1. Twin characteristics of growth are 9.

As we go from kingdom to species number of

(A) Increase in length common characteristics goes on
(B) Increase in width (A) Increasing
(C) Increase in mass and number (B) Decreasing
(D) All of the above (C) Increasing at some level
2. In binomial nomenclature, the name of an (D) Decreasing at some level
organism consists of 10. The division and class of wheat is
(A) A scientific and a common name (A) Dicotyledonae & angiospermae respectively
(B) Name of genus and species (B) Monocotyledonae & angiospermae respectively
(C) A name given by two scientists (C) Angiospermae & dicotyledonae respectively
(D) One name is Latin, other common (D) Angiospermae & monocotyledonae respectively
3. Growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive 11. Select the incorrect statement.
events in (A) Cat and Dog are included in same order.
(A) Lower plants (B) Cat and Tiger are included in same family.
(B) Lower animals (C) Gorilla and Gibbon are placed in same class.
(C) Higher animals and plants (D) Petunia and Datura are placed in same genus.
(D) Unicellular organism 12. One of the most important functions of botanical
4. Two individuals belong to the same species if gardens is that
they (A) One can observe tropical plants there
(A) Are reproductively isolated (B) They allow ex situ conservation
(B) Are morphologically similar (C) They provide the natural habitat for wildlife
(C) Are intrebreeding and produce infertile offspring (D) They provide a beautiful area for recreation
(D) Are intrebreeding and produce fertile offspring 13. Which of the following is/are partially
5. Father of biology is heterotrophic?
(A) Linnaeus (A) Parasites like Cuscuta
(B) Theophrastus (B) Insectivorous plants like Bladderwort and Venus
(C) Aristotle fly trap
(D) Lamarck and Traviranus (C) Both A and B
6. Earliest classification were based on the (D) None of the above
(A) Food 14. The mode of nutrition in protistan is
(B) Clothing (A) Autotrophic/photosynthetic
(C) Shelter (B) Heterotrophic/Parasitic
(D) Uses of various organisms/All of the above (C) Saprophytic/Saprotrophic
7. The word 'systematics' refers to (D) All of the above
(A) Diversity of kinds of organism and relationship 15. The mode of nutrition in Monerans may be
among them, (A) Autotrophic
(B) Identification and Classification of organisms (B) Heterotrophic/Parasitic
(C) Identification and Nomenclature of organisms (C) Saprophytic/Saprotrophic
(D) Nomenclature and Classification of organisms (D) All of the above
8. In relation to the biological or scientific names 16. Recognise the figure and find the incorrect option.
which is wrong?
(A) Scientific names are generally in Latin and
printed in Italics
(B) Scientific names ensure that one organism has
only one name
(C) Scientific names are used all over the world (A) It can fix atmospheric nitrogen in legumes.
(D) One scientific name can be used for two related (B) It has chlorophyll 'a' similar to green plants and
species photosynthetic autotrophic.