Taxonomy and Systematics

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Taxonomy and Systematics: Overview

This topic focuses on the systematic and taxonomical classification of living beings. It explains in detail the advantages and disadvantages of classifying living beings. We will also learn the difference between systematics and taxonomy.

Important Questions on Taxonomy and Systematics

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The species is considered to be dynamic in new systematics.

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Give an account of biosystematics.

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New systematics is only based on the morphological characters of the organisms.

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The systematic study coined by Julian Huxley is called

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Phylogenetic classification is based on cytological information.

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Phylogenetic classification is mainly based on the 

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Define phylogenetic system of classification.

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The study of different kinds of organisms, their diversities and relationship among them is studied in:

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New systematics introduced by Sir Julian Huxley is also called

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Term systematics was used by Linnaeus. It includes:

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Which is not a unit of taxonomic category?

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Statement I: Systematics is the branch of biology that deals with classification of living organisms.
Statement II: The aim of classification is to group the organisms.

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The scientific study of diversity of organisms and their evolutionary relationships is called:

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The framework system of classification in which various taxonomic categories are arranged in order of logical sequence is called

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Biosystematics aims at

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The first Indian literature on the classification of plants and animals is:

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'Father of Modern Botany' is

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The term 'systematics' refers to

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Who has been called as “The Darwin of the 20th Century” and “Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology Emeritus”? He was awarded the "Triple crown of biology" also.

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The discipline of biology which deals with the kinds and diversity of all organisms and their evolutionary relationship is called: