The Living World — DPP 2

20 NEET questions from The Living World, with answers and explanations. Attempt it as a timed test to get scoring, accuracy breakdown and mistake tracking.

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1
Which of the following organisms is not correctly matched with its category?
  1. A Human - Sapiens, specific epithet
  2. B Lion - Panthera, genus
  3. C Cats - Felidae, genus
  4. D Datura - Solanaceae, family
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Correct answer: C

2
Select odd one w.r.t. family -
  1. A Muscidae
  2. B Felidae
  3. C Anacardiaceae
  4. D Diptera
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Correct answer: D

3
In botanical gardens various plant species are grown for which purpose?
  1. A Identification
  2. B Nomenclature
  3. C Classification
  4. D Both (2) and (3)
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Correct answer: A

4
Statement I : All living organisms present, past & future are linked to one other by the sharing of the common genetic material, but to varying degrees.
Statement II : All plants, animals, fungi and microbes exhibit metabolism.
  1. A Statements-I and statement-II, both are correct.
  2. B Statements-I and statement-II, both are incorrect.
  3. C Only statements-I is correct.
  4. D Only statements-II is correct.
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Correct answer: A

5
Assertion : Growth can not be taken as defining property of living organisms.
Reason : Non living objects also grow by accumulation of materials on surface. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
  1. A (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
  2. B Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
  4. D Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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Correct answer: D

6
Which of the following taxonomic category of housefly is incorrectly matched?
  1. A Genus - Musca
  2. B Family - Muscidae
  3. C Order - Primata
  4. D Class - Insecta
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Correct answer: C

7
Nomenclature is must in taxonomy, which of the following is not correct about scientific nomenclature?
  1. A They ensure that each organism has only one name with two component
  2. B They also ensure that such a name has not been used for any other known organism
  3. C Scientific nomenclature is a standardised naming system
  4. D Different countries of the world use different kinds of scientific nomenclature system
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Correct answer: D

8
All living organisms are linked to one another because
  1. A They have common genetic material of the same type
  2. B They share common genetic material but to varying degrees
  3. C All have common cellular organization
  4. D All of above
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Correct answer: B

9
Intrinsic growth is not a characteristic feature of:
  1. A Plants
  2. B Animals
  3. C Coral reef
  4. D Bryophytes
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Correct answer: C

10
Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Genera are aggregates of closely related species.
(B) Families are characterised on the basis of vegetative characters only.
(C) Order and other higher categories are identified on the basis of aggregates of characters.
  1. A A and B
  2. B B and C
  3. C A, B, C
  4. D A and C
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Correct answer: D

11
Match column I with column II and selected the correct option from the codes given below.
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  1. A (a)-v, (b)-iv, (c)-ii, (d)-i, (e)-iii
  2. B (a)-v, (b)-iv, (c)-i, (d)-iii, (e)-ii
  3. C (a)-i, (b)-ii, (c)-iii, (d)-v, (e)-iv
  4. D (a)-ii, (b)-i, (c)-iii, (d)-iv, (e)-v
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Correct answer: A

12
Find odd one w.r.t. defining features of life forms.
  1. A Reproduction
  2. B Consciousness
  3. C Metabolism
  4. D Intrinsic growth
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Correct answer: A

13
The taxonomic unit 'Phylum' in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchical level in classification of plants -
  1. A Class
  2. B Order
  3. C Division
  4. D Family
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Correct answer: C

14
Select incorrect statement
  1. A Growth occurs by synthesis of protoplasmic and apoplasmic substances
  2. B Reproduction is synonymous with growth in unicellular organisms
  3. C Isolated metabolic reactions in-vitro are surely living things
  4. D Consciousness is the most obvious and technically complicated feature of all living organisms
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Correct answer: C

15
Read the following statements :-
(i) Ernst Mayr, has been called "The Mendel of the $20^{\text {th }}$ century.
(ii) All living organisms grow
(iii) Unicellular organisms multiply by cell division.
(iv) Non-living object also exhibits metabolism

How many statements is/are correct?
Option :-
  1. A Four
  2. B Three
  3. C Two
  4. D One
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Correct answer: C

16
Consider the following statements and find the correct one -
a. Living organisms are self replicating, evolving and self regulating interactive systems capable of responding to external stimuli
b. Wheat, monocots and plants represent taxa of the same level
c. Higher the category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relation to other taxa of same level
d. Lower the taxa, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share
  1. A All are correct, except 'b'
  2. B All are correct
  3. C All are correct, except 'c'
  4. D All are correct, except 'd'
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Correct answer: A

17
The correct sequence of evolution is :-
  1. A Bryophyta → Pteridophyta → Gymnosperms → Dicots → Monocots
  2. B Pteridophyta → Gymnosperms → Dicots $\rightarrow$ Monocots $\rightarrow$ Bryophyta
  3. C Bryophyta → Gymnosperms → Dicots → Monocots → Angiosperms
  4. D Bryophyta → Pteridophyta → Gymnosperms → Monocots → Dicots
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Correct answer: A

18
All the categories used in classification of organism constitute :-
  1. A Taxonomy
  2. B Systematics
  3. C Taxonomic hierarchy
  4. D Taxonomic affinity
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Correct answer: C

19
Growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events in _________
  1. A All organisms
  2. B Only in unicellular organisms
  3. C Only in multicellular organisms
  4. D All animates and in animates
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Correct answer: C

20
Revelation of which information humbled man and they started conservation of biodiversity?
  1. A All the organisms have soul.
  2. B All living organisms has RNA.
  3. C All living organisms share common genetic material.
  4. D All living organisms has life span.
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Correct answer: C

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