CBSE Class 11 Biology The Living World Quiz 1

1. Identify the incorrect match.

A Physiology – Study of functions and processes of life B Pedology – Soil science C Limnology – Study of fresh water D Kinesiology – Fossil study

2. The Phylogenetic system of classification was put forth by

A Theophrastus B George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker C Carolus Linnaeus D Adolf Engler and Karl Prantl

3. Two taxonomic species are distinguished from each other by

A their failure to interbreed B their ability to exchange gene freely C their similarity in morphological characters D discontinuity in a set of correlated characters

4. Musca domestica is common name of

A Housefly B Mosquito C Snail D Ant

5. Keystone species are

A important for ecosystem B important for plants C endangered species D extinct species

6. The study of fish culture is called

A ophiology B herpetology C ichthyology D pisciculture

7. National Botanical Research Institute is located in

A Shimla B Dehradun C Howrah D Lucknow

8. Biosystematics aims at

A Identification and arrangement of organisms on the basis of cytological characteristics B The classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters C Delimiting various taxa of organism and establishing their relationships D The classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies

9. In angiosperm, characters of flowers are used in classification because

A Flowers are attractive B Flowers are large C Characters of flowers are conservative D None of the above

10. Scientific name of plants are given by

A International code for Botanical nomenclature B International code for biological plants C Indian code for Botanical nomenclature D International code for zoological nomenclature