This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The science or branch dealing with the study of diversity of organisms is known as A) Taxonomy. B) Evolution. C) Systematics. D) Paleontology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Systematics. 2. A taxonomic category refers to A) The basic unit of classification. B) A rank or level in a taxonomic hierarchy. C) A group of related organisms able to. D) A group of related organisms but unable to interbreed freely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rank or level in a taxonomic hierarchy. 3. Which of the following use their muscles for creeping? A) Frogs. B) Grasshoppers. C) Crocodiles. D) Spiders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crocodiles. 4. This is the act of cities creating new buildings on the outskirts of their areas in the suburbs; can destroy ecosystems A) Trophic efficiency. B) Urban sprawl. C) Biodiversity. D) Overexploitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban sprawl. 5. The net annual primary productivity of a particular wetland ecosystem is found to be 8, 000 kcal/m2 per year. If respiration by the aquatic producers is 12, 000 kcal/m2 per year, what is the gross annual primary productivity for this ecosystem, in kcal/m2 per year? A) 4, 000. B) 8, 000. C) 12, 000. D) 20, 000. E) 96, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20, 000. 6. What is characteristic of living thing A) Breathing. B) Sleeping. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breathing. 7. True or false:The amount of nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere tends to vary depending on temperature and latitude. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What is the function of mitochondria in eukaryotic cells? A) Mitochondria regulate cell division in eukaryotic cells. B) The function of mitochondria in eukaryotic cells is to produce energy in the form of ATP. C) Mitochondria are responsible for protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells. D) Mitochondria store genetic information in eukaryotic cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The function of mitochondria in eukaryotic cells is to produce energy in the form of ATP. 9. What is the largest reservoir for water? A) The ocean. B) Rocks and minerals. C) The atmosphere. D) Glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ocean. 10. This is the overuse of various resources or organisms, that causes some species or ecosystems to be endangered A) Deforestation. B) Overexploitation. C) Biodiversity crisis. D) Exponential growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overexploitation. 11. Who is known as the "Father of Taxonomy" for his contributions to the classification of organisms? A) Charles Darwin. B) Gregor Mendel. C) Carolus Linnaeus. D) Louis Pasteur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carolus Linnaeus. 12. Fungi that is used in the flavouring of cheese: A) Mucor. B) Penicillium. C) Aspergillus and Penicillium. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aspergillus and Penicillium. 13. There are many kinds of living things in the world. This is called the ..... living things. A) Diversity. B) Similarity. C) Sameness. D) Uniformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diversity. 14. Synthetic chemicals containing chlorine that are used in the manufacture of plastics and other industrial products, become stored in the tissue of animals, and also persist in the environment A) Hybrid. B) PCBs. C) Ecotone. D) Sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PCBs. 15. Wheat belongs to division ..... A) Angiospermae. B) Gymnospermae. C) Poacae. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angiospermae. 16. These species are not native to a particular area and can cause great damage to ecosystems A) Keystone species. B) Dominant species. C) Alien species. D) Invasive species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invasive species. 17. Eat primary consumers (can be carnivores and omnivores) A) Tertiary Consumers. B) Secondary Consumers. C) Quaternary Consumers. D) Top Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary Consumers. 18. The type of arrangement in human mouth iscalled:- A) Thecodont. B) Mesodont. C) Protodont. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thecodont. 19. This area of the ocean only makes up 10% of the total ecosystem size, but has 90% of its biodiversity. A) The coastal/tidal zones. B) The photic zone in the open ocean. C) The aphotic zone in the open ocean. D) The benthic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The coastal/tidal zones. 20. Desert plants are able to survive long periods with no rain. Which of these plants would you find in the desert? A) Cactus. B) Conifer. C) Grasses. D) Wildflowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cactus. 21. What are the 2 types of aquatic biomes? A) Rivers and streams. B) Lakes and oceans. C) Marine and fresh water. D) Marine and oceanic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine and fresh water. 22. Herbivores, Carnivores, and Scavengers all belong to which niche below? A) Consumers. B) Producers. C) Decomposers. D) Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumers. 23. Taxonomy is the branch of biology that deals with: A) Study of genes. B) Study of inheritance. C) Classification of organisms. D) Study of ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Classification of organisms. 24. Which of the following is not in a correct hierarchical order? A) Class, family, genus. B) Phylum, order, family. C) Class, order, family. D) Family, class, order. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Family, class, order. 25. Living things ..... A) A. grow. B) B. change. C) C. both a and b. D) None of the above. 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