Introduction to Biological Classification

Pick the correct statements:

Discuss the factors on which Whittaker has based his 5 kingdom classification.

Select the odd one out giving reasons.

The term phylum was coined by

How can we know that organisms belongs to genus?

Select the correct combination.

Systema Naturae is the title publication of which of the following scientist?

Phylogeny refers to

Kingdom Protista contains

All prokaryotic groups are put under _____ kingdom

In earlier classification (like two kingdoms), which of the following are included in plants?

$\left(1\right)$ Bacteria, blue green algae and fungus.

$\left(2\right)$ Mosses and fern.

$\left(3\right)$ Gymnosperms and angiosperm.

How many main criteria were used by Whittaker for classification?

In which year, Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification?

Who was the first to attempt a more scientific basis of classification?

How many kingdoms are there in Whittaker’s system which possess only multicellular and only prokaryotes?

What is the kingdom system of classification?

What are the different kingdom system of classification?

Match column I with column II; choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the two columns:

Phylogenetic classification is based on

Who proposed the phylogenetic system of classification?