Diversity In The Living World

Living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from non-living things on the basis of their ability for:

1.	responsiveness to touch
2.	interaction with the environment and progressive evolution
3.	reproduction
4.	growth and movement

Which one of the following is not a correct statement?

1.	Botanical Gardens have a collection of living plants for reference.
2.	A museum has a collection of photographs of plants and animals
3.	The key is taxonomic aid for the identification of specimens.
4.	herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens

The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on:
1. date of collection
2. name of collector
3. local names
4. height of the plant

Study the four statements (I-IV) given below and select the two correct ones out of them:

1.	Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.
2.	Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.
3.	Binomial nomenclature system was given by RH Whittaker.
4.	In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.

The two correct statements are:

1. II and I

2. III and IV

3. I and IV

4. I and II

Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:

Column I		Column II
a.	Herbarium	i.	It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals.
b.	Key	ii.	A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with a brief description aiding identification.
c.	Museum	iii.	Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept.
d.	Catalogue	iv.	A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in the identification of various taxa.

	a	b	c	d
1.	i	iv	iii	ii
2.	iii	ii	i	iv
3.	ii	iv	iii	i
4.	iii	iv	i	ii