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Q. No.ICBN stands for:
1.
Indian Council for Biological Nomenclature
2.
International Code for Binomial Nomenclature
3.
Indian Council for Binomial Nomenclature
4.
International Code for Botanical Nomenclature
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
81%
Level 1: 80%+
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The binomial system of nomenclature of living organisms was given by:
| 1. | Carl Woose | 2. | Copeland |
| 3. | Chatton | 4. | Carl Linnaeus |
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
95%
Level 1: 80%+
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The number of species that are known and described ranges between:
| 1. | 1.2 and 1.3 million | 2. | 1.4 and 1.5 million |
| 3. | 1.7 and 1.8 million | 4. | 2.1 and 2.2 million |
Subtopic: Diversity in the Living World |
90%
Level 1: 80%+
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The book Systema Naturae was authored by:
| 1. | Linnaeus | 2. | Theophrastus |
| 3. | Aristotle | 4. | Bentham and Hooker |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
89%
Level 1: 80%+
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Identify the correct chronological order of the taxonomic hierarchy from lowest to highest:
| 1. | Family – Order – Class – Phylum |
| 2. | Family – Class – Order – Phylum |
| 3. | Order – Family – Class – Phylum |
| 4. | Order – Class – Phylum – Family |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
82%
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Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
69%
Level 2: 60%+
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose your answer from the codes given below:
| COLUMN I | COLUMN II |
| Taxonomical aid | Feature |
| I. Flora | a. Useful in providing information for identification of names of species found in an area |
| II. Manuals | b. Contains the actual account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given area. |
| III. Monographs | c. Contain information on any one taxon |
Codes:
| I | II | III | |
| 1. | a | b | c |
| 2. | c | b | a |
| 3. | b | a | c |
| 4. | b | c | a |
63%
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The scientific term for biological classification categories is:
| 1. | Species | 2. | Taxon |
| 3. | Phylum | 4. | Domain |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
84%
Level 1: 80%+
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Which taxonomic category is not correctly matched with name regarding the classification of the housefly?
| 1. | Phylum: Arthropoda | 2. | Class: Diptera |
| 3. | Family: Muscidae | 4. | Genus: Musca |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
72%
Level 2: 60%+
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In plant taxonomy, the most inclusive category will be:
| 1. | Kingdom | 2. | Division |
| 3. | Class | 4. | Order |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
53%
Level 3: 35%-60%
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