ANSWERS (NCERT Line by Line Fill-UP and True & False)
1. The Living World
1. True: All organisms present on earth of chemicals. These chemicals, 43. True: Exploring new areas will
share common genetic material small and big, belonging to various obviously provide new species to the
(DNA). classes, sizes, functions, etc., are list but some left over regions or old
2. True constantly being made and changed places may get some new species
into some other biomolecules. over the course of time (either left
3. True: A biological species is a group
22. True: Metabolism is a defining unidentified last time or are newly
of organisms that can reproduce with
feature of all living organisms be it created by speciation).
one another in nature and produce
a bacterium or blue whale. 44. Local/vernacular
fertile offspring.
23. False: No non-living object exhibits 45. Nomenclature
4. True: These characters differentiates
metabolism.
the living and non-living organisms 46. Identification
24. Metabolism
superficially. 47. Plants
25. False: Isolated metabolic reactions
5. True: Growth is one of the most 48. True: ICZN is related to naming of
in vitro are not living things but
fundamental features of living animals.
surely living reactions.
organisms. 49. False: The scientific names ensure
26. False: Metabolism is a defining
6. Mass, number of individuals feature of all living organisms. that each organism has only one
7. True: Cell division leads to the name.
27. Defining
growth in multicellular organisms 50. False: The scientific name of mango
28. Most obvious, technically
8. Plants, animals complicated is written as Mangifera indica.
9. False: In majority of higher 29. True 51. Genus/generic name; species/
animals and plants, growth and specific epithet
30. False: Plants respond to external
reproduction are mutually exclusive factors like light, water, temperature, 52. True e.g., Mangifera indica
events as growth and reproduction other organisms, pollutants, etc. 53. False: Name of the author appears
are independent events in higher after the specific epithet, i.e., at the
31. False: Photoperiod affects
organisms. end of the biological name and is
reproduction in seasonal breeders,
10. True: Non-living things can also both plants and animals. written in an abbreviated form in
grow by accumulation of matter on 32. False: All organisms are ‘aware’ of Roman script, e.g., Mangifera indica
their surface called accretion. their surroundings. Only humans are Linn., where Linn is not italicised
11. False: Growth cannot be taken as a aware of themselves. and need not necessarily to be in
defining feature of living organisms 33. True Latin (as it is author’s name and it
as non-living things do grow by can be of any origin).
34. False: Self-consciousness is found
accretion. in human beings only and not in rest 54. Taxa; Taxa
12. False: Variations are introduced in of the living organisms; thus, it is 55. Conventional taxonomy.
sexual reproduction. not a well defining feature of living 56. Developmental process; ecological
13. Fungi organisms. information.
14. False: Bud is a small and unequal 35. Cells, cells 57. False: Linnaeus used Systema
part that arises from the parent body 36. False: Interactions result in Naturae as the title of his publication.
and detach to give rise to a new emergent properties at a higher level His another publication was Species
organism. of organisation. Plantarum.
15. Planaria (flatworms) 37. True 58. Evolutionary relationships
16. Fragmentation 38. False: All living organisms – 59. False: Classification is not a single
17. Unicellular present, past and future, are linked step process but involves hierarchy
to one another by the sharing of the of steps in which each step represents
18. True
common genetic material, but to a rank or category.
19. False: Reproduction is not varying degrees.
considered as a defining feature of 60. False: Hierarchy is the overall
39. True: If we increase the area of taxonomic arrangement of taxonomic
living organisms as some organisms
research then the number of species categories in any sequence; it can be
like mules, worker bees and infertile
that we may find will also increase. from species to kingdom or from
human couples do not reproduce.
40. Species kingdom to species.
20. False: None of the non-living things
show reproduction. 41. 1.7-1.8 million 61. Taxon.
21. True: All living organisms are made 42. Biodiversity 62. True: Groups represent category;
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category further denotes rank; each e”. Then it is evident that species tiger, leopard is put along with
rank or taxon, in fact, represents a “a” will be more related to species genus, Felis (cats) in the family
unit of classification. “b and c” as they are in same genus Felidae.
63. False: Taxonomic groups/categories and species “d” will be more related 73. True
are distinct biological entities to species “e” as they are in same 74. Floral
and not merely morphological genus. 75. Kingdom
aggregates which means we haven’t 68. False: Tiger and cat belongs to 76. False: Lower the taxa, more are the
just kept organisms in same or same family Felidae but they do not characteristics that the members
different categories based on their belong to same genus. Tiger belongs within the taxon share. Higher the
morphological features only; the to genus Panthera and cat to genus category, greater is the difficulty of
living organisms are classified based Felis. determining the relationship to other
on many characters. 69. Genus/genera taxa at the same level. Thus, when
64. Species 70. True: Both reproductive and we move from species to kingdom,
65. Morphological vegetative characters are given equal the number of common characters
importance in classifying families in goes on decreasing.
66. Species
case of plants. 77. A: Hominidae; B: Primata
67. True: Genus contains related species
71. -aceae (as in Ranunculaceae, 78. A: Muscidae; B: Diptera
with good number of similarities.
Solanaceae, Fabaceae, Liliaceae, etc.) 79. A: Anacardiaceae; B: Sapindales; C:
Let’s consider two genus- Genus and -idae (as in Felidae, Canidae,
A and Genus B; and let’s suppose Dicotyledonae
Hominidae, Muscidae).
genus A has 3 species- “a, b and 80. A: Poaceae; B: Poales
72. False: Among animals for example,
c”; and Genus B has 2 species- “d,
genus Panthera, comprising lion,
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2. Biological Classification
1. False: The earliest attempt to bacteria oxidise various inorganic 44. False: Amoeboid protozoans live in
classify organisms was based on substances such as nitrates, nitrites fresh water, sea water or moist soil
the human’s need of an organisms. and ammonia and use the released 45. Pseudopodia
Organisms can be used as a food energy for their ATP production.
source (vegetable, fruits, crops), 46. False: Flagellated protozoans are
for shelter (timber wood plants), 22. True either free-living or parasitic.
for transportation (horse, bull), for 23. False: Bacteria mainly divides by 47. False: The parasitic forms of
security (dog) or for clothing (silk, binary fission flagellated protozoans cause
cotton, jute). This classification is
24. Spores diseases
essentially non-scientific in nature.
25. Cell wall 48. Trypanosoma (Flagellated
2. Aristotle
26. False:Mycoplasma are the smallest protozoan).
3. Morphological
living cells known and can survive 49. False: Ciliated protozoans have
4. False: Aristotle divided animals into without oxygen. a cavity (gullet) that opens to the
two groups, those which had red outside of the cell surface.
blood (enaima) and those that did 27. Kingdom Protista
not (anaima). T/F 28. Euglenoids; Slime moulds; 50. True
5. Five Protozoans 51. True
6. Body organisation and phylogenetic 29. False: Members of Protista are 52. False: The fungi constitute a unique
relationship primarily aquatic. kingdom of heterotrophic organisms.
7. Monera 30. False: Protista forms a link with 53. True
the other kingdoms that deals with 54. Mustard
8. Chitin
plants, animals and fungi
9. Cellulose 55. False: Fungi prefer to grow in warm
31. True and humid places
10. Bacteria
32. False: Protists reproduce asexually 56. True
11. True: Bacteria are found almost and sexually by a process involving
everywhere; in fact, a handful of soil cell fusion and zygote formation. 57. Saprophytes
contains hundreds of bacteria. 58. True
33. Desmids
12. False: all bacteria are not 59. True
34. False: In diatoms the cell walls form
extremophilic (to be found in
two thin overlapping shells, which 60. False: The fungi form fruiting bodies
extreme conditions like hot springs,
fit together as in a soap box. in which reduction division occurs,
deserts, snow and deep oceans
where very few other life forms 35. False: The walls of diatoms are leading to formation of haploid
can survive). Eubacteria are usually embedded with silica and thus the spores.
found in normal conditions whereas walls are indestructible. 61. False: Members of phycomycetes
archaebacteria are found in extreme 36. Diatoms are found in aquatic habitats and on
places. decaying wood in moist and damp
37. False: Most of them have two
13. Coccus; bacillus; vibrio; spirillum. flagella; one lies longitudinally and places or as obligate parasites on
the other transversely in a furrow plants.
14. Halophiles; thermoacidophiles and
methanogens between the wall plates. 62. Aseptate and coenocytic.
15. Cell wall 38. False: The pigments of euglenoids 63. False: In phycomycetes the
are identical to those present in zoospores are motile
16. Ruminants; methane (biogas)
higher plants. 64. False: The asexual spores of
17. False: Eubacteria are ‘true bacteria’.
39. False: Slime moulds are saprophytic phycomycetes are endogenously
They are characterised by the
protists. produced in sporangium.
presence of a rigid cell wall, and if
motile, a flagellum. 40. False: Under suitable conditions, 65. Isogamous
slime moulds form an aggregation
18. chlorophyll “a” 66. Anisogamous or oogamous
called plasmodium which may grow
19. False: Some bacteria can fix and spread over several feet. 67. Rhizopus
atmospheric nitrogen such as 68. Albugo
41. True
Anabaena, Nostoc.
42. Animals 69. Sac-fungi
20. Heterocyst
43. False: There are four major groups 70. Ascocarps
21. False: Chemosynthetic autotrophic
of protozoans
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71. Morels and truffles 81. True 87. False: In general, viruses that infect
72. Fragmentation 82. False: The viruses are non-cellular plants have single stranded RNA
73. Basidiospores. organisms that are characterised by 88. Capsid, capsomeres
having an inert crystalline structure 89. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
74. True outside the living cell.
90. Cr–Jacob disease
75. Conidia 83. Dmitri Ivanowsky in 1892
91. Phycobiont, mycobiont
76. Septate and branched. 84. Infectious living fluid
92. Algae prepare food for fungi and
77. Plantae 85. True fungi provide shelter and absorb
78. Bladderwort and Venus fly trap 86. False: In addition to proteins, viruses mineral nutrients and water for its
79. True also contain genetic material, that partner.
could be either RNA or DNA.
80. Glycogen or fat.
1. The Living World
1. True: All organisms present on earth of chemicals. These chemicals, 43. True: Exploring new areas will
share common genetic material small and big, belonging to various obviously provide new species to the
(DNA). classes, sizes, functions, etc., are list but some left over regions or old
2. True constantly being made and changed places may get some new species
into some other biomolecules. over the course of time (either left
3. True: A biological species is a group
22. True: Metabolism is a defining unidentified last time or are newly
of organisms that can reproduce with
feature of all living organisms be it created by speciation).
one another in nature and produce
a bacterium or blue whale. 44. Local/vernacular
fertile offspring.
23. False: No non-living object exhibits 45. Nomenclature
4. True: These characters differentiates
metabolism.
the living and non-living organisms 46. Identification
24. Metabolism
superficially. 47. Plants
25. False: Isolated metabolic reactions
5. True: Growth is one of the most 48. True: ICZN is related to naming of
in vitro are not living things but
fundamental features of living animals.
surely living reactions.
organisms. 49. False: The scientific names ensure
26. False: Metabolism is a defining
6. Mass, number of individuals feature of all living organisms. that each organism has only one
7. True: Cell division leads to the name.
27. Defining
growth in multicellular organisms 50. False: The scientific name of mango
28. Most obvious, technically
8. Plants, animals complicated is written as Mangifera indica.
9. False: In majority of higher 29. True 51. Genus/generic name; species/
animals and plants, growth and specific epithet
30. False: Plants respond to external
reproduction are mutually exclusive factors like light, water, temperature, 52. True e.g., Mangifera indica
events as growth and reproduction other organisms, pollutants, etc. 53. False: Name of the author appears
are independent events in higher after the specific epithet, i.e., at the
31. False: Photoperiod affects
organisms. end of the biological name and is
reproduction in seasonal breeders,
10. True: Non-living things can also both plants and animals. written in an abbreviated form in
grow by accumulation of matter on 32. False: All organisms are ‘aware’ of Roman script, e.g., Mangifera indica
their surface called accretion. their surroundings. Only humans are Linn., where Linn is not italicised
11. False: Growth cannot be taken as a aware of themselves. and need not necessarily to be in
defining feature of living organisms 33. True Latin (as it is author’s name and it
as non-living things do grow by can be of any origin).
34. False: Self-consciousness is found
accretion. in human beings only and not in rest 54. Taxa; Taxa
12. False: Variations are introduced in of the living organisms; thus, it is 55. Conventional taxonomy.
sexual reproduction. not a well defining feature of living 56. Developmental process; ecological
13. Fungi organisms. information.
14. False: Bud is a small and unequal 35. Cells, cells 57. False: Linnaeus used Systema
part that arises from the parent body 36. False: Interactions result in Naturae as the title of his publication.
and detach to give rise to a new emergent properties at a higher level His another publication was Species
organism. of organisation. Plantarum.
15. Planaria (flatworms) 37. True 58. Evolutionary relationships
16. Fragmentation 38. False: All living organisms – 59. False: Classification is not a single
17. Unicellular present, past and future, are linked step process but involves hierarchy
to one another by the sharing of the of steps in which each step represents
18. True
common genetic material, but to a rank or category.
19. False: Reproduction is not varying degrees.
considered as a defining feature of 60. False: Hierarchy is the overall
39. True: If we increase the area of taxonomic arrangement of taxonomic
living organisms as some organisms
research then the number of species categories in any sequence; it can be
like mules, worker bees and infertile
that we may find will also increase. from species to kingdom or from
human couples do not reproduce.
40. Species kingdom to species.
20. False: None of the non-living things
show reproduction. 41. 1.7-1.8 million 61. Taxon.
21. True: All living organisms are made 42. Biodiversity 62. True: Groups represent category;
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category further denotes rank; each e”. Then it is evident that species tiger, leopard is put along with
rank or taxon, in fact, represents a “a” will be more related to species genus, Felis (cats) in the family
unit of classification. “b and c” as they are in same genus Felidae.
63. False: Taxonomic groups/categories and species “d” will be more related 73. True
are distinct biological entities to species “e” as they are in same 74. Floral
and not merely morphological genus. 75. Kingdom
aggregates which means we haven’t 68. False: Tiger and cat belongs to 76. False: Lower the taxa, more are the
just kept organisms in same or same family Felidae but they do not characteristics that the members
different categories based on their belong to same genus. Tiger belongs within the taxon share. Higher the
morphological features only; the to genus Panthera and cat to genus category, greater is the difficulty of
living organisms are classified based Felis. determining the relationship to other
on many characters. 69. Genus/genera taxa at the same level. Thus, when
64. Species 70. True: Both reproductive and we move from species to kingdom,
65. Morphological vegetative characters are given equal the number of common characters
importance in classifying families in goes on decreasing.
66. Species
case of plants. 77. A: Hominidae; B: Primata
67. True: Genus contains related species
71. -aceae (as in Ranunculaceae, 78. A: Muscidae; B: Diptera
with good number of similarities.
Solanaceae, Fabaceae, Liliaceae, etc.) 79. A: Anacardiaceae; B: Sapindales; C:
Let’s consider two genus- Genus and -idae (as in Felidae, Canidae,
A and Genus B; and let’s suppose Dicotyledonae
Hominidae, Muscidae).
genus A has 3 species- “a, b and 80. A: Poaceae; B: Poales
72. False: Among animals for example,
c”; and Genus B has 2 species- “d,
genus Panthera, comprising lion,
,Answers (NCERT Line by Line Fill-UP and True & False) 3
2. Biological Classification
1. False: The earliest attempt to bacteria oxidise various inorganic 44. False: Amoeboid protozoans live in
classify organisms was based on substances such as nitrates, nitrites fresh water, sea water or moist soil
the human’s need of an organisms. and ammonia and use the released 45. Pseudopodia
Organisms can be used as a food energy for their ATP production.
source (vegetable, fruits, crops), 46. False: Flagellated protozoans are
for shelter (timber wood plants), 22. True either free-living or parasitic.
for transportation (horse, bull), for 23. False: Bacteria mainly divides by 47. False: The parasitic forms of
security (dog) or for clothing (silk, binary fission flagellated protozoans cause
cotton, jute). This classification is
24. Spores diseases
essentially non-scientific in nature.
25. Cell wall 48. Trypanosoma (Flagellated
2. Aristotle
26. False:Mycoplasma are the smallest protozoan).
3. Morphological
living cells known and can survive 49. False: Ciliated protozoans have
4. False: Aristotle divided animals into without oxygen. a cavity (gullet) that opens to the
two groups, those which had red outside of the cell surface.
blood (enaima) and those that did 27. Kingdom Protista
not (anaima). T/F 28. Euglenoids; Slime moulds; 50. True
5. Five Protozoans 51. True
6. Body organisation and phylogenetic 29. False: Members of Protista are 52. False: The fungi constitute a unique
relationship primarily aquatic. kingdom of heterotrophic organisms.
7. Monera 30. False: Protista forms a link with 53. True
the other kingdoms that deals with 54. Mustard
8. Chitin
plants, animals and fungi
9. Cellulose 55. False: Fungi prefer to grow in warm
31. True and humid places
10. Bacteria
32. False: Protists reproduce asexually 56. True
11. True: Bacteria are found almost and sexually by a process involving
everywhere; in fact, a handful of soil cell fusion and zygote formation. 57. Saprophytes
contains hundreds of bacteria. 58. True
33. Desmids
12. False: all bacteria are not 59. True
34. False: In diatoms the cell walls form
extremophilic (to be found in
two thin overlapping shells, which 60. False: The fungi form fruiting bodies
extreme conditions like hot springs,
fit together as in a soap box. in which reduction division occurs,
deserts, snow and deep oceans
where very few other life forms 35. False: The walls of diatoms are leading to formation of haploid
can survive). Eubacteria are usually embedded with silica and thus the spores.
found in normal conditions whereas walls are indestructible. 61. False: Members of phycomycetes
archaebacteria are found in extreme 36. Diatoms are found in aquatic habitats and on
places. decaying wood in moist and damp
37. False: Most of them have two
13. Coccus; bacillus; vibrio; spirillum. flagella; one lies longitudinally and places or as obligate parasites on
the other transversely in a furrow plants.
14. Halophiles; thermoacidophiles and
methanogens between the wall plates. 62. Aseptate and coenocytic.
15. Cell wall 38. False: The pigments of euglenoids 63. False: In phycomycetes the
are identical to those present in zoospores are motile
16. Ruminants; methane (biogas)
higher plants. 64. False: The asexual spores of
17. False: Eubacteria are ‘true bacteria’.
39. False: Slime moulds are saprophytic phycomycetes are endogenously
They are characterised by the
protists. produced in sporangium.
presence of a rigid cell wall, and if
motile, a flagellum. 40. False: Under suitable conditions, 65. Isogamous
slime moulds form an aggregation
18. chlorophyll “a” 66. Anisogamous or oogamous
called plasmodium which may grow
19. False: Some bacteria can fix and spread over several feet. 67. Rhizopus
atmospheric nitrogen such as 68. Albugo
41. True
Anabaena, Nostoc.
42. Animals 69. Sac-fungi
20. Heterocyst
43. False: There are four major groups 70. Ascocarps
21. False: Chemosynthetic autotrophic
of protozoans
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71. Morels and truffles 81. True 87. False: In general, viruses that infect
72. Fragmentation 82. False: The viruses are non-cellular plants have single stranded RNA
73. Basidiospores. organisms that are characterised by 88. Capsid, capsomeres
having an inert crystalline structure 89. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
74. True outside the living cell.
90. Cr–Jacob disease
75. Conidia 83. Dmitri Ivanowsky in 1892
91. Phycobiont, mycobiont
76. Septate and branched. 84. Infectious living fluid
92. Algae prepare food for fungi and
77. Plantae 85. True fungi provide shelter and absorb
78. Bladderwort and Venus fly trap 86. False: In addition to proteins, viruses mineral nutrients and water for its
79. True also contain genetic material, that partner.
could be either RNA or DNA.
80. Glycogen or fat.
