Types of Classification in Taxonomy

In which of the following classification, only morphological characters are used?

• Phenetic classification

•                                   Natural classification

• Phylogenetic or Cladistic classification

• Evolutionary classification

What is OUT in taxonomy?

• Oxygen Tolerance Unit

• Operational Taxonomic Unit

• Over to You

• Operational Training Unit

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The ------------ classification is based on the fewer or even a single arbitrary character.

• Cladistic classification

• Natural classification

• Artificial classification

• Evolutionary classification

The Natural classification was introduced by ----------------?

• Mayer

• Simpson

• Ashlock

• All of these

According to a natural classification, all members of particular group would have shared ------ ancestor.

• Common

• Uncommon

• Rooted

• None

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----------------- of classification exhibit evolutionary relationships of entities.

• Natural system

• Phenetic system

• Phylogenetic system

• Artificial system

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Pick the right sequence of taxonomic categories

• division-class-family- genus-order- species

• division- family-class- order-genus-species

• division-class-order-family-genus-species

• division-order-class-family-genus-species

The main purpose of the phylogenetic tree are:

• It is used to study evolutionary histories.

• It helps in the search for a new species.

• It explains the evolutionary history of an organism.

• All of the above.

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Second last smallest taxon of classification is _______?

• Species

• Genus

• Family

• Order

If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same?

• Class

• Kingdom

• Class

• Order