Chapter 1 ( The living world ) - MCQs - Biology Class 11th

These are MCQs on Chapter 1 ( The living world ) in biology. Solve biology mcqs to increase your knowledge for examinations like CBSE Board, NEET, CSIR NET etc.

1. As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics

• Will decrease
• Will increase
• Remain same
• May increase or decrease

2. Which of the following ‘suffixes’ used for units of classification in plants indicates a taxonomic category of ‘family’.

• -Ales
• -Onae
• -Aceae
• -Ae

3. The term ‘systematics’ refers to:

• Identification and classification of plants and animals
• Nomenclature and identification of plants and animals
• Diversity of kinds of organisms and their relationship
• Different kinds of organisms and their classification

4. Genus represents

• An individual plant or animal
• A collection of plants or animals
• Group of closely related species of plants or animals
• None of these

5. The taxonomic unit ‘Phylum’ in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchial level in classfication of plants

• Class
• Order
• Division
• Family

6. Botanical gardens and zoological parks have

• Collection of endemic living species only
• Collection of exotic living species only
• Collection of endemic and exotic living species
• Collection of only local plants and animals

7. Taxonomic key is one of the taxonomic tools in the identification and classification of plants and animals. It is used in the preparation of

• Monographs
• Flora
• Both a & b
• None of these

8. All living organisms are linked to one another because

• They have common genetic material of the same type
• They share common genetic material but to varying degrees
• All have common cellular organization
• All of above

9. Which of the following is a defining characteristic of living organisms?

• Growth
• Ability to make sound
• Reproduction
• Response to external stimuli

10. Match the following and choose the correct option:
A. Family       i. tuberosum
B. Kingdom       ii. Polymoniales
C. Order       iii. Solanum
D. Species      iv. Plantae
E. Genus       v. Solanacea

• i-D, ii-C, iii-E, iv-B, v-A
• i-E, ii-D, iii-B, iv-A, v-C
• i-D, ii-E, iii-B, iv-A, v-C
• i-E, ii-C, iii-B, iv-A, v-D

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