Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Reproduction in Organisms

Question:

Match the Column I with Column II :

  Column I (Animals)    

 Column II (Life span)   

a) Elephant

 (i) 200-300 years

b) Horse                 

 (ii) 4 months

c) Tortoise             

 (iii) 60-75 years

d) Banyan tree 

 (iv) 50 years

e) Rice plants       

 (v) 100-150 years

 

Options:

a-iv, b-v, c, iii, d-ii, e-i.

a-iii, b-iv, c-v, d-i, e-ii.

a-v, b-iii, c-iv, d-i, e-ii.

a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv, e-v.

Correct Answer:

a-iii, b-iv, c-v, d-i, e-ii.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) -a-iii, b-iv, c-v, d-i, e-ii.

  Column I (Animals)    

 Column II (Life span)   

a) Elephant

 (iii) 60-75 years

b) Horse                 

 (iv) 50 years

c) Tortoise             

 (v) 100-150 years

d) Banyan tree 

 (i) 200-300 years

e) Rice plants       

 (ii) 4 months

The period from birth to the natural death of an organism represents its life span. It may be as short as a few days or as long as a few thousand years. Life spans of organisms are not necessarily correlated with their sizes. Life span of few organisms are like elephant has a life span of 60-75 years, horse has 50 years, tortoise has 100-150 years, banyan tree has 200-300 years and rice plant has 4 months.