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Question 21 Mark
Who classified organisms into five kingdoms?
Answer
R.H. Whittaker classified organisms into five kingdoms.
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Question 51 Mark
Who is the father of Taxonomy? Name the book written by him.
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Carl Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linne or Carolus Linnaeus, is often called the Father of Taxonomy. His system for naming, ranking, and classifying organisms is still in wide use today (with many changes).
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Question 61 Mark
Name structures used in locomotion in protozoa.
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Flagella, cilia and pseudopodia are used in locomotion in protozoa.
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Question 71 Mark
Define prokaryotes?
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Prokaryotes orgnisms are those which do not have membrane bound organelles and have primitive type of nucleus called nucleoid.
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Question 101 Mark
An organism feeds on dead matter. Which kingdom is it most likely to belong to?
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Some of these are scavengers - macro-organisms that feed on dead or decaying matter, e.g. flies, cockroaches, earthworms. Others are decomposers, generally microscopic bacteria and fungi, that break down wastes. Organisms which feed on dead and decaying matter are commonly called as saprotrophs or saprophytes.
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Question 111 Mark
Enumerate locomotory organs of annelids?
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Locomotory organs of annelids are parapodia and setae.
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Question 131 Mark
What is nature of vascular bundles in dicot stem?
Answer
Vascular bundle are open and arranged in a ring in dicot stem.
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Question 151 Mark
What is the name of nitrogen fixing bacterium found in the root nodules of legumes?
Answer
Rhizobium forms a symbiotic association with roots of leguminous plants.
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Question 161 Mark
Name the hair-like structwes with which gametophytic plant body of bryophytes is fixed to soil.
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Gametophytic plant body of bryophytes is fixed to the soil through multicellular and branched rhizoids.
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Question 171 Mark
What is common name of following:
  1. Pleurobranchia.
  2. Cestum.
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  1. The common name of Pleurobrachia is comb jelly.
  2. The common name of Cestum is Venus’s girdle.
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Question 181 Mark
Name the group of vascular cryptogams.
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Pteridophyta is a group of vascular cryptogams as in this group, plant body has well-differentiated vascular tissues.
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Question 191 Mark
Give the scientific name of the following:
  1. Mosquito fish.
  2. Flying fish.
Answer
  1. Gambusia (Mosquito fish).
  2. Exocoetus (Flying fish).
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Question 201 Mark
Who proposed two-kingdom system of classification$?$
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Two-kingdom classification was proposed by Carolus Linnaeus in $1758.$
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Question 211 Mark
State the appropriate terms for the following: Plants which bear seeds with two cotyledons.
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Plants which bear seeds with $2$ cotyledons are known as dicot.
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Question 231 Mark
Name the group of plants that belongs to the division Thallophyta.
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Thallophyta is a former division of plant kingdom that includes simple plant, i.e. with no leaves, stems or roots (plants body known as thallus.) It includes algae, fungus, lichens and occasionlly bacteria, bryophytes, etc. Some of examples includes are: Algae- Ulva, Spirogyra, Chara, Ulthoria, cladophoria etc. Fungi- Rhizopus, Mucor, etc.
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Question 241 Mark
Name the body part which helps in attaching the bryophytes to the subskatum.
Answer
Bryophytes is fixed to the soil through multicellular and branched rhizoids.
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Question 251 Mark
Give one point of difference between Gymnosperms and Angiosperms.
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In gymnosperms, seeds are naked or exposed whereas in angiosperms, they are covered by fruit wall or pericarp.
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Question 291 Mark
Name the germinal layer that exists in between ectoderm and endoderm of triploblastic animals.
Answer
Mesoderm.
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Question 301 Mark
In which kingdom will you place an organism which is singlecelled, eukaryotic and photosynthetic?
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Since the cell is photosynthetic, it must have a well-defined nucleus wall. Therefore it needs to be placed in Protista kingdom.
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Question 321 Mark
Which type of animals occur in Porifera?
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Members of this group is commonly known as sponges. They are multicellular and mainly found in marine habitat.
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Question 341 Mark
Name the chordate class of flying worm blooded animals in which teeth are absent.
Answer
Aves are warm-blood flying animals in which teeth are absent.
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Question 361 Mark
Name the organ of echinoderms which helps in respiration and locomotion ?
Answer
Echinoderms have tube feet that helps in respiration and locomotion.
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Question 371 Mark
How many categories are there in hierarchy classification?
Answer
There are seven categories in hierarchy classification.
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Question 401 Mark
Which type of body organisation is present in Platyhelminthes?
Answer
Platyhelminthes have organ system level of organisation.
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Question 431 Mark
An embryonic stage is absent in which group of Plantae?
Answer
An embryonic stage is absent in algae (thallophyte).
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Question 441 Mark
Name the phylum in which pharyngeal gill slits are present but notochors is absent.
Answer
In phylum Hemichordata, pharyngeal gill slits are present but notochors is absent.
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Question 461 Mark
Name the subdivision in which xylem contains vessels.
Answer
Angiosperms have highly developed vascular tissue system with vessels in the xylem and companion cells in the phloem.
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Question 471 Mark
Name the class in which:
  1. Digits end up in nail and claws.
  2. Hair are present as exoskeleton.
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  1. In mammals, digits end up in nail and claws.
  2. In mammals, hair are present as exoskeleton.
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Question 481 Mark
Which special biochemical constitutes the wall in moneta ?
Answer
It has unique polymer of amino sugars and amino acids called peptidoglycan.
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Question 491 Mark
What is cell level organization?
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It is a type of body organization of animals which is based on cells that are not organized into tissues.
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Question 501 Mark
What is species?
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Species is the basic and lowest taxonomic category. All members of a species are capable of interbreeding.
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