DPP: The Living World | Biology Class 11 - NEET PDF Download

Q1: The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for
(a) interaction with the environment and progressive evolution
(b) reproduction
(c) growth and movement
(d) responsiveness to touch

Q2: Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category?
(a) Tiger - tigris, the species
(b) Cuttle fish - mollusca, a class
(c) Humans - primata, the family
(d) Housefly - musca, an order

Q3: Taxonomic hierarchy refers to
(a) Step-wise arrangement of all categories for classification of plants and animals
(b) A group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals
(c) A list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on taxonomy of a species or group
(d) Classification of a species based on fossil record

Q4: Choose correct scientific name of mango.
(a) Mangifera Indica
(b) Mangifera indica Linn
(c) Mangifera indica Hook.
(d) Mangifera indica L

Q5: Arrange the following taxonomic categories in increasing number of common characteristics w.r.t. plant mango
A. Dicotyledonae B. Polymoniales C. Mangifera D. Angiospermae E. Anacardiaceae
(a) A → D → B → E → C
(b) A → D → C → B → E
(c) D → A → B → E → C
(d) D → A → C → E → B

Q6: The common characteristics between brinjal and wheat can be observed maximum at the level of their
(a) Division
(b) Phylum
(c) Kingdom
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Q7: Most names in biological nomenclature of living organisms are taken from which language?
(a) Hindi
(b) Latin
(c) German
(d) French

Q8: The main objective of plant taxonomy is
(a) to study the world’s flora
(b) to provide a method for identification and nomenclature
(c) to provide Latin ‘scientific’ names for every group of plants in the world
(d) all of these

Q9: Which one of the following has least similar characters?
(a) Family
(b) Class
(c) Genus
(d) Species

Q10: The ascending or descending arrangement of taxonomic categories is called as
(a) classification
(b) taxonomy
(c) hierarchy
(d) key

Q11: Animal taxonomists have named the animals according to
(a) International class for Zoology Nomenclature
(b) Indian code for Zoology Nomenclature
(c) International classification for Zoological Nomenclature
(d) International code for Zoological Nomenclature

Q12: Species is
(a) population of individuals having same genotypes and phenotypes
(b) a group of individuals inhabiting a geographical area
(c) a group of interbreeding populations
(d) population of one type

Q13:The usage of binomial names for plant species was accepted by all after the publication of the work by
(a) Hooker
(b) Linnaeus
(c) Bentham
(d) Darwin

Q14: Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus?
(a) Species
(b) Division
(c) Class
(d) Family

Q15: A taxon with reference to classification of living organisms can be defined as
(a) a group of similar genera
(b) a group of similar species
(c) a group of organisms based on chromosome numbers
(d) a group of any one rank of organisms

Q16: Species are considered as
(a) Real units of classification devised by taxonomists
(b) Real basic units of classification
(c) The lowest units of classification
(d) Artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms

Q17: Linnaeus system of classification is
(a) Natural
(b) Artificial
(c) Phylogenetic
(d) Progressive

Q18:The book Systema Naturae was written by
(a) Carolus Von Linnaeus
(b) Hutchinson
(c) Engler and Prantl
(d) Bentham & Hooker

Q19: Which of the following is not a taxon?
(a) Carnivora
(b) Insectivora
(c) Herbivora
(d) Mastigophora

Q20: The category which includes related families is
(a) Class
(b) Phylum
(c) Order
(d) Kingdom

Q21: No non-living object is capable of reproduction or replication by itself. Although reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms because
(a) Organisms like mules do not reproduce
(b) It brings about variation in offspring
(c) Clones are blueprints of their parents
(d) Drones (male honey bees) are produced parthenogenetically

Q22: Which of the following have more characters in common?
(a) Order
(b) Class
(c) Phylum
(d) Family

Q23: Mark the odd one in the following
(a) Family
(b) Class
(c) Taxon
(d) Phylum

Q24: The process of assigning scientific names to organisms based on agreed principles and criteria is called
(a) Identification
(b) Classification
(c) Nomenclature
(d) Taxonomy

Q25: Which of the following is not one of the basic processes of taxonomy?
(a) Characterisation
(b) Identification
(c) Isolation
(d) Nomenclature

Q26: For plants, the scientific names are based on principles provided by
(a) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
(b) International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
(c) Linnaean Code of Nomenclature
(d) International Plant Classification Code

Q27: What does the term Systematics refer to?
(a) Study of fossil organisms
(b) Study of only living plants
(c) Study of evolutionary relationships among organisms
(d) Study of ecological interactions

Q28: The word Systema (as in Systema Naturae) is derived from which language?
(a) Greek
(b) Latin
(c) German
(d) French

Q29: In binomial nomenclature, the first word of a biological name represents the
(a) Family
(b) Genus
(c) Order
(d) Species

Q30: Which of the following statements is incorrect about writing a scientific name?
(a) The generic name starts with a capital letter
(b) The specific epithet starts with a small letter
(c) Both words are written together as one word
(d) When handwritten, both words are underlined separately

Q31: The genus Panthera includes which of the following animals?
(a) Lion, tiger, and leopard
(b) Cat, lion, and wolf
(c) Tiger, dog, and cat
(d) Leopard, fox, and jackal

Q32: Which of the following families belongs to the order Polymoniales?
(a) Poaceae
(b) Solanaceae
(c) Fabaceae
(d) Rosaceae

Q33: In animals, the class Mammalia includes which of the following orders?
(a) Diptera and Hymenoptera
(b) Primata and Carnivora
(c) Rodentia and Poales
(d) Carnivora and Poaceae

Q34: As we move from species to kingdom in the taxonomic hierarchy
(a) Number of common characteristics increases
(b) Number of common characteristics decreases
(c) Organisms become more similar
(d) Relationships become easier to determine

Q35: According to the taxonomic table, the housefly (Musca domestica) belongs to which class?
(a) Insecta
(b) Arthropoda
(c) Diptera
(d) Mammalia

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