biology : class11 Importance of Classification : Importance of Classification, Basis of Classification, Advantages of Classification : Need for Classification MCQ Questions and Answers
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1. What is the main purpose of biological classification?
A.
To organize living organisms into groups
B.
To increase the size of organisms
C.
To change the habitat of organisms
D.
To stop organisms from reproducing
Correct Answer:
To organize living organisms into groups
Explanation:
Biological classification organizes the vast variety of living organisms into groups, making their study more systematic.
2. Why is classification important in the study of living organisms?
A.
It makes the study of organisms easier
B.
It makes all organisms identical
C.
It prevents organisms from evolving
D.
It removes differences between organisms
Correct Answer:
It makes the study of organisms easier
Explanation:
Classification makes the study of the large number of living organisms easier by arranging them into organized groups.
3. How does classification help in identifying an organism?
A.
By placing it in a suitable group
B.
By changing its physical features
C.
By removing its scientific name
D.
By preventing comparison with other organisms
Correct Answer:
By placing it in a suitable group
Explanation:
When an organism is placed in a suitable group, its identification becomes easier through comparison with related organisms.
4. Classification helps biologists communicate about organisms by providing
A.
a common system of naming and grouping
B.
different names for every scientist
C.
names based only on habitat
D.
random names for each organism
Correct Answer:
a common system of naming and grouping
Explanation:
A common system of naming and grouping allows scientists to communicate clearly about organisms throughout the world.
5. What problem would arise if organisms were not classified?
A.
Studying the large variety of organisms would be difficult
B.
All organisms would become closely related
C.
Organisms would stop showing similarities
D.
The number of organisms would decrease
Correct Answer:
Studying the large variety of organisms would be difficult
Explanation:
Without classification, the enormous diversity of organisms would be difficult to organize, identify, and study.
6. Classification makes it easier to compare organisms because it
A.
groups organisms with common features
B.
gives every organism the same features
C.
separates organisms without considering features
D.
changes the structure of organisms
Correct Answer:
groups organisms with common features
Explanation:
Grouping organisms with common features helps scientists compare them and understand their similarities and differences.
7. Which activity becomes easier due to the classification of organisms?
A.
Locating and identifying a particular organism
B.
Changing one species into another
C.
Controlling the weather
D.
Increasing the body size of organisms
Correct Answer:
Locating and identifying a particular organism
Explanation:
Classification provides an organized arrangement that makes it easier to locate and identify a particular organism.
8. Why do biologists classify organisms into different groups?
A.
To manage the study of biological diversity
B.
To make organisms lose their characteristics
C.
To prevent scientists from comparing organisms
D.
To reduce the number of living organisms
Correct Answer:
To manage the study of biological diversity
Explanation:
Classification helps biologists manage and study the great diversity of life in an orderly manner.
9. Classification is especially important because the number of living organisms is
A.
very large and diverse
B.
exactly the same in every habitat
C.
limited to one kind
D.
too small to study
Correct Answer:
very large and diverse
Explanation:
The huge variety of living organisms makes classification necessary for their convenient study and identification.
10. A student can study organisms more systematically when they are
A.
arranged into classification groups
B.
kept without names
C.
mixed randomly
D.
studied without comparison
Correct Answer:
arranged into classification groups
Explanation:
Classification arranges organisms into groups, allowing their study to be systematic rather than random.
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