C-01 — Lessons on Life

The word 'biology' is derived from which language?

The Greek word 'bios' means—

The Greek word 'logos' means—

Biology is the branch of scientific knowledge that deals with—

In nature, generally how many types of objects are found?

The characteristics of non-living things are usually discussed in—

Water is composed of which two elements?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an ancient region where biology was practiced?

According to the textbook, life is best considered as—

For a long time, biology was traditionally divided into how many branches?

The traditional two branches of biology are—

Which of the following is neither a plant nor an animal?

Considering its aspect, biology is divided into—

In which branch of biology do theoretical concepts get more importance than the applied side?

Which branch of biology deals with the form and structure of organisms?

The external description of the body of an organism is called—

Which branch deals with the classification of organisms and related principles?

Respiration, excretion and photosynthesis are studied in—

The microscopic structure, arrangement and function of plant and animal tissues are studied in—

The branch of biology that discusses the origin of gametes and the development of embryo is—

Cytology is concerned with—

The branch of biology dealing with genes and heredity is—

The gradual development of life and organisms over successive generations on earth is studied in—

The reciprocal relationship between organisms and their environment is studied in—

Which branch deals with endocrine glands and the hormones secreted by them?

The geographical distribution of organisms and their evolution is studied in—

Which of the following is NOT a branch of Physical Biology?

The science dealing with fish, harvesting of fish and conservation of fish assets is—

Biostatistics is the science of—

Which branch deals with parasitism and diseases caused by parasitic organisms?

The science of prehistoric life forms and fossils is—

Which science deals with viruses, bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms?

Genetic Engineering is associated with—

The science connected to the biochemical process and diseases of organisms is—

Marine Biology deals with—

Forestry is related to—

Biotechnology is the science associated with—

Pharmacy deals with—

The science related to wild animals is—

Bioinformatics is biological information based on—

Information on the analysis of cancer is an example used to illustrate—

Which branch of biology is most closely related to the human body, diseases and treatment?

Which of the following is an Applied branch of biology?

About how many plant species have been named and described till today?

About how many animal species have been named and described till today?

The main aim of classification is to—

Carolus Linnaeus was a—

Carolus Linnaeus lived during—

In which year did Linnaeus receive his doctoral degree in medicine?

Linnaeus received his doctoral degree from the University of—

In which year was Linnaeus appointed Professor of Anatomy?

Linnaeus initially classified the living world into how many kingdoms?

The five-kingdom classification was proposed by—

R.H. Whittaker proposed the five-kingdom classification in—

Margulis introduced a modified and expanded form of Whittaker's classification in—

Margulis divided the whole living world into how many super-kingdoms?

The super-kingdom that contains primitive prokaryotic organisms is—

Kingdom Monera belongs to which super-kingdom?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Monera?

Monera reproduces by—

The chief mode of nutrition in Monera is—

Which of the following is an example of Kingdom Monera?

Blue-green algae (Nostoc) belong to which kingdom?

Eukaryota are characterized by—

Amoeba and Paramecium belong to which kingdom?

Sexual reproduction in Protista is accomplished by—

Asexual reproduction in Protista is accomplished by—

Diatom is an example of—

Which of the following is true for Protista?

The cell wall of fungi is composed of—

The mode of nutrition of Fungi is—

Fungi reproduce by—

The narrow tape-like body part of fungi is called—

Which of the following is NOT an example of Fungi?

Members of kingdom Plantae are mainly—

In Plantae, the diploid stage starts from—

Members of Animalia are—

Cells of Animalia do NOT contain—

The usual mode of reproduction in Animalia is—

Royal Bengal Tiger belongs to which kingdom?

Thomas Cavalier-Smith works at the University of—

Cavalier-Smith proposed the six-kingdom classification in—

Cavalier-Smith renamed Monera as the Kingdom of—

Cavalier-Smith divided Protista into—

Consider the following statements about Kingdom Monera:

Codified units or ranks used in classifying organisms are called—

The largest classification rank is—

The smallest classification rank is—

According to the International Code, how many main taxonomic ranks are there?

The correct sequence of taxonomic ranks (highest to lowest) is—

The system of scientific classification using set–subset relations is called—

Higher the rank in classification—

Human beings belong to which Kingdom?

The phylum to which humans belong is—

The presence of notochord in any one phase of life is the characteristic of phylum—

Which class do humans belong to?

The class Mammalia is characterized by—

Humans belong to which order?

Hands with five fingers suitable to grasp and vision more developed than sense of smell are characteristics of order—

The family of human beings is—

Family Hominidae shows similarity with—

The genus of human beings is—

The scientific (species) name of human is—

A scientific name has how many parts?

The first part of a scientific name denotes the—

The second part of a scientific name identifies the—

The scientific name of potato is—

The aim of binomial nomenclature is—

The scientific names of plants are governed by—

The scientific names of animals are governed by—

The language used for scientific naming of organisms is—

In which year did Linnaeus lay the foundations of the modern naming system?

The book of Linnaeus that effectively began the formal naming system is—

The frog Zakerana dhaka was discovered by—

The genus name 'Zakerana' was given to honour—

In a scientific name, the first letter of the first word is written in—

The second part of a scientific name is written totally in—

A printed scientific name should be written in—

When handwritten, the two parts of a scientific name should be—

If several scientists name the same organism, which name is accepted?

In 'Homo sapiens L., 1758', the letter 'L.' stands for—

The scientific name of rice is—

The scientific name of jute is—

Mangifera indica is the scientific name of—

Artocarpus heterophyllus is the scientific name of—

Nymphaea nouchali is the scientific name of—

The scientific name of China rose is—

Vibrio cholerae is the causal organism of—

Plasmodium vivax is the causal organism of—

The scientific name of cockroach is—

The scientific name of honey bee is—

Tenualosa ilisha is the scientific name of—

The scientific name of the Asian toad is—

Copsychus saularis is the scientific name of—

The scientific name of tiger is—

Labeo rohita is the scientific name of—

The scientific name of onion is—

Panthera leo is the scientific name of—

Catla catla is the scientific name of—

Consider the following rules of binomial nomenclature:

Which branch of biology discusses insects?

The purpose of classification is—

What is the name of the organism shown in the first figure (Amoeba)?

Characteristics of the organism shown in the second figure (Diatom) are—

Taxonomy is best defined as the branch that deals with—

Genetics is included under which division of biology?

Ichthyology (the study of fish) comes under—

The main reason behind the necessity of classification of organisms is—

Nested hierarchy means—