Q. No.Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?
1.
Increase in mass by the accumulation of material both on the surface as well as internally
2.
Isolated metabolic reactions occurring in vitro
3.
Increase in mass from outside only
4.
Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory
Select the incorrect match.
1. Herbarium – Quick reference in taxonomical studies
2. Botanical garden – ‘ex-situ’ conservation of plants
3. Museum – Collection of preserved animals
4. Flora – Listing and description of all organisms of a particular area
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of living organisms?
1. Growth
2. Ability to make sound
3. Reproduction
4. Response to external stimuli
Taxonomic key is one of the taxonomic tools in the identification and classification of plants and animals. It is used in the preparation of
1. monograph
2. flora
3. Both 1. and 2.
4. None of these
Botanical gardens and Zoological parks have
1. collection of endemic living species only
2. collection of exotic living species only
3. collection of endemic and exotic living species
4. collection of only local plants and animals
Which of the given is not a defining property of living organisms?
1. Growth
2. Metabolism
3. Cellular organization
4. Consciousness
Read the statements carefully and select the correct
option:
A. Intrinsic increase in mass of body is defining
property of living organisms.
B. Reproduction is synonymous with growth in
all the organisms
C. Reproduction is defining feature of all
organisms
D. Isolated metabolic reactions in-vitro are living
reactions.
Options:
1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A and D
4. B and D
(i) It takes the use of computers
(ii) It is based on all observable characters of organisms
(iii) Number and codes are assigned to all the characters, data are then processed
(iv) Each character is given equal importance
(v) Hundreds of characters can be considered at the same time
How many of the above statements are incorrect?
1. Two
2. One
3. None
4. Four
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| A. | Chemotaxonomy | (i) | Cytological information |
| B. | Numerical taxonomy | (ii) | Nuclear information |
| C. | Cytotaxonomy | (iii) | RNA sequencing |
| D. | Karyotaxonomy | (iv) | Computers |
1. A = (iii), B = (iv), C = (i), D = (ii)
2. A = (iii), B = (iv), C = (ii), D = (i)
3. A = (i), B = (ii), C = (iii), D = (iv)
4. A = (ii), B = (iv), C = (i), D = (iii)
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Numerical taxonomy | (i) | Linnaeus |
| B. | Phylogenetic system of classification | (ii) | Adanson |
| C. | Natural system of classification | (iii) | Engler and Prantl |
| D. | Artificial system of classification | (iv) | Bentham and Hooker |
1. A = (ii), B = (iii), C = (iv), D = (i)
2. A = (iii), B = (ii), C = (i), D = (iv)
3. A = (iv), B = (iii), C = (i), D = (ii)
4. A = (iii), B = (iv), C = (ii), D = (i)
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