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 |
Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomemclature?
1. The first word in a biological name represents the genus name and second is specific epithet
2. The names are derived from latin and written in italics.
3. When written by hand, the names are to be underlined.
4. Biological names can be written in any language
Practical purpose of taxonomy or classification is to:
1. facilitate the identification of unknown species
2. explain the origin of organisms
3. know the evolutionary history
4. identify medicinal plants
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The highest category for classifying living organisms in taxonomic hierarchy will be:
1. Kingdom
2. Domain
3. Supraclass
4. Phylum for animals and Division for plants
Keys in which the choices allow only two (mutually exclusive) alternative couplets are known as:
1. Dichotomous keys
2. Poly clave keys
3. Indented keys
4. Bracketed keys
A store house of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed and preserved on sheets is called as:
1. Herbarium
2. Monograph
3. Flora
4. Manual
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Panthera tigris belongs to the Felidae family. What taxonomic category does Panthera represent?
1. | Species | 2. | Family |
3. | Genus | 4. | Order |
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The taxon ‘Division’ in plant taxonomy is used as a substitute for which of the following taxonomic categories in animal taxonomy?
1. | Phylum | 2. | Class |
3. | Order | 4. | Family |
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Fragmentation is not a common method of asexual reproduction in:
1. Planaria
2. Hydra
3. Filamentous algae
4. Protonema of moss
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The currently accepted definition of biological species was pioneered by:
1. | John Ray | 2. | G. G. Simpson |
3. | Ernst Mayr | 4. | Ernst Haeckel |