Plant systematics

1. The term Taxonomy was coined by

• a)Linnaeus

• b) A.P. De Candolle

• c)Lamarck

• d)Aristotle

2. Name the Book where A.P. de Candolle first used the term ‘Taxonomy’.

• a) Theorie Elementaire de la Botanique

• b)Philosophic zoologique

• c) Poetics

• d)Species plantarum

3. The standard size of herbarium sheet is

• a) 49cm×22cm

• b) 42cm×29cm

• c) 22cm×49cm

• d) 29cm×49cm

4. The largest Herbaria in the world located at

• a) Royel Botanical Garden, England

• b) National Botanical Garden, India

• c) New York Botanical Garden, New York

• d)Komarov Botanical Institute, Russia

5. ------------are a widely diverse group of flowering plants, with at least 300000 living species on Earth.

• a) Angiosperms

• b) Gymnosperms

• c) Monocots

• d) Magnoliids

Fill in the blank.

A group of organisms that share a common ancestor and all its descendants is called a ________________.

• clade

• evolutionary history

• shared, derived character

In a cladogram, organisms are grouped by phylogeny,which is the organism's ____________________________.

• clade

• evolutionary history

• shared, derived character

The field of biology that classifies organisms is called...

• Taxonomy

• Phylogeny

• Paleontology

• Embryology