Multiple choice

Which of the following disciplines of classification of ranks higher than species was defined by Ernst Mayer in 1968?

  1. Alpha taxonomy

  2. Beta taxonomy

  3. Gamma taxonomy

  4. Ethano taxonomy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In 1968, Ernst Mayer defined beta taxonomy as the classification of ranks higher than species. It requires biological meaning of variation and the evolutionary origin of groups of the related species.

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