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3401.

The five kingdom classification was given by .......... (BYP-2002)

A. Whittaker
B. Linnaeus
C. Copeland
D. Haeckel
Answer» B. Linnaeus
3402.

In classification the category below the level of family is .......... (CET-98)

A. clas
B. species
C. phylum
D. genus
Answer» E.
3403.

True species are .......... (CBSE-2002)

A. interbreeding
B. sharing the same niche
C. feeding on the same food
D. reproductively isolated
Answer» E.
3404.

Which is the first step of taxonomy ? (MGIMS-2002)

A. nomenclature
B. classification
C. identification
D. hierarchical arrangement
Answer» D. hierarchical arrangement
3405.

Taxon is .......... (CET-2000)

A. specie
B. unit of classification
C. highest rank in classification
D. group of closely related
Answer» C. highest rank in classification
3406.

Binomial nomenclature was given by .......... (BHU-97)

A. Huxley
B. Ray
C. Darwin
D. Linnaeus
Answer» E.
3407.

Inbreeding is possible between two members of .......... (AMU-2005)

A. order
B. family
C. genus
D. species
Answer» E.
3408.

Growth in plant is .......... (pmt-99)

A. limited
B. life long
C. diffusable
D. unlocalized
Answer» C. diffusable
3409.

Which of the following taxons cover a greater number of organisms ? (PMT-2001)

A. order
B. family
C. genus
D. phylum
Answer» E.
3410.

Which is the lowest level of organization in the living kingdoms ? (CET-98)

A. molecular level
B. cellular level
C. population
D. tissue level
Answer» B. cellular level
3411.

The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for .......... (CBSE-2007).

A. interaction with the environment and progressive evolution
B. reproduction
C. growth and movement
D. responsiveness to touch
Answer» C. growth and movement
3412.

Carl Linnaeus is famous for .......... (GGSPU-2002)

A. coining the term ‘systematics’
B. introducing binomial nomenclature
C. giving all natural system of classification
D. all of these
Answer» C. giving all natural system of classification
3413.

Binomial nomenclature refers to .......... (CET-2000)

A. Two names of a species
B. one specific and one local name of a species
C. two words for the name of a species
D. two life cycles of an organism
Answer» D. two life cycles of an organism
3414.

The smallest unit of classification is .......... (GGSPU-2002)

A. specie
B. sub-species
C. class
D. genus
Answer» B. sub-species
3415.

One of the following includes most closely linked organisms (PMT-2001)

A. specie
B. genus
C. family
D. class
Answer» B. genus
3416.

Species are considered as .......... (CBSE-2003)

A. real basic units of classification
B. the lowest units of classification
C. artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms
D. real units of classification devised by taxonomists
Answer» B. the lowest units of classification
3417.

In taxonomy, class comes in between .......... (CET-2002)

A. kingdom and order
B. phylum and order
C. kingdom and family
D. family and genus
Answer» C. kingdom and family
3418.

First botanist to give binomial nomenclature was .......... (WARDHA-2000)

A. Baubin
B. Aristotle
C. Linnaeus
D. Hutchinson
Answer» D. Hutchinson
3419.

Which of these is correct order of hierarchy ? (WARDHA-2002)

A. kingdom, division, phylum genus & species
B. phylum, division, genus & class
C. kingdom, genus, class, phylum & division
D. phylum, kingdom, genus, species &class
Answer» B. phylum, division, genus & class
3420.

The unit of classification containing concrete biological entities is .......... (WARDHA-2003)

A. taxon
B. species
C. category
D. order
Answer» B. species
3421.

Who coined the term ‘taxonomy’ ? (BVP-2003)

A. Candolle
B. Waksman
C. Leuwenhoek
D. Louis Pasteur
Answer» B. Waksman
3422.

Taxon includes .......... (PMT-2002)

A. Genus and specie
B. kingdom and division
C. all ranks of hierarchy
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
3423.

Which is the state plant of Gujarat ?

A. Polyalthia
B. Prosopis
C. Ficus
D. Neem
Answer» E.
3424.

Which is not a unit of taxonomic category ? (BVP-2002)

A. serie
B. glumaceae
C. class
D. phylum
Answer» C. class
3425.

Which is the wild flower of symbol of Gujarat state ?

A. Calotropis procera
B. Eicchornia cresipis
C. Indian laburnum
D. Oscimum sanctum
Answer» D. Oscimum sanctum
3426.

Which is the correct one regarding to bird sanctuaries in Gujarat ?

A. Thol, Nalsarovar, Narayan sarovar
B. Nalsarovar, Shoolpaneshwar, Vansda
C. Thol, Narayan sarovar, Velavadar
D. Ratanmahal, Nalsarovar, Vansda
Answer» B. Nalsarovar, Shoolpaneshwar, Vansda
3427.

Statement A : Thousands of years ago agriculture began Statement B : At the same time animal husbandary, dairy farming, poltry & fisheries developed. Which statement is correct for statement A and reson R.

A. Both A and R are correct R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are correct, but R is not correct explanation of A.
C. A is correct and R is wrong.
D. A is wrong and R is correct.
Answer» D. A is wrong and R is correct.
3428.

Which one is maintained in botanical garden of Waghai in Gujarat ?

A. Fibrous plant
B. Etable plants
C. Economical plants
D. medicinal plant
Answer» E.
3429.

Which one is correct for tropical forest of Gujarat ?

A. Thorn forest
B. Moist deciduous forest
C. Dry deciduous forest
D. all the given
Answer» E.
3430.

In dorsiventral leaf, the number of stomata per unit area are generally.

A. Same on both the surface
B. More on lower surface (epidermis)
C. More on upper surface (epidermis)
D. Absent on upper surface
Answer» C. More on upper surface (epidermis)
3431.

Seeds placed in water imbibe the water becasue of

A. Exosmosi
B. Higher Ψ W
C. Lower Ψ W
D. Pressure of vacuoles
Answer» D. Pressure of vacuoles
3432.

If the external solution is more dilute than the cytoplasm is known as .......... .

A. Hypertonic
B. Hypotonic
C. Isotonic
D. ‘a’ and ‘b’ both
Answer» C. Isotonic
3433.

The pressure that prevails in cell due to number of substances dissolved in cell sap is .......... .

A. Wall pressure
B. Turgor pressure
C. Osmotic pressure
D. Diffusion pressure
Answer» D. Diffusion pressure
3434.

The pressure at which the entry of water across the semipermiable membrane stops is called .....

A. Turgor pressur
B. Root pressure
C. Osmotic pressure
D. Diffusion pressure
Answer» D. Diffusion pressure
3435.

The +ve value of Ψ P is called ..........

A. Osmotic pressure
B. Root pressure
C. Turgor pressure
D. Imbibation pressure
Answer» D. Imbibation pressure
3436.

Membrane protein is responsible for transport of

A. Water molecule
B. Transpiration of H2O
C. Active transport
D. Passive transport
Answer» D. Passive transport
3437.

In thistle funnel experiment, entry of water into thistle funnel stops after some time automatically due to

A. Diffusion of sugar out of thistle funnel.
B. External and internal solutions become isotonic.
C. Development of hydrostatic pressure in the thistle funnel.
D. Development of hydrostatic pressure in the beaker.
Answer» D. Development of hydrostatic pressure in the beaker.
3438.

In plants the process in which loss of water occurs in form of water vapour is

A. Respiration
B. Guttation
C. Transpiration
D. Exosmosis
Answer» D. Exosmosis
3439.

Which elements are readily mobilized in plants ?

A. S, N, Mo
B. K, N, Mo
C. P, S, N
D. S, N, B
Answer» D. S, N, B
3440.

Passage of water across a selectively permeable membrane is

A. Active transport
B. Pinocytosis
C. Facilitated difusion
D. Osmosis
Answer» E.
3441.

Stomatal frequency indicates.

A. Number of stomata per unit area
B. Rate of water loss
C. Rate of gaseous exchange
D. Width of stomatal aperature
Answer» B. Rate of water loss
3442.

When a cell is placed in 0.50M concentrated sugar solution, there is no change in it. So the external solution is called .......... .

A. Hypertonic
B. Isotonic
C. Hypotonic
D. Colloidal
Answer» C. Hypotonic
3443.

The plasmolysed cells regain turgidity and assume original volume under infuence of hypotonic solution. The process is called

A. Plasmolysi
B. Deplasmolysis
C. Endo osmosis
D. Exo osmosis
Answer» C. Endo osmosis
3444.

The value of osmotic pressure depends on .......... .

A. Concentration of solute
B. Concentration of solvent
C. Concentration of solution
D. Concentration of substrate
Answer» D. Concentration of substrate
3445.

In term of fixing CO2, C4 plants are .......... efficient as C3 plants.

A. Thrice
B. Twice
C. Less
D. Not
Answer» C. Less
3446.

Select unicellular organism which possess cillia.

A. Amoeba
B. Paramoecium
C. Yeast
D. Opalina
Answer» C. Yeast
3447.

A .......... force exists between the walls of xylem vessels and water.

A. Cohesion
B. Gravitational
C. Adhesive
D. Transpiration pull
Answer» D. Transpiration pull
3448.

What happens in this figure ?

A. Exo osmosi
B. Endo osmosis
C. Cell swollen
D. Cell remain in same condition
Answer» E.
3449.

Stomatal aperature is surrounded by guard cells and opens when guard cells are

A. Flaccid
B. Turgid
C. Bean shaped
D. Dumb-bell shaped
Answer» C. Bean shaped
3450.

In older dying leaves to younger leaves the mineral ions are assimilated into .......... .

A. In organic compound
B. Organic compound
C. Deposition of Inorganic compound and organic compou
Answer» C. Deposition of Inorganic compound and organic compou