WorksheetsIntroduction of Taxonomy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which one of the following is an important part of Systematics?
Identification
Nomenclature
Classification
Phylogeny
Who is the father of taxonomy?
AP De Candolle
Carolus Linnaeus
Robert Whittaker
Democritus
Naming of organism is known as?
Nomenclature
Identification
Phylogeny
Classification
The study of the diversity of the organism and the evolutionary relationship among them is called-----------------.
Taxonomy
Classification
Systematics
Biodiversity
Which taxonomy involves identification, naming, and characterization of biological species?
Alpha taxonomy
Beta taxonomy
Delta taxonomy
Gamma taxonomy
--------------- is a natural population of individuals or group of population which resemble one another in all essential morphological and also reproductive characters.
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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) i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi
b) i, iv, ii, v, iii, vi
c) i, iv, ii, iii, v, vi
d) i, iv, ii, vi, v, iii
What is the Aims and tasks of taxonomist?
To catalogue and preserve the collected biodiversity.
To differentiate the variations among organisms
To provide scientific name to the taxa
All of the above
The classification of animals, based on presence or absence of red blood was first time described by the ------------- Scientist?
AP De Candolle
Carolus Linnaeus
Democritus
Robert Whittaker
Carl Linnaeus published ---------------- book in 1758 which includes the description of thousands of Animals as well as Plants.
Taxonomy of Flora & Fauna
Systema Naturae
Bio-taxonomy
Taxonomy
