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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Binomial Nomenclature means giving a scientific name consisting of a generic name and a family name. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 2. |
Which of the following takes into account evolutionary relationships between organisms? |
| A. | Cladistics |
| B. | Artificial System of Classification |
| C. | Natural System of classification |
| D. | Systematics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Statement A: The process of classification is called taxonomy. Statement B: Characterisation, identification, classification and nomenclature are basic to taxonomy. |
| A. | Both the statements are true |
| B. | Both the statements are false |
| C. | Statement A is true but Statement B is false |
| D. | Statement B is true but Statement A is false |
| Answer» B. Both the statements are false | |
| 4. |
Statement A: Species is the basic unit of classification. Statement B: Two plants can be said to belong to the same species if they can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds. |
| A. | Both the statements are true |
| B. | Both the statements are false |
| C. | Statement A is true but Statement B is false |
| D. | Statement B is true but Statement A is false |
| Answer» B. Both the statements are false | |
| 5. |
Which among the following is not a code of nomenclature for organisms? |
| A. | International Code of Botanical Nomenclature |
| B. | International Code of Bacteriological Nomenclature |
| C. | International Code of Zoological Nomenclature |
| D. | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
A taxon can be defined as _________ |
| A. | a group of related families |
| B. | a group of related species |
| C. | a taxonomic group of any ranking |
| D. | the number and type of organisms present on Earth |
| Answer» D. the number and type of organisms present on Earth | |
| 7. |
Who is the Father of New Systematics? |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Linnaeus |
| C. | Theophrastus |
| D. | Julian Huxley |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which of the following books is not written by Carolus Linnaeus? |
| A. | Systema Naturae |
| B. | Historia Naturalis |
| C. | Species Plantarum |
| D. | Philosophia Botanica |
| Answer» C. Species Plantarum | |
| 9. |
The organisation of the biological world begins with __________ |
| A. | cellular level |
| B. | atomic level |
| C. | submicroscopic molecular level |
| D. | organismic level |
| Answer» D. organismic level | |
| 10. |
The number of described species of living organisms is _________ |
| A. | 1.25 million species |
| B. | 0.5 million species |
| C. | 1.025 million species |
| D. | 1.7 million species |
| Answer» E. | |