Who proposed the binomial nomenclature of classification and is considered as ‘Father of Taxonomy’? What was his nationality?

Name a group where naked seeds are present.

Mention an organism which exhibits characters of both plants and animals.

To which phylum do earthworm and leech belong?

Give two peculiar characters of sponges.

Identify the animal group having:

(a) Body spiny and radial symmetry.

(b) Bones light and hollow.

(c) Soft-bodied animals supported by calcareous shells.

(d) Four pairs of jointed legs, head and thorax fused.

Name the group of plants that belongs to the division Thallophyta.

(a) Write one main characteristic feature that differentiates Gymnosperms from Angiosperms.

(b) Give one example each of Gymnosperm and Angiosperm.

Give four main features of phylum coelenterate.

Characteristics of some organisms are given. Identify their group and give one example of each.

(a) Single called, eukaryotic and photosynthetic

(b) The body is divided into segments, may be unisexual or hermaphrodite.

Write two differences between amphibia and reptilia.

What are four main characteristics of chordates?

Why are local names not sufficient to recognise the organism? What are the advantages of keeping scientific names?

Differentiate between Bryophyta and Pteridophyta. Give one example of each.

State the appropriate terms for the following:

(a) Plants which bear seeds with two cotyledons.

(b) Animals which do not have coelom.

(c) Edible fungi

Explain the three for grouping all organisms into five major kingdoms.

Write the characteristic features of Kingdom Protista.

(a) Define classification. Give any two of its significances.

(b) Classify the following plants into different plant divisions:

Spirogyra, Fern, Funaria, Pinus, Apple tree and Mustard plant.

Explain the importance of classification. State two differences between Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. What are the important phylums of Plant kingdom, give their names only? Write the names of the animals of the following phylums to which they belong:

(a) Porifera (b) Coelenterata

(c) Annelida (d) Mollusca