Choose the correct statements:
$(i)$ Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of living organisms.
$(ii)$ Dead organisms do not grow.
$(iii)$ Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms.
$(iv)$ No non-living object is capable of replicating itself.
$(v)$ Metabolism in a test tube is non-living.
$(vi)$ Metabolism is a defining feature of all living organisms.

  • A
    $(i)$ and $(iii)$
  • B
    All except $(v)$
  • C
    All except $(iii)$
  • D
    All of these

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$(i)$ Classification is providing standardized names to organisms such that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world.
$(ii)$ Taxonomy is the correct description of an organism and its recognition in its scientific name.
$(iii)$ The system of naming with two components (binomial nomenclature) was proposed by Carolus Linnaeus.
$(iv)$ Zoological names are based on the International Code for Zoological Nomenclature $(ICZN)$.

Read the statements given below and identify the incorrect statement.

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$i$. $Zea$$a$. $Blattidae$
$ii$. $Helianthus$$b$. $Poaceae$
$iii$. $Pheretima$$c$. $Asteraceae$
$iv$. $Periplaneta$$d$. $Megascolecidae$

Choose the correct sentences regarding biological nomenclature:
$(1)$ Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.
$(2)$ The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
$(3)$ The genus name starts with a capital letter,while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.
$(4)$ The name of the author appears after the specific epithet in an abbreviated form.

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