Quiz on diversity in living organisms1} what is diversity?

2} why do we need classification? 3} what are different criteria for classification?

4} Mention five kingdom classification? 5} name all classes of plantae kingdom?

6} give examples of organism belonging to monera and protista kingdom?

7} what is saprophytic nutrition?8} name two mamels which lays eggs.

9}name fish with skeleton made up of cartiledge

Match the following

1) Amoeba

2) Penicillin

3) Spirogyra

4) Hydra

Identify the figures

a) b)

c) d)

FILL IN THE BLANKS

a)--------- has smallest number of organisms with maximum numbers of similar characters.

b) Fungi show ---------- mode of nutrition.c) Cell wall of fungi is made up of -------------.d) Chemical nature of chitin is called----------.e)Association between blue-green algae and

fungi is called-----------------.f) Five kingdom classification of living

organisms is given by-------------

True or false 1) In mammals feathers are absent.2) Arthropods have jointed legs for

locomotion.3) Reptiles lack scales on the body.

4) Skeleton is absent in coelenterate.5) Tentacles are absent in poriferan.

Multiple choice questions1) Needle shaped structure in pinus

plant is a) Leaf b) shoot c) Stem d) reproductive part2) Which among the following

produce seeds? b) Thallophyta b) bryophyta

c) Pteridophyta d) gymnosperm

3)Pneumatic bones is an important characteristic of

a) Reptiles b) amphibians c) Aves d)mammals

4) Which of the following is a flightless bird?

a)Penguin b)ostrich c)Kiwi d)all of these

AnswersAns 1) the variety in living beings is called diversity

Ans 2) because of huge diversity in living organisms it becomes very difficult to study each of them one by one . To make their study

easier animals and plants were divided in groups.Ans 3) different mode of criteria are the following-

• Type of cells• Number of cells • Mode of nutrition

Ans 4) five kingdoms of classification –• Monera• protista

• Fungi• plantae• animalia

Ans 5) algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperm and angiosperm

Ans 6) monera- bacteria, mycoplasmProtista- algae, protozoans

Ans 7) the organisms using dead and decaying organic matter as food is called saprophytic nutrition

Ans 8) platypus, echidnaAns 9) shark

Match the followingAmoeba

Penicillin

Spirogyra

Hydra

Identify the figuresa) Aspergillus

b) bacteriac) Peramecium

d) hydra

Fill in the blanksa) Species

b) Saprphytic c) c) Chitin

d) Complex sugare) Symboisis

f) Robert H whittaker

True or false a) TRUEb) TRUEc) FALSEd) TRUEe) TRUE

Multiple choice questions

1) LEAF2) GYMNOSPERM

3) AVES4) ALL OF THESE