Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Biology-GK

Lamark and Treviranus coined the term biology for the first time.

The giant squid remains largely a mystery to scientists despite being the biggest invertebrate on Earth. The largest of these elusive giants ever found measured 59 feet in length and weighed nearly a ton.

The tallest moss in the world is Dawsonia.

The unique feature of bryophytes compared to other green plant group is that it contains no xylem for conducting water through the plant, instead it conducts water and nutrients through the leaves. Therefore, these are termed as non vascular terrestrial plants.

Animals or organism floating on the surface of water is plankton.

The plant body not differentiated into root, shoot and stem is termed as thallus.

Capitulum is also given another name called head.

In all arthropods,the body is covered with a chittinous cuticle which is secreted by the epidermis.

When Aristotle fled Athens, Theophrastus took over as head of the Lyceum. Theophrastus presided over the Peripatetic school for thirty-six years, during which time the school flourished greatly. He is often considered the father of botany for his works on plants.

Algae, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes are true plants and contain chlorophyll . While fungi have characteristics that put this kingdom more close to animals, one of the features is that all fungi are heterotrophs and contain no chlorophyll.