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Q. No.The scientific term for biological classification categories is:
1.
Species
2.
Taxon
3.
Phylum
4.
Domain
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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The taxon ‘Division’ in plant taxonomy is used as a substitute for which of the following taxonomic categories in animal taxonomy?
| 1. | Phylum | 2. | Class |
| 3. | Order | 4. | Family |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Identify the correct chronological order of the taxonomic hierarchy from lowest to highest:
| 1. | Family – Order – Class – Phylum |
| 2. | Family – Class – Order – Phylum |
| 3. | Order – Family – Class – Phylum |
| 4. | Order – Class – Phylum – Family |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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The currently accepted definition of biological species was pioneered by:
1. John Ray
2. G. G. Simpson
3. Ernst Mayr
4. Ernst Haeckel
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
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Taxonomy does not include:
| 1. | Describing a new species |
| 2. | Naming a new species |
| 3. | Classifying organisms |
| 4. | Discovering a new species |
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
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The scientific names, given to each organism, ensure that
1. Both I and II are incorrect
2. Only I is correct
3. Only II is correct
4. Both I and II are correct
| I: | each organism has only one name. |
| II: | such a name has not been used for any other known organism. |
2. Only I is correct
3. Only II is correct
4. Both I and II are correct
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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The system of Binomial Nomenclature was given by:
1. R. H. Whittaker
2. Carolus Linnaeus
3. Carl Woose
4. Copeland
1. R. H. Whittaker
2. Carolus Linnaeus
3. Carl Woose
4. Copeland
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Consider the given two statements:
| Assertion (A): | Before assigning a biological name to a living organism, it is essential to identify the organism correctly. |
| Reason (R): | Nomenclature or naming is only possible when the organism is described correctly and we know to what organism the name is attached to. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
| 2. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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The correct biological name for mango should correctly be printed as:
| 1. | Mangifera Indica Linn | 2. | Mangifera indica Linn |
| 3. | mangifera Indica Linn | 4. | mangifera indica Linn |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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