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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

Which of the following is an example of development?

  1. a tree trunk widens

  2. a fish becomes larger

  3. a tadpole becomes a frog
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Development refers to the process of change in an organism's life cycle, such as metamorphosis. A tadpole becoming a frog is a classic example of developmental change, whereas simple growth in size is distinct from developmental transformation.

Multiple choice plant kingdom biology

'Minute floating' plants are mainly

  1. Algae

  2. Bacteria

  3. Virus

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

Minute floating plants in aquatic ecosystems are generally referred to as phytoplankton, which are primarily composed of algae.

Multiple choice plant kingdom biology

Which one of the following structures not found in any class of algae?

  1. Rhizoid and apical cell

  2. Apical cell

  3. Embryo

  4. Thalloid plant body
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Multiple choice biology organization of life

Osmoconformers are the animals that __________________.

  1. Do not actively control the osmotic condition of their body fluid

  2. Actively control the osmotic condition of their body fluid

  3. Maintain the condition of body fluid within a narrow osmotic range

  4. Do not change the body fluid according to the osmolarity medium
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Osmoconformers are organisms that allow their internal body fluid osmolarity to match that of their external environment. They do not expend energy to maintain a different osmotic concentration.

Multiple choice biology organization of life

Which of the following options exemplifies a behavioral means of homeostasis?

  1. A man sweating profusely in a hot room

  2. A rhino covering itself in mud to keep cool

  3. A desert lizard basking in sun too increasing its body temperature

  4. Both (B) and (C)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Some organisms show behavioral adaptations to cope with variations in their environment. A rhino covering itself in mud to keep cool and desert lizard basking in Sun to keep warm are examples of behavioral ,means of homeostasis. 

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

The alligator has a u-shaped, round snout and tends to live in freshwater swamps and streams. The crocodile has a long, V-shaped nose and can live in saltier waters as well as freshwater habitats.

The above excerpt is an example of __________________ 

  1. Personification

  2. Satire

  3. Exposition

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

Exposition is used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements to the audience or readers. in the given passage, the writer is trying to set characteristics of an alligator. 

Thus, option C is the correct answer. 
Satire is used to expose someone's stupidity or criticize someone by using humour or irony. 
Personification is used to represent an abstract quality.  
A simile is a kind of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. 

Multiple choice

Why are geese scary?

  1. Geese have teeth

  2. The have been known to body slam humans

  3. They have mastered 8th grade math

  4. Geese don't keep the peace
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Geese have small, sharp, tooth-like structures on their beaks and tongues called tomia. While not true teeth, they are sharp and used for gripping vegetation, which can be intimidating.

Multiple choice

What is unique about domesticated cats?

  1. They meow to communicate with humans

  2. They have no predator instinct

  3. They can produce 2-3 liters a year

  4. Their average litter is 8 kittens
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Domesticated cats have developed the meow specifically to communicate with humans, as adult cats in the wild rarely meow at each other.

Multiple choice

Which of the following traits is an inherited trait?

  1. A scar

  2. Speaking Spanish

  3. Spines on a cactus

  4. A bird saying hello
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Inherited traits are determined by DNA. Spines on a cactus are a genetically determined structural trait, whereas scars and learned behaviors are not.