Q. No.The Indian Botanical Garden and the National Botanical Research Institute are located respectively at:
(1) Pune and Howrah
(2) Howrah and Lucknow
(3) Darjeeling and Lucknow
(4) Shimla and Dehradun
The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on
(1) date of collection
(2) name of collector
(3) local names
(4) height of the plant
Select correct match between Column I and II
Column I Column II
a. As quick referral system (i) Monograph
in taxonomical studies
b. Collection of preserved (ii) Herbaria
plants and animals
c. Index to the plant species (iii) Museum
found in a particular area
d. Complete information of (iv) Flora
any one taxon
1. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
2. a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)
3. a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i)
4. a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i)
| Column I | Column II | ||
| a. | Herbarium | i. | It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals. |
| b. | Key | ii. | A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with a brief description aiding identification. |
| c. | Museum | iii. | Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept. |
| d. | Catalogue | iv. | A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in the identification of various taxa. |
| a | b | c | d | |
| 1. | i | iv | iii | ii |
| 2. | iii | ii | i | iv |
| 3. | ii | iv | iii | i |
| 4. | iii | iv | i | ii |
Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
| 1. | Botanical Gardens have a collection of living plants for reference. |
| 2. | A museum has a collection of photographs of plants and animals |
| 3. | The key is taxonomic aid for the identification of specimens. |
| 4. | herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens |
The contrasting characteristics generally in a pair used for identification of animals in Taxonomic Key are referred to as:
1. Lead
2. Couplet
3. Doublet
4. Alternate
Select correct combination of the statements regarding
the taxonomical aids.
A. Herbaria serve as quick referral systems in
taxonomical studies.
B. Keys are generally analytical in nature.
C. Manuals provide the index to the plant species
found in a particular area.
D. Museums have collections of preserved animal
specimens only, for study and reference.
1. A, B, C
2. B, D
3. A, B
4. A, C
Biologists have established certain procedures and techniques to store and preserve the information as well as specimens. Amongst these which one has collection of both preserved plant and animal specimens?
1 Zoological parks
2 Herbarium
3 Museum
4 Botanical gardens
Select correct match between column l and ll
Column l Column ll
a. As quick referral system in i) Monograph taxonomical studies
b. Collection of preserved plants ii) Herbarium and animals
c. Index to the plant species iii) Museum found in a particular area
d. Complete information iV) Flora of any one taxon
1 a(ii), b(iii), c(iV), d(i)
2 a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iV)
3 a(iii), b(ii), c(iV), d(i)
4 a(iV), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
Botanical gardens and Zoological parks have
1. collection of endemic living species only
2. collection of exotic living species only
3. collection of endemic and exotic living species
4. collection of only local plants and animals
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