01-THE LIVING WORLD

Question 1

Who researched in taxonomy, zoogeography, evolution, systematics, and the history and philosophy of biology

Answer 1

ERNST MAYR

Question 2

He almost single-handedly made the origin of species diversity the central question of evolutionary biology that it is today.

Answer 2

ERNST MAYR

Question 3

Who pioneered the currently accepted definition of a biological species.

Answer 3

ERNST MAYR

Question 4

What are are two characteristics of growth?

Answer 4

INCREASE IN MASS AND INCREASE IN NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS

Question 5

What is a characteristic of living organisms?

Answer 5

METABOLISM.

CONSCIOUSNESS

Question 6

The number of species that are known and described range between?

Answer 6

1.7-1.8 MILLION.

Question 7

What is full form of ICBN

Answer 7

INTERNATIONAL CODE FOR BOTANICAL NOMENCLATURE.

Question 8

What is ICZN

Answer 8

INTERNATIONAL CODE OF ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE

Question 9

Based on characteristics, all living organisms can be classified into different taxa. This process of classification is called as:

Answer 9

TAXONOMY

Question 10

What are process that are the basic to taxonomy?

Answer 10

CHARACTERISATION, IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE

Question 11

potato and brinjal belongs to which genus?

Answer 11

SOLANUM

Question 12

Who belongs to genus Panthera

Answer 12

LION (PANTHERA LEO), LEOPARD (P. PARDUS) AND TIGER (P. TIGRIS)

Question 13

Who includes Felis?

Answer 13

CATS

Question 14

Families are characterized on the basis of which features?

Answer 14

VEGETATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE FEATURES OF PLANT SPECIES.

Question 15

Who are placed in the family Solanaceae?

Answer 15

SOLANUM. PETUNIA AND DATURA

Question 16

What are the families of cat and a dog,

Answer 16

FELIDAE AND CANIDAE, RESPECTIVELY.

Question 17

Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae Are included in the order

Answer 17

POLYMONIALES

Question 18

Felidae and Canidae are in the order

Answer 18

CARNIVORA

Question 19

Biological Name of Man

Answer 19

HOMO SAPIENS

Question 20

Genus of Man:

Answer 20

HOMO

Question 21

Family of Man:

Answer 21

HOMINIDAE

Question 22

Order of man:

Answer 22

PRIMATA

Question 23

Class of Man

Answer 23

MAMMALIA

Question 24

Phylum/Division of Man:

Answer 24

CHORDATA

Question 25

Biological Name of Housefly:

Answer 25

MUSCA DOMESTICA

Question 26

Genus of Housefly:

Answer 26

MUSCA

Question 27

Family of Housefly:

Answer 27

MUSCIDAE

Question 28

Order of Housefly:

Answer 28

DIPTERA

Question 29

Class of Housefly

Answer 29

INSECTA

Question 30

Phylum/Division of Housefly:

Answer 30

ARTHOPODA

Question 31

Biological Name of Mango

Answer 31

MANGIFERA INDICA

Question 32

Genus of Mango:

Answer 32

MANGIFERA

Question 33

Family of Mango:

Answer 33

ANACARDIACEASE

Question 34

Order of Mango:

Answer 34

SAPINDALES

Question 35

Class of Mango

Answer 35

DICOTYLEDONAE

Question 36

Phylum/Division of Mango:

Answer 36

ANGIOSPERMAE

Question 37

Biological Name of Wheat

Answer 37

TRITICUM AESTIVUM

Question 38

Genus of Wheat:

Answer 38

TRITICUM

Question 39

Family of Wheat:

Answer 39

POACEAE

Question 40

Order of Wheat:

Answer 40

POALES

Question 41

Class of Wheat

Answer 41

MONOCOTYLEDONAE

Question 42

Phylum/Division of Wheat:

Answer 42

ANGIOSPERMAE