SKILL SHINE NEET COACHING CENTRE
THE LIVING WORLD
CLASS TEST 1 DATE :28-06-2023
1. Families are characterized on which of the following features of plant species?
A. External morphology
B. Anatomy of parts
C. Vegetative and reproductive parts
D. Seasonal similarities and variations
2. Which of the following term is used to refer the number of varieties of plants and
animals on earth?
A. Taxonomy
B. Identification
C. Biodiversity
D. Classification
3. Binomial nomenclature means
A. one name given by two scientists.
B. one scientific name consisting of a generic and specific epithet.
C. two names, one latinized, other of a person.
D. two names of same plant.
4. The practical purpose of classification of living organisms is to
A. explain the origin of living organisms.
B. trace the evolution of living organisms.
C. name the living organisms.
D. facilitate identification of unknown organisms.
5. Taxon is a
A. unit of classification.
B. species.
C. highest rank of classification.
D. group of closely related organisms
6. Systematics refers to the
A. identification and classification of plants and animals.
B. nomenclature and identification of plants and animals
C. diversity of kinds of organisms and their relationship.
D. different kinds of organisms and their classification.
7. In printed scientific names, only the is capitalized.
A. class
B. species
C. genus
D. family
SKILL SHINE NEET COACHING CENTRE
THE LIVING WORLD
CLASS TEST 1 DATE :28-06-2023
8. Each category of taxonomic hierarchy refers to as a unit of…………………+
A. systematic
B. identification
C. nomenclature
D. classification
9. Which one of the following statements is correct about biodiversity?
A. It is the occurrence of varied type of organisms on earth.
B. Each different kind of plant, animal or organism represents a species.
C. The number of species that are known and described range between 1.7–1.8million
D. All of the above
10. Which of the following statements are not correct?
i. Lower the taxon, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share.
ii. Order is the assemblage of genera which exhibit a few similar characters.
iii. Cat and dog are included in the same family Felidae.
iv. Binomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus.
11. Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Genus comprises a group of related species.
(ii) Taxon represents a taxonomic group of individual organisms.
(iii) Family comprises a group of related genera.
(iv) Taxonomic category class includes related orders.
12. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
(i) Classification is the providing of standardize names to the organisms such that a
particular organism known by the same all over the world.
(ii) Taxonomy is the correct description of an organism and to recognition in its scientific
name.
(iii) The system of naming with two components(binomial nomenclature) is
proposed by Carolus Linneaus.
(iv) Zoological names are based on International Code for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN).
A. Only (i)
B. Both (iii) and (iv)
C. Only iv
D. All the above
13. Which of the following taxonomic categories is being described by the given
statements(i-iii) ?
(i) It is the basic unit of classification.
(ii) It is defined as the group of individuals which resemble in their morphological
and reproductive characters and interbreed among themselves and produce fertile off
springs.
(iii) Human beings belong to the species sapiens which is grouped in the genus Homo.
SKILL SHINE NEET COACHING CENTRE
THE LIVING WORLD
CLASS TEST 1 DATE :28-06-2023
A. Species
B. Genus
C. Order
D. Family
14. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct ?
(i) Genus comprises a group of related species which has more characters in common in
comparison to species of other genera.
(ii) Three different genera such as Solanum, Datura and Petunia are placed in the family
malvaceae.
(iii) In case of plants, classes with a few similar characters are assigned to a higher
category called phylum.
A. Both (i) and (ii)
B. Only (iii)
C. Both (ii) and (iii)
D. All of these
15. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens.
B. Organisms placed in the same genus are least closely related.
C. Moving from species to kingdom, more different species are included in each higher
category.
D. Species that are in the same genus share very specific characteristics.
