| Q. No. | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is the basic unit of classification? | Species |
| 2 | What is the term for the scientific naming of organisms? | Nomenclature |
| 3 | What is the branch of biology that deals with classification? | Taxonomy |
| 4 | What is the correct term for group of related species? | Genus |
| 5 | Who is known as the father of taxonomy? | Linnaeus |
| 6 | Which is the largest taxonomic category? | Kingdom |
| 7 | What is the term for ‘name assigned to a species’? | Binomial |
| 8 | What is the first word in a binomial name? | Genus |
| 9 | What is the second word in a binomial name? | Species |
| 10 | What is the universal language used in scientific naming? | Latin |
| 11 | What is the taxonomic category directly below kingdom? | Phylum |
| 12 | What taxonomic category lies between family and species? | Genus |
| 13 | What is the term for the process of grouping organisms? | Classification |
| 14 | What is the aid that helps in identification based on contrasting characters? | Key |
| 15 | What is the term for preserved plant specimens on sheets? | Herbarium |
| 16 | What is the term for preserved animals in jars or containers? | Specimens |
| 17 | What is the name of the place where dead preserved animals are kept? | Museum |
| 18 | What is the name of the collection of dried and pressed plants? | Herbarium |
| 19 | What is the name of the publication that contains information about flora? | Flora |
| 20 | What term describes the total number of species in a region? | Biodiversity |
| 21 | What term is used for orderly arrangement of organisms into groups? | Classification |
| 22 | What is the name of the Indian botanical institution mentioned in NCERT? | BSI |
| 23 | What is the name of the Indian zoological institution mentioned in NCERT? | ZSI |
| 24 | What is the term for a group of interbreeding individuals? | Species |
| 25 | What term is used for the entire collection of plants in a region? | Flora |
| 26 | What is the term for the diversity of life forms? | Biodiversity |
| 27 | What is the term for maintenance of records of names and description? | Taxonomy |
| 28 | What is the type of key that gives two contrasting characters? | Dichotomous |
| 29 | What is the term for the region-wise description of plants? | Flora |
| 30 | What is the branch dealing with naming, identifying, and classifying? | Systematics |
| 31 | What term describes species found only in a particular area? | Endemic |
| 32 | What is the classification system that uses two names? | Binomial |
| 33 | What is the biological term for being able to produce offspring? | Reproduction |
| 34 | What property differentiates living from non-living things? | Consciousness |
| 35 | What term describes the total variety of organisms on Earth? | Biodiversity |
| 36 | What is the term used for the study of animals? | Zoology |
| 37 | What is the term used for the study of plants? | Botany |
| 38 | What is any visible or measurable activity of an organism? | Movement |
| 39 | What is the term used for maintaining internal conditions constant? | Homeostasis |
| 40 | What is the term for systematic documentation of life? | Taxonomy |
| 41 | What is the term used for a characteristic used in identification? | Trait |
| 42 | What defines the ability of organisms to respond to stimuli? | Consciousness |
| 43 | What key feature of life exists besides growth and reproduction? | Metabolism |
| 44 | What describes increase in mass and number of individuals? | Growth |
| 45 | What is the reproduction method in Amoeba? | Fission |
| 46 | What is the term for irreversible increase in size? | Growth |
| 47 | What is the tool used to identify organisms? | Key |
| 48 | What is the process that leads to formation of new organism? | Reproduction |
| 49 | What is the naming method introduced by Linnaeus? | Binomial |
| 50 | What are biological catalogues with real specimens called? | Museum |
| 51 | What is the branch dealing with descriptions of organisms? | Taxonomy |
| 52 | What are organisms that grow by cell division called? | Unicellular |
| 53 | What is the naming code for animals called? | ICZN |
| 54 | What is the naming code for plants called? | ICBN |
| 55 | What branch includes classification and natural history? | Systematics |
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