Selina solutions for Concise Biology [English] Class 9 ICSE chapter 8 - Five Kingdom Classification [Latest edition]

The animals (Kingdom Animalia) are mainly grouped under two categories

Which one of the following examples do not come under the particular group?

Which one of the following is an example of binomial scientific name?

Which one of the following is the correct statement about the respective animal(s)?

Who had introduced the binomial system of naming living beings?

Which two characters out of (a)-(e) given below are common to dog, humans, squirrel, bat, camel and monkey?

(a) scales on the skin

(b) wings

(c ) external ears

(d) give birth to young ones

(e) a functional tail

Match the items in Column I with as many as possible and even repeatedly from column II.

Rearrange the following categories of classification in their proper sequence starting with the highest.

species, family, genus, class, order, phylum

Give the scientific names of man, domestic cat, and peepal tree.

Why are scientific names of living beings considered better than their common names?

Mention any two drawbacks in classifying organisms under the old two kingdom classification.

All humans on earth today may differ widely in their facial features, colour, height, etc. Yet, they belong to a single species Homo sapiens. Give one reason why they are not considered belonging to different species.

Rewrite the following scientific names correctly.

ficus religiosa (peepal), zea Mays (maize) and Bombyx Mori (silk moth).

Name the five kingdoms according to the new classification.

What are the group names of the following categories of animals?

Animals with a backbone _____________

What are the group names of the following categories of animals?

Animals with a hairy skin ___________

What are the group names of the following categories of animals?

Animals with three pairs of legs ___________

What are the group names of the following categories of animals?

Animals with feathers _________

Which ones of the following animals are invertebrates?

Housefly, Silverfish, Trout, Jellyfish, Whale, Penguin, Lizard and Sponge

Give any one difference between protozoa and Metazoa.

Write one difference between the following pair: 

Invertebrates and Vertebrates  

Give any one difference between the following :

Insecta and Arachnida

Give any one difference between the following :

Flatworm and Roundworm

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal.

Amoeba - Nucleus, tentacle, food vacuole

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal. 

Hydra - Invertebrata, Cnidaria, Crustacea 

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal. 

Fish - Gills, paired fins, ear drum

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal.

Earthworm - Invertebrata, Annelida, Insecta

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal.

Grasshopper-Wings, trachea, proboscis

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal.

Butterfly- Insecta, Invertebrata, Mollusca

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal.

Whale - Gills, mammary glands, fat under the skin

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal.

Pigeon - Feathers, wings, hair

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal.

Monkey - External ear, sweat glands, lateral line.

Given below is an animal followed by three terms or features. Underline the term which does not match with the animal.

Bat - Aves, Mammalia, Chordata

Differentiate between 

warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals.

Name three animals (belonging to different classes) which breathe by means of lungs but have no external ears (pinnae).

Mention any one major similarity and one major difference in the following pairs of an animal: 

Insects and Birds

Mention any one major similarity and one major difference in the following pairs of an animal: 

Whales and Fishes

Mention any one major similarity and one major difference in the following pairs of an animal: 

Snakes and Earthworms

Mention any one major similarity and one major difference in the following pairs of an animal:  

Bat and Pigeon

Mention any one major similarity and one major difference in the following pairs of an animal: 

Cuttlefish and Dogfish

Mention any one major similarity and one major difference in the following pairs of an animal:  

Wall lizard and Frog

Match the names of animal groups in Column I with the names of animals in column II. 

Which names are left out that do not match and why?

TYRANNOSAURUS

(One of the extinct animals which lived on the Earth about 100,000,000 years ago) Tyrannosaurus was about six meters long and it preyed upon other animals.

What do you think about its classification-was it an amphibian, a reptile or a mammal?

Can you call it a relative of Kangaroo? Yes/No. Give reason