Biology

Binomial nomenclature consists of two words

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(a) Genus and species (b) Order and family (c) Family and genus (d) Species and variety

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Genus and species

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Basic unit or smallest taxon of taxonomy/classification is

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(a) species (b) kingdom (c) family (d) variety

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species

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Artificial system of classification was first used by

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(a) Linnaeus (b) De Candolle (c) Pliny the Edler (d) Bentham and Hooker

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Pliny the Edler

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An important criterion for modern day classification is

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(a) resemblances in morphology (b) anatomical and physiological traits (c) breeding habits (d) presence or absence of notochord

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anatomical and physiological traits

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Absorptive heterotrophic nutrition is exhibited by

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(a) Algae (b) Fungi (c) Bryophytes (d) Pteridophytes

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Fungi

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A virus can be considered a living organism because it

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(a) responds to touch stimulus (b) respires (c) reproduces in host (d) can cause disease

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reproduces in host

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A system of classification in which a large number of traits are considered, is

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(a) artificial system (b) synthetic system (c) natural system (d) phylogenetic system

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natural system

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A few organisms are known to grow and multiply at temperatures of 100 – 105ºC. They belong

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(a) marine archaebacteria (b) thermophilic sulphur bacteria (c) hot-spring blue-green algae (d) thermophilic, subaerial fungi

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