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What is taxonomy and example?
Important Questions on Diversity In Living Organisms
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Term | Meaning |
Classification | Study of organisms and their diversities and the relationships between them. |
Taxonomy | Process by which anything is grouped into categories based on easily observable characters. |
Systematics | Unit of classification |
Taxon | Process of classification. |

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Distinguish between the following pair of science:
Zoology and Entomology

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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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I | II | ||
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(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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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 |

