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Earn 100

List the aims of chemotaxonomy.

Important Questions on Taxonomy of Angiosperms

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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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Assertion A: Herbariums are plant repositories which are used as reference specimens. Recently these are digitalized for global use.

Reason (R): Herbarium helps in the classification of plants and gives complete description about the taxonomy.

The correct answer is:

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Identify the correct sequence of hierarchy in the classification
A Phylum
B. Family
C. Order
D. Class
E. Species
F. Genus
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Which one of the following sequences represents the CORRECT taxonomical hierarchy?
MEDIUM
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:
MEDIUM

Assertion (A): Sub species shows minor variations from parent population

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

HARD

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

The correct answer is

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One of the following scientists was the earliest to attempt more scientific basis for classification __________
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Which of the following represents the order of 'Horse'?
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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

The correct answer is

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The correct sequence of the taxonomic hierarchy is

a. Genus Family Class Order Phylum Kingdom Species

b. Species Genus Family Order Class Phylum Kingdom

c. Species Family Genus Kingdom Order Class Phylum

d. Species Genus Family Class Order Phylum Kingdom

MEDIUM
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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Instead of 'Division', the category used in animal classification is ________.
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Assertion: Species is an ecological unit.

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

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Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
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Choose the incorrect statement among the following.
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Engler and Prantl published a phylogenetic system in the monograph ______
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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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The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on:
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In which of the following books, characters of evolutionary importance were not considered while classifying plants?
A) Species plantarum
B) Families of flowering plants
C) Genera plantarum
D) Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien