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Class 9 Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification worksheet
CBSE Science. Five kingdoms, plant groups, animal phyla and vertebrate classes, the hierarchy, scientific names. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Anabaena (a cyanobacterium) belongs to the kingdom:
- Monera
- Protista
- Animalia
- Plantae
Answer
(a) Monera
- 2.
Neem belongs to the plant group:
- Thallophyta
- Gymnosperms
- Pteridophyta
- Angiosperms
Answer
(d) Angiosperms
have flowers and seeds enclosed in fruits
- 3.
The basic unit of classification is the:
- genus
- family
- kingdom
- species
Answer
(d) species
Section B · short answer
- 4.
To which kingdom does a mushroom belong? Give one feature of that kingdom.
Answer
Fungi: its members have cell walls of chitin and feed on dead and decaying matter.
- 5.
Give two differences between Platyhelminthes and Nematoda.
Answer
Platyhelminthes have a flat body (tapeworm, Planaria); Nematoda have a round, cylindrical body (Ascaris). Both have bilateral symmetry.
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe the five kingdoms with one example each.
Answer
Monera: prokaryotes, unicellular (bacteria). Protista: unicellular eukaryotes (Amoeba). Fungi: heterotrophs with chitin cell walls, saprophytes (mushroom). Plantae: multicellular autotrophs with cellulose cell walls (mango). Animalia: multicellular heterotrophs without cell walls (frog).
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