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Important Questions on The Living World

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Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
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Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
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Select the correctly written scientific name of mango, which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.
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Match the column I with column II; choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the two columns.

Column I Column II
A. Aristotle 1. Doctor Universalis
B. Carolus Linnaeus 2. Father of English Botany
C. Albert Magnus 3. Father of zoology
D. William Turner 4. Father of taxonomy
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The unifying concept of biology has received its greatest stimulus from the English biologist _____. (Charles Darwin/Thomas Henry Huxley)
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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Binomial nomenclature means writing the name of plant - animal in two words, which designate
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Which of the following has correct specific epithet?
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What different criteria would you choose to classify people that you meet often?
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The term 'systematics' refers to
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Two major fields of biology are zoology and _____.

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The practical purpose of the classification of living organisms is to
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In zoological name of an organism the first word will be
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Given below is the scientific name of Mango. Identify the correctly written name?
Mangifera Indica
Mangifera indica
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Why are living organisms classified?
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Fill in the blank with the correct option provided in the bracket.

Linnaeus not only laid the foundation of taxonomy but also introduced _____(binomial /trinomial) nomenclature.

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Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
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'Father of botany' is
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Linnaeus is credited for introduction of
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Why are the classification systems changing every now and then?