Scientific naming of an organism is only possible when 
1. It shows evolutionary relation to other organisms 
2. It is already given a common name 
3. It is identified correctly 
4. It exhibits all the characteristics of living beings 

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A newly discovered organism is given a name based on criteria provided in ICBN. Which of the following should not be the characteristic of this organism? 
1. Occurrence of photosynthesis 
2. Presence of cell wall 
3. Lacks nucleus but has genetic material 
4. Various cell organelles in the cell 
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The biological names are generally in ____(i)____ and printed in italics to indicate their _____(ii)______ origin. 
Select the correct option to fill in the blanks (i) and (ii) 
(i) (ii)
1. English Latin
2. Latin Latin
3. Greek Greek
4. Latin Greek
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Select the option that does not represent the taxa at different levels 
1. Chordate, Mammal, Dog 
2. Animal, Insect, Butterfly 
3. Plant, Monocot, Wheat 
4. Mammal, Insect, Dicot 
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Regarding taxonomy and systematics, which one is exclusive to systematics? 
1. Internal structure 
2. Development process 
3. Evolutionary relationships between organisms 
4. Ecological information of organisms
Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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Which of the following is/are referred to as unit of classification? 
(a) Category 
(b) Organism 
(c) Taxon 
(d) Rank 
1. (a) only 
2. All (a), (b), (c) and (d) 
3. (a), (c) and (d) 
4. (a) and (c) only 
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Different species of a genus 
1. Are vary different from each other in their basic properties 
2. Have morphological similarities 
3. Can be placed in different families 
4. Cannot be differentiated on the basis of their morphological features 
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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The lowest category of plants that is characterised on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features is 
1. Genus 
2. Species 
3. Class 
4. Family 
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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At which of the following categories, number of similar characters amongst the organisms will be less? 
1. Division 
2. Family 
3. Order 
4. Genus 
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Between which of the following taxa, there is greater difficulty of determining relationship? 
1. Mangifera and Triticum 
2. Dicotyledonae and Monocotyledonae 
3. Sapindales and Poales 
4. Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae
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