CBSE Class 11 Diversity of Life — practice questions
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Practice CBSE Class 11 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?The hierarchy of taxonomic categories in ASCENDING order is:Three different genera Solanum, Petunia and Datura are placed together in which family?Which classes are commonly grouped under the phylum CHORDATA?Order PRIMATA (monkeys, gorillas, gibbons) belongs to which class?In the scientific name Mangifera indica Linn., what does 'Linn.' indicate?In which TWO families are CATS (Panthera, Felis) and DOGS placed respectively?Three genera Panthera (tiger, lion, leopard) and Felis (cats) are in family Felidae. Carnivora (animal order) Identify the correctly ordered taxonomic categorisation for Man (Homo sapiens):As we go HIGHER in the taxonomic hierarchy (species → kingdom):Identify the field of biology defined as 'the science of identification, nomenclature and classification' and For ANIMALS, the nomenclature rules are governed by:For the housefly (Musca domestica), the family, order, class and phylum (in that order) are:Per NCERT Class 11 Biology Ch 1, BIOLOGY is defined as the science of what?Per NCERT, the number of species currently known and described on Earth ranges between approximately what valuPer NCERT, what is the term for the process of standardising the naming of living organisms so that they are kPer NCERT, what is IDENTIFICATION (as distinct from nomenclature)?Per NCERT, which international code governs the SCIENTIFIC NAMING of PLANTS?Per NCERT, which international code governs the SCIENTIFIC NAMING of ANIMALS?Per NCERT, who is credited with introducing the BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE system used in biology?Per NCERT, what are the TWO components of a binomial scientific name?Per NCERT, biological names are generally in which LANGUAGE and how are they typeset?Per NCERT, in a scientific name, which word starts with a CAPITAL letter and which with a SMALL letter?Per NCERT Exercise 5, which of the following is the CORRECTLY written scientific name of MANGO?Per NCERT, what does the AUTHOR'S NAME after a specific epithet indicate (e.g. Mangifera indica Linn.)?Per NCERT, CLASSIFICATION is the process by which anything is grouped into convenient categories based on whatPer NCERT, what is a TAXON?Per NCERT, what is TAXONOMY?Per NCERT, the FOUR processes basic to TAXONOMY are which?Per NCERT, the earliest classifications by humans were based on what?Per NCERT, what is SYSTEMATICS — derived from the Latin 'systema'?Per NCERT, which Linnaeus publication had the title 'SYSTEMA NATURAE'?Per NCERT 'Born on 5 July 1904' box, which biologist has been called 'The Darwin of the 20th century' and pionPer NCERT, what THREE awards constitute the 'triple crown of biology' that Ernst Mayr received?Per NCERT §1.2, classification involves a HIERARCHY of steps with each step representing a rank or category. WPer NCERT, what is the LOWEST taxonomic category common to ALL organisms — plant or animal?Per NCERT, as we go FROM SPECIES TO KINGDOM in the taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics aPer NCERT, what defines a SPECIES in taxonomy?Per NCERT, the scientific name of POTATO is Solanum tuberosum. What does 'tuberosum' represent?Per NCERT, the scientific name of LION is Panthera leo. What is its GENUS?Per NCERT, what is the scientific name of HUMAN BEINGS?Per NCERT §1.2.2, what is a GENUS?Per NCERT, which animals are all members of the GENUS Panthera?Per NCERT, the genus Solanum includes which plants?Per NCERT §1.2.3, what is a FAMILY in taxonomic hierarchy?Per NCERT, plants Solanum, Petunia, and Datura belong to which family?Per NCERT, lion (Panthera) along with cats (Felis) are placed in which family?Per NCERT, the family of DOGS is which?Per NCERT, what TWO sets of features are used to characterise PLANT FAMILIES?Per NCERT §1.2.4, what is an ORDER in taxonomy?Per NCERT, the animal order CARNIVORA includes which families?Per NCERT, the plant order POLYMONIALES includes which families?Per NCERT §1.2.5, what is a CLASS in taxonomy?Per NCERT, monkey, gorilla, gibbon are in order Primata. With order Carnivora (tiger, cat, dog), they are placPer NCERT §1.2.6, what is the PHYLUM (or DIVISION for plants)?Per NCERT, what TWO defining features unite the phylum CHORDATA?Per NCERT, for PLANTS, what is the equivalent of 'phylum' called?Per NCERT §1.2.7, what is the HIGHEST taxonomic category?Per NCERT Table 1.1, what is the full taxonomic classification of HUMAN BEINGS (Man — Homo sapiens)?Per NCERT Table 1.1, what is the classification of HOUSEFLY (Musca domestica)?Per NCERT Table 1.1, 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: