature of living beings, for example, the sponges are living beings however majority of them are immovable plants also show similar characteristics.
So the correct answer is 'd, a, b' .

Multiple choice botany why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

Virus belongs to the kingdom ___________.

  1. Protista

  2. Monera

  3. Animalia

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

Five kingdom classification was given by R.H. Whittaker. Classification of viruses has always been difficult as they are said to be threshold of life. Thus viruses did not find any position in five kingdom classification.

Multiple choice botany why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

First step in taxonomy is?

  1. Description of the organism

  2. Identification of the organism

  3. Nomenclature of the organism

  4. Classification of the organism
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

First step is taxonomy is identification of the organism. Identification is the finding of correct name and place of an organism according to some approved system of classification.

Multiple choice botany why classification? modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms classification hierarchy hierarchy of classification

The basic unit upon which the systems of classification are based is?

  1. Species

  2. Genus

  3. Order

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

According to Linnaeus' system, each species is given a unique, two-part name called a binomen. Each binomen consists of a genus and species epithet. The species is the basic unit of classification and the only 'natural' one.
Correct option is option A.