BIOLOGY TEST FM-30 PM-21 A. MCQ : 1. The scientific name of tomato is Solanum lycopersicum , Solanum denotes the name of: a) Family b) Genus c) Species d) Common name 2. Binomial Nomenclature was given by: a) Robert Hooke b) Whittaker c) Carolis Linnaeus d) Schleiden and Schwann 3. In the term ‘Taxonomy’ the Greek word taxis means: a) Arrangement b) Naming c) Researching d) None of the above 4. Cyanobacteria belongs to kingdom: a) Protista b) Fungi c) Plantae d) Monera 5. ‘Diatoms’ the chief producers in the oceans belong to group: a) Chrysophytes b) Dinoflagellates c) Euglenoids d) Slime moulds 6. The specialised cells present in Nostoc that helps in fixing atmospheric nitrogen is: a) Murein b) Peptidoglycan c) Heterocysts d) Vibrium B. Short answer type questions I: (1×6=6) 1. Who gave the two kingdom classification? 2. Why does not Euglena fit into kingdom Plantae? 3. Define symbiotic. 4. Name the hierarchies of taxonomic categories. 5. Define species and give example 6. Give the common name for: i) Panthera leo ii) Panthera tigris C. Short answer type questions II: (2×5=10) 1. How does ‘red tide’ formed? 2. What is Herbarium? 3. What are the main disadvantages of the two kingdom classification? 4. What is taxonomy? Define hierarchies. 5. How is diatomaceous earth formed? D. Long answer type questions. (4×2=8) 1. Name the five kingdoms and give at least three of their characteristics. 2. a)Give the characteristics of a living organisms. OR b) Define: i) classification ii) systematics iii) nomenclature iv) Identification