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Assertion (A): The six kingdom classification proposed by Carl Woese included Bacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.

Reason (R): Carl Woese divided six kingdoms into 2 domains using 16 s rRNA.

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Important Questions on Evolution and Biodiversity

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Assertion: Species is an ecological unit.

Reason: Individuals of a species share the same ecological niche.

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Match the following
   List - I     List - II
(a) Charles Darwin (i) Systema Naturae
(b) John Ray (ii) Natural History
(c) Buffon (iii) Historia Generalis plantarum
(d) Linnaeus (iv) The origin of species

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Choose the correct set of taxonomic words that belong to the given statements
I) Taxonomic category showing individual organisms with fundamental similarities
II) Taxonomic category with same hierarchical status
a) Dicotyledonae
b) domestica
c) indica
d) Insecta
e) Mangifera
f) sapiens
g) Mammalia
h) Monocotyledonae
i) vulgare
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ICZN is ______
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Select the correctly written scientific name of mango, which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.
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Which one of the following pairs was excluded from Whittaker's five kingdom classification?
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Match the following

   List - I     List - II
(a) Reproductively isolated from the individuals of other species (i) Genetic unit
(b) Sharing the same ecological niche (ii) An evolutionary unit
(c) Showing similarity in the karyotype (iii) A breeding unit
(d) Having similar structural and functional characteristics (iv) An ecological unit

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Which of the following represents the order of 'Horse'?
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ICBN refers to:
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Study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two correct ones out of them:
A. Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.
B. Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.
C. Binomial nomenclature system was given by R.H. Whittaker.
D. In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.
The two correct statements are:
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Taxon 'Tigris' represents _______
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Changes in the non – reproductive tissues caused by environmental factors
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The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on:
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Assertion (A): Sub species shows minor variations from parent population

Reason (R): Sub species is reproductively isolated population of a species

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Lions in India are currently restricted to Gir, Gujarat. Efforts are being made to move them to other parts of the country. This is because they are MOST susceptible to extinction due to infectious diseases under the following conditions when present as:
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Identify and arrange the following taxonomic categories in ascending order.
A) Hominidae
B) Triticum
C) Spermatophyta
D) sapiens
E) Primata
F) Insecta
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Match the following

   List - I    List - II
(a) Order (i) nigrum
(b) Species (ii) Polemoniales
(c) Family (iii) Solanum
(d) Class (iv) Solanaceae
    (v) Dicotyledonae

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Match Column-I with Column-II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below:
 
Column – I Column – II
a. Family (i) Diptera
b. Order (ii) Arthropoda
c. Class (iii) Muscidae
d. Phylum (iv) Insecta
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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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Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on: