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Biodiversity and classification
Class 11 · Biology · 8 questions
Name: ____________________ Date: ____________
The five kingdom system was proposed by:
- A Darwin
- B Linnaeus
- C Whittaker
- D Mendel
Organisms without a true nucleus are:
- A Algae
- B Prokaryotes
- C Eukaryotes
- D Fungi
Binomial nomenclature gives each organism a:
- A Family name only
- B Genus and species name
- C Kingdom name
- D Common name
Viruses are not classified in any of the five kingdoms because they are:
- A Too large
- B Always harmful
- C Plants
- D Non cellular
Which group of plants has no vascular tissue?
- A Ferns
- B Flowering plants
- C Conifers
- D Bryophytes
Which kingdom includes organisms that are mostly multicellular and photosynthetic?
- A Plantae
- B Monera
- C Animalia
- D Fungi
Taxonomy was founded on the work of:
- A Pasteur
- B Hooke
- C Linnaeus
- D Mendel
The loss of biodiversity is mainly caused by:
- A Habitat destruction
- B Larger oceans
- C Cooler climate only
- D More rainfall
Answer key
1. C, 2. B, 3. B, 4. D, 5. D, 6. A, 7. C, 8. A
R. H. Whittaker proposed five kingdoms in 1969.
Prokaryotes lack a membrane bound nucleus.
It uses the genus and species name.
They have no cell structure and can reproduce only inside host cells.
Mosses and liverworts have no xylem or phloem.
Plants make food by photosynthesis.
Linnaeus introduced the system of naming.
Human activity destroys habitats.