Chapter: The Living World – Mock Test -Level 2

The concept of genus was proposed by

Select true statement from the following and choose the right answer from the option given below I. Human’s scientific name is Homo sapiens
II. Genera Plantarum is written by John Ray
III. Highest taxonomic categories is division
IV. Taxonomic group of any rank is taxon
V. A group of closely related species of organism represent genus
VI. The term ‘systematic’ was coined by de Candolle

Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they

Huxley is father of

By which chemical specimen for herbaria are treated to prevent fungal attack

The practical purpose of classification of living organisms is to

Holotype is a

The sorting out of identified and accessioned herbaria sheets family. Genus and species wise and their arrangement according to a standard system of classification are a step in making herbarium. This step is known as

The category ‘tribe’ is added in between

“Ordines Anomali” of Bentham and Hooker includes

DIRECTIONS: Each of these questions contains an assertion followed by reason. Read them carefully and answer the question on the basis of following options. You have to select the one that best describes the two statements.
Assertion Scientific names have been standarized through ICBN.
Reason First international botanical congress was held in Paris in 1967.

A ‘texa’ differ from ‘taxon’ due to

In plants growth occur by … throughout their life span.
Choose an appropriate option to complete the given NCERT statement

Largest herbarium in the world is

A germplasm is a

Select true and false statement and choose correct answer from the option given below I. Taxon is a group of related organism
II. Homo sapiens is the scientific name of man
III. Royal Botanical Garden is located in Bristol (England)
IV. Dudhwa National Park is located at Lakhimpur in UP
V. There are about 89 wildlife sanctuaries and 492 National Parks in India
VI. When specific name is identical to generic name it is an example of tautonym

For wheat, which of the following combinations is correct?

Nicotiana sylvestris flowers only during long days while N.tabacum flowers only during short days. Under different photoperiods, they can be induced to flower at the same time and can be cross-fertilized to produce self-fertile offsprings. What is the best reason for considering Nicotiana sylvestris and N.tabacum as separate species?

Theories elementaire de la Batanique written by –

Brinjal, potato, Ginger related

Recognise the following flow diagram and find the correct option according to taxonomic hierarchy.

Read the following statements:-
(P) The taxonomic hierarchy for Mangifera M. indica can be written as:Plantae Angiospermae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Anacardiaceae Mangifera M.indica
(Q)Tautonym is the taxonomic designation used for certain plants having trinomial nomenclature
(R) Taxonomic keys are generally analytical in nature
(S) Families like convolvulaceae and Anacardiaceae are included in the order Polymoniales
Which of the following combinations of above statements is correct?

Author of book “ Flora British Indica ” –

The phylogenetic relationship among organisms can be established by the technique –

Species belonging to narrow overlapping zone of two different ecosystems are called

DIRECTIONS: Each of these questions contains an assertion followed by reason. Read them carefully and answer the question on the basis of following options. You have to select the one that best describes the two statements.
Assertion Species is a genetically closed system.
Reason Because the reproductive isolation constitutes the most important boundary between different species.

Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to thesame species if they

The most important feature of all living systems is to

“X” being a higher category is the assemblage of families which exhibit a few “Y” characters. The “Z” characters are less in a number as compared to different genera included in a family. Identify “X”, “Y”, and “Z”.

Match the common name given in column I with their taxonomic category order given in column II and choose the correct combination from the options given below.