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Q. No.Which of the following statements correctly differentiates between systematics and taxonomy?
| 1. | Taxonomy involves the classification and naming of organisms, while systematics is the study of their evolutionary relationships. |
| 2. | Systematics is concerned only with the classification of organisms, whereas taxonomy includes the evolutionary history. |
| 3. | Taxonomy and systematics are completely interchangeable terms with no difference. |
| 4. | Systematics deals with the naming of organisms, and taxonomy deals with their identification. |
Subtopic: Diversity in the Living World |
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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
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
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The system of Binomial Nomenclature was given by:
1. R. H. Whittaker
2. Carolus Linnaeus
3. Carl Woose
4. Copeland
1. R. H. Whittaker
2. Carolus Linnaeus
3. Carl Woose
4. Copeland
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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How many of the given statements are correct?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
| I: | Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics. |
| II: | The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet. |
| III: | Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin. |
| IV: | The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter. |
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Which of the following ‘suffix’ used for units of classification in plants indicates a taxonomic category of ‘order’?
1. – Ales
2. – Onae
3. – Aceae
4. – Ae
1. – Ales
2. – Onae
3. – Aceae
4. – Ae
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Which of the following ranks in the taxonomic hierarchy is immediately above the genus?
| 1. | Family | 2. | Order |
| 3. | Species | 4. | Class |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Study the Assertion statement followed by the Reason statement given below:
| Assertion (A): | Higher the taxonomic category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level. |
| Reason (R): | Lower the taxa, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share. |
| 1. | (A) is True and (R) is False. |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is a correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A). |
| 4. | (A) is False and (R) is True. |
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
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As we go higher from species to kingdom in taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics shared by member organism:
1. goes on decreasing
2. goes on increasing
3. remains the same
4. no such correlation exists
1. goes on decreasing
2. goes on increasing
3. remains the same
4. no such correlation exists
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature | Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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In case of plants, classes with a few similar characters are assigned to a higher category ideally called:
| 1. | Phylum | 2. | Division |
| 3. | Subphylum | 4. | Infra Class |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature | Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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The suffix to a biological name which is used to indicate ‘family’ in plant classification is:
| 1. | - ales | 2. | - onae |
| 3. | - aceae | 4. | - ae |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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