Grade 11 : Biology - Living World (Set 2)

Explanation:Metabolism (the sum total of all chemical reactions occurring inside a living body) occurs in all living organisms without exception. Reproduction and growth have exceptions (e.g., sterile worker bees, infertile human couples, and non-living growth via accretion).

Explanation:Carolus Linnaeus established the system of binomial nomenclature in his publication Systema Naturae, where every organism is given a two-part scientific name.

Explanation:ICBN stands for International Code for Botanical Nomenclature, which sets the rules for scientific naming of plants.

Explanation:In binomial nomenclature, the first component represents the genus name (Mangifera), while the second component represents the specific epithet (indica).

Explanation:Species is the basic lowest level of taxonomic hierarchy consisting of a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities.

Explanation:Ascending order starts from the basic category (Species) to the highest category (Kingdom): Species → Genus → Family → Order → Class → Phylum/Division → Kingdom.

Explanation:Mango belongs to the family Anacardiaceae, order Sapindales, class Dicotyledonae, and division Angiospermae.

Explanation:Living organisms grow from inside (intrinsic growth), whereas non-living objects increase in size by accumulation of surface material (extrinsic growth or accretion).

Explanation:Herbarium is a storehouse of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed, preserved on sheets, and arranged according to a recognized system of classification.

Explanation:A taxonomic key uses a pair of contrasting characters called a couplet; each individual statement within the key is called a lead.

Explanation:The scientific name of housefly is Musca domestica. It belongs to the order Diptera and family Muscidae.

Explanation:Manuals provide information for identification of names of species found in an area, whereas Flora contains the actual account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given area.

Explanation:As we move down the taxonomic hierarchy from Kingdom to Species, the number of shared common characteristics increases. Hence, species has the maximum common characteristics.

Explanation:Systematics is the branch of science dealing with the systematic arrangement of organisms, considering their diversity and evolutionary relationships.

Explanation:The world-famous Royal Botanic Garden is located at Kew, England.

Explanation:Plant families Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae are included in the order Polymoniales mainly based on floral characteristics.

Explanation:A monograph is a comprehensive taxonomic record that contains detailed information about any one single taxon (e.g., a specific family or genus).

Explanation:Wheat belongs to the division Angiospermae, class Monocotyledonae, order Poales, and family Poaceae.

Explanation:When handwritten, both parts of a biological name (genus and specific epithet) are separately underlined to indicate their Latin origin.

Explanation:Homeostasis is the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems through metabolic self-regulation.