History of Classification and Taxonomy

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History of Classification and Taxonomy: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Biological Classification, Species Complex & Evolutionary Taxonomy etc.

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The three-domain system divides

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Name the taxonomic term suggested for any rank in the classification.

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Earliest attempt to sceintific basis for classification is made by

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The scientific name of dog is correctly written as

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Who is the Father of Biology?

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According to Linnaeus, due to the presence of which organelle should bacteria, algae, fungi and plants be included in the same kingdom ?

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The first scientific attempt to classify organisms was by

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  Who is the founder of first phylogenetic system of classification ?

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The book Genera plantarum was written by

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Three kingdom system of classification was proposed by

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Name the person who divided animals into Anaima (animals with no red blood e.g., invertebrates) and Enaima (animals with red blood e.g., vertebrates) .

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The Linnaeus sexual system of classification of plants on the basis of arrangement and number of stamens and carpels/morphology of floral parts is

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Who was the first to classify plants and also wrote maximum on plants?

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In the hierarchy of classification, the lowest obligatory category in five Kingdom classification is

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The first person who used structural likeness as basis of classification and made systematics as a scientific discipline was

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Which of the following classification is most widely used in herbarium ?

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In Carl Woese's classification system, the domain that includes the blue-green algae, nitrogen-fixing bacteria and mycoplasma is

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Father of Indian systematic Botany is