This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Between each trophic level, there is a loss of usable energy. Which of the following best explain why this occurs? A) Limiting factors. B) 1st law of thermodynamics (conservation of mass). C) 2nd law of thermodynamics (increasing disorder). D) The law of conservation of matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2nd law of thermodynamics (increasing disorder). 2. We could see a much greater number and kinds of living organisms in A) An aquatic environment. B) Aerial region. C) Dense forest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dense forest. 3. The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be A) Warmer & wetter. B) Warmer & drier. C) Cooler & wetter. D) Cooler & drier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warmer & wetter. 4. What is a common adaptation for buildings constructed on permafrost in Alaska? A) Elevating structures on pilings. B) Using underground basements. C) Constructing with only wood materials. D) Building directly on the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elevating structures on pilings. 5. What type of plants are characterized by having soft and green stems? A) Climbers. B) Shrubs. C) Trees. D) Herbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbs. 6. When two species live in the same habitat and use exactly the same resources, which of the following will probably occur? A) The two species can live together indefinitely. B) One of the species will eventually go extinct. C) One species will evolve into a parasite. D) The two species do not interact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the species will eventually go extinct. 7. Which biome is permanently covered by ice? A) Polar. B) Tundra. C) Taiga. D) Alpine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 8. Which term means the change in frequency of an existing gene variant in the population due to random chance? A) Genetic drift. B) Natural selection. C) Gene flow. D) Mutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic drift. 9. Where is our tropical rainforest case study located? A) The Amazon. B) Malaysia. C) Central Africa. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malaysia. 10. Name the main characteristics of a hot desert A) High daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, low rainfall. B) High daytime temperatures, high night time temperatures, low rainfall. C) Low daytime temperatures, high night time temperatures, high rainfall. D) Low daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, high rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, low rainfall. 11. Photosynthesis is the major source of which of the following gases in Earth's atmosphere? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Water vapor. C) Oxygen. D) Hydrogen. E) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 12. Which nitrogen cycle process is occurring when plant roots absorb ammonium ions and nitrate ions for use in making molecules such as DNA, amino acids, and proteins? A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Nitrification. C) Denitrification. D) Ammonification. E) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Assimilation. 13. Which of the following biomes has the highest NPP? A) Tundra. B) Temperate Deciduous Forest. C) Tropical Rain Forest. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical Rain Forest. 14. Evolution is best described as: A) A sudden and massive loss of species on the planet due to climate change. B) A harmful mutation in a species. C) The gradual change and development of species over time, arising from a common ancestor. D) The fossil record of vertebrate development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The gradual change and development of species over time, arising from a common ancestor. 15. Living thing are born, grow, reproduce and ..... A) Fly. B) Die. C) Draw. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Die. 16. Cactus survives in the desert mainly because of: A) . Soft leaves. B) Water-storing stem. C) Tall roots. D) Bright flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water-storing stem. 17. Polyploidy is usually fatal in ..... A) Animals. B) Plants. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animals. 18. Which of the following organisms is not likely to be found as a member of the detritus food web? A) Ants. B) Deer. C) Earthworms. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deer. 19. Something that has worth as an instrument or a tool that can be used to give benefit to others (humans) A) Instrumental value. B) Intrinsic value. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instrumental value. 20. The mixture of saltwater and freshwater in an estuary is called ..... water. A) Brackish. B) Semi-salty. C) Partially-salty. D) Sorta-salty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brackish. 21. In what Kingdom would you find mold and yeast? A) Plantae. B) Animalia. C) Fungi. D) Protista. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fungi. 22. In binomial name Mangiferaindica Linn. ;at the end of the name; Linn. represents? A) Name of the author. B) Species was first described by Linnaeus. C) Both a and b. D) Name of the variety. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 23. A plant nursery only grew one type of tomato. All of their tomatoes died from the same disease. What was most likely true of the tomato plant population? A) It had too little biodiversity. B) It had a lot of resistance to disease. C) It had a few plants that were resistant to disease. D) It had too much genetic variation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It had too little biodiversity. 24. Carolus Linnaeus wrote the book A) Historia Generalis Plantarum. B) Origin of species. C) Systema naturae. D) Methodus Plantarum Nova. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Systema naturae. 25. Which organism is likely to be at the beginning of a food chain for a pond? A) Sunfish. B) Freshwater shrimp. C) Paramecium. D) Green Algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green Algae. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 1Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 2Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 3Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 4Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 5Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 6Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 7Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 8Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 9Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books