Diversity in the Living World Practice Questions
20 free Diversity in the Living World practice questions for the NCERT Biology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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All Diversity in the Living World questions
- Q1. What is the estimated number of species that are known and described on Earth?
- Q2. In binomial nomenclature, the first word denotes the _______ and the second component denotes the _______.
- Q3. Which organization provides the set of rules for naming plants?
- Q4. Which of the following is written correctly according to the rules of binomial nomenclature?
- Q5. The process by which anything is grouped into convenient categories based on some easily observable characters is called:
- Q6. Which term is used to represent a taxonomic unit at any level of the hierarchy?
- Q7. Modern taxonomic studies are based on which of the following?
- Q8. The branch of study that deals with the systematic arrangement of organisms and their evolutionary relationships is:
- Q9. The correct hierarchical order of taxonomic categories in ascending order is:
- Q10. A group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities is known as:
- Q11. Solanum tuberosum, Solanum melongena, and Solanum nigrum belong to the same:
- Q12. Families are characterized on the basis of which features of plant species?
- Q13. The suffix '-oideae' is used for which taxonomic category in plants?
- Q14. Which of the following contains the least number of similar characters?
- Q15. To which family does the Housefly (Musca domestica) belong?
- Q16. The order 'Polymoniales' includes families like Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae based mainly on:
- Q17. Wheat belongs to the order:
- Q18. In the case of animals, the category equivalent to 'Division' in plants is:
- Q19. Who is known as the 'Father of Taxonomy' and proposed the Binomial nomenclature?
- Q20. Which of the following is the 'Specific Epithet' in the name Panthera leo?