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Question 21 Mark
ln binornial nomenclature, the name of an organism consists of two words in Latin; the first word denotes specific name and the second name the generic name.
Answer
False.
Explanation:
False, In binomial nomenclature, the name of an organism consists of two words in Latin; the first word denotes generic name and the second name denotes species name.
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Question 41 Mark
Monocots have parallel venation in their leaves, while dicots have netted venation.
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, monocots have parallel venation in their leaves while dicots have netted venation.
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Question 51 Mark
Prokaryotes lack true nucleus but possess all other types of organelles.
Answer
False.
Explanation: False, prokaryotes lack true nucleus as well as membrane-bound organelles like mitochondria.
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Question 61 Mark
Platypus and Echidna are reptiles that lay eggs.
Answer
False.
Explanation: False, Platypus and Echidna are mammals that lay eggs.
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Question 71 Mark
During the course of evolution several species vanished from the surface of the Earth. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, During the course of the evolution several species vanished from the surface of the Earth and became extinct.
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Question 81 Mark
Hepatitis $B$ is more dangerous than Hepatitis $A$.
Answer
True.
Explanation:
Hepatitis $B$ causes a long-term infection that could lead to liver damage and takes long time to recover from Hepatitis $B$.
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Question 91 Mark
During classification, species are distinguished, named and grouped into genera based on correlated characteristics.
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, Genus comprises a group of related species which has more characters in common in comparison to species of other genera.
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Question 101 Mark
The diversity we see today is the result of $3.5$ billion years of organic evolution. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
True, The diversity we see today is the result of $3.5$ billion years of organic evolution.
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Question 111 Mark
Write true $(T)$ or false $(F)$: Monera is divided into Archaebacteria and Eubacteria.
Answer
True.
Explanation: The kingdom-Monera is divided into two sub-kingdoms Archaebacteria (archaea) Eubacteria (bacteria).
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Question 121 Mark
As mammals have hair, similarly reptiles have scales and feathers.
Answer
False.
Explanation: False, skin of mammals is covered with hair. The body of reptiles is covered with dry and cornified skin. Reptiles do not have feathers.
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Question 131 Mark
Write true $(T)$ or false $(F)$: Blue green algae belongs to the kingdom Protista.
Answer
False.
Explanation: Blue-green algae or cyanobacteria is a phylum of kingdom bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. They can be found in almost every terrestrial and aquatic habitat. They can occur as planktonic cells or form phototrophic biofilms.
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Question 141 Mark
Bryophytes are amphibiaas of plant kingdom.
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, bryophytes are known as amphibians of plant kingdom.
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Question 151 Mark
Order is an assemblage of related classes.
Answer
False.
Explanation: False, Order being a higher category, is the assemblage of families which exhibit a few similar characters.
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Question 161 Mark
Reptiles are cold blooded animals having scales and lay-eggs with tough covering. [True/ False]
Answer
True.
Explanation:
They lay eggs and found both in water and on land. These animals are cold-blooded, have scales and breathe through lungs. While most of them have a three chambered hear, crocodiles have four heart chambers. They lay eggs with tough covering and do not need to lay their eggs in water.
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Question 171 Mark
The taxonomic term taxon can substitute for any rank in the classification.
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, Each category, referred to as a unit of classification, in fact, represents a rank and is commonly termed as taxon (pl.: taxa).
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Question 181 Mark
Eukaryotic, multicellular and autotrophic organisms belong to Kingdom Plantae. [True/ False]
Answer
True.
Explanation:
Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia consist of complex, multicellular eukaryotic organisms that differ from each other in details of cell structure and in how they secure and process energy. Protista is a collection of single-celled eukaryotic organisms and simple multicellular forms, some animal-like, some plantlike.
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Question 191 Mark
Write true $(T)$ or false $(F)$: Anabaena belongs to the kingdom Monera.
Answer
True.
Explanation: Anabaena is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria of kingdom-Monera. It exists as plankton and is known for its nitrogen fixing abilities.
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Question 201 Mark
The nematode have a true body cavity. [True/ False]
Answer
True.
Explanation:
The name "Coelomata" alludes to the presence of a true body cavity (coelom) in humans and fruit flies, whereas nematodes have a false body cavity (pseudocoelom).
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Question 211 Mark
Paramecium has cilia for locomotion.
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, Paramecium has hair-like cilia for moving around.
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Question 221 Mark
Plasmodium is a pathogenic human parasite.
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, Plasmodium is a malarial parasite which causes malaria in human beings.
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Question 241 Mark
Echinoderms are exclusively found in sea water.
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, echinoderms are marine animals.
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Question 251 Mark
The red and brown algae do not contain any chlorophyll.
Answer
False.
Explanation: False, both red and brown algae have chlorophyll alongwith other pigments.
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Question 271 Mark
Blue whale is the largest known fish.
Answer
False.
Explanation:
False, Blue whale is not a fish. It is a mammal that live underwater.
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Question 281 Mark
Give True $(T)$ and False $(F)$. Gymnosperms differ from Angiosperms in having covered seed.
Answer
False.
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Question 311 Mark
Write true $(T)$ or false $(F)$: Starting from Class, Species comes before the Genus.
Answer
False.
Explanation: Linnaeus’s scheme of arranging organisms into on ascending series of groups of ever increasing indusiveness forms the hierarchial system of classification. The hierarchy of taxonomic categories or taxa is,
Kindom
 
 
 
 
 
Phylum/ Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Decreasing similar
$\uparrow$
$\downarrow$
 
 
Increasing Similarity
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 321 Mark
Cartilaginous fish have gill covers.
Answer
False.
Explanation: False, Cartilaginous fishes do not have gill covers (operculum).
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Question 331 Mark
Write true $(T)$ or false $(F)$: All prokaryotes are classified under Monera.
Answer
True.
Explanation: Five kingdom system given by Whittaker given the concept that all the prokaryotic including bacteria and blue green algae belongs to kingdom-Monera.
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Question 341 Mark
The majority of animal species are classified as invertebrates. [True/ False]
Answer
True.
Explanation:
More than $90$ percent of all living animal species are invertebrates. Worldwide in distribution, they include animals as diverse as sea stars, sea urchins, earthworms, sponges, jellyfish, lobsters, crabs, insects, spiders, snails, clams, and squid.
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Question 351 Mark
Every organism whether plant, animal or microorganism is unique in itself. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, Every organism whether plant, animal or microorganism is unique in itself.
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Question 361 Mark
Lichen is formed by symbiotic association between an alga and a fungus.
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, Lichen is a symbiotic association between an alga and a fungus.
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Question 371 Mark
No two organism can have the same combination of genus and species (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation: True, no two organisms can have the same the same combination of genus and species.
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Question 381 Mark
Write true $(T)$ or false $(F)$: Whittaker proposed five kingdom classification.
Answer
True.
Explanation: Five kingdom classification was given by Whittaker.
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