Biology

Diversity in Living Organisms

Question:

Do Protozoans have eyes?

Answer:

No, they do not have eyes. However Euglena (a protozoan) has an eye-spot which is sensitive to light.
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Diversity in Living Organisms

Q 1.

Give examples of Arthropod animals.

Q 2.

Name a reptile which has four chambered heart.

Q 3.

In how many kingdoms Carolus Linnaeus diving living beings?

Q 4.

Give two examples of Gymnosperms.

Q 5.

Cold blooded, two chamber heart, stream lined body, scales on skin, gills present, aquatic life. Which group of vertebrates are we referring to?

Q 6.

What are the advantages of classification?

Q 7.

How is a body of Arthropods segmented?

Q 8.

What is the criterion for classification of organisms as belonging to kingdom Monera or Protista?

Q 9.

What are the major divisions in the Plantae? What is the basis for these divisions?

Q 10.

Give examples of bryophytes.

Q 11.

Name the phylum to which the following are included. (i) Spider (ii) Cockroach (iii) Prawn (iv) Housefly

Q 12.

Which animal phylum is considered to be first triploblastic animals?

Q 13.

Which worms cause elephantiasis. Name the group it belongs to?

Q 14.

Give three examples of the range of variations that you see in lifeforms around you.

Q 15.

Define evolution.

Q 16.

Why are Thallophytes called non-embryonic plants?

Q 17.

On what basis plants are divided into two sub-kingdoms?

Q 18.

Give examples of Porifera or Sponges.

Q 19.

Give the scientific names of tiger, peacock, ant, neem, lotus and potato.

Q 20.

What is the primary characteristic on which the first division of organisms is made?

Q 21.

Who wrote the book The Origin of Species?

Q 22.

List important characteristics (at least three) of bryophytes.

Q 23.

What are the general characteristics found in all animals?

Q 24.

What is the type of circulatory system present in Arthropods?

Q 25.

Name the kingdom which includes the simplest form of eukaryotes.

Q 26.

Identify the division of Plantae having following characteristics:
i. Seeds not enclosed within fruit.
ii. Flowers represented as cones (unisexual)
iii. Ovules not located in ovary.

Q 27.

Give three examples of Molluscs

Q 28.

Spiny skin, marine, triploblastic coelomates having water-driven tube system for locomotion. What type of group are we talking of?

Q 29.

Give examples of Thallophyta plants.

Q 30.

Which division among plants has the simplest organisms?

Q 31.

What is a thallus?

Q 32.

How are pteridophytes different from the phanerogams?

Q 33.

In how many Phyla, the animal kingdom is divided into?

Q 34.

Identify the phylum having following characteristics:

Q 35.

Give examples of animals belong to Nematoda.

Q 36.

What is the most striking feature of phylum Arthropoda?

Q 37.

What kind of circulatory system is found in animals from Mollusca phylum?

Q 38.

Give examples of organisms which belong to Phylum Protochordata.

Q 39.

List three important characteristics of Phylum Protochordata.

Q 40.

Name the substance which makes the cell wall of fungi.

Q 41.

Which in your opinion is more basic characteristic for classifying organism. The place where they live in or the kind of cells they are made of?

Q 42.

Give examples of the organisms that have cilia and flagellum for moving around.

Q 43.

In the hierarchy of classification, which group will have the smallest number of organisms and a maximum number of similar characteristics?

Q 44.

Who introduced the system of scientific nomenclature of organisms?

Q 45.

Which division of plants are often called amphibians of the plant kingdom?

Q 46.

Amar, Ujala and Anara wrote the scientic name of mango as follows. Who wrote it correctly.
Amar - Mangifera Indica
Ujala - Mangifera indica
Anara - mangifera indica

Q 47.

Algae belongs to which division of Plantae?

Q 48.

Name the two groups of Plantae that are commonly called phanerogams.

Q 49.

Give two examples of Pteridophyes

Q 50.

Identify which of the following are monocots and dicots : garlic, onion, tomatoes, corn, peppers, potatoes, wheat, beans