Which of the given is not a defining property of living organisms?
1. Growth
2. Metabolism
3. Cellular organization
4. Consciousness
Read the statements carefully and select the correct
option:
A. Intrinsic increase in mass of body is defining
property of living organisms.
B. Reproduction is synonymous with growth in
all the organisms
C. Reproduction is defining feature of all
organisms
D. Isolated metabolic reactions in-vitro are living
reactions.
Options:
1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A and D
4. B and D
Botanical gardens and Zoological parks have
1. collection of endemic living species only
2. collection of exotic living species only
3. collection of endemic and exotic living species
4. collection of only local plants and animals
Taxonomic key is one of the taxonomic tools in the identification and classification of plants and animals. It is used in the preparation of
1. monograph
2. flora
3. Both 1. and 2.
4. None of these
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of living organisms?
1. Growth
2. Ability to make sound
3. Reproduction
4. Response to external stimuli
Read the following statements:
a. Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of living organisms
b. Growth occurs due to synthesis of protoplasmic and apoplastic substances
c. In unicelled organisms, reproduction is not synonymous with growth
d. In majority of higher animals and plants, growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events
1 Only (a) & (b) are correct
2 (b), (c) & (d) are correct
3 Only (c) is incorrect
4 (a), (c) & (d) are correct
Select correct match between column l and ll
Column l Column ll
a. As quick referral system in i) Monograph taxonomical studies
b. Collection of preserved plants ii) Herbarium and animals
c. Index to the plant species iii) Museum found in a particular area
d. Complete information iV) Flora of any one taxon
1 a(ii), b(iii), c(iV), d(i)
2 a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iV)
3 a(iii), b(ii), c(iV), d(i)
4 a(iV), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
Select the correct match with respect to column l and column ll:
Column I | Column II | ||
(a) | Fungi | (i) | Budding |
(b) | Planaria | (ii) | Fragmentation |
(c) | Filamentous algae | (iii) | Asexual spore and protonema of mosses |
(d) | Yeast | (iv) | Regeneration |
Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
1. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
2. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
3. | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (iv) |
4. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
What is wrong with respect to metabolism?
a. Chemical conversions or metabolic conversions are constantly going on.
b. Metabolic reactions occur simultaneously.
c. The sum total of all the chemical reaction occurring on the surface of our body is metabolism.
d. No non-living objects exhibit metabolism.
In --------- organisms, --------is synonymous with -------.
a. Unicellular, increase in mass and increase in number
b. Multicellular, increase in mass and increase in number
c. Unicellular, Reproduction and growth
d. Multicellular, Reproduction and growth