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What is taxonomy and example?

Important Questions on Diversity In Living Organisms

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Match the correct term and meaning.
 
Term Meaning
I. Classification A. Study of organisms and their diversities and the relationships between them.
II. Taxonomy B. Process by which anything is grouped into categories based on easily observable characters.
III. Systematics C. Unit of classification
IV. Taxon D. Process of classification.
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Name the book in which monograph of phylogenetic system was published by Engler and Prantl.
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Which of the following branches of biology applies to both plants and animals?
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Which is not a unit of taxonomic category?
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What are the essential basis of modern taxonomic studies?
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The objective(s) of plant taxonomy is/are:
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The man started living in settled communities with the evolution of a culture.
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Karyotaxonomy is the modern branch of classification which is based on
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All modern classifications are now based on
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Which is the first step in taxonomy?
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Distinguish between the following pair of science:

Zoology and Entomology

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The practical purpose of taxonomy or classification:
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the modern taxonomy?
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Assertion (A) : A morphology based approach to taxonomy is called 'alpha taxonomy' and it is old-fashioned.

Reason (R) : A multi-disciplinary approach to taxonomy called 'Omega taxonomy' is favoured in recent years, as it excludes morphological features.

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"Taxonomy without phylogeny is similar to bones without flesh" is the statement of
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Match column-I with column-II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
  I   II
(a) Binomial nomenclature (i) Hippocrates
(b) The Darwin of the 20th century (ii) Ernst Mayr
(c) Father of botany (iii) Linnaeus
(d) Father of medicine (iv) Theophrastus
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Which of the following characters are mainly considered for declaring a new plant species?
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Match the branches of biology in column A with the respective areas of study in column B.

 Column A  Column B
(a) Ichthyology (i)Viruses
(b) Ornithology (ii) Fishes
(c) Ecology (iii) Birds
(d)Virology (iv) Cells
(e) Herpetology (v) Diseases
(f) Palaeontology (vi) Fossils
(g) Cytology (vii) snakes
(h) Pathology (viii) Environment