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Important Questions on Systematics of Living Organisms

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In the taxonomic categories which hierarchial arrangement in ascending order is correct in case of animals?

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Assertion (A): Species is an ecological unit.
Reason (R): Species have similar structure and functional characteristics.
The correct option among the following is:

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The largest unit in which gene flow is possible is;

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Which one of the following sequences represents the CORRECT taxonomical hierarchy?

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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

I I)

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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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:

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Amongst all the kingdoms, the only taxon that exists in nature as a biologically cohesive unit is the _______

*Note: There was an error in the question of the original paper which is modified here.

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

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

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Assertion: Species is an ecological unit.

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

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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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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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Biology>Diversity in the Living World>Systematics of Living Organisms>Unit of Classification

Founder of ''Taxonomy'' is

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In hierarchical classification, class is interpolated between:

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Statement-1: Two plants A and B are treated as two taxonomic species if they have different binomial name.

Statement-2: Both A and B are different in correlated morphological characters.

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According to latest knowledge the most accepted species concept is

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Hierarchical classification means

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Which of the following taxonomical ranks contain organisms least similar to one another?

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Which of the following taxonomical ranks contain organisms least similar to one another?