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Cellular organization has ______ stages

  1. $3$

  2. $5$

  3. $2$

  4. $4$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The components of the cell and the arrangement of the individual parts within the cell form the cellular organisation. There are five stages which include cell, tissue, organs, organ systems and organisms. The cellular organisation provides the complete about the working model of the cell and its components.

So, the correct option is '5'.

A living organism can be unexceptionally differentained from a non-living thing on the basis of its ability for....

  1. Reproduction

  2. Growth and movement

  3. Responsiveness to touch

  4. Interaction with environment and progressive evolution


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Reproduction can or cannot be criteria because the childless couple is there who are living. evolution need not always be progressive. Growth is also shown in a deposition if materials and movement are exhibited by nonliving things.
So, the correct option is 'Responsiveness to touch'.

Which statement is wrong:

  1. Both Ascospores and Basidiospores are sexual spores formed endogenously.

  2. Phenetic classification is based on observable characters of an organism.

  3. Monograph contains information on any one taxon.

  4. Herbarium is the storehouse of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed and preserved on sheets.


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct pair option:
(i) Growth by mass - Defining property.
(ii) Hominidae - Family of humans.
(iii) Potato and brinjal - belong to the same species.
(iv) The specialised gardens with collections of living plants - Indian Botanical Garden.
(v) Biological names - Seldom Latin.

  1. (i), (ii) and (v).

  2. (ii) and (iv).

  3. (i), (ii) and (iv).

  4. (ii), (iii) and (iv).


Correct Option: B

Manuals contain information for:

  1. Habitat and distribution of animals in a given area.

  2. Habitat and distribution of plants found on earth.

  3. Identification of names of species found in an area.

  4. Habitat and distribution of some useful animals of a given area.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Identification of names of species found in an area

Manuals are useful in providing information for identification of names of species found in an area while Manographs contain information on any one taxon.

Culture is the sum total of _________________.

  1. habits, values and customs

  2. fine arts, drawings, architecture

  3. traditions and conduct of life style of man

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Culture is the sum of total of the learned behavior of a group of people that are generally considered to be the tradition of that people and are transmitted from generation to generation. 


Therefore, it consists of all the three above mentioned options.

Living organisms contain only ________________.

  1. L-amino acids and L-sugars

  2. L-amino acids and D-sugars

  3. D-amino acids and D-sugars

  4. D0amino acids and L-sugars


Correct Option: A

Linnaean system of classification was based on.

  1. Morphology

  2. Ecology

  3. Embryology

  4. Cytology


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Classification system was based on physical traits(Morphology), such as number of legs or shape of leaves; developed by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus.
Correct option is A. Morphology

Founder of binomial nomenclature was.

  1. Linnaeus

  2. Mendel

  3. Darwin

  4. Lamarck


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778), a Swedish botanist, invented the modern system of binomial nomenclature.

In the binomial system of taxonomy, developed during the $18^{th}$ century by C. Linnaeus, the second word of an organism's biological name represents.

  1. Species

  2. Genus

  3. Race

  4. Family


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the binomial system of taxonomy, the second word of an organised biological name represents the species. The binomial nomenclature was formed by Linnaeus. In this, each name has two components the generic name and the specific epithet. Generic name starts with capital letter while the other with small letter. Both the word, when handwritten are separately underlined or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin. Name of the another appear at the end of the biological name in abbreviated form.

eg:- Mangifera indica Linn was first described by Linnaeus ans is the scientific name of mango. Mangifera is the gnus while indica is the species name.