1. What is taxonomy?
a) Study of tissues
b) Classification of organisms
c) Study of cells
d) Analysis of genes
Answer: b) Classification of organisms
2. Who is considered the “Father of Taxonomy”?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Carl Linnaeus
d) Aristotle
Answer: c) Carl Linnaeus
3. Which taxonomic category is broader than the class but narrower than the phylum?
a) Order
b) Family
c) Genus
d) Division
Answer: a) Order
4. The binomial nomenclature system was introduced by:
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Robert Hooke
d) Carl Linnaeus
Answer: d) Carl Linnaeus
5. What is the correct format for writing a scientific name using binomial nomenclature?
a) Genus species
b) Species genus
c) Genus species var.
d) Species Genus subsp.
Answer: a) Genus species
6. Which of the following is a criterion for classification based on five-kingdom classification?
a) Cell type
b) Mode of nutrition
c) Reproduction
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
7. Which kingdom includes unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that can live in extreme conditions?
a) Plantae
b) Animalia
c) Protista
d) Monera
Answer: d) Monera
8. What is the main criterion used for classifying plants into different divisions in the plant kingdom?
a) Presence of flowers
b) Presence of seeds
c) Presence of vascular tissues
d) Mode of nutrition
Answer: c) Presence of vascular tissues
9. Which taxonomic category is a group of related orders?
a) Class
b) Family
c) Phylum
d) Division
Answer: a) Class
10. The science of identifying, classifying, and naming living organisms is known as:
a) Anatomy
b) Physiology
c) Taxonomy
d) Morphology
Answer: c) Taxonomy
11. Which of the following is NOT a domain in the modern system of classification?
a) Eukarya
b) Bacteria
c) Archaea
d) Protista
Answer: d) Protista
12. What is the primary criterion used for the classification of animals in the Animal Kingdom?
a) Presence of a backbone
b) Presence of limbs
c) Type of reproduction
d) Body plan and symmetry
Answer: a) Presence of a backbone
13. Which of the following is a characteristic used for the classification of organisms in the Kingdom Plantae?
a) Presence of chloroplasts
b) Presence of seeds
c) Type of locomotion
d) Mode of reproduction
Answer: b) Presence of seeds
14. The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms is known as:
a) Taxonomy
b) Phylogeny
c) Ecology
d) Biogeography
Answer: b) Phylogeny
15. Which taxonomic category includes organisms with similar characteristics and can interbreed to produce fertile offspring?
a) Order
b) Family
c) Species
d) Genus
Answer: c) Species
16. What is the role of cladistics in taxonomy?
a) Classifying organisms based on shared characteristics
b) Classifying organisms based on habitat
c) Classifying organisms based on size
d) Classifying organisms based on behavior
Answer: a) Classifying organisms based on shared characteristics
17. Which of the following is a characteristic used for the classification of bacteria?
a) Presence of a nucleus
b) Type of cell wall
c) Presence of chloroplasts
d) Mode of reproduction
Answer: b) Type of cell wall
18. The taxonomic category between class and family is:
a) Order
b) Phylum
c) Genus
d) Division
Answer: a) Order
19. The study of external features of organisms is known as:
a) Morphology
b) Anatomy
c) Physiology
d) Taxonomy
Answer: a) Morphology
20. Which kingdom includes organisms that are eukaryotic, multicellular, and primarily heterotrophic?
a) Plantae
b) Animalia
c) Fungi
d) Protista
Answer: b) Animalia
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