Please refer to VBQs for Class 11 Biology The Living World. All value based questions for English Class 11 have been provided with solutions. We have provided below important values questions and answers. Students should learn these solved VBQs for Class 11 Biology as these will help them to gain more marks and help improve understanding of important topics.
The Living World VBQs Class 11 Biology with Answers
Objective Questions
Question. Taxon represents:
a. Rank in classification
b. Basic unit of classification
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer
A
Question. Term classification was given by:
a. A.P de Condolle
b. Norman E. Borloug
c. Tansley
d. None of these
Answer
A
Question. Which of the following combinations is correct for wheat ?
a. Genus : Triticum, Family : Anacardiaceae, Order :Poales, Class : Monocotyledonae
b. Genus : Triticum, Family : Poaceae, Order : Poales, Class : Dicotyledonae
c. Genus : Triticum, Family : Poaceae, Order : Sapindales, Class : Monocotyledonae
d. Genus : Triticum, Family : Poaceae, Order : Poales, Class : Monocotyledonae
Answer
D
Question. Species living in different geographical areas are called:
a. Allochronic
b. Allopatric
c. Sympatric
d. Siblings
Answer
B
Question. What is ethnobotany?
a. Cultivation of flower yielding plants
b. Use of plants and their parts
c. Relationship between plants and primitive people
d. Study of soil
Answer
C
Question. In a scientific name, the name of the author is printed in
a. Capital letters
b. Bold ( antics)
c. Italics
d. Roman
Answer
D
Question. Identity the incorrect statement:
a. Class like Mammalia is involved in phylum Chordata
b. Order like Insecta is involved in class Mandibulate
c. Genus like Panthera is involved in family Felidae.
d. Order like Primata is involved in class Mammalia
Answer
B
Question. Taxonomic hierachy is given following; select the correct match:
Taxonomic category Examples
a. A Sapindales, Insecta
b. B Primata, Diptera
c. C Musca, Poales
d. D Triticum, Muscidae
Answer
B
Question. Which is less general in characters as compared to genus?
a. Family
d. Class
c. Division
d. Species
Answer
D
Question. Genera Plantarum was given by:
a. Bentham Hooker
b. Engler & Prantl
c. A.P de Condole
d. None of these
Answer
A
Question. In a taxonomic hierarchy, genus is interpolated between
a. Kingdom and class
b. Phylum and order
c. Order and species
d. Family and species
Answer
D
Question. Die naturlichen pflanzenfamilien was given by.
a. Engler & Prantl
b. Lamarck
c. Curier
d. None of these
Answer
A
Question. Family and order of Triticum aestivum (wheat) are
a. Poaceae, Monocotyledonae
b. Poaceae, Poales
c. Poales, Monocotyledonae
d. None is correct
Answer
B
Question. Family of man (Homo sapiens) is:
a. Hominidae
b. Hominini
c. Primata
d. Ceboideae
Answer
A
Question. In a taxonomic hierarchy, family is interpolated between:
a. Kingdom and class
b. Class and order
c. Order and genus
d. Class and genus
Answer
C
HOTs Questions
Question. Herbarium is:
a. A garden where medicinal plants are grown
b. Garden where herbaceous plants are grown
c. Dry garden
d. Chemical to kill plants
Answer
C
Question. For higher plants, flowers are chiefly used as a basis of classification, because:
a. These show a great variety in colour
b. It can be preserved easily
c. Reproductive parts are more conservative than vegetative parts
d. They have strong fragrance
Answer
C
Question. The most convenient way for easy identification of plants and animals by applying diagnostic feature is use of
a. Herbarium
b. Botanical gardens
c. Museum
d. Taxonomic keys
Answer
D
Question. Read the following and choose the correct combinations:
Scientist | Coined the term |
A. A.P. de Candolle | 1. Biology |
B. Herbert Spencer | 2. Genetics |
C. Lamarck | 3. Taxonomy |
D. Ernst Haeckel | 4. Ecology |
E. Bateson | 5. Organic evolution |
a. A-3 B-5 C-2 D-4 E-1
b. A-3 B-5 C-1 D-4 E-2
c. A-1 B-3 C-5 D-2 E-4
d. A-4 B-2 C-5 D-1 E-4
Answer
B
Question. Read the following and choose the correct combinations:
Place | Number of types of birds | Latitude |
1. Colombia | 1400 | 00 N |
2. New York | 105 | 410 N |
3. Greenland | 56 | 710 N |
a. All correct
b. One
c. 1 & 2
d. Except two
Answer
A
Question. Match the columns and find out the correct combination:
A. Family | 1. nigrum |
B. Kingdom | 2. Polemoniales |
C. Order | 3. Solanum |
D. Species | 4. Plantae |
5. Solanaceae |
a. A-5 B-4 C-2 D-1
b. A-4 B-5 C-3 D-2
c. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
d. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-5
Answer
A
Question. Choose the correct statements from following:
A. Taxonomic hierarchy includes seven obligate categories.
B. Haeckel introduced the taxon phylum.
C. Three – domain classification was introduced by Carl Woese.
a. A & B
b. B & C
c. A & C
d. All
Answer
D
Question. Incorrect statement is:
a. Naming is only possible when the organism is described correctly.
b. Scientific names are based on the principles and criteria provided in ICBN.
c. Description of any organism should enable the people (in any part of the world) to arrive at the same name.
d. Category denotes rank, and these categories or ranks are merely morphological aggregates.
Answer
D
Question. Read the following statements.
A. Isolated-metabolic reactions in-vitro are living things.
B. Reproduction is synonymous with growth in Chlamydomonas.
C. Reproduction is an all inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms.
D. Extrinsic growth cannot be taken as defining property of living organisms.
How many of the above statement (s) is/are not true?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
Answer
B
Question. Read the following statements.
A. Manuals are useful in providing information for identification of names of species found in an area.
B. Potato and brinjal are related species, which has more characters in common in comparison to shimla mirch.
C. CO2 dissolving in water, a physical process, is a catalysed reaction in living systems.
D. The ribosomes of polysome translate the mRNA into multiple copies of the same protein.
a. A and C are correct
b. Only B correct
c. B incorrect
d. All are correct
Answer
D