NEET

Arjuna NEET (2025)

Botany
DPP: 2
The Living World

Q1 Group of organisms that closely resemble each In biological terminology, a group of similar
other and freely interbreed in nature, constitute organisms which are capable of interbreeding
a- and producing fertile offsprings is called
(A) Species (B) Genus (A) species (B) genus
(C) Family (D) Taxon (C) tribe (D) family

Q2 The basic unit of classification is Q9 Genus is a group of similar and related

(A) Genus (B) Species (A) Classes (B) Phyla
(C) Order (D) Kingdom (C) Species (D) Orders

Q3 A taxonomic category refers to Q10 Select the incorrect statement with respect to
(A) The basic unit of classification the category, 'genus'.
(B) A rank or level in a taxonomic hierarchy (A) It is a group or assemblage of related
(C) A group of related organisms able to species
interbreed (B) A genus essentially possesses more than one
(D) A group of related organisms but unable to number of species
interbreed freely (C) Lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar are closely
related species which have been placed in
Q4 The ascending descending arrangement of
the genus Panthera and are respectively
taxonomic categories is called as
named as Panthera leo, P. tigris, P. pardus
(A) Classification (B) Taxonomy
and P. onca.
(C) Hierarchy (D) Key
(D) Solanum, Penicillium, Withania and Canis
Q5 The term 'taxon' is used for are the examples of genera.
(A) The ranks of species and genus
Q11 In a taxonomic hierarchy, family is interpolated
(B) The ranks up to phylum
between
(C) The species epithet only
(A) Kingdom and class
(D) Any rank of taxonomic hierarchy
(B) Class and order
Q6 Basic unit or smallest taxon of classification is (C) Order and genus
(A) Species (B) Kingdom (D) Class and genus
(C) Family (D) Variety
Q12 'Primata' taxonomically represent a
Q7 A true species consists of a population which is (A) Family (B) Order
(A) Sharing the same niche (C) Class (D) Phylum
(B) Interbreeding
Q13 Select the incorrect statement out of the
(C) Feeding over the same food
following
(D) Geographically isolated
(A) All animals belonging to various phyla are
Q8 assigned to the kingdom Animalia

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(B) As we go higher from species to kingdom, Q19 Which of the following is correctly matched
number of common characteristics goes on without exception in regard to plant
increasing classification?
(C) Different classes comprising fish, (A) Family-Poaceae - ae
amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals (B) Division-Pteridophyta-Phyta
together constitute the Phylum Chordata (C) Class-Bryopsida-sida
(D) Plant order Polymoniales includes the (D) Genus-Solanum-um
families like Solanaceae and
Q20 Select the incorrect statements
Convolvulaceae based on the vegetative
A. Lower the taxon, more than the characters
and floral characters
that the members within the taxon share.,
Q14 Which one of the following has least similar B. Order is the assemblage of genera which
characters? exhibit a few similar characters
(A) Family (B) Class C. Cat and dog are included in the same Family
(C) Genus (D) Species Felidae
D. Binomial nomenclature was introduced
Q15 In taxonomic hierarchy of housefly, which of the
Carolus Linnaeus.
following group of taxa will have less number of
(A) A, B and C (B) B, C and D
similarities than the other ones?
(C) A and D (D) B and C
(A) Muscidae (B) Diptera
(C) Musca (D) Insecta Q21 Arrange the following in the ascending order of
Linnaean hierarchy.
Q16 In the system of classification, which one of the
(A) Kingdom-Order-Species-Genus-Class
following is not a category?
(B) Kingdom-Family-Genus-Species-Class-
(A) Kingdom (B) Family
Phylum-Order
(C) Angiospermae (D) Genus
(C) Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-
Q17 Match column I with column II for housefly Genus-Species
classification and select correct option using (D) Species-Genus-Family-Order-Class-
the codes given below: Phylum-Kingdom

Q22 Which of the following statements is not

Column I Column II
correct?
A. Family (i) Diptera
(A) Biodiversity is the occurrence of variety of life
B. Order (ii) Arthropoda
forms differing in morphology, anatomy,
C. Class (iii) Muscidae
habitats and habits.
D. Phylum (iv) Insecta
(B) Systematics is the branch of biology that
deals with cataloging plants, animals and
(A) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
other organisms into categories that can be
(B) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(i)
named, remembered, compared and
(C) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i)
studied
(D) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
(C) Classification is the branch of biology that
Q18 The common characteristics between tomato deals with principles and procedures of
and potato will be maximum at the level of their identification and nomenclature of
(A) Family (B) Order organisms.
(C) Division (D) Genus (D) None of these

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Q23 The process by which anything is grouped into

convenient categories based on some easily
observable characters is
(A) Identification (B) Classification
(C) Sorting (D) Grouping

Q24 As we go from species to kingdom in a

taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common
characteristics
(A) will decrease (A) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
(B) will increase (B) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
(C) remain same (C) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
(D) may increase or decrease (D) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

Q25 Which of the following 'suffixes' used for units of Q29 The number of obligate categories which are
classification in plants indicates a taxonomic always used in a taxonomic hierarchy are
category of 'family'? (A) 7 (B) 5
(A) -Ales (B) -Onae (C) 3 (D) 8
(C) -Aceae (D) -Ae
Q30 Systematics is the study of
Q26 The taxonomic unit 'Phylum' in the classification (A) Diversity amongst groups of organisms
of animals is equivalent to which hierarchical (B) Grouping of organisms
level in classification of plants? (C) Identification and grouping of organisms
(A) Class (B) Order (D) Taxonomy and phylogenetic relationship
(C) Division (D) Family
Q31 Which one of the following is a category?
Q27 Match column I with column II for potato (A) Phylum (B) Diptera
classification and select correct option using (C) Solanum (D) Poaceae
the codes given below
Q32 Related families belong to the same
(A) species (B) variety
(C) order (D) genus

Q33 Select the mismatched pair.

(A) Panthera − Mammalia
(B) Musca − Muscidae
(C) Triticum − Poales
(D) Solanum − Anacardiaceae
(A) i-D, ii-C, iii-E, iv-B, v-A
(B) i-E, ii-D, iii-B, iv-A, v-C Q34 Order for Convolvulaceae
(C) i-D, ii-E, iii-B, iv-A, v-C (A) Polymoniales (B) Poales
(D) i-E, ii-C, iii-B, iv-A, v-D (C) Sapiniadales (D) Diptera

Q28 Match the following and choose the correct Q35 The name of a plant order ends with
combination from the options given. (A) -aceae (B) -ales
(C) -idae (D) -ae

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Q36 Mark the incorrectly matched- Q39 Which of the following pair has the least
(A) Felidae - Panthera number of common features?
(B) Poales - Mango (A) Lion and Gorilla
(C) Diptera - Housefly (B) Solanum and Petunia
(D) Solanum - Polymoniales (C) Wheat and Mango
(D) Housefly and Human
Q37 Polymoniales have members like-
(A) Solanum tuberosum Q40 Mark the incorrectly matched
(B) Solanum melongena (A) Musca - Arthropoda
(C) Petunia (B) Solanum - Sapindales
(D) All (C) Wheat - Poales
(D) Gibbon - Primata
Q38 Cell division occurs _____ in plants and _____ in
animals Q41 Phylogeny refers to -
(A) Continuously, only upto a certain age (A) Natural classification
(B) Only upto a certain age, continuously (B) Evolutionary classification
(C) Continuously, never (C) Evolutionary history
(D) Once, twice (D) Origin of algae

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Answer Key
Q1 (A) Q22 (C)

Q2 (B) Q23 (B)

Q3 (B) Q24 (A)

Q4 (C) Q25 (C)

Q5 (D) Q26 (C)

Q6 (A) Q27 (A)

Q7 (B) Q28 (B)

Q8 (A) Q29 (A)

Q9 (C) Q30 (D)

Q10 (B) Q31 (A)

Q11 (C) Q32 (C)

Q12 (B) Q33 (D)

Q13 (B) Q34 (A)

Q14 (B) Q35 (B)

Q15 (D) Q36 (B)

Q16 (C) Q37 (D)

Q17 (A) Q38 (A)

Q18 (A) Q39 (D)

Q19 (A) Q40 (B)

Q20 (D) Q41 (C)

Q21 (D)

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