Which is a taxonomic aid?

Flora, All of the above, Key, Museum

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1
Flora refers to:
Description of plants
Description of animals
Collection of fossils
Description of bacteria
2
Which is not a feature of living organisms?
Growth
Cellular organization
Reproduction
Consciousness
3
What is true for all living organisms?
Increase in mass
Possess metabolic reactions
Have a nervous system
Reproduce sexually
4
In binomial nomenclature, the second word is:
Genus
Species
Order
Class
5
Who gave binomial nomenclature?
Carolus Linnaeus
Aristotle
Ernst Mayr
Charles Darwin
6
What is the basic unit of classification?
Genus
Phylum
Family
Species
7
Cellular organization is:
Non-essential for life
Found in all
Property of viruses
Absent in bacteria
8
What is metabolism?
Only during reproduction
Only in animals
All chemical reactions
Non-living property
9
Reproduction is not a feature of:
Fungi
Bacteria
Amoeba
Mules
10
Herbarium is a:
Storehouse of animals
Museum of skeletons
Storehouse of plants
Botanical garden
11
Who is the father of taxonomy?
Evolution
Ecology
Taxonomy
Genetics
12
A taxonomic key is used for:
Naming
Preserving specimens
Identification
Comparing species
13
Growth in unicellular organisms is:
Equivalent to reproduction
Only during division
Absent
Increase in size
14
A group of similar organisms is called:
Species
Order
Class
Phylum
15
Which is non-living but shows life features?
Virus
Stone
Metal
Water
16
Rules of nomenclature are provided by:
UNESCO and IUCN
ICZN and ICBN
WHO and FAO
ICMR and WHO
17
Branch of biology for classification is:
Genetics
Taxonomy
Morphology
Ecology
18
Sensing and responding to stimuli is called:
Metabolism
Adaptation
Consciousness
Sensitivity
19
A manual provides:
Description of cultivated plants
Information about fossils
List of rare species
Instructions for plants
20
The repository of taxonomic information is:
Flora
Monograph
Textbook
Herbarium
21
Which is a taxonomic aid?
Flora
All of the above
Key
Museum
22
Which organism reproduces by fragmentation?
Hydra
Spirogyra
Yeast
Amoeba
23
In classification, organisms are arranged by:
Habitat
Ecological roles
Size
Genetic similarities
24
Scientific name of mango is:
Mangifera Indicus
Mangifera Indica
Mangifera Indica L.
Mangifera indica
25
Which taxonomic category has least similarities?
Order
Kingdom
Genus
Species
26
Which is correctly written in nomenclature?
Mangifera Indica
mangifera indica
Mangifera Indica L.
Mangifera indica
27
Consciousness is best shown by:
Plants
Fungi
Bacteria
Humans
28
Categories in ascending order are:
Kingdom < Order < Genus
Phylum < Class < Order
Species < Genus < Family
Family < Class < Phylum
29
Which is correctly matched?
Museum – Pressed specimens
Botanical garden – Animal specimens
Botanical garden – Living plants
Herbarium – Living plants
30
What stores preserved plant specimens?
Herbarium
Museum
Botanical garden
Zoological park

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Exploring Living Organisms

30 termsStudBud Administration

Test your knowledge on the characteristics, classification, and nomenclature of living organisms in this engaging quiz.

Flashcards30 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 30

Answers

1
Flora refers to:
Description of plants
Description of animals
Collection of fossils
Description of bacteria
2
Which is not a feature of living organisms?
Growth
Cellular organization
Reproduction
Consciousness
3
What is true for all living organisms?
Increase in mass
Possess metabolic reactions
Have a nervous system
Reproduce sexually
4
In binomial nomenclature, the second word is:
Genus
Species
Order
Class
5
Who gave binomial nomenclature?
Carolus Linnaeus
Aristotle
Ernst Mayr
Charles Darwin
6
What is the basic unit of classification?
Genus
Phylum
Family
Species
7
Cellular organization is:
Non-essential for life
Found in all
Property of viruses
Absent in bacteria
8
What is metabolism?
Only during reproduction
Only in animals
All chemical reactions
Non-living property
9
Reproduction is not a feature of:
Fungi
Bacteria
Amoeba
Mules
10
Herbarium is a:
Storehouse of animals
Museum of skeletons
Storehouse of plants
Botanical garden
11
Who is the father of taxonomy?
Evolution
Ecology
Taxonomy
Genetics
12
A taxonomic key is used for:
Naming
Preserving specimens
Identification
Comparing species
13
Growth in unicellular organisms is:
Equivalent to reproduction
Only during division
Absent
Increase in size
14
A group of similar organisms is called:
Species
Order
Class
Phylum
15
Which is non-living but shows life features?
Virus
Stone
Metal
Water
16
Rules of nomenclature are provided by:
UNESCO and IUCN
ICZN and ICBN
WHO and FAO
ICMR and WHO
17
Branch of biology for classification is:
Genetics
Taxonomy
Morphology
Ecology
18
Sensing and responding to stimuli is called:
Metabolism
Adaptation
Consciousness
Sensitivity
19
A manual provides:
Description of cultivated plants
Information about fossils
List of rare species
Instructions for plants
20
The repository of taxonomic information is:
Flora
Monograph
Textbook
Herbarium
21
Which is a taxonomic aid?
Flora
All of the above
Key
Museum
22
Which organism reproduces by fragmentation?
Hydra
Spirogyra
Yeast
Amoeba
23
In classification, organisms are arranged by:
Habitat
Ecological roles
Size
Genetic similarities
24
Scientific name of mango is:
Mangifera Indicus
Mangifera Indica
Mangifera Indica L.
Mangifera indica
25
Which taxonomic category has least similarities?
Order
Kingdom
Genus
Species
26
Which is correctly written in nomenclature?
Mangifera Indica
mangifera indica
Mangifera Indica L.
Mangifera indica
27
Consciousness is best shown by:
Plants
Fungi
Bacteria
Humans
28
Categories in ascending order are:
Kingdom < Order < Genus
Phylum < Class < Order
Species < Genus < Family
Family < Class < Phylum
29
Which is correctly matched?
Museum – Pressed specimens
Botanical garden – Animal specimens
Botanical garden – Living plants
Herbarium – Living plants
30
What stores preserved plant specimens?
Herbarium
Museum
Botanical garden
Zoological park