CBSE
Multiple Choice QuestionsWho is regarded as the 'Father of Taxonomy'?
John Ray
Carolus Linnaeus
AP de Candolle
Charles Darwin
Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens
Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference
A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals
Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens
Net yield of ATP molecules in aerobic respiration during Krebs cycle per glucose molecule is
2 ATP molecules
8 ATP molecules
36 ATP molecules
38 ATP molecules
Who wrote the famous book 'Origin of Species'?
Lamarck
Darwin
de Vries
Mendel
Which one of the following statement correctly define the term homonym?
Identical name of two different taxon
Two or more names belonging to the same taxon
When species name repeats the generic name
Other name of a taxon given in a language other than the language of zoological/ botanical nomenclature
Protein coat of virus is known as
capsid
virion
viroid
bacterial wall
Animals are classified into hierarchical groups in which one of the following, the largest number of species is found?
Genus
Order
Family
Cohort
Oryza sativa is the binomial name of the rice plant, the sativa stands for
specific name
specific epithet
species name
specific nomenclature
The resolving power of a compound microscope will increase with
decrease in wavelength of light and increase in numerical aperture
increase in wavelength of light and decrease in numerical aperture
increase in both wavelength of light and numerical aperture
decrease in both wavelength of light and numerical aperture
The organism in which Kreb's cycle does not occur in mitochondria is
yeast
E.coli
Ulothrix
mould
