The total number and types of organisms on earth represents the
| 1. | Taxonomy |
| 2. | Biodiversity |
| 3. | Classification |
| 4. | Systematics |
Select the incorrect match with respect to the given taxonomic categories of wheat.
| 1. | Genus - Triticum | 2. | Family - aestivum |
| 3. | Order- Poales | 4. | Class - Monocotyledonae |
Taxa with least number of common characteristics are
| 1. | Felis and Panthera |
| 2. | Potato, Brinjal and Makoi |
| 3. | Polymoniales and Poales |
| 4. | Arthropoda and Angiosperms |
The system of the naming of organisms was developed by
| 1. | Robert Hooke | 2. | Carolus Linnaeus |
| 3. | T. Schwann | 4. | Ernst Mayr |
The highest category in the taxonomic hierarchy is
| 1. | Kingdom | 2. | Phylum |
| 3. | Class | 4. | Species |
How many of the following are correct match ?
| a. | Biodiversity - Number and type of organisms present on earth. |
| b. | Nomenclature - Standardise the naming of living organism |
| c. | Biological names - Generally in Latin and written in Greek |
| d. | Classification - Classified into different taxa |
1. Four
2. Three
3. Two
4. One
Choose the correct from the followings:-
| 1. | Mangifera, is a name of species |
| 2. | Polymoniales, is a name of family |
| 3. | Dicotyledonae, is a name of division |
| 4. | Triticum, is a name of genus |
Both the words in a biological name when handwritten are underlined or printed in italics to indicate :-
| 1. | They are endangered | 2. | They are living |
| 3. | Their latin origin | 4. | Now they are extinct |
Which of the following ‘suffixes’ used for units of classification in plants indicates a taxonomic category of ‘family’?
1. — Ales
2. - Onae
3. — Aceae
4. - Ae
The term ‘systematics’ refers to
| 1. | identification and study of organ systems |
| 2. | identification and preservation of plants and animals |
| 3. | diversity of kinds of organisms and their relationship |
| 4. | study of habitats of organisms and their classification |