The Living World Questions and Answers Part-3

1. Which of the following organism does not reproduce?
a) Mules
b) Sterile worker bees
c) Sterile human couple
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

2. Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?
a) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro.
b) Increase in mass from inside only.
c) Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory.
d) Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally.

Answer: b
Explanation: Increase in mass from inside only

3. Which of the following is self-conscious?
a) Human being
b) Tiger
c) Lion
d) Frog

Answer: a
Explanation: Human being is self-conscious.

4. Metabolic reactions take place
a) In vitro
b) In vivo
c) both (a) and (b)
d) only in unicellular organisms

Answer: c
Explanation: Metabolic reactions take place in both vitro and vivo.

5. Organisms that can sense and respond to environmental cues
a) Eukaryotes only
b) Prokaryotes only
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Those with a well-developed neuroendocrine system

Answer: c
Explanation: Both (a) and (b)

6. Growth, development and functioning of living body is due to
a) Decrease in entropy
b) Increase in Gibbs-free energy
c) Metabolism
d) Adaptations

Answer: c
Explanation: Growth, development and functioning of living body is due to metabolism

7. A living organism can be exceptionally differentiated from a non-living thing on the basis of its ability for
a) Reproduction and Excretion
b) Growth and Movement
c) Responsiveness to touch and temperature
d) Interaction with environment and progressive evolution

Answer: d
Explanation: A living organism can be exceptionally differentiated from a non-living thing on the basis of its ability for interaction with environment and progressive evolution

8.Two components of binomial nomenclature are
a) Generic name
b) Specific epithet
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Subspecies

Answer: c
Explanation: Two components of binomial nomenclature are generic name and specific epithet

9. In Mangifera indica Linn, Linn stands for
a) Latin
b) Lower organism
c) Linnaeus
d) Lamarck

Answer: c
Explanation: In Mangifera indica Linn, Linn stands for Linnaeus

10. Alsatian is a breed of
a) Dog
b) Cat
c) Cow
d) Horse

Answer: a
Explanation: Alsatian is a breed of Dog