Chapter 3 Classification of living organisms

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1. The basic unit of classification is: a) kingdom b) species c) genus d) phylum 2. The first word in a scientific name is: a) genus b) species c) class d) order Questions 3 - 6 Select from the terms below: a) Homosapiens b) Brassica campesteris c) Rana tigrina d) N.O.T 3. The scientific name of frog is: 4. The scientific name of humans is: 5. The scientific name of wheat is: 6. The scientific name of mustard is: 7. The science of classification is called taxonomy: a) true b) false 8. ______is known as the father of taxonomy. a) Al. Razi b) John Mendel c) Robert H. Whitaker d) C. Linnaeus 9. The similar families are grouped together into: a) genus b) order c) class d) phylum

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10. Cell wall containing organisms that lack chlorophyll are called. a) bacteria b) fungi c) plants d) animals e) N.O.T 11. Multicellular organisms that neither possess cell wall nor chlorophyll are called: a) bacteria b) fungi c) plants d) animals e) N.O.T 12. Kingdom Protista was renamed as Protoctista by: a) C. Linnaeus b) Robert H. Whitaker c) Margulis&Schwartz d) Virchow 13. C. Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature: a) true b) false 14. Robert H. Whitaker proposed five kingdom classification in: a) 1665 b) 1869 c) 1969 d) 1979 15. The word taxa is the plural of taxon: a) true b) false 16. The organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile descendants are called species: a) true b) false

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Question 17-28 Select from the terms below A) Kingdom Monera C) Kingdom Fungi E) Kingdom Animalia B) Kingdom Protoctista D) Kingdom Plantae F) N.O.T

17. It includes amoeba, paramecium etc 18. Their body is composed of hyphae 19. Multicellular autotrophic sessile 20. Multicellular heterotrophic sessile 21. Multicellular heterotrophic motile 22. The examples are Agaricus (mushroom), yeast etc 23. The examples are bacteria and fungi 24. It includes algae 25. It includes fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals 26. It includes virus 27. The unique and rag bag kingdom 28. It includes the humans

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29. All of the following scientists are related to taxonomy except: a) Robert H. Whitaker b) Schwartz c) Robert Hook d) Margulis d) C. Linnaeus 30. The man and monkey both have the same: a) kingdom b) phylum c) class d) A.O.T Answer Key 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 B A A B A A D C E E 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 B D D D C B C A F C 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 C B B C A C E B B D

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