Benefits of Classification

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What is taxonomy?

Q. Branch of science that deals with the identification, classification and naming of organisms is known as ____________.

1. Zoology
2. Ecology
3. Taxonomy
4. Botany

Q. Which among the following is the smallest unit of taxonomic hierarchy?

1. Species
2. 
   Kingdom
   
3. Phylum
4. Genus

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In the taxonomic hierarchy, family comes between

1. Class and Order

2. Order and Genus

3. Genus and Species

4. Division and Class

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Give the characteristics of kingdom Monera.

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All prokaryotes are classified under Monera.

1. True
2. False

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Which one of the following comes under the kingdom ‘Monera’?

1. Yeast

2. Algae

3. Mosses

4. Rhizobium

Q. All the prokaryotes belong to the kingdom __________ .

1. Monera
2. Fungi
3. Animalia
4. Plantae

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Are prokaryotes bigger than eukaryotes?

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What is a taxonomy?

Q.

Which organ helps sharks to float?

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On what bases are plants and animals put into different categories?
[3 MARKS]

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How do you explain taxonomy?

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Starting from class, species comes before genus

1. True
2. False

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Give a short note on kingdom Monera.

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A)What is genus?(1mark)

B)What is species?(1mark)

Q. Question 17
Select the group which shares maximum number of common characters

(a) two individuals of a species
(b) two species of a genus
(c) two genera of a family
(d) two genera of two families

Q. All organisms can be arranged in order of increasing complexity. This view of life can rightly be called

1. 'Catastrophism' given by Hutton
2. 'Scala Naturae' given by Aristotle
3. 'Scala Naturae' given by Cuvier
4. 'Natural classification' given by Carolus Linnaeus

Q. Which kingdom does $Euglena$ belongs to?

1. Plantae
2. Protista
3. Animalia
4. Monera

Q. Study of form and structure of organisms is

1. Anatomy
2. Taxonomy
3. Morphology
4. Ecology

Q. The scientific name of an organism contains information about it ____ and ____.

1. order and family
2. family and species
3. genus and species
4. genus and family

Q. Identify the kingdoms 'A' and 'B' in the diagram given below.

1. A-Fungi; B-Plantae
2. A-Fungi; B-Protista
3. A-Monera; B-Protista
4. A-Protista; B-Monera

Q. Match the adaptations of fishes to their functions.

1. $\mathrm{Gills}$
2. $\mathrm{Fins}$
3. $\mathrm{Breathing}$
4. $\mathrm{Change}\mathrm{direction}$
5. $\mathrm{Streamlined}\mathrm{body}$
6. $\mathrm{Swim}\mathrm{bladder}$
7. $\mathrm{Buoyancy}$
8. $\mathrm{Reduce}\mathrm{water}\mathrm{resistance}$

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How to identify the correct sequence of taxonomical categories?show the different examples and answer whose.

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……………..and ……………..belong to the kingdom Monera.

Q. Genetics is the study of:

1. Only plants
2. Genes
3. Cell structure
4. Only animals

Q. Taxonomy is related to

1. Collection of plants and animals
2. Classification of organisms
3. Identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms
4. None of these

Q. The kingdom Protista is primarily made up of organisms that are:

1. Eukaryotic and multicellular
2. Prokaryotic and multicellular
3. Prokaryotic and unicellular
4. Eukaryotic and unicellular

Q. Choose the correct pair.

1. Kangaroos
2. Compound eyes
3. Giraffe
4. No vocal cords
5. Butterflies
6. Gnawing
7. Beavers
8. Hopping

Q. Find the incorrect statement with respect to five kingdom classification.

1. Kingdom Protista includes organisms like $Euglena$ which have chloroplast and flagella.
2. Kingdom Monera includes all eukaryotes.
3. Kingdom Animalia depends directly or indirectly on kingdom Plantae.
4. Kingdom Fungi includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms.