Biology

Diversity in Living Organisms

Question:

Differentiate between Annelida and Nematode.

Answer:

Num.NematodaAnnelida
1. Tissues but no real organs. True organs packaged in body structure.
2. Body Cavity is not true coelom (pseudocoelom) True body Cavity
3. The body is cylindrical Body is segmented.
4. e.g. Ascaris, Wucharia e.g. Leeches, Earthworms, Nereis
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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.

What is osculum?

Q 4.

Why do we classify organisms?

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

What are the general characteristics found in all animals?

Q 7.

Give three examples of Molluscs

Q 8.

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 9.

Define Cryptograms.

Q 10.

How Angiosperms are divided further?

Q 11.

Give examples of Porifera or Sponges.

Q 12.

Give examples of Arthropod animals.

Q 13.

Give examples of animals that belong to Phylum Mollusca.

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

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 16.

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

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

What are naked-seeded plants are called?

Q 21.

How do annelid animals differ from arthropods?

Q 22.

What is a notochord? What does it do?

Q 23.

In which kingdom would you place an organism which is unicellular, eukaryotic and photosynthetic?

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

Give two examples of Bryophyta plants?

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

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 28.

Give three examples of Protochordata animals.

Q 29.

Ambibian heart is divided into how many chambers?

Q 30.

Give three examples of flightless birds.

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

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 33.

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

Q 34.

In how many kingdoms Carolus Linnaeus diving living beings?

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

Name the organisms which are outside the classification.

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

Give two examples of Gymnosperms.

Q 42.

How do gymnosperms and angiosperms differ from each other?

Q 43.

Do sponges have a nervous system?

Q 44.

Which animal phylum is considered to be first triploblastic animals?

Q 45.

Write important features about Phylum Platyhelminthes.

Q 46.

How do poriferan animals differ from coelenterate animals?

Q 47.

Name a parasitic disease caused by members of Nematoda.

Q 48.

Leeches and Earthworms belong to which phylum?

Q 49.

Name the largest group (phylum) of animals.

Q 50.

What is the most striking feature of phylum Arthropoda?