AP 9th Class Biology Bits Chapter 5 Diversity in Living Organism with Answers

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AP State Syllabus 9th Class Biology Bits 5th Lesson Diversity in Living Organism with Answers

I. Choose the correct answers :

Question 1.
Plants having two seed leaves are called
A) Dicotyledons
B) Monocotyledons
C) Protista
D) Monera
Answer:
A) Dicotyledons

Question 2.
The presence of differences between organism of same species is
A) Classification
B) Diversity
C) Variation
D) Lineage
Answer:
C) Variation

Question 3.
‘Origin of species” was written by
A) Lamarck
B) Charles Darwin
C) Linneaus
D) Whittaker
Answer:
B) Charles Darwin

Question 4.
It includes all organisms that are similar enough to interbreed
A) Genera
B) Family
C) Species
D) Class
Answer:
C) Species

Question 5.
Charak and Sushrut has classified plants on the basis of
A) Economic importance
B) Medical importance
C) Yield of Timber
D) Flower structure
Answer:
B) Medical importance

Question 6.
‘Vrikshayurveda’ was written by
A) Charaka
B) Sushruta
C) Parasara
D) Varahamihira
Answer:
C) Parasara

Question 7.
Who proposed a five kingdom system in 1969 ?
A) Haeckel
B) Copeland
C) Whittaker
D) Cavalier-Smith
C) Whittaker

Question 8.
Whittaker classification is based on
A) Whether the organisms are prokaryotes or eukaryotes
B) Mode of acquiring food by organisms
C) Whether the organisms are unicellular or multicellular
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 9.
Organisms that tolerate very high salt concentration are
A) Thermophils
B) Halophiles
C) Haemophils
D) Nanophiles
Answer:
B) Halophiles

Question 10.
The domain evolved from an ancestor cell called an Last Universal Common Ancestor is
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) All
Answer:
D) All

Question 11.
The cell walls of these contain a fat like chemical peptidoglycon.
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) All
Answer:
B) Bacteria

Question 12.
Unicellular, Prokaryotes are included under
A) Monera
B) Protista
C) Fungi
D) Plantae
Answer:
A) Monera

Question 13.
Ancient bacteria are included in this group of Monera.
A) Eubacteria
B) Cyanobacteria
C) Archaebacteria
D) All
Answer:
C) Archaebacteria

Question 14.
Streptococcus, Rhizobium, e.coli are examples for
A) Archaebacteria
B) Eubacteria
C) Cyanobacteria
D) Eukarya
Answer:
B) Eubacteria

Question 15.
Unicellular or multicellular eukaryotes are included in
A) Protista
B) Fungi
C) Monera
D) Porifera
Answer:
A) Protista

Question 16.
These reproduce by spores.
A) Fungi
B) Monera
C) Protista
D) Gymnosperms
Answer:
A) Fungi

Question 17.
The level of classification among plants depend on
A) Whether the plant body has well differentiated distinct parts
B) Whether the plant body has vascular tissue
C) Ability to bear seeds and whether the seeds are enclosed within fruits
D) All
Answer:
D) All

Question 18.
Non flowering plants are
A) Cryptogams
B) Phanerogams
C) Gymnosperms
D) Angiosperms
Answer:
A) Cryptogams

Question 19.
Plants do not have seeds enclosed within are
A) Gymnosperms
B) Angiosperms
C) Cryptogams
D) Phanerogams
Answer:
A) Gymnosperms

Question 20.
Porifera organisms are also called as
A) Sponges
B) Whales
C) Protochordates
D) Annelids
Answer:
A) Sponges

Question 21.
Example for sponges
A) Cuplectelea
B) Sycon
C) Spongilla
D) All
Answer:
D) All

Question 22.
Coral reefs belong to this Phylum
A) Porifera
B) Monera
C) Coelenterata
D) Annelida
Answer:
C) Coelenterata

Question 23.
The body of these animals are bilaterally, symmetrical, triploblastic and segmented
A) Nematoda
B) Platyhelminthes
C) Annelida
D) Coelenterata
Answer:
C) Annelida

Question 24.
Reproductive structure are flowers is
A) Thallophyta
B) Bryophyta
C) Gymnosperm
D) Angiosperms
Answer:
C) Gymnosperm

Question 25.
Wuchereria bancrofti causes disease known as
A) Malaria
B) Cholera
C) Filaria
D) Dengue
Answer:
D) Dengue

Question 26.
The largest group of Animals belongs to this Phylum.
A) Annelida
B) Arthropoda
C) Echinodermata
D) Molluscs
Answer:
C) Echinodermata

Question 27.
The skeleton of Echinoderms is made of
A) Calcium carbonate
B) Sodium carbonate
C) Sodium silicate
D) Magnesium carbonate
Answer:
B) Sodium carbonate

Question 28.
Five fold Radial symmetry with rays of arms in five are seen in
A) Echinodermata
B) Arthropoda
C) Annelida
D) Molluscs
Answer:
A) Echinodermata

Question 29.
The first organisms that possess back bone
A) Protochordata
B) Fishes
C) Aves
D) Amphibians
Answer:
A) Protochordata

Question 30.
Vertebrates are group into these many classes
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Answer:
B) 4

Question 31.
Identify the cold blooded animals.
A) Fishes
B) Mammals
C) Aves
D) Marsupials
Answer:
C) Aves

Question 32.
Males carry babies as mothers in
A) Dolphin
B) Whale
C) Hippocampus
D) Man
Answer:
A) Dolphin

Question 33.
The only flying mammal is
A) Bat
B) Crow
C) Peacock
D) Hen
Answer:
C) Peacock

Question 34.
Human beings are included in order
A) Marsupials
B) Primates
C) Rodents
D) Logomorpha
Answer:
A) Marsupials

Question 35.
Duck billed platypus and Echidna are
A) Coelenterals
B) Rodents
C) Marsupials
D) Egg laying mammals
Answer:
B) Rodents

Question 36.
Homo Sapiens is the scientific name of
A) Man
B) Dog
C) Cat
D) Mango
Answer:
D) Mango

Question 37.
Insects are included under
A) Arthropods
B) Aves
C) Annelids
D) Coelenterates
Answer:
A) Arthropods

Question 38.
Peals are produced from
A) Oysters
B) Sea cucumbers
C) Snails
D) Sea horse
Answer:
A) Oysters

Question 39.
Marine living and spine skinned animals are
A) Echinodermata
B) Annelida
C) Coelenterates
D) Nematodes
Answer:
A) Echinodermata

Question 40.
Naked seeds are present in
A) Mango
B) Apple
C) Banana
D) Pinus
Answer:
A) Mango

Question 41.
The book ‘Systema Naturae’ was written by
A) Haeckel
B) Linneaus
C) Whittaker
D) Wooes
Answer:
D) Wooes

Question 42.
Locomotory organs in Echinodermata are
A) Wings
B) Fins
C) Pseudopodia
D) Tube feet
Answer:
B) Fins

Question 43.
Mammals are
A) Viviparous
B) Skin covered with hair
C) Vertebral column is present
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 44.
The science of classification is
A) Limnology
B) Taxonomy
C) Diversity
D) Ecology
Answer:
D) Ecology

Question 45.
Sea horses (Hippocampus) are used in medicine of
A) Chinese
B) Indian
C) Italian
D) American
Answer:
B) Indian

Question 46.
Hydra belongs to this phylum.
A) Porifera
B) Coelenterata
C) Molluscs
D) Nematoda
Answer:
A) Porifera

Question 47.
Starfish is an example for
A) Annelid
B) Arthropod
C) Molluscs
D) Echinodermata
Answer:
B) Arthropod

Question 48.
Binomial nomenclature of an organism denotes
A) Genus, Species
B) Species, order
C) Family, Genus
D) Order, class
Answer:
D) Order, class

Question 49.
Friend of the farmer –
A) Cockroach
B) Earthworm
C) Snail
D) Roundworm
Answer:
B) Earthworm

Question 50.
Amphioxus belongs to –
A) Echinodermata
B) Mollusca
C) Protochordata
D) Arthropoda
Answer:
C) Protochordata

Question 51.
Expand L.U.C.A ………………..
A) Last Universal Common Ancestor
B) Last Universal Central Animal
C) Last United Central Ancestor
D) Last Universal Common Animal
Answer:
A) Last Universal Common Ancestor

Question 52.
Mushrooms belongs to this phylum.
A) Algae
B) Bryophyta
C) Fungi
D) Fern
Answer:
C) Fungi

Question 53.
Organisms with holes on their body
A) Protozoans
B) Cnidarians
C) Porifers
D) Echinoderms
Answer:
C) Porifers

Question 54.
Egg laying mammals are –
A) Kangaroo and Bat
B) Echidna and Platypus
C) Rat and Echidna
D) Platypus and Whales
Answer:
B) Echidna and Platypus

Question 55.
Cartilaginous skeleton is seen in
A) Shark
B) Exocetus
C) Frog
D) Tuna
Answer:
A) Shark

Question 56.
The largest group of animals is seen in
A) Porifers
B) Annelida
C) Protochordata
D) Arthropoda
Answer:
D) Arthropoda

Question 57.
Calcium carbonate structures from the skeleton of
A) Echinodermata
B) Mollusca
C) Protochordata
D) Nematoda
Answer:
B) Mollusca

Question 58.
“Seed leaves” are –
A) Perisperm
B) Endosperm
C) Radicle
D) Cotyledons
Answer:
D) Cotyledons

Question 59.
Mucus glands in the skin and three chambered heart are seen in
A) Aves
B) Pisces
C) Reptilia
D) Amphibia
Answer:
D) Amphibia

Question 60.
Locomotion in Amoeba is carried by
A) Flagella
B) Pseudopodia
C) Nucleus
D) Contractile vacuole
Answer:
B) Pseudopodia

Question 61.
The animals which can live both on land and water ……………………….
A) Pisces
B) Reptiles
C) Aves
D) Amphibians
Answer:
D) Amphibians

Question 62.
What is the flightless bird ?
A) Duck
B) Cock
C) Pigeon
D) Ostrich
Answer:
D) Ostrich

Question 63.
The following animal is a cold blooded one
A) Snake
B) Gorria
C) Parrot
D) Tiger
Answer:
A) Snake

Question 64.
Pickout the odd one out.
A) Shark
B) Tortoise
C) Crocodile
D) Dolphin
Answer:
D) Dolphin

Question 65.
Pickout the odd one out.
A) Cockroach
B) Earthworm
C) Sycon
D) Frog
Answer:
D) Frog

Question 66.
Identify the mismatched pairs from the following.
1) Haeckel – Divided organisms into three kingdoms
2) Copeland – Divided into six kingdoms
3) Cavalier – Smith – Divided organisms into four kingdoms
A) 1 only
B) 2, 3
C) 3 only
D) 1, 2
Answer:
D) 1, 2

Question 67.
Identify the mismatched pairs from the following.
1) The origin of species – Charles Darwin
2) Vrikshayurveda – Charaka
3) Systema Naturae – Whittaker
A) 1, 2
B) 1 only
C) 2, 3
D) 3 only
Answer:
C) 2, 3

Question 68.
Read the following statements.
a) Exoskeleton of scales, eggs laying outside water …………….. features of Reptelia
b) Exoskeleton of scales, endoskeleton of bones breathing through gills – features of pisces
A) a correct, b incorrect
B) b correct, a incorrect
C) both a, b incorrect
D) both a, b correct
Answer:
D) both a, b correct

Question 69.

Which of the following is correct tabular form of the above the table?

Answer:

Question 70.
Identify the phylum of the shown organism.

A) Protozoa
B) Cnldaria
C) Arthropoda
D) Porifera
Answer:
D) Porifera

Question 71.
Identify the organism in the picture.

A) Jelly fish
B) Hydra
C) Roundworm
D) Tapeworm
Answer:
B) Hydra

Question 72.
Name the organisms that belongs to the following phylum.

A) Annelida
B) Arthropoda
C) Mollusca
D) Echinodermata
Answer:
B) Arthropoda

Question 73.
Identify the phylum of the organism.

A) Arthropoda
B) Mollusca
C) Echinodermata
D) Protochordata
Answer:
B) Mollusca

Question 74.
Name the organism in the picture.

A) Lizard
B) Paramecium
C) Bacteria
D) Virus
Answer:
C) Bacteria

Question 75.
ThIs animal belongs to –

A) Mollusca
B) Arthropoda
C) Echinodermata
D) Amphibia
Answer:
C) Echinodermata

Question 76.
I am an oyster. I produce pears. Which phylum do I belong to ?
A) Arthropoda
B) Annelida
C) Mollusca
D) Echinodermata
Answer:
C) Mollusca

Question 77.
I am a crocodile. I have 4 chambered heart. Which phylum do I belong to?
A) Mammal
B) Pisces
C) Amphibia
D) Reptelia
Answer:
D) Reptelia

Question 78.
Choose the correct matching from the following.
List – A
1) Diploblastic
2) Spiny skinned
3) Jointed legs

List – B
a) Echinodermata
b) Arthropoda
c) Porifera
A) 1 – a, 2 – b, 3 – c
B) 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – b
C) 1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – b
D) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a
Answer:
C) 1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – b

Question 79.
Arrange the flow chart in the correct order.

A) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
B) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
C) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
D) 1, 2, 3 ,4, 5
Answer:
D) 1,2,3,4,5

II. Match the following:
1.

Group – A	Group – B
1) Naked seed	A) Protista
2) Covered seed	B) Monera
3) Sporangium	C) Angiosperms
4) Unicellular prokaryotes	D) Gymnosperms
5) Uni or multicellular eukaryotes	E) Cryptogams
	F) Fungi
	G) Phanerogams

Answer:
1) Naked seed – D) Gymnosperms
2) Covered seed – C) Angiosperms
3) Sporangium – F) Fungi
4) Unicellular prokaryotes – B) Monera
5) Uni or multicellular eukaryotes – A) Protista

2)

Group – A	Group -B
1) Jointed legs	A) Notochord in its life stage
2) Diploblastic	B) Echinoderms
3) Spiny skinned	C) Arthropods
4) Round worms	D) Coelenterates
5) Protochordates	E) Nematodes
	F) Porifera
	G) Platyhelminthes

Answer:
1) Jointed legs – C) Arthropods
2) Diploblastic – D) Coelenterates
3) Spiny skinned – B) Echinoderms
4) Round worms – E) Nematodes
5) Protochordates – A) Notochord in its life stage

3)

Group – A	Group – B
1) Linneaus	A) Divided organisms into six kingdoms
2) Haeckel	B) Divided organisms into four kingdoms
3) Copeland	C) Divided organisms into three kingdoms
4) Whittaker	D) Divided organisms into two kingdoms
5) Cavalier – Smith	E) Divided organisms into five kingdoms
	F) Divided organisms into seven kingdoms
	G) Divided organisms into eight kingdoms

Answer:
1) Linneaus – D) Divided organisms into two kingdoms
2) Haeckel – C) Divided organisms into three kingdoms
3) Copeland – B) Divided organisms into four kingdoms
4) Whittaker – E) Divided organisms into five kingdoms
5) Cavalier – Smith – A) Divided organisms into six kingdoms

III. Identify the diagrams and name them.

Answer:
a) Bacteria
b) Amoeba
c) Euglena
d) Paramecium
e) Sporangium
f) Pine
g) Tapeworm

Question 80.
Rajani collected many leaves from different plants as shown here. Identify which of the following is useful to you to know diversity by using them ?

A) Leaves undergo photosynthesis.
B) Leaves play a role in development of flowers
C) Shape of leaves varies across plant species
D) Leaves are useful only for respiration in plants?
Answer:
C) Shape of leaves varies across plant species

Question 81.
Shown here is an example of an arthropod. Arthropods can be identified by using the following characteristic feature

A) Spiny skin
B) Jointed legs
C) Vertebral column
D) Tentacles
Answer:
B) Jointed legs

Question 82.
Name the scientist who developed the widely accepted Five kingdom classification.
A) Linnaeus
B) Haeckel
C) Cavalier – Smith
D) Whittaker
Answer:
D) Whittaker

Question 83.
Which of the following are characteristics of phylum Arthropoda
i) Water vascular system
ii) Jointed legs
iii) Open circulatory system
iv) Slimy skin
A) i, ii correct
B) ii, iii correct
C) iii, iv correct
D) i, iv correct
Answer:
B) ii, iii correct

Question 84.
Which one among these is a prokaryote ?
A) Streptococcus
B) Euglena
C) Hydra
D) Yeast
Answer:
A) Streptococcus

Question 85.
Which one among these is a flying mammal ?
A) Owl
B) Kangaroo
C) Bat
D) Seal
Answer:
C) Bat

Question 86.
Bread moulds belong to ………………
A) Protista
B) Bryophyta
C) Fungi
D) Gymnosperms
Answer:
C) Fungi

Question 87.
Which of the following is a characteristic of gymnosperms ?
A) They have outer seed coverings
B) They are not multi-cellular
C) They do not produce flowers
D) They are heterotrophic organisms
Answer:
A) They have outer seed coverings

Question 88.
Which of the following are characteristics of chordates ?
1) Notochord
2) Ventral nerve cord
3) Diploblastic
4) Paired gill pouches
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 1, 4
D) 2, 4
Answer:
A) 1, 2

Question 89.
Human beings belong to which of the following group ?
A) Rodents
B) Primates
C) Marsupials
D) Reptiles
Answer:
B) Primates

Question 90.
Observe the following diagrams. This figure explains about

A) Difference in higher and lower plants
B) Different types of adaptations
C) Monocot and dicot plants
D) Classification of cryptogams
Answer:
C) Monocot and dicot plants

Question 91.
A researcher found an organism and wrote down its key as following :
Key : spiny skin, radial symmetrical, has water vascular system, triplo blastic, have coelomic cavity, free living.
The organism may be a
A) Porcupine
B) Star fish
C) Snail
D) Scorpion
Answer:
B) Star fish

Question 92.
Following is the base for classification of cell into prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
A) cell membrane
B) nucleic membrane
C) ribosomes
D) chloroplast
Answer:
B) nucleic membrane

Question 93.
The following traits are taken into consideration during classification.
A) Flowers
B) Seeds arrangement
C) Cotyledons
D) All of these
Answer:
D) All of these

Question 94.
Famous scientist, who wrote the book ‘origin of species’ is
A) Ernest Hackel
B) Carolus Linnaeus
C) August Weisman
D) Charles Darwin
Answer:
D) Charles Darwin

Question 95.

P, Q respectively
A) Animal kingdom, Abiotic kingdom
B) Division, Class
C) Class, Family
D) Family, Class
Answer:
C) Class, Family

Question 96.

Find out the right answer to complete the flow chart.
A) Pteridophyte
B) Angiosperms
C) Cryptogams
D) Bryophyta
Answer:
B) Angiosperms

Question 97.
The correct order of classification is
A) Phylum, order, family, class, genus, species
B) Phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
C) Phylum, family, class, order, genus, species
D) Phylum, class, order, family, species, genus
Answer:
B) Phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Question 98.
You have observed the specimen of earthworm in lab. It has the characters
A) Bilaterally symmetrical triploblastic
B) True body cavity
C) Has segmented body
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 99.
Match the following

1) Charles Darwin	a) Five kingdom classification
2) Linnaeus	b) Evolution of organisms
3) Whittaker	c) Binomial nomenclature

A) 1 – a, 2 – b, 3 – c
B) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a
C) 1 – c, 2 – b, 3 – a
D) 1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – b
Answer:
B) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a

Question 100.
Identify the mis-matched pair from the following
a) Non – flowering plants – No seeds
b) Angiosperms – naked seeds
c) Gymnosperms – seeds in a fruit
A) a only
B) b only
C) b and c
D) all the above
Answer:
C) b and c

Question 101.
Thilak prepared a table with the following headings. With the help of this table what can be observed ?
Choose the right answer from the following :

A) Differences in tissues
B) Difference of plants and animals
C) Different characters in monocot and dicot plants
D) Difference of flora and fauna
Answer:
C) Different characters in monocot and dicot plants

Question 102.
Observe the flow chart, choose the correct answer.
a) It shows hierarchy of the classification.
b) It helps to know the five kingdom classification.

A) Both a, b are incorrect
B) Both a, b are correct
C) a is true, b is false
D) a is false, b is true
Answer:
B) Both a, b are correct

Use this information to answer the 24 – 26 questions :

Question 103.
Plant kingdom is divided into Cryptogams, Phanerogams on the basis of
A) seed in a fruit
B) true roots and leaves
C) false roots and leaves
D) flowering/non-flowering
Answer:
D) flowering/non-flowering

Question 104.
Angiosperms are divided into
A) Mosses, fern
B) Monocots, dicots
C) Gymnosperms, dicots
D) Angiosperms, monocot
Answer:
B) Monocots, dicots

Question 105.
The following plants are classified based on seed coat:
A) Gymnosperms – Angiosperms
B) Bryophyta – Pteridophyta
C) Gymnosperms – Bryophyta
D) Angiosperms – Pteridophyta
Answer:
A) Gymnosperms – Angiosperms

Question 106.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about sponges ?
A) Their body is made up of two layers
B) They have the water vascular system
C) They have numerous micropores on their body
D) They have a cavity in the body
Answer:
B) They have the water vascular system

Question 107.
Plants and animals are classified in a systematic way to study.
Identify the correct sequence in the classification of living things.
A) Phylum, kingdom, class, family, order, genus and species
B) Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, species and genus
C) Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species
D) Kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, species and genus
Answer:
C) Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species

Question 108.
Which of these is the largest living invertebrate phylum ?
A) Echinodermata
B) Arthropoda
C) Annelida
D) Mollusca
Answer:
B) Arthropoda

Question 109.
Observe the table and identify the correct sentences:

a) All grass plants are monocots
b) Wheat, Maize, Rice are having single cotyledons
c) Peas, tamarind seeds do not split into half.
d) Peas, beans, tamarind, mango are dicots.
A) a, c, d only
B) a, b only
C) b, d only
D) a, b, d only
Answer:
D) a, b, d only

Question 110.
Which of the following pairs of organisms and their characteristic features is wrongly paired ?

Answer: