Taxonomy

Taxonomy

By Mr. Nelson Jr. Talamor

Taxonomy

taxis and nomia

• (from ancient Greek words taxis, which means “arrangement,” and nomia, which means “method”).

• ​It is a science that deals with the classification of organisms based on shared characteristics.

Taxonomy Facts

Scientists behind the History of Taxonomy Quiz

By Mr. Nelson Jr. Talamor

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who first classified vertebrate and invertebrate organisms?

• Aristotle

• Dioscorides

• Cesalpino

• Bauhin

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who wrote and published the book “Methodus Plantarum Nova”, which contained information on 18000 plant species as a result of relatively narrow species concept?

• Aristotle

• Ray

• Cesalpino

• Bauhin

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who wrote the book “Familles des Plantes”, which gave an idea that classifying organisms should be based on a great range of characters?

• Aristotle

• Ray

• Cesalpino

• Adanson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who coined the term prokaryotes (cells without nucleus) and eukaryotes (cells with nucleus)?

• Aristotle

• Ray

• Chatton

• Adanson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who established the four-kingdom classification scheme?

• Copeland

• Ray

• Chatton

• Adanson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who published “Institutiones Rei Herbariae”, which consists of information on 9000 plant species listed in 698 genera, based on floral characters?

• Copeland

• Ray

• Chatton

• de Tournefort

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who introduced Kingdom Archaebacteria in the 1970s, which led to the rise of the three-domain system?

• Copeland

• Woese

• Chatton

• de Tournefort

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who classified plants based on their growth forms?

• Copeland

• Woese

• Chatton

• Theophrastus

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who wrote the book “De Materia Medica” which contained information on about 600 species based on their medicinal properties?

• Dioscorides

• Woese

• Chatton

• Theophrastus

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists who recognized the genus and the species as major taxonomic levels of organisms?

• Dioscorides

• Woese

• Bauhin

• Theophrastus

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As you grow older, you become more selective and discriminating in categorizing things that are important. You must learn to prioritize the more important tasks.