Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · Biology
Chapter: Chapter 1 — Chapter 1: Introducing Biology - Diversity in Living Organisms
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does biology study? [1]
(A) All living things
(B) Only plants
(C) Only animals
(D) Only humans
2. What does biology examine about organisms? [1]
(A) Structure, function and behaviour
(B) Only their colour
(C) Only their size
(D) Nothing specific
3. How are living organisms classified? [1]
(A) Based on shared characteristics
(B) Randomly
(C) By size alone
(D) By colour alone
4. What is biodiversity? [1]
(A) The variety of life forms
(B) A single species
(C) A type of habitat
(D) Nothing specific
5. Why is biodiversity important? [1]
(A) It maintains balanced ecosystems
(B) It has no importance
(C) Only for decoration
(D) It causes ecosystem imbalance
6. What does biodiversity provide? [1]
(A) Resources for human use
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only problems
(D) Only decoration
7. What does understanding biodiversity help with? [1]
(A) Appreciating interconnectedness and conservation
(B) No specific benefit
(C) Only academic interest
(D) Nothing practical
8. Why study biological diversity? [1]
(A) To understand life's interconnectedness and conservation needs
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What does biology study? [1]
(A) All living things
(B) Only plants
(C) Only animals
(D) Only humans
10. What does biology examine about organisms? [1]
(A) Structure, function and behaviour
(B) Only their colour
(C) Only their size
(D) Nothing specific
11. How are living organisms classified? [1]
(A) Based on shared characteristics
(B) Randomly
(C) By size alone
(D) By colour alone
12. What is biodiversity? [1]
(A) The variety of life forms
(B) A single species
(C) A type of habitat
(D) Nothing specific
13. Why is biodiversity important? [1]
(A) It maintains balanced ecosystems
(B) It has no importance
(C) Only for decoration
(D) It causes ecosystem imbalance
14. What does biodiversity provide? [1]
(A) Resources for human use
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only problems
(D) Only decoration
15. What does understanding biodiversity help with? [1]
(A) Appreciating interconnectedness and conservation
(B) No specific benefit
(C) Only academic interest
(D) Nothing practical
16. Why study biological diversity? [1]
(A) To understand life's interconnectedness and conservation needs
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests