## CORE INFORMATION\n✓ **Answer**: [D]\n## CONCEPT FRAMEWORK\n\t**Primary Concept**: Interspecific Hybridization\n\t**Related Topics**: Genetics, Hybridization, Species, Breeding\n\t**Prerequisites**: Basic understanding of genetics, species, and reproduction.\n## SOLUTION PATHWAY\n**Given Information**:\n\tThe question asks about the origin of a mule.\n\tWe know mules are sterile offspring of a donkey and a horse.\n**Method & Steps**:\n\t1. **Define Key Terms:**\n\t\tReasoning: Understanding the terms in the options is crucial.\n\t\t* Breeding: controlled mating of animals.\n\t\t* Mutation: a change in DNA sequence.\n\t\t* Hybridization: the process of creating a hybrid through interbreeding.\n\t\t* Interspecific Hybridization: hybridizing between different species.\n\t2. **Analyze the scenario:**\n\t\tWorking: A mule results from the mating of a horse (Equus caballus) and a donkey (Equus asinus), which are different species.\n\t\tKey Point: This indicates a cross between two different species.\n\t3. **Select the correct option**:\n\t\tResult: Therefore, the correct answer is interspecific hybridization.\n\t\tVerification: The definition of a mule and its origin aligns with interspecific hybridization.\n ## OPTION ANALYSIS\n[A] :x: Breeding refers to general mating, not specifically the cross between species.\n[B] :x: Mutation is a random genetic change and is not involved in the creation of a mule.\n[C] :x: Hybridization is correct but not specific enough; interspecific hybridization is a more precise term for the given context.\n[D] ✓: Interspecific hybridization accurately describes the cross between two different species (horse and donkey) to produce a mule. \n ## LEARNING AIDS\n\t**Common Mistakes**:\n\t\t1. Confusing Hybridization and Interspecific Hybridization: Not understanding the distinction between general hybridization and hybridization between species.\n\t\t2. Misunderstanding Mutation: Confusing mutation with crossbreeding.\n\t**Quick Tips**:\n\t\t1. Remember that 'inter' means 'between', so interspecific means between different species.\n\t\t2. Mules are a classic example of interspecific hybridization.

The correct Option is "Interspecific hybridization "

Identify the mismatched (A) Keys $ \to $ Analytical in nature, (B) Monographs $ \to $ Artificial environments to animals, (C) Zoos $ \to $ Natural habitats, (D) Herbarium $ \to $ Quick referral systems

## CORE INFORMATION\n✓ **Answer**: B\n## CONCEPT FRAMEWORK\n\t**Primary Concept**: Matching items with their correct descriptions.\n\t**Related Topics**: Biological classifications, museum studies, scientific tools.\n\t**Prerequisites**: Basic understanding of biological tools and environments.\n## SOLUTION PATHWAY\n**Given Information**:\n\tPairs of items and their supposed descriptions.\n**Method & Steps**:\n\t1. Analyze each pair and determine if the description accurately reflects the item.\n\tReasoning: Evaluate the purpose and nature of each item.\n\t2. Identify the mismatched pair.\n\tWorking: Check each option against its description.\n\tKey Point: Focus on the primary function and characteristic of each item.\n\t3. Confirm the correct answer.\n\tResult: Option B is mismatched.\n\tVerification: Monographs describe single specialized subjects or groups of organisms, not artificial environments.\n## OPTION ANALYSIS\n[A] ✓: Keys are analytical tools used for identification, primarily in biology. This is a correct match.\n[B] :x: Monographs are comprehensive written studies on a single specialized subject or a group of organisms. They are not related to artificial environments for animals. Zoos create artificial environments for animals. This is the mismatched pair.\n[C] :x: Zoos, ideally, attempt to replicate natural habitats, although they are inherently artificial environments. While not perfectly 'natural', the association is closer than the other options. This option is a closer match than B.\n[D] :x: Herbaria are collections of preserved plant specimens that serve as quick referral systems for botanical studies. This is a correct match.\n## LEARNING AIDS\n\t**Common Mistakes**:\n\t\t1. Misunderstanding the purpose of keys: Keys are not physical locations but identification tools.\n\t\t2. Confusing monographs with other forms of publications: Monographs are specialized, in-depth studies, not general overviews.\n\t**Quick Tips**:\n\t\t1. Think of the practical application of each item.\n\t\t2. Associate each item with its field of study (e.g., keys with taxonomy, herbarium with botany).

Identify the mismatched (A) Keys $ \to $ Analytical in nature, (B) Monographs $ \to $ Artificial environments to animals, (C) Zoos $ \to $ Natural habitats, (D) Herbarium $ \to $ Quick referral systems

## CORE INFORMATION\n✓ **Answer**: C\n## CONCEPT FRAMEWORK\n\t**Primary Concept**: Matching items with their correct descriptions.\n\t**Related Topics**: Biology, Taxonomy, Museum Studies\n\t**Prerequisites**: Basic understanding of biological tools and environments.\n## SOLUTION PATHWAY\n**Given Information**:\n\tPairs of items and their supposed descriptions.\n**Method & Steps**:\n\t1. Analyze each pair and determine if the description accurately reflects the item.\n\tReasoning: We need to identify the pair where the description is incorrect.\n\t2. Evaluate each option.\n\tWorking: \n\t\t(A) Keys are analytical tools used for identification in biology. This is a correct match.\n\t\t(B) Monographs provide detailed information about specific taxa, not necessarily about artificial environments. While animals may be kept in artificial environments for study and this may be documented in a monograph, the primary purpose of a monograph is not linked to artificial environments. This is a correct match.\n\t\t(C) Zoos aim to provide habitats that mimic natural environments, but they are inherently artificial. This is a *mismatch*.\n\t\t(D) Herbaria are collections of preserved plant specimens that serve as quick referral systems for plant identification and research. This is a correct match.\n\t3. Identify the mismatched pair.\n\tResult: The mismatched pair is (C) Zoos $\to$ Natural habitats.\n\tVerification: Zoos, while trying to replicate natural environments, are fundamentally artificial constructs.\n## OPTION ANALYSIS\n[A] :x: Keys are indeed analytical tools used for identification, so this is a correct match, not the mismatched pair.\n[B] :x: Monographs are comprehensive treatments of a specific taxon. While they might describe animals in artificial environments, the core purpose isn't about artificial environments. It's a correct match, not the mismatched pair.\n[C] ✓: Zoos house animals in artificial, albeit often carefully designed, environments. They do not represent natural habitats. This is the mismatched pair.\n[D] :x: Herbaria provide a readily accessible system for plant identification and research. This is a correct match, not the mismatched pair.\n## LEARNING AIDS\n\t**Common Mistakes**:\n\t\t1. Misinterpreting the purpose of keys, monographs, zoos, or herbaria: Carefully review the definitions and functions of each.\n\t\t2. Overlooking the 'artificial' nature of zoos: Remember that even well-designed zoo enclosures are not truly 'natural' habitats.\n\t**Quick Tips**:\n\t\t1. Focus on the primary function of each item: Keys for identification, Monographs for detailed taxonomic information, Zoos for exhibiting animals (in artificial environments), and Herbaria for preserved plant specimens.\n\t\t2. Consider the context of 'natural' vs. 'artificial' when evaluating the descriptions.

NEET Botany Diversity in Living World MCQs

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What Is Living

Diversity In The Living World

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Taxonomical Aids

41.

Mule is a product of

Breeding

Mutation

Hybridization

Interspecific hybridization

Question Tags

📚 Subject:Botany

📑 Chapter:Diversity in Living World

🎯Topic:What Is Living

🎓 Ncert Level:Understanding

🎯Difficulty :Medium

⚡ Time Required :2 mins

🔄Ncert Concepts :Genetics, Hybridization, Interspecific Hybridization

42.

Read the following statements:

A. Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal breeders, both plants and animals

B. Increase in body mass is considered as reproduction

C. Metabolism is a defining feature of all living organism without exception

D. Self consciousness is a defining property of every living organism

Choose the correct statements

A and B

B and C

A and C

C and D

Question Tags

📚 Subject:Botany

📑 Chapter:Diversity in Living World

🎯Topic:What Is Living

🎓 Ncert Level:Understanding

🎯Difficulty :Easy

⚡ Time Required :2 mins

🔄Ncert Concepts :Photoperiodism, Reproduction, Metabolism, Defining properties of life

43.

“Ex- Situ conservation” This is main objective of

Botanical garden

Museum

Zoological garden

Both 1 & 3

Question Tags

📚 Subject:Botany

📑 Chapter:Diversity in Living World

🎯Topic:Taxonomical Aids

🎓 Ncert Level:Understanding

🎯Difficulty :Easy

⚡ Time Required :2 mins

🔄Ncert Concepts :Ex-situ conservation, Botanical garden, Zoological garden, Museum

44.

Assertion: (A)Metabolism refers to the sum of chemical reactions that occur with in living organisms. Reason : (B)Metabolic reactions occur simultaneously inside living organisms

Both (A), (B) are correct

(B) only correct (A) is not true

(A) is only correct (B) is not true

Both (A) and (B) are not correct