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Which of the following taxonomical aid is related with quick referral systems in taxonomic studies?

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Important Questions on The Living World

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The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on:
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Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:
  Column –I   Column — II
(a) Herbarium (i) It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals.
(b) Key (ii) A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with brief description adding identification.
(c) Museum (iii) Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept.
(d) Catalog (iv) A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in the identification of various taxa.
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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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Carolus Linnaeus proposed the scientific name of animals in his book 'Systema Naturae' (in 10th edition), which was published on 1st August 1758. Which taxonomical aid provides knowledge about this information?
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Which one of the following is not included under in-situ conservation?
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Find the correct sequence at various steps of herbarium technique
a. Drying; 

b. Poisoning; 

c. Collection; 

d. Labelling;

e. Mounting; 

f. Deposition;

g. Stitching

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_____ is a store house of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed and preserved on sheets. 
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Select the incorrect statement w.r.t. taxonomic aids.
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Any one selected biological group is described by _____ (monograph/catalogue).
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Institute of Palaeobotany is situated at
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Herbarium sheets are arranged according to the system of classification and should have information about
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Read the following statements carefully and select the correct option.
(a) In zoological parks, conditions similar to natural habitats are provided to the animals.
(b) Keys are generally analytical in nature.
(c) In a herbarium sheet, local names are not mentioned.
(d) Taxonomical aids are useful in knowing bioresources.
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The statement in the key is called _____ (lead/note).
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Botanical gardens and Zoological parks have a collection of
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The keys are based on _____ (contrasting/similar) characters.
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The National Botanical Institute is located in
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If a botanist has to assign a name to a similar species, he will use:
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Fill in the blank with the correct word given in the bracket.
Saint Albertus Magnus wrote the botanical work _____ (De vegetabilis/De animalia) which dealt with medicinal plants.
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The word herbarium was coined by _____. ( Luca Ghini/ Joseph Pitton de Toumefort)