The thermostat of human body is located in:
1. Hypothalamus

2. Cerebrum

3. Cerebellum

4. Thalamus

Subtopic:  Diencephalon |
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The species problem is the set of questions that arises when biologists attempt to define what a species is. One popular way to define species is the biological species concept. This definition breaks down in all the following situations except:
1. asexually reproducing single celled organisms
2. sexually reproducing multi cellular organisms
3. extinct life forms in paleontology
4. ring species

Subtopic:  Reproduction as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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Keys in which the choices allow only two (mutually exclusive) alternative couplets are known as:
1. Dichotomous keys
2. Poly clave keys
3. Indented keys
4. Bracketed keys

Subtopic:  Taxonomical Aids (OLD NCERT) |
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A monophyletic group, a group of organisms that consists of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants, is called as:
1. Taxon
2. Class
3. Clade
4. Division

Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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ICBN is now known as:
1. ICNafp
2. ICNCP
3. IAPT
4. ICZN

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Which taxon in plant taxonomy is equivalent to the ‘phylum’ in animal taxonomy?
1. Supraclass
2. Clade
3. Domain
4. Division

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Which taxonomic category is not correctly matched with name regarding the classification of the housefly?

 
1. Phylum: Arthropoda 2. Class: Diptera
3. Family: Muscidae 4. Genus: Musca
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Of the known and described number of species, Arthropods are maximum in number. Which of the following groups will be next in number?
1. Molluscs
2. Fungi
3. Vascular plants
4. Algae

Subtopic:  Diversity in the Living World |

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"Canis sp." means:
1. an unspecified species of the genus Canis
2. two or more species of the genus Canis
3. an unspecified sub-species of the genus Canis
4. two or more sub-species of the genus Canis

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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Which of the following cannot be the defining properties of living organisms?

I. Growth
II. Reproduction
III. Emergent properties
IV. Cellular organization with metabolism

1. I, II and III
2. I, III and IV
3. II, III and IV
4. I, II, III and IV

Subtopic:  Introduction & Growth as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) | Reproduction as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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