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Q. No.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 |
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
75%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 1999
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Which arrangement is in correct ascending order?
| 1. | Species < genus < order < family |
| 2. | Genus < species < family < order |
| 3. | Order < family < genus < species |
| 4. | Species < genus < family < order |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
75%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 1999
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Which of the following taxonomic category is more common in characters as compared to the taxonomic category ‘Genus’?
| 1. | Species | 2. | Division |
| 3. | Class | 4. | Family |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
Level 4: Below 35%
AIPMT - 2001
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Biosystematics aims at:
| 1. | The classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters |
| 2. | Delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships |
| 3. | The classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies |
| 4. | Identification and arrangement of organisms on the basis of cytological characteristics |
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
80%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2003
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Species are considered:
| 1. | basic units of classification |
| 2. | The lowest units of classification |
| 3. | The artificial concept of the human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms |
| 4. | Real units of classification devised by taxonomists |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2003
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