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Introduction of Taxonomy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is an important part of Systematics?

a)

Identification 

b)

Nomenclature

c)

Classification

d)

Phylogeny

2.

Who is the father of taxonomy?

a)

AP De Candolle

b)

Carolus Linnaeus

c)

Robert Whittaker

d)

Democritus

3.

Naming of organism is known as?

a)

Nomenclature

b)

Identification

c)

Phylogeny

d)

Classification

4.

The study of the diversity of the organism and the evolutionary relationship among them is called-----------------.

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Classification

c)

Systematics

d)

Biodiversity

5.

Which taxonomy involves identification, naming, and characterization of biological species?

a)

Alpha taxonomy

b)

Beta taxonomy

c)

Delta taxonomy

d)

Gamma taxonomy

6.

--------------- is a natural population of individuals or group of population which resemble one another in all essential morphological and also reproductive characters.

a)

Order

b)

Family

c)

Genus

d)

Species

7.

Which one of the following is the correct order of classification in taxonomy?

i. Phylum;       ii. Order;         iii. Family;      iv. Class;         v Genus.              vi. Species

a)

a) i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi

b)

b) i, iv, ii, v, iii, vi

c)

c) i, iv, ii, iii, v, vi

d)

d) i, iv, ii, vi, v, iii

8.

What is the Aims and tasks of taxonomist?

a)

To catalogue and preserve the collected biodiversity.

b)

To differentiate the variations among organisms

c)

To provide scientific name to the taxa

d)

All of the above

9.

The classification of animals, based on presence or absence of red blood was first time described by the ------------- Scientist?

a)

AP De Candolle

b)

Carolus Linnaeus

c)

Democritus

d)

Robert Whittaker

10.

Carl Linnaeus published ---------------- book in 1758 which includes the description of thousands of Animals as well as Plants.

a)

Taxonomy of Flora & Fauna

b)

Systema Naturae

c)

Bio-taxonomy

d)

Taxonomy