General Biology I — practice2 Past Questions

University of Ilorin BIO101: 32 questions.

Topics: Characteristics and classification of living things, Heredity and evolution

1. As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics
   1. Will decrease
   2. Will increase
   3. Remain same
   4. May increase or decrease
2. Which of the following suffixes used for the units of classification in plants indicates a taxonomic category of ‘family’?
   1. –Ales
   2. –Onae
   3. –Aceae
   4. –Ae
3. The term ‘systematics’ refers to
   1. The identification and classification of plants and animals
   2. The nomenclature and identification of plants and animals
   3. The diverse kinds of organisms and their relationship
   4. The different kinds of organisms and their classification
4. Genus represents
   1. An individual plant or animal
   2. A collection of plants or animals
   3. A group of closely related species of plants or animals
   4. Different kinds of organisms and their classification
5. The taxonomic unit ‘Phylum’ in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchical level in the classification of plants?
   1. Class
   2. Order
   3. Division
   4. Family
6. Botanical gardens and zoological parks have
   1. Collection of endemic living species only
   2. Collection of exotic living species only
   3. Collection of endemic and exotic living species
   4. Collection of only local plants and animals
7. Taxonomic key is one of the taxonomic tools in the identification and classification of plants and animals. It is used in the preparation of
   1. Monographs
   2. Flora
   3. Both (a) and (b)
   4. None of these
8. All living organisms are linked to one another because
   1. They have common genetic material of the same type
   2. They share common genetic material but to varying degrees
   3. All have common cellular organization
   4. All of these
9. Which of the following is a defining characteristic of living organisms?
   1. Growth
   2. Ability to make sound
   3. Reproduction
   4. Response to external stimuli
10. Who is known as ‘the Darwin of the 20th century’?
    1. Lamarck
    2. Ernst Mayr
    3. Carolus Linnaeus
    4. Robert May
11. The number of known and described species is approximately in the range of?
    1. 1.3 to 1.4 million
    2. 1.4 to 1.5 million
    3. 1.7 to 1.8 million
    4. 1.9 to 2.2 million
12. Twin characteristics of growth are?
    1. Increase in mass
    2. Increase in number
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. Increase in length and volume
13. Growth in living organisms occurs?
    1. From outside
    2. From inside
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. Does not take place
14. Which of the following does not grow?
    1. Amoeba
    2. Yeast
    3. Dead body
    4. Planaria
15. Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of living organisms because?
    1. All living organisms do not show growth
    2. Non-living things also grow from inside
    3. Non-living things also grow
    4. Some living organisms do not exhibit the process of reproduction
16. Identify the correct sequence of taxonomic categories.
    1. Species–order–kingdom–phylum
    2. Species–family–genus–class
    3. Genus–species–order–phylum
    4. Species–genus–order–phylum
17. Which biological name is wrongly written?
    1. Apis indica
    2. Triticum aestivum
    3. Felis domesticus
    4. Mangifera Indica
18. The descending arrangement of categories is called?
    1. Classification
    2. Taxonomy
    3. Hierarchy
    4. Key
19. Petunia is a?
    1. Variety
    2. Subspecies
    3. Species
    4. Genus
20. Which one of the following is not a taxonomic category?
    1. Species
    2. Class
    3. Phylum
    4. Convolvulaceae
21. In the hierarchy of classification, the order is present between?
    1. Family and genus
    2. Phylum and kingdom
    3. Family and class
    4. Family and species
22. Which of the following is a means of recording description?
    1. Flora and manuals
    2. Monographs
    3. Catalogues
    4. All of these
23. Flora contains information about the habitat and distribution of?
    1. Animals of a given area
    2. Plants of a given area
    3. Some useful plants of a given area
    4. Some useful animals of a given area
24. Monographs contain the information of?
    1. Genus
    2. Species
    3. Family
    4. Any one taxon
25. Manuals contain information for?
    1. Habitat and distribution of animals in a given area
    2. Habitat and distribution of plants in a given area
    3. Identification of names of species found in an area
    4. Habitat and distribution of some useful animals in a given area
26. Organisms vary in?
    1. Size and colour
    2. Habitat
    3. Physiological and morphological features
    4. All of these
27. Live specimens of organisms are found in?
    1. Herbaria
    2. Museum
    3. Zoological parks and botanical gardens
    4. All of these
28. The name of a plant written on a herbarium sheet is its?
    1. English name
    2. Local name
    3. Botanical name
    4. All of these
29. NBRI is situated in?
    1. Kolkata
    2. Lucknow
    3. Delhi
    4. Jodhpur
30. Which is the prime source of taxonomical studies?
    1. Collection of actual specimen
    2. Nomenclature
    3. Characterization
    4. Identification
31. Tiger, dog, and cat are placed in which order?
    1. Insectivora
    2. Carnivora
    3. Primata
    4. Lagomorpha
32. Monkey, gorilla, and gibbons belong to which of the following order and class respectively?
    1. Primata and Prototheria
    2. Primata and Mammalia
    3. Carnivora and Eutheria
    4. Carnivora and Mammalia

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