Jahanara Israil School

Grade: IX
Subject: Biology
Chapter 1: Lesson of life

Question Bank for short questions (For 1 and 2 marks)

1) What is the meaning of “bios” and “logos”?
2) Define biology.
3) What subjects/topics are discussed in Taxonomy?
4) What is called - i) ecology, ii) forestry, iii) morphology, iv) physiology,
v) histology, vi) cytology, vii) genetics, viii) endocrinology, ix) evolution,
x) parasitology, xi) entomology, xii) microbiology, xiii) biotechnology.
5) What are the aims of classification? Or Why classification is necessary?
6) Discuss in brief the contribution of Carolus Linnaeus in the field of taxonomy.
7) Why Linnaeus is called the “father of modern taxonomic botany”?
8) Mention the names of the kingdoms as proposed by Whittaker.
9) What were the bases of classification as proposed by Whittaker?
10) Mention the names of the super-kingdoms introduced by Margulis.
11) Nostoc is a prokaryotic organism-explain.
12) State the characteristics of Kingdom Monera.
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14) Discuss the i) mode of nutrition and ii) mode of reproduction of the Kingdom
fungi.
15) Write down the characteristics of Kingdom fungi.
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17) What is genus?
18) Elaborate the term: i) ICZN and ii) ICBN
19) What do you mean by binomial nomenclature?
20) What is taxon?
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1. Notice the following figure and answer the questions:

Living World

Superkingdom-1: Superkingdom-2:
Prokaryota Eukaryota

Kingdom-1: Kingdom-2: Kingdom-3: Kingdom-4: Kingdom-5:

A B Fungi Plantae Animalia

a)
b)
c) What will be in the place of A and B? Discuss the characteristics of A.
d) Algae are discussed under Kingdom B, but blue green algae (Nostoc) are
discussed under Kingdom A-why?