Tag: classification of living beings
Questions Related to classification of living beings
Which of the following is a drawback of four-kingdom classification given by Copeland?
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There was no separate kingdom for prokaryotes
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Fungi was included in plantae
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Fungi was included in animalia
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None of the above
Initially, classification of living things was done as
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Plants
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Animals
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Monera
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Both A and B
The living organisms were classified into two kingdoms, plants and animals. The organisms which can perform photosynthesis and can prepare their own food were placed in kingdom Plantae. The organisms which are heterotrophic and can perform locomotion were placed in kingdom Animalia.
The two kingdom classification of Linnaeus is proved to be ineffective in the case of which of the following organism/s?
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Fungi
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Lichens
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Euglena
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All of the above
In the two-kingdom classification given by Linnaeus, all organisms were classified into plants and animals. This system, however, did not distinguish between eukaryotes and prokaryotes/unicellular and multicellular organisms/ photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic organisms in which a large number of organisms did not fit. Lichens and fungi were classified under Plantae and euglena under Animalia.
Association in which both the organisms get benefited is __________________.
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Commensalism
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Mutualism
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Ammensalism
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Parasitism
Mutualism refers to ecological association between two organisms of different species which mutually get benefitted by their association. In commensalism, one organism gets benefitted and the other is neither benefitted nor harmed. In amensalism, one organism is destroyed and the other remains unaffected. In parasitism, one organism (parasite) lives inside other organism (host) and harms its host.
Correct answer is B.
The rose wood tree of India is
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Dalbergia sissoo
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Pinus roxburghii
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Tamarindus indica
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None of the above
Dalbergia sissoo or Rosewood tree is the native of the Indian subcontinent and southern Iran. It is an evergreen rosewood tree, also known as Sheesham, sisu, tahli, Tali. It is primarily found growing along river banks below 900 meters. The temperature in its native range averages 10–40 °C. It can withstand average annual rainfall up to 2,000 millimeters (79 in) and droughts of 3–4 months. Thus, the correct answer is option A.
Two kingdom classification was given by ________
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Linnaeus
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Mendel
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Whittaker
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None of these
According to the old classification which was given by linnaeus (1707 - 1778), The entire world of living organises nearly divided into two kingdoms. Kingdom plantae (including all plants) and kingdom animalia (including all animals).
The botanical name of Berseem (Egyptian clover) is
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Lens esculenta
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Crotolaria juncea
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Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
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Trifolium alexandrinum
The botanical name of 'Sanjeevani' is
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Selaginella utricularia
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Selaginella bryopteris
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Selaginella crotalaria
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None of the above
Selaginella bryopteris is commonly known as sanjeevini or sanjivini booti. It is a lithophytic plant. It is used medicinally in India. The popular name sanjeevani, which translates as "one that infuses life" derives from the medicinal properties.
Which of the following is a drawback of two kingdom classification?
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Viruses have no protoplasm
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Fungi differ in structure and physiology
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Lichens are dual organisms (Plants+Fungi)
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All of the above
Two kingdom classification have only two kingdoms Plantae and animalia. Which was not able to explain viruses, fungi and lichens etc.
Two kingdom classification is the _______
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Most accepted one
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Oldest one
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Newest
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All of the above
According to the two kingdom classification which was given by Linnaeus the entire world of living organisms was divided into plantae and animalia i.e. plants and animals.
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