Tag: introduction to classification of living organisms

Questions Related to introduction to classification of living organisms

Wuchereria hancrofti is carried by?

zoology classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. Tse-tse fly

  2. Male Anopheles

  3. Culex mosquito

  4. Female Anopheles

Show answer
Correct Option: A

Phenetic classification of organisms is based on?

zoology classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. Observable characteristics of exiting organisms

  2. The ancestral lineage of existing organism

  3. Dendrogram based on DNA characteristics

  4. Sexual characteristics

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Phenetics is an attempt to classify organisms based on overall similarity, usually by morphology or other observable traits, regardless of their phylogeny or evolutionary relation.
  • It includes various forms of clustering and ordination. Phenetic classification of organisms is based on measurable similarities and differences rather than genetic makeup and evolutionary descent. 
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

In jaundice, which organ is mainly affected ?

zoology classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. liver

  2. kidney

  3. lungs

  4. brain.

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jaundice is a yellow discolouration of the skin, of whites of the eyes, indicating excess bilirubin (a bile pigment) in the blood. It is due to disease of the liver cells, such as hepatitis, when the liver is unable to utilize the bilirubin, which accumulates in the blood.

Organisms are classified into different kingdoms on the basis of 

zoology classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. Reproduction

  2. Metabolism

  3. Cell structure

  4. All of the above

Show answer
Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Living organism are classified on the basis of : Type of cell whether uni or  multi cellular, the way they reproduce, their genetic code, their growth and development, how do they metabolise, how do they respond to a stimulus, maintaining homeostasis and how do they evolve.

Moist vapour theory was given by

zoology classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. Aristotle

  2. Pythagoras

  3. Delepatius

  4. Darwin

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Moist vapour theory was proposed by a Greek philosopher Pythagoras.
  • According to this theory a certain moist vapour is transmitted from the male towards the female during the fertilization and it develops into an embryo.
  • From where the later new organism is developed.
  • Hence the correct option is B.

Soil humus theory of plant nourishment was given by

zoology classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. Aristotle

  2. Liebig

  3. Von Helmont

  4. Ingen-Housz.

Show answer
Correct Option: A

Organic compound first evolved on earth and required for origin of life were :

zoology classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. Urea and amino acids

  2. Proteins and nucleic acids

  3. Proteins and amino acids

  4. Urea and nucleic acid

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Proteins and nucleic acids are the two most basic compounds for the sustenance of life. 
  • Proteins provided a limiting membrane and boundary to primitive entities and nucleic acids were important information molecules, which were required to build self-replicating entities. Option B is correct

The first organisms were :

zoology classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. Chemoautotrophs

  2. Chemoheterotrophs

  3. Autotrophs

  4. Eucaryotes

Show answer
Correct Option: B

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Classification allows subsequent identification of a species

zoology classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. True

  2. False

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Classification helps orderly and hierarchical grouping of organisms into different taxa based on their similarities and differences and therefore helps in identification of species 

So, the correct answer is 'True'

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
All of the following are true regarding systematics except that:

botany classification of living beings hierarchy of classification different types of classifications introduction to classification of living organisms

  1. it is the study of the diversity of organisms at all levels of organisation

  2. it is the specific study of identification, naming, and classification of organisms

  3. it relies on data from the fossil record, homology, and molecular data

  4. it utilises protein, DNA and RNA comparisons to determine relatedness of individuals

Show answer
Correct Option: B