CBSE Class 11 (Science) Diversity of Life — practice questions
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Practice CBSE Class 11 (Science) Diversity of Life in the app →What is the SCIENTIFIC NAME of mango?Who is credited with introducing the system of BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE used by biologists worldwide?Approximately how many species of organisms are currently known and described on Earth?Three different genera Solanum, Petunia and Datura are placed together in which family?Order PRIMATA (monkeys, gorillas, gibbons) belongs to which class?In which TWO families are CATS (Panthera, Felis) and DOGS placed respectively?For the housefly (Musca domestica), the family, order, class and phylum (in that order) are:As per your syllabus, Biology Ch 1, BIOLOGY is defined as the science of what?As per your syllabus, the number of species currently known and described on Earth ranges between approximatelAs per your syllabus, what is the term for the process of standardising the naming of living organisms so thatAs per your syllabus, which international code governs the SCIENTIFIC NAMING of ANIMALS?As per your syllabus, who is credited with introducing the BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE system used in biology?As per your syllabus, what is a TAXON?As per your syllabus, what is TAXONOMY?As per your syllabus, which Linnaeus publication had the title 'SYSTEMA NATURAE'?As per your syllabus, what is the LOWEST taxonomic category common to ALL organisms — plant or animal?As per your syllabus, the scientific name of POTATO is Solanum tuberosum. What does 'tuberosum' represent?As per your syllabus, the scientific name of LION is Panthera leo. What is its GENUS?As per your syllabus, what is the scientific name of HUMAN BEINGS?As per your syllabus, which animals are all members of the GENUS Panthera?As per your syllabus, the genus Solanum includes which plants?As per your syllabus, what is a FAMILY in taxonomic hierarchy?As per your syllabus, plants Solanum, Petunia, and Datura belong to which family?As per your syllabus, lion (Panthera) along with cats (Felis) are placed in which family?As per your syllabus, the family of DOGS is which?As per your syllabus, what TWO sets of features are used to characterise PLANT FAMILIES?As per your syllabus, what is an ORDER in taxonomy?As per your syllabus, the animal order CARNIVORA includes which families?As per your syllabus, the plant order POLYMONIALES includes which families?As per your syllabus, what is a CLASS in taxonomy?As per your syllabus, monkey, gorilla, gibbon are in order Primata. With order Carnivora (tiger, cat, dog), thAs per your syllabus, what TWO defining features unite the phylum CHORDATA?As per your syllabus, for PLANTS, what is the equivalent of 'phylum' called?As per your syllabus, what is the HIGHEST taxonomic category?As per your syllabus, MANGO (Mangifera indica) belongs to which family + division?Plant names are governed by the code abbreviated:Animal names are governed by the code abbreviated:The binomial system of naming was given by:In the name Mangifera indica, the word Mangifera is the:In Mangifera indica, the word indica is the:Biological names are generally written in which language?In print, biological names are shown in:When handwritten, the two words of a biological name are:The word denoting the genus begins with a:The abbreviation written after the specific epithet gives the:Each unit of classification is commonly termed a:Human beings belong to which genus?Lion, leopard and tiger all belong to the genus:Which genus includes the cats?Solanum, Petunia and Datura are placed in the family:The genera Panthera and Felis are placed in the family:Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae are included in the order:Felidae and Canidae are included in the order:Orders Primata and Carnivora are both placed in the class:Chordata is defined by a notochord and a dorsal hollow:In plants, the category corresponding to phylum is called:A store house of dried plant specimens is called a: