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1.

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
2.

Phenetic classification does not distinguish between homologous and analogous characters.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
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.1) Class2) Kingdom3) Phylum4) Order5) Genus6) Family7) 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» 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
11.

 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
12.

Phenetic classification does not distinguish between homologous and analogous characters

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
13.

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

A. Lectotype
B. Holotype
C. Isotype
D. Neotype
Answer» D. Neotype
14.

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» E.
15.

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
16.

Who is considered as the father of taxonomy?

A. Aristotle
B. Linnaeus
C. Earnst Haeckel
D. Whittaker
Answer» C. Earnst Haeckel
17.

Name the organization which provides rules for naming animals.

A. ICZN
B. ICN
C. ICBN
D. IBM
Answer» B. ICN
18.

Name the philosopher who first classified organisms?

A. Whittekar
B. Carl woese
C. Linnaeus
D. Aristotle
Answer» E.
19.

Organizing taxonomic information in logical classification is called_________

A. Systematics
B. Phenetic
C. Phylogenetic
D. Dendogram
Answer» B. Phenetic
20.

 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
21.

A system of classification based on all important morphologically characters is termed as

A. Artificial system
B. Natural system
C. Genetic system
D. Both and b
Answer» C. Genetic system
22.

 ‘System naturae’ was written by

A. Linneaus
B. Charles Darwin
C. Aristole
D. Wallace
Answer» B. Charles Darwin
23.

Taxon is

A. a genus
B. a species
C. a taxonomic unit
D. a taxonomic category of any rank
Answer» E.
24.

A small group of individuals or organisms which resemble closely in structure as well as function is called

A. Phylum
B. Family
C. Species
D. Genus
Answer» D. Genus
25.

 Modern classification is based on

A. Physiology
B. Fossils
C. Phylogeny
D. Morphology
Answer» D. Morphology
26.

 The term systematic was proposed by  

A. John Ray
B. Adanson
C. De-Vries
D. Julian Huxley
Answer» B. Adanson
27.

 What is the correct descending sequence of taxonomic categories?  

A. Division-class-order-family-tribe-genus
B. Class-order-division-family-species-tribe
C. tribe-genus-class-division-family-order
D. Family-order-genus-order-division-class
Answer» B. Class-order-division-family-species-tribe
28.

Binomial nomenclature means writing the name of plant in two words which designate

A. Order and family
B. Family and genus
C. Species and variety
D. Genus and species
Answer» E.
29.

First step in taxonomy

A. Naming
B. Description
C. Identification
D. classification
Answer» D. classification
30.

 An example for the artificial system of classification

A. Bentham and Hooker
B. Linnaeus system
C. Engler and Prantl
D. Hutichson
Answer» C. Engler and Prantl
31.

The replacement of two kingdom classification by five kingdom classification was proposed by the year

A. 1853
B. 1859
C. 1969
D. 1863
Answer» D. 1863
32.

Basic taxonomy unit is

A. Kingdom
B. Genus
C. Species
D. Order
Answer» D. Order
33.

 Which of the following definitions covers a greater number of organisms?

A. Class
B. Genus
C. Order
D. Family
Answer» D. Family
34.

The five kingdom arrangements of organisms was proposed by

A. Whittakar
B. John Ray
C. Whitter
D. Carl Woese
Answer» B. John Ray
35.

 The group of similar plants which breed freely among themselves constitute a

A. Species
B. Family
C. Order
D. Genus
Answer» B. Family
36.

Synandrous condition is common in the family

A. Umbelliferae
B. Rosaceae
C. Malvaceae
D. Cucurbitaceae
Answer» E.
37.

 Indefinite stamens are characteristic of family

A. Malvaceae
B. Gramineae
C. Labiatae
D. Cruciferae
Answer» B. Gramineae
38.

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
Answer» E.
39.

‘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» E.
40.

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
Answer» D. Rendle
41.

The system of plant classification proposed by Carolus Linnaeus was artificial becauseThe system of plant classification proposed by Carolus Linnaeus was artificial because

A. It was based on evolutionary relationship of plants
B. It was based on similarities and differences in floral and other morphological characters only
C. It took into account the physiological facts along with the morphological characters
D. None of the above
Answer» E.