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Both Chlamydomonas and Chlorella are autotrophic and both have a cell wall, whereas both Paramoecium and Amoeba are heterotrophic and both lack cell wall, then why did R.H. Whittaker place all of them under the same kingdom?
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Important Questions on Biological Classification
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Which of the following is correctly matched?
(i) Coelomates Aschelminthes
(ii) Triploblastic Sponges
(iii) Radial symmetry Coelenterates
(iv) Metamerism Molluscs
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One of the following scientists was the earliest to attempt more scientific basis for classification __________
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Taxon 'Tigris' represents _______
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Which one of the following pairs was excluded from Whittaker's five kingdom classification
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Engler and Prantl published a phylogenetic system in the monograph ______
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Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on:
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The classic five kingdoms of life were proposed by R.H. Whittaker in
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Binomial nomenclature was introduced by
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Who has suggested six-kingdom classification?
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Match column I with column II; choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the two columns:
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Monera | 1. Dinoflagellates |
| B. Protista | 2. Horsetails |
| C. Fungi | 3. Bacteria |
| D. Plantae | 4. Sponges |
| E. Animalia | 5. Mushrooms |
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In which book has "binomial nomenclature" been used for the first time?
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In five kingdom classification which kingdom incorporates prokaryotes?
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Phylogenetics system of classification includes:
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The term 'New systematics' was introduced by:
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Discuss how classification systems have undergone several changes over a period of time?
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The phylogeny and interrelationships between taxa based on the number and arrangement of chromosomes are called
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Group Embryophytes consist of
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Who proposed five kingdom classification and named kingdoms as Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia?
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Which of the following is not the main criteria for five-kingdom system of classification?
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The non-nucleated, unicellular organisms of Whittaker’s classification are included in the kingdom
