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NEET Questions on The Living World

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1. In majority of higher animals and plants,_____ and _____ are mutually exclusive events.

1. growth; nutrition
2. nutrition; consciousness
3. growth; reproduction
4. reproduction; consciousness

Ans:growth; reproduction

2. In multicellular organisms _____refers to the production of progeny possessing features more or less similar to those of parents.

1. growth
2. reproduction
3. metabolism
4. consciousness

Ans:growth; reproduction

3. Families are characterized on which of the following features of plant species?

1. External morphology
2. Anatomy of parts
3. Vegetative and reproductive parts
4. Seasonal similarities and variations

Ans:growth; reproduction

4. The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring in our body is known as

1. metabolism
2. growth
3. regeneration
4. reproduction

Ans:growth; reproduction

5. Cell division occurs _______in plants and _______in animals.

1. continuously, only up to a certain age
2. only up to a certain age, continuously
3. continuously, never
4. once, twice

Ans:growth; reproduction

6. The fungi, the filamentous algae, the protonema of mosses, all easily multiply by _____.

1. budding
2. fission
3. regeneration
4. fragmentation

Ans:growth; reproduction

7. Which of the following factors exclusively affects reproduction in seasonal breeders, both plants and animals?

1. Water
2. Temperature
3. Photoperiod
4. All of these

Ans:growth; reproduction

8. The keys are based on contrasting characters generally in a pair called _______.

1. flora
2. couplet
3. both (a) and (b)
4. manuals

Ans:growth; reproduction

9. The order generally ends with

1. ales
2. aceae
3. eae
4. none of these

Ans:growth; reproduction

10. Which of the following are unique features of living organisms?

1. Growth and reproduction
2. Reproduction and ability to sense environment
3. Metabolism and interaction
4. All of the above

Ans:growth; reproduction

11. Which of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?

1. Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro.
2. Increase in mass from inside only.
3. Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory.
4. Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally.

Ans:growth; reproduction

12. Which of the following term is used to refer the number of varieties of plants and animals on earth ?

1. Taxonomy
2. Identification
3. Biodiversity
4. Classification

Ans:growth; reproduction

13. ICBN stands for

1. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
2. International Congress of Biological Names
3. Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature
4. Indian Congress of Biological Names

Ans:growth; reproduction

14. Binomial nomenclature means

1. one name given by two scientists.
2. one scientific name consisting of a generic and specific epithet.
3. two names, one latinized, other of a person.
4. two names of same plant.

Ans:growth; reproduction

15. Herbarium is a

1. garden where medicinal plants are grown.
2. garden where herbaceous plants are grown.
3. dry garden.
4. chemical to kill plants.

Ans:growth; reproduction

16. The famous botanical garden ‘Kew’ is located in

1. England
2. Lucknow
3. Berlin
4. Australia

Ans:growth; reproduction

17. Which of the following taxonomic aid provides information for the identification of names of species found in an area?

1. Monograph
2. Manual
3. Flora
4. Periodical

Ans:growth; reproduction

18. Which one of the taxonomic aids can give comprehensive account of complete compiled information of any one genus or family at a particular time?

1. Taxonomic key
2. Flora
3. Herbarium
4. Monograph

Ans:growth; reproduction

19. Which one of the following taxonomical aid is used for identification of plants and animals based on similarities and dissimilarities?

1. Flora
2. Keys
3. Monographs
4. Catalogues

Ans:

20. The practical purpose of classification of living organisms is to

1. explain the origin of living organsims.
2. trace the evolution of living organsims.
3. name the living organisms.
4. facilitate identification of unknown organisms.

Ans:growth; reproduction

21. Taxon is a ........

1. unit of classification.
2. species.
3. highest rank of classification.
4. group of closely related organisms.

Ans:growth; reproduction

22. Systematics refers to the ...............

1. identification and classification of plants and animals.
2. nomenclature and identification of plants and animals.
3. diversity of kinds of organisms and the irrelationship.
4. different kinds of organisms and their classification.

Ans:growth; reproduction

23. Keys are generally _______in nature.

1. physical
2. chemical
3. analytical
4. qualitative

Ans:growth; reproduction

24. Each statement in the key is called _______.

1. lead
2. catalogues
3. manuals
4. monographs

Ans:growth; reproduction

25. Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?

1. Reproduction
2. Complex chemical organization
3. Adaptation to environmental changes
4. Differentiation from cells to tissues

Ans:growth; reproduction