Biology Multiple Choice Questions on “Living World – Taxonomic Categories”.
1. The similarities among the taxa decrease as it becomes more inclusive.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: The similarities among the taxa decrease as you go above in the hierarchical classification which becomes more and more inclusive as you go on.
2. The study of relationships among different organisms is called _________
a) Taxonomy
b) Biology
c) Systematics
d) Ornithology
Answer: d
Clarification: Taxonomy is the classification of life forms into different taxa. Biology is the study of life. Systematics is the study of relationships among different organisms. Ornithology is the study of birds.
3. Classes are characterized based on the mode of reproduction, habitat, type of blood in animals.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: Animalia is classified into different classes based on their habitat (land/air/ water), mode of reproduction (eggs/ give birth to young ones) and type of blood (cold-blooded/warm-blooded/hot-blooded).
4. Sexual reproduction must involve parents from _________
a) Same kingdom
b) Same phylum
c) Same genus
d) Same species
Answer: d
Clarification: Unlike asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction involves two parent species. Sexual reproduction takes place only when both the parent organisms belong to the same species.
5. Cats and lions belong to the family called ________
a) Canidae
b) Panthera
c) Felidae
d) Mammalia
Answer: c
Clarification: Panthera refers to the genus to which lion, tiger and leopard belong to. Canidae refers to the family to which wolves, dog, jackals and foxes etc. belong to. Felidae is the family to which lion, tiger, leopard and cats etc. belong to. Mammalia is a class of animals which includes all the milk-feeding animals like dogs, cats, humans, bats etc.
6. The action that the environment does on an organism is called ________
a) Response
b) Stimuli
c) Reflex
d) Reaction
Answer: b
Clarification: Every organism responds to the external stimuli that the surrounding has on the organism. For example, a touch me not leaf gets closed when touched and a human being runs away when he sees a lion approaching him.
7. A plant kingdom is further classified into phylum.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification: The word phylum is particularly used for animal kingdom. A plant kingdom is further classified into divisions. Animals are divided into 2 phyla (vertebrata and non-vertebrata) whereas plants into 2 divisions (Cryptogams and Spermatophytes).
8. Animal kingdom is classified into different phyla based on ____________
a) Type of blood they have
b) The presence or absence of vertebral column.
c) Place they live
d) Food they eat on
Answer: b
Clarification: Animal kingdom is divided into Vertebrata and Non-vertebrata based on the presence or absence of vertebral column. Plants are divided into Cryptogams and Spermatophytes.
9. Pick the odd one out.
a) Humans
b) Cats
c) Ape
d) Monkey
Answer: b
Clarification: Humans, ape and monkey belong to the order Primata whereas cats, lion, dogs, tigers belong to the order called Carnivora. But all of the above animals belong to the class of Mammalia.
10. Bats belong to the class ________
a) Chiroptera
b) Mammalia
c) Scrotifera
d) Chordata
Answer: b
Clarification: Bats belong to the order of Chiroptera, class of Mammalia, clade of Scrotifera and phylum of Chordate. Human beings also belong to the class of mammalian.
11. Scientific name of housefly is _________
a) Musca domestica
b) Eurycotis floridana
c) Oryctolagus cuniculus
d) Anopheles albimanus
Answer: a
Clarification: Musca domestica (Housefly) (Species: Domestica; Genus: Musca); Eurycotis floridana (Spider) (Species: Floridana; Genus: Eurycotis); Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit) (Species: Cuniculus; Genus: Oryctolagus); Anopheles albimanus (Mosquito) (Species: Albimanus; Genus: Anopheles).
12. Potato, Tomato and Brinjal belong to the order called ______________
a) Solanum
b) Solanaceae
c) Convolvulacae
d) Polymonioles
Answer: d
Clarification: Potato, Tomato and Brinjal belong to the genus Solanum, family Solanaceae and order Polymonioles. Plant families like Convolvulacae are also included in the order of Polymonioles.
13. Orders are grouped to form a __________
a) Family
b) Genus
c) Class
d) Phylum
Answer: c
Clarification: Genus includes all the related species. Related genera constitute a family. Related families constitute an order. Related orders constitute a class. Related classes constitute a phylum. Related phyla constitute a kingdom.
14. German Shepherd, Chihuahua, Pug, Basenji belongs to ___________
a) Same species
b) Same genus
c) Same family
d) Same class
Answer: a
Clarification: German Shepherd, Chihuahua, Pug, Poodle, Beagle, Basenji are different breeds of dog. Irrespective of the breed of the dog they belong to the same species i.e. Lupus Familaris.