Biology

Diversity in Living Organisms

Question:

Give an example of mammal that can fly.

Answer:

Bat
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Diversity in Living Organisms

Q 1.

Snakes, turtles, lizards and crocodiles belong to which category of vertebrates?

Q 2.

Name the levels of classification proposed by Linnaeus. What happens to similarities among organisms as we go from top to bottom level?

Q 3.

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

Q 4.

Why do we classify organisms?

Q 5.

What are the general characteristics found in all animals?

Q 6.

What is osculum?

Q 7.

Who identified the Fungi as a separate multicellular eukaryotic kingdom and introduced five kingdoms? Name the five kingdoms.

Q 8.

Give examples of Porifera or Sponges.

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

Identify the plant groups which has net like veins in leaves, flower parts in group of fours or fives, vascular bundles are in a ring and two seed leaves.

Q 11.

Name the book written by Carolus Linnaeus on the classification of organisms.

Q 12.

In which kingdom you will place an organism which is multicellular, eukaryotic, non-green heterotroph or saprophytic, lacks chlorophyll and has an absorptive mode of nutrition?

Q 13.

What are naked-seeded plants are called?

Q 14.

Define Cryptograms.

Q 15.

Give examples of animals that belong to Phylum Mollusca.

Q 16.

Minimal body design, have holes which lead to canal system that helps in circulating water, marine habitat. Which division of Animalia it refers to?

Q 17.

Give three examples of Molluscs

Q 18.

Name a reptile which has four chambered heart.

Q 19.

Give three examples of flightless birds.

Q 20.

In which kingdom, you will place an organism which is multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotroph, lacks chlorophyll and has an ingestive mode of nutrition.

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

What are the uses of bryophytes?

Q 23.

How Angiosperms are divided further?

Q 24.

Give examples of Arthropod animals.

Q 25.

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 26.

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

Q 27.

Identify plant group which has parallel venation, scattered vascular bundles, flower petals/parts in multiple of three, fibrous roots.

Q 28.

Give two examples of Bryophyta plants?

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

Which is the largest group of animals?

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

Who is known as the father of taxonomy?

Q 33.

What is the primary reason for such a huge diversity we find in animals and plants?

Q 34.

Which do you think is a more basic characteristic for classifying organisms?(a) the place where they live.(b) the kind of cells they are made of. Why?

Q 35.

On what bases are plants and animals put into different categories?

Q 36.

Which organisms are called primitive and how are they different from the so-called advanced organisms?

Q 37.

Name the scientist who created the third kingdom for all microscopic unicellular organisms. What did he call it?

Q 38.

In which kingdom will you place an organism which is single-celled, eukaryotic and photosynthetic?

Q 39.

Name the organisms which are outside the classification.

Q 40.

How do the saprophytes get their food? Give two examples of a saprophyte.

Q 41.

Give examples of bryophytes.

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

Give two examples of Gymnosperms.

Q 44.

How do gymnosperms and angiosperms differ from each other?

Q 45.

Do sponges have a nervous system?

Q 46.

Identify the phylum having following characteristics:

Q 47.

Which animal phylum is considered to be first triploblastic animals?

Q 48.

Write important features about Phylum Platyhelminthes.

Q 49.

How do poriferan animals differ from coelenterate animals?

Q 50.

Name the largest group (phylum) of animals.