This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 The Living World Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Classification of organisms based on evolutionary as well as genetic relationships is called A) Numerical taxonomy. B) Phenetics. C) Biosystematics. D) Cladistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cladistics. 2. How much energy is passed on to each trophic level in an energy pyramid? A) 10%. B) 90%. C) 50%. D) 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 3. Which of the following scenarios does the theory of island biogeography apply to?I. An island in the middle of the oceanII. A grove of trees surrounding by roadways and pavementIII. A marsh in the middle of a housing development A) I only. B) I and II. C) II and III. D) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, II, and III. 4. ..... of water underground in aquifers. The water may return to the surface in springs or eventually seep into the oceans. A) Groundwater flow. B) Surface Runoff. C) Precipitation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater flow. 5. Binomial nomenclature refers to A) Two names of a species. B) One specific and one local name of a species. C) Two words for the name of a species. D) Two life cycles of an organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two words for the name of a species. 6. Which terrestrial biome has the greatest net primary productivity? A) Desert. B) Tropical rainforest. C) Taiga. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical rainforest. 7. Which technique is used to amplify a specific segment of DNA? A) Gel Electrophoresis. B) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). C) DNA Sequencing. D) Gene Therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). 8. An evolutionary event in which a significant percentage of a population or species is killed or otherwise prevented from reproducing A) Population bottleneck. B) Mutation. C) Genetic resistance. D) Differential reproduction. E) Genetic recombination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population bottleneck. 9. Habitat fragmentation A) Separation of species or populations so that they cannot interbreed and produce fertile offspring. B) Breakup of a habitat into smaller pieces, usually as a result of human activities. (verb). C) The range of genetic material present in a gene pool or population of a species. D) Succession following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breakup of a habitat into smaller pieces, usually as a result of human activities. (verb). 10. The majority of marine life occurs: A) In the open ocean. B) In the neritic zone. C) In the benthic zone. D) In the coral reefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the neritic zone. 11. BIOLOGICAL SPECIES CONCEPT WAS GIVEN BY A) JOHN RAY. B) MILLER. C) LAMARCK. D) LINNAEUS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) JOHN RAY. 12. Energy cannot be created or destroyed A) 1st law of thermodynamics. B) Food web. C) 2nd law of thermodynamics. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st law of thermodynamics. 13. The two major processes involved in the carbon cycle are A) Weathering and erosion. B) Photosynthesis and respiration. C) Evaporation and transpiration. D) Erosion and deposition. E) Fixation and denitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis and respiration. 14. If you have a lot of offspring but do not provide parental care you are described as ..... A) K-selected. B) R-selected. C) Q-selected. D) W-Selected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) R-selected. 15. These species are the most abundant in an ecosystem. A) Dominant species. B) Keystone species. C) Alien species. D) Invasive species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dominant species. 16. T or F:Succession increases biodiversity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Systematics deals with A) Nomenclature of new organisms. B) Evolutionary relationship between organisms. C) Identification of newly discovered organisms. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. The framework system of classification in which various taxonomics categories are arranged in order of logical sequences is called A) Classification. B) Taxon. C) Hierarchy. D) Systematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Systematics. 19. What do you mean by biological classification? A) A scientific way of identifying, naming and grouping of living organisms based on similarities and differences. B) A classification in which plants are grouped into different kingdoms. C) A branch of biology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A scientific way of identifying, naming and grouping of living organisms based on similarities and differences. 20. Assertion:Scientific names for plants have been standardized through ICBN. Reason:Naming system which used three word format was given by Linnaeus. A) If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. B) If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. C) If Assertion is true but Reason is false. D) If both Assertion and Reason are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If Assertion is true but Reason is false. 21. The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. A) Deforestation. B) Speciation. C) Species richness. D) Colonization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 22. Ecology A) Ability of an animal to look like another more harmful animal. B) Slightly salty, often occurring in wetlands where salt and fresh water mix. C) Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment. D) The transition from one type of habitat or ecosystem to another, such as the transition from a forest to a grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment. 23. Lowest rank in organization A) Species. B) Class. C) Family. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Species. 24. Scientific term for category is A) Taxon. B) Taxa. C) Rank. D) Taxonomic category. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taxa. 25. What does a Liana do? A) Grow downwards off of tree branches. B) Grow on the high tree branches. C) Wrap around other trees. D) Allow water to easily drip onto the floor. E) Decomposes dead organisms. 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