CBSE Questions for Class 11 Medical Biology The Living World Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

Match the following and choose the correct combination from options given. 

Column    I   
Column II
AWheat  1Primates
BMango2Diptera 
CHousefly3Sapindales 
D Man  4 Poales 
  • A- 1, B- 2, C- 4, D- 3
  • A- 4, B- 3, C- 2, D- 1
  • A- 2, B- 4, C- 1, D- 3
  • A- 3, B- 4, C- 2, D- 1
Interbreeding natural population of animals are referred to as belonging to the same
  • Family
  • Species
  • Genus
  • Variety
An attribute found in plants but not animals is
  • Metabolism
  • Sexual reproduction
  • Autotrophy
  • Asexual reproduction
Keystone species are
  • Species belonging to same period.
  • Species that determine structure of biotic community.
  • Species reproducing sexually.
  • Species recorded only in the fossil state.
Species are considered as
  • Real units of classification devised by taxonomists
  • Real basic unit of classification which can produce fertile offspring
  • Artificial concepts of human mind, which cannot be defined in absolute terms
  • None of these
Descending arrangement of categories is called as
  • Classification
  • Taxonomy
  • Hierarchy
  • Key
Nicotiana is a _____________
  • Variety
  • Subspecies
  • Phylum
  • Genus
Which of the following two morphologically similar population are intersterile?
  • One species
  • Two biospecies
  • Two sibling species
  • None of these
Distinction of prokaryota and eukaryota is mainly based on
  • Nucleus
  • Cell organelles
  • Chromosomes
  • All of the above
Holotype is
  • Specimen used by author as nomenclature type.
  • Specimen referred alog with original description.
  • Duplicate of nomenclature type.
  • Specimen selected from original, when nomeclature type is missing.
Two similar holotypes are called
  • Paratypes
  • Neotypes
  • Syntypes
  • Isotypes
Characteristics which delimit a family are more general than those which delimit a
  • Cohort
  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Genus
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
  • Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
  • Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
Which of the following taxonomist described the classification of the plant kingdom in the book 'Families of flowering plants'? 
  • Cronquist
  • Takhtajan
  • Benson
  • Hutchinson
Cohort is a group correlated with
  • Species
  • Phylum
  • Families
  • Order
Who published the book 'Species Plantarum' and provided a basis for classification of plants?
  • Charles Darwin
  • Robert Hoook
  • Carolus Linnaeus
  • Anton Leeuwenhoek
Aristotle is associated with
  • Scala naturae
  • Catastrophism
  • Parallelism
  • Biogenetic law
The term species was coined by
  • Aristotle
  • Engler
  • John Ray
  • Linnaeus
A group of related genera, with still less number of similarities as compared to the genus and species, constitutes 
  • Order
  • Class
  • Family
  • Division
Family is placed between
  • Order and genus
  • Genus and species
  • Class and Order
  • Phylum and class
Which of the following statement is / are incorrect?

A. Lower the taxon, more are the characteristics, that the members within the taxon share.
B. Order is the assemblage of genera, which exhibit a few similar characters.
C. Cat and rabbit are included in the same family Felidae. 
D. Binomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus. 
  • B and C
  • B,C and D
  • A and D
  • C and D
  • A and C
Institution which encourages publication of local flora is
  • NBRI
  • FRI
  • BSI
  • IARI
The art of growing short plants is called as
  • Bonsai
  • Horticulture
  • Topiary
  • Tissue culture
The oldest level of taxonomic classification is
  • Class
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Phylum
  • Species
Specimen used for original publication by the author is
  • Holotype
  • Isotype
  • Syntype
  • Lectotype
The book 'Genera plantarum' was written by?
  • Bessy
  • Hutchinson
  • Engler and Prantl
  • Carl Linnaeus
In a scientific name, the name of author is published in
  • Italics
  • Bold (antics)
  • Abbreviated form
  • Capital letters
"Law of priority" says that the valid name of an organism is
  • Most popular name
  • Name given in Latin
  • Oldest used name
  • Oldest name modified by new workers
Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species, if they
  • Can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds
  • Have more than 90 percent similar genes
  • Look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites
  • Have same number of chromosomes
Areca catechu and supari belongs to the family of
  • Poaceae
  • Palmae
  • Asteraceae
  • Scitamineae
Peanut (Arachis hypogea) belongs to the family of
  • Papilionaceae
  • Poaceae
  • Palmaceae
  • Musaceae
A species is taxonomically
  • A group of evolutionary related populations
  • A population with common characteristics as evolutionary base of variation
  • A fundamental unit in the phylogenetic history of organisms
  • A group of individuals capable of reproducing and producing fertile offsprings
Aloe barbadensis belongs to family of
  • Xanthorrhoeaceae
  • Apocynaceae
  • Gramineae
  • None of the above
The drug plant Aconitum napellus belongs to the family
  • Ranunculaceae
  • Apocynaceae
  • Papaveraceae
  • Solanaceae
The study of the kind and diversity of organisms and the existing relationship among them is called _________.
  • Systematics
  • Taxonomy
  • Classification
  • Nomenclature
Typhlops is a 
  • True snake
  • False snake
  • True worm
  • Shark
Order Primata contains 
  • Shrew and hedge hog
  • Bats and vampire
  • Monkeys and man
  • Horses and zebra
Group of two or more than two plant species is called as
  • Plant community
  • Animal ecosystem
  • Plant ecosystem
  • Ecological niche
The basic unit of classification is
  • Kingdom
  • Class
  • Species
  • Family
Which is the correct Aristotle's ladder of nature?
  • Inanimate matter$$\rightarrow $$ lower plants$$\rightarrow $$ higher plants $$\rightarrow $$ zoophyta$$\rightarrow $$ entoma$$\rightarrow $$ostracoderma $$\rightarrow $$ malacia$$\rightarrow $$ malacostraca $$\rightarrow $$ fish$$\rightarrow $$ oviparous quadrupeds$$\rightarrow $$ humans
  • Inanimate matter$$\rightarrow $$ lower plants $$\rightarrow $$ higher plants $$\rightarrow $$ zoophyta$$\rightarrow $$ entoma$$\rightarrow $$ malacia $$\rightarrow $$ malacostraca$$\rightarrow $$ ostracoderma$$\rightarrow $$ fish$$\rightarrow $$ oviparous quadrupeds$$\rightarrow $$ cetacean$$\rightarrow $$ birds$$\rightarrow $$ viviparous quadrupeds$$\rightarrow $$ humans
  • Inanimate matter$$\rightarrow $$ lower plants$$\rightarrow $$ higher plants $$\rightarrow $$ zoophyta$$\rightarrow $$ malacia $$\rightarrow $$malacostraca$$\rightarrow $$ostracoderma$$\rightarrow $$ fish $$\rightarrow $$ oviparous quadrupeds$$\rightarrow $$cetacea $$\rightarrow $$ birds$$\rightarrow $$ viviparous quadrupeds$$\rightarrow $$humans
  • Inanimate matter$$\rightarrow $$ lower plants$$\rightarrow $$higher plants $$\rightarrow $$ zoophyta$$\rightarrow $$ entoma $$\rightarrow $$ostracoderma$$\rightarrow $$ malacostraca$$\rightarrow $$ viviparous quadrapeds$$\rightarrow $$ malacia$$\rightarrow $$ fish$$\rightarrow $$cetacea $$\rightarrow $$oviparous quadrapeds$$\rightarrow $$ birds$$\rightarrow $$ humans
  • None of the above
Assertion : Diversity observed in the entire geographical area is called as gamma diversity.

Reason : Biodiversity decreases from high altitude to low altitude.
  • Both the Assertion and the Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • Both the Assertion and the Reason are true but the Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • The Assertion is true but the Reason is false
  • Both the Assertion and Reason are false.
  • The Assertion is false but Reason is true.
National Botanical Research Centre is located at
  • Lucknow
  • Calcutta
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
The most biodiversity rich zone in India is
  • Gangetic planes
  • Trans himalayas
  • Western ghats
  • Central India
The state of Gujarat has river, desert, forest and lake ecosystems, thus exhibiting a diversity of life. This is an example of ................. diversity.
  • $$\alpha $$ (alpha)
  • $$\beta $$ (beta)
  • $$\gamma $$ (gamma)
  • $$ \delta $$ (delta)
Biodiversity act of India was passed by the parliament in the year
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2002
India became a party to convention on biological diversity in the year
  • 1994
  • 1993
  • 1992
  • 1988
The largest herbarium in India is located in
  • National botanical garden, Lucknow
  • Lloyd botanical garden, Darjeeling
  • Indian botanical garden, Sibpur, Howrah
  • Forest research institute, Dehradun
Rauvolfia serpentina belongs to family
  • Rubiaceae
  • Solanaceae
  • Malvaceae
  • Apocyanaceae
Which one of the following pairs of organisms are exotic species introduced in India?
  • Ficus religiosa, Lantana camara
  • Lantana camara, water hyacinth
  • Water hyacinth, Prosopis cinereria
  • Nile perch, Ficus religious
Kew (London) is famous for
  • Largest herbarium
  • Largest National Park
  • Largest Biological Reserve
  • Maximum diversity of flora and fauna
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