Study the four statements (I-IV) given below and select the two correct ones out of them:

I. Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.

II. Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.

III. Binomial nomenclature system was given by RH Whittaker.

IV. In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.

The two correct statements are

(1) II and III

(2) III and IV

(3) I and IV

(4) I and II

Subtopic:  Introduction & Growth as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) | Reproduction as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for:

(1) responsiveness to touch

(2) interaction with the environment and progressive evolution

(3) reproduction

(4) growth and movement

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NEET - 2007
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Biological organisation starts with

(1) Submicroscopic molecular level

(2) Cellular level

(3) Organismic level

(4) Atomic level

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ICBN stands for:

(1) Indian Congress of Biological Names

(2) International Code for Botanical Nomenclature

(3) International Congress of Biological Names

(4) Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Evolutionary history of an organism is known as :

(1) Phylogeny

(2) Ancestry

(3) Paleontology

(4) Ontogeny

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Which one of the following is not a correct statement?

1. Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens

2. Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference

3. A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals

4. Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens

Subtopic:  Taxonomical Aids: Part 1 (OLD NCERT) | Taxonomical Aids (OLD NCERT) |
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Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they:

(1) can reproduce freely with each other and form viable seeds

(2) have more than 90 percent similar genes

(3) look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites

(4) have same number of chromosomes

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature | Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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NEET - 2007
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Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category?

1.

Cuttlefish

Mollusca, a class

2.

Humans

Primata, the family

3.

Housefly

Musca, an order

4.

Tiger

tigris, the species

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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Nicotiana sylvestris flowers only during long days and N.tabacum flowers only during short days. If raised in the laboratory under different photoperiods, they can be induced to flower at the same time and can be cross-fertilized to produce self-fertile offspring. What is the best reason for considering N.sylvestris and N.tabacum to be separation species?

(1) They cannot interbreed in nature

(2) They are reproductively distinct

(3) They are physiologically distinct

(4) They are morphologically distinct

Subtopic:  Reproduction as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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The taxon which includes related species is

(1) class

(2) order

(3) family

(4) genus

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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