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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 | |