Biology

Diversity in Living Organisms

Question:

What are four main features of phylum coelenterates?

Answer:

Main features of phylum Coelenterata:
  1. Aquatic habitat (marine + freshwater)
  2. radially symmetrical
  3. Show more body design differentiation.
  4. Sac-like body cavity (coelenteron) with a single opening to the outside for ingestion and egestion.
  5. First of multicellular animals which possess tissue level organisation with a distinct division of labour.
  6. Body wall made up of two layers (diploblastic), of which outer is called ectoderm and inner is endoderm. Between these two layers found jelly like substance mesoglea.
  7. Surrounding the mouth tentacles are found, that helps in locomotion and to catch the prey.
  8. Some of the species live in colonies (corals), while others have a solitary life-span (Hydra).
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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.

Give two examples of Gymnosperms.

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

What are the advantages of classification?

Q 6.

In how many kingdoms Carolus Linnaeus diving living beings?

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

Give examples of bryophytes.

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

Give three examples of Molluscs

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

Define evolution.

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

Why are Thallophytes called non-embryonic plants?

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

Give examples of Porifera or Sponges.

Q 17.

Which animal phylum is considered to be first triploblastic animals?

Q 18.

What is the most striking feature of phylum Arthropoda?

Q 19.

How is a body of Arthropods segmented?

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

Who wrote the book The Origin of Species?

Q 23.

According to the five-kingdom system, which kingdom contains organisms whose structure is composed of prokaryotic cells?

Q 24.

Blue-green algae are classified with bacteria and placed in kingdom Monera.

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

Name the kingdom which includes the simplest form of eukaryotes.

Q 27.

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 28.

Give three examples of animals belong to Echinodermata

Q 29.

Define Taxonomy.

Q 30.

In the hierarchy of classification, which grouping will have the smallest number of organisms with a maximum of characteristics in common and which will have the largest number of organisms?

Q 31.

What is a thallus?

Q 32.

List important characteristics (at least three) of bryophytes.

Q 33.

Name the plants that are called "First vascular land plants".

Q 34.

What are the general characteristics found in all animals?

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

Differentiate between Annelida and Nematode.

Q 37.

What is the type of circulatory system present in Arthropods?

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

In the hierarchy of classification, which group will have the largest number of organisms?

Q 41.

Who introduced the system of scientific nomenclature of organisms?

Q 42.

Write the name of the group of plants, which produces seeds, but not fruits.

Q 43.

Algae belongs to which division of Plantae?

Q 44.

Name the three divisions of Plantae that have inconspicuous reproductive organs. What are their seeds called?

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

Give two examples of Pteridophyes

Q 47.

Sunflower, Maize, Wheat and Pea belong to which group of plants?

Q 48.

Identify the Animalia group having following features:

Q 49.

What type of circulatory system do Molluscs have?

Q 50.

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