Multiple Choice Questions: Diversity in Living Organisms - Classification (UPDATED ON: 01.02.12)

TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

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1. On waht basis living organisms are classified done?
   a. appearence and behaviour
   b.colour of living organism.
   c. life span of living organism.
   d. form and function.
   e. only a and c
   f. only a and d
2. The characteristics of ______ of living organisms depends upon the______.
   a. next level , previous level.
   b. previous level , next level.
   c. it does not happens they have same characteristics.
3. What are the main characteristics of a hierarchical classification?
   a. nature of cells/cell of the organism.
   b. division of labour of cells .
   c. body design
   d. way of reproduction
   e.way of feeding themselves
   f. all the above.
4. Which region is called the region of "MEGADIVERSITY" ?
   a. region near north pole.
   b. region near arctic circle.
   c. region near antarctic circle.
   d. region between tropic of cancer and capricorn.
5. Who was the father of Taxonomy?
   a.Theophrastus
   b. Carolus Linnaeus
   c. Aristotle
   d. Robert Wittaker.
   e.Ernst Haeckle.
6. Who was the father of botany?
   a.Theophrastus
   b. CarolusLinnaeus
   c. Aristotle
   d. Robert Wittaker.
   e.Ernst Haeckle.
7. Who was the father of zoology?
   a.Theophrastus
   b. CarolusLinnaeus
   c. Aristotle
   d. Robert Wittaker.
   e.Ernst Haeckle.
8. Which is the right order?
   a. kingdom/phylem/class/order/family/genus/species.
   b. phylem/order/family/genus/species/ kingdom/class.
   c. species/genus/family/order/class/phylum/kingdom.
   d.order/family/ phylem/species/ kingdom/class/genus.
9. The 5 kingdoms are :
   a. protista,fungi,plante,porifera,annilida
   b. monera ,protista,fungi,plante,animilia
   c. monera ,protista,fungi,plante,nematoda.
   d.annilida,nematoda.,porifera,monera ,protista,
10. Who defined the idea of evolution that is closely related to the classification of life forms?
    a.Theophrastus
    b. Carolus Linnaeus
    c. Aristotle
    d. Charles Darwin
    e. Robert Wittaker.
    e. Carl Woese.

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Source: NCERT BOOK

Compiled by: Ipshita Aggarwal Class IX

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