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Consider the following statements:
I. Unicellular organisms grow by cell division.
II. Growth in all multicellular organisms by cell division occurs only up to a certain age.
III. Non-living objects do not exhibit growth
The incorrect statement/s is/are:

1. I only 2. III only
3. II only 4. II and III only

Subtopic:  Introduction & Growth as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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Which of the following are the defining properties of life?
1. Growth and Reproduction
2. Cellular organization and Consciousness
3. Growth and Consciousnes
4. Cellular organization and Reproduction

Subtopic:  Metabolism and Consciousness as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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Isolated metabolic reaction in a cell-free system:
1. Can be demonstrated
2. Is not a living reaction
3. Is a living thing
4. Is faster than in the living cell

Subtopic:  Metabolism and Consciousness as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding the rules of Binomial Nomenclature?
1. The names are derived from Latin or Latinized.
2. The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
3. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are written in italics, or printed separately underlined to indicate their Latin origin.
4. The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.

Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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The currently accepted definition of biological species was pioneered by:

1. John Ray 2. G. G. Simpson
3. Ernst Mayr 4. Ernst Haeckel
Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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Perhaps the most obvious and technically complicated feature of all living organisms is:
1. Capability to reproduce to produce similar offspring
2. Ability to grow from inside
3. Ability to sense and respond to environmental stimuli
4. Metabolism inside a defined boundary of a cell

Subtopic:  Metabolism and Consciousness as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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In plant taxonomy, the most inclusive category will be:

1. Kingdom 2. Division
3. Class 4. Order
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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ICBN stands for:
1. Indian Council for Biological Nomenclature
2. International Code for Binomial Nomenclature
3. Indian Council for Binomial Nomenclature
4. International Code for Botanical Nomenclature

Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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The binomial system of nomenclature of living organisms was given by:

1. Carl Woose 2. Copeland
3. Chatton 4. Carl Linnaeus

Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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The number of species that are known and described ranges between:

1. 1.2 and 1.3 million 2. 1.4 and 1.5 million
3. 1.7 and 1.8 million 4. 2.1 and 2.2 million
Subtopic:  Diversity in the Living World |
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