Taxonomy Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

(1) Which one of the following is NOT covered under Taxonomy?

[A] Alpha taxonomy

[B] Beta taxonomy

[C] Delta taxonomy

[D] Gamma taxonomy

Answer: Delta taxonomy

(2) Name the philosopher who first classified organisms?

[A] Whittekar

[B] Carl woese

[C] Linnaeus

[D] Aristotle

Answer: Aristotle

(3) Who is considered as the father of taxonomy?

[A] Aristotle

[B] Linnaeus

[C] Earnst Haeckel

[D] Whittaker

Answer: Linnaeus

(4) Arrange in the correct order. 1) Class 2) Kingdom 3) Phylum 4) Order 5) Genus 6) Family 7) Species

[A] 6, 2, 4, 1, 5, 7, 3

[B] 7, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1

[C] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

[D] 2, 3, 1, 4, 6, 5, 7

Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4, 6, 5, 7

(5) Which of these is an example of homoplasy?

[A] Presence and absence of hair

[B] Wings of birds and bats

[C] Forelimbs of humans

[D] Leg of a dog and flipper of a dolphin

Answer: Wings of birds and bats

(6) The chief merit of Bentham and Hookers classification is that

[A] it is a natural system of classification of all group of plants

[B] a system based on evolutionary concept

[C] it also considered the phylogenetic aspect

[D] The description of taxa are based on actual examination of the specimens

Answer: The description of taxa are based on actual examination of the specimens

(7) ‘Systema Naturae’ written by Linnaeus contains a list of

[A] 4000 species of plants

[B] 2000 species of plants

[C] 4200 species of plants

[D] 4200 species of animals

Answer: 4200 species of animals

(8) One of the best methods for understanding general relationships of plants is

[A] Cytotaxonomy

[B] Experimental Taxonomy

[C] Numerical Taxonomy

[D] Chemotaxonomy

Answer: Chemotaxonomy

(9) α- taxonomy deals with

[A] Classical taxonomy

[B] Chemotaxonomy

[C] phylogeny

[D] experimental taxonomy

Answer: Classical taxonomy

(10) Syngenesious anthers and epipetalous stamens are found in

[A] Liliaceae

[B] Malvaceae

[C] Solanaceae

[D] Compositae

Answer: Compositae

(11) Synandrous condition is common in the family

[A] Umbelliferae

[B] Rosaceae

[C] Malvaceae

[D] Cucurbitaceae

Answer: Cucurbitaceae

(12) Which of the following is not a post Darwinian classification?

[A] Hutchinson

[B] Bentham and Hooker

[C] Engler and Prantl

[D] Takhtajan

Answer: Bentham and Hooker

(13) Which of the following is correct for four kingdom classification?

[A] It was given by Whittaker

[B] Fungi was given the status of a kingdom

[C] Protista was separated from Plantae

[D] Monera was separated from Protista

Answer: Monera was separated from Protista

(14) Rattus rattus is

[A] Tautonym

[B] Autonym

[C] Synonym

[D] Homonym

Answer: Tautonym

(15) Six kingdom classification was given by

[A] Ernst Haeckel

[B] Gray and Doolittle

[C] Linnaeus

[D] Whittaker

Answer: Gray and Doolittle

(16) Numerical taxonomy is different from

[A] Adansonian taxonomy

[B] Taximetrics

[C] Alpha taxonomy

[D] Phenetics

Answer: Alpha taxonomy

(17) Blue Green Algae are kept in to

[A] Animalia

[B] Plantae

[C] Monera

[D] Protista

Answer: Monera

(18) Father of India taxonomy is

[A] W. Roxburgh

[B] C. Linnaeus

[C] Theophrastus

[D] H. Santapau

Answer: H. Santapau

(19) Family tree is represented by

[A] Cladogram

[B] Key

[C] Herbarium

[D] Arboratum

Answer: Cladogram

(20) Indian Botanical Garden is situated in

[A] Lucknow

[B] Kolkata

[C] Bangalore

[D] Dehradoon

Answer: Kolkata

Taxonomy MCQs | Taxonomy Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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