Introduction to Biological Classification

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Introduction to Biological Classification: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Biological Classification, Advantages of Phylogenetic System, Kingdom System of Classification, Two Kingdom System of Classification & Five Kingdom System of Classification etc.

Important Questions on Introduction to Biological Classification

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

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A. Monera 1. Dinoflagellates
B. Protista 2. Horsetails
C. Fungi 3. Bacteria
D. Plantae 4. Sponges
E. Animalia 5. Mushrooms

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Constructing a cladogram is an important tool in a phylogenetic classification system.

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Phylogenetic classification is based on

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Who proposed the phylogenetic system of classification?

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What are the advantages of the phylogenetic system of classification?

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What is phylogenetic system of classification?

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Who proposed the five kingdom classification?

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R.H Whittaker criteria for classification was based on the following characters:

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Discuss the merits and demerits of five kingdom classification system.

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Which one of the following pairs was excluded from Whittaker's five kingdom classification?

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

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The entities not included in any of the five kingdoms of Whittaker, are

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What is the name of the book written by Aristotle ?

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The practical purpose of classification of living organisms is to

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Choose the correct statement.

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Infection of Entamoeba is caused 

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Mode of feeding in free living protozoans is

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Method of dispersal in Amoeba is

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In the life cycle of Plasmodium, exflagellation occurs in

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Excretion in Amoeba occurs through