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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Life Sciences knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
PHENETIC_CLASSIFICATION_DOES_NOT_DISTINGUISH_BETWEEN_HOMOLOGOUS_AND_ANALOGOUS_CHARACTERS.?$ |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 2. |
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» C. Forelimbs of humans | |
| 3. |
What is the term given to a duplicate specimen of original type? |
| A. | Lectotype |
| B. | Holotype |
| C. | Isotype |
| D. | Neotype |
| Answer» D. Neotype | |
| 4. |
Arrange in the correct order. |
| A. | Class |
| B. | Kingdom |
| C. | Phylum |
| D. | Order |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
What is tautonym? |
| A. | These are the repeated sequences |
| B. | It is a name of fish |
| C. | Identical name of genus and species |
| D. | It is a name of the genus |
| Answer» D. It is a name of the genus | |
| 6. |
Who is considered as the father of taxonomy? |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Linnaeus |
| C. | Earnst Haeckel |
| D. | Whittaker |
| Answer» C. Earnst Haeckel | |
| 7. |
Name the organization which provides rules for naming animals. |
| A. | ICZN |
| B. | ICN |
| C. | ICBN |
| D. | IBM |
| Answer» B. ICN | |
| 8. |
Name the philosopher who first classified organisms? |
| A. | Whittekar |
| B. | Carl woese |
| C. | Linnaeus |
| D. | Aristotle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Organizing taxonomic information in logical classification is called_________ |
| A. | Systematics |
| B. | Phenetic |
| C. | Phylogenetic |
| D. | Dendogram |
| Answer» B. Phenetic | |
| 10. |
Which one of the following is NOT covered under Taxonomy? |
| A. | Alpha taxonomy |
| B. | Beta taxonomy |
| C. | Delta taxonomy |
| D. | Gamma taxonomy |
| Answer» D. Gamma taxonomy | |