Growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events in

1.  Bacteria and protista.

2.  Protista and unicellular fungi.

3.  Yeast and Paramoecium.

4.  Higher plants and animals.

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Select correct match between Column I and II
      Column I                            Column II
a. As quick referral system        (i) Monograph
    in taxonomical studies

b. Collection of preserved          (ii) Herbaria
   plants and animals

c. Index to the plant species      (iii) Museum
   found in a particular area

d. Complete information of        (iv) Flora
    any one taxon

1. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)

2. a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)

3. a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i)

4.  a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i)

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Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:
Column I Column II
a.    Herbarium i. It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals. 
b.   Key ii. A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with a brief description aiding identification. 
c.    Museum iii. Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept. 
d.    Catalogue iv. A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in the identification of various taxa.
 
a b c d
1. i iv iii ii
2. iii ii i iv
3. ii iv iii i
4. iii iv i ii
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Match Column I with Column II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below: 
Column I Column II
A. Family (i) Diptera 
B. Order (ii) Arthropoda
C. Class (iii) Muscidae 
D. Phylum (iv) Insecta

1. A-(iii) B-(i) C-(iv) D-(ii)

2. A-(iii) B-(ii) C-(iv) D-(i)

3. A-(iv) B-(iii) C-(ii) D-(i)

4. A-(iv) B-(ii) C-(i) D-(iii)

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Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
1. The first word in a biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet.
2. The names are derived from Latin and written in italics.
3. When written by hand, the names are to be underlined.
4. Biological names can be written in any language.
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Which of the following characters, are defining features
of all living organisms?
(A) Growth from inside
(B) Sexual reproduction
(C) Metabolism
(D) Response to stimuli
(E) Cellular organisation

1. Only (C), (D) and (E)
2. Only (A) and (B)
3. Only (B), (C) and (D)
4. All except (B) 

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Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option

 

Column-I

 

Column-II

(a)

Ex-situ conservation

(i)

Central National Herbarium

(b)

Quick referral system

(ii)

Museum

(c)

Preserved plants and animals

(iii)

Flora

(d)

Actual account of habitat and distribution of plants in a given area

(iv)

Royal Botanical Garden, Kew

(1) (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c) – (iv), (d) – (i)

(2) (a) – (i), (b) – (iv), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)

(3) (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (iii), (d) – (ii)

(4) (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)

 

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Select the correct sequence of taxonomic categories
of Mango in ascending order

1. Mangifera  Anacardiaceae Dicotyledonae
 Sapindales  Angiospermae.

2. Mangifera  Anacardiaceae  Sapindales
 Dicotyledonae  Angiospermae.

3. Angiospermae  Dicotyledonae  Sapindales
 Anacardiaceae  Mangifera.

4. Angiospermae  Sapindales  Anacardiaceae
 Dicotyledonae  Mangifera.

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For the identification of the name of species found in an area, one would use

(1) Manuals

(2) Catalogues

(3) Monographs.

(4) Museum

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Information on any one taxon can be taken out by

(1) Monographs

(2) Catalogues

(3) Flora

(4) Manuals

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