History of Classification and Taxonomy
History of Classification and Taxonomy: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Holotype in Taxonomy, Classical Taxonomy, Artificial Taxonomy, Natural Taxonomy, Experimental Taxonomy, Chemotaxonomy, Cytotaxonomy, Karyotaxonomy, Morphotaxonomy, etc.
Important Questions on History of Classification and Taxonomy
The three-domain system divides
Which of the following is a merit in the Bentham and Hooker's system of classification
In Bentham and Hooker's classification what was positioned in between dicots and monocots
Name the taxonomic term suggested for any rank in the classification.
Earliest attempt to sceintific basis for classification is made by
The scientific name of dog is correctly written as
Who is the Father of Biology?
According to Linnaeus, due to the presence of which organelle should bacteria, algae, fungi and plants be included in the same kingdom ?
The first scientific attempt to classify organisms was by
Who is the founder of first phylogenetic system of classification ?
The book Genera plantarum was written by
Three kingdom system of classification was proposed by
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) .
The Linnaeus sexual system of classification of plants on the basis of arrangement and number of stamens and carpels/morphology of floral parts is
Specimen derived from non-original collection serves as the nomenclatural type, when original specimen is missing. It is known as
Which one of the following pairs was excluded from Whittaker's five kingdom classification
Who was the first to classify plants and also wrote maximum on plants?
In the hierarchy of classification, the lowest obligatory category in five Kingdom classification is
Match the following lists:
| List-I | List-II | ||
| A) | Camerarius | I) | Conduction of water through xylem |
| B) | Hales | II) | Phylogenetic classification |
| C) | Father of botany | III) | Sexual reproduction |
| D) | Bessey | IV) | Historia plantarum |
Match the following books with their authors:
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| Families of flowering plants | i. |
Species plantarum |
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| Linnaeus | ii |
Historia plantarum |
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| Benthem & Hooker | iii |
Hutchinson |
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| Theophrastus | iv | Genera plantarum |
