Taxonomy Objective Type Questions and Answers

Questions

21 ICBN is associated with nomenclature of

A Animals

B Plants

C Bacteria

D Virus

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Answer: Plants

22 Name of the author

A Should be written in italics

B Should be under lined

C Should always be in abbreviated form

D Should be written in Roman

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Answer: Should be written in Roman

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23 Organisms with largest number of similar characters will be present in

A Kingdom

B Order

C Division

D Class

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Answer: Order

24 Most ancient life form is

A Archaebacteria

B Eubacteria

C Eukarya

D Progenote

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Answer: Progenote

25 Basic unit of classification is

A Kingdom

B Division

C Species

D Order

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Answer: Species

26 Which of the following is an intermediate category?

A Class

B Tribe

C Order

D All of these

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Answer: Tribe

27 Organisms with heterotrophic absorptive mode of nutrition are

A Animals

B Plants

C Fungi

D Protozoans

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Answer: Fungi

28 Classification given by Linnaeus was based on

A Habit

B Stamens

C Gynoecium

D Size

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Answer: Stamens

29 Which among the following is the smallest category?

A Order

B Species

C Tribe

D Class

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Answer: Species

30 Books Systema Naturae and Species Plantarum were written by

A Linnaeus

B Hutchison

C John Ray

D Bessey

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Answer: Linnaeus

31 Term New Systematics was given by

A Linnaeus

B Turril

C Julian Huxley

D de Candolle

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Answer: Julian Huxley

32 Polyadelphous condition is found in

A Leguminosae

B Rutaceae

C Compositae

D Liliaceae

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Answer: Rutaceae

33 Indefinite stamens are characteristic of family

A Malvaceae

B Gramineae

C Labiatae

D Cruciferae

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Answer: Malvaceae

34 The advantage of Systematics is that it

A gives an idea of organic diversity, its origin and evolution in the plant and animal kingdom

B is complementary to other branches of biology

C provides correct information needed in agriculture, medical, veterinary sciences etc.

D All of these

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Answer: All of these

35 Classical taxonomy is also termed

A β taxonomy

B systematics

C descriptive taxonomy

D experimental taxonomy

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Answer: descriptive taxonomy

36 Systematics deals with

A Identification of Organism

B Classification of organisms

C the kinds and diversity of all organisms and the existing relationships amongst themselves

D identification, naming and classification of both plants and animals

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Answer: the kinds and diversity of all organisms and the existing relationships amongst themselves

37 Natural system of classification of plants differs from artificial system of classification in

A taking into account only one vegetative character

B taking into account only one floral character

C taking into account all the similarities between plants

D all of these

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Answer: taking into account all the similarities between plants

38 Out of the 4 widely known systems of classification one remains less phylogenetic and more natural and that is of

A Engler and Prantl

B Hutchinson

C Bentham and Hooker

D Rendle

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Answer: Bentham and Hooker

39 What is the term given to a duplicate specimen of original type?

A Lectotype

B Holotype

C Isotype

D Neotype

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Answer: Isotype

40 Organizing taxonomic information in logical classification is called_________

A Systematics

B Phenetic

C Phylogenetic

D Dendogram

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Answer: Systematics

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