Basis of Classification

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Basis of Classification: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Classification of Living Organisms

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What characteristics of living organisms are the basis of their classification?

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Which taxonomic rank is broader than family but narrower than kingdom?

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What is the importance of Whittaker's classification?

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Why are cyanobacteria considered significant?

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What is phylogeny?

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Which criterion is used for dividing Monera into Archaea and Bacteria?

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What feature is unique to the kingdom Animalia?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of fungi?

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What distinguishes eukaryotes from prokaryotes?

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What is the smallest unit in the taxonomic hierarchy?

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Which of the following is not a taxonomic rank?

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What is the basis for placing viruses outside the five-kingdom classification?

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Which kingdom includes organisms that are autotrophic and lack a cell wall?

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What is the role of binomial nomenclature in classification?

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Which group of organisms has a chitinous cell wall?

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Why is classification necessary in biology?

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What is a key characteristic of organisms in the kingdom Protista?

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Which kingdom includes prokaryotic organisms?

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What is taxonomy primarily concerned with?

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Which scientist proposed the five-kingdom classification?