Questions
Which of the following disciplines of classification of ranks higher than species was defined by Ernst Mayer in 1968?
- Alpha taxonomy
- Beta taxonomy
- Gamma taxonomy
- Ethano taxonomy
Neomura clade was proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith. Which of the following is false about neomurans?
- All neomurans have histones.
- All neomurans use methionine molecules during protein synthesis.
- All neomurans use several kinds of RNA polymerase.
- Neomura clade is composed of domain bacteria and archea.
Subclass is one of taxonomic ranks which come between order and class. Which of the following organisms belongs to subclass Theria?
- Homo sapiens
- Lepisma saccharina
- Calocalanus pavo
- Anchiornis huxleyi
'Zoonomia' deals with pathology, anatomy, psychology and functioning of the body. It was written in 1794 by
- Carl Linnaeus
- Charles Darwin
- Erasmus Darwin
- Thomas Henry Huxley
Subclasses come under zoological classification. Which of the following denotes the subclass of fruit-fly?
- Diptera
- Brachycera
- Pterygota
- Insecta
ICZN stands for
- International Criterion of Zoological Nomenclature
- International Council of Zoological Nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- International Center of Zoological Nomenclature
In 1960, phylogenetic nomenclature was commenced. Based on phylogeny, dinosaurs are classified as
- paraphyletic
- polyphyletic
- monophyletic
- dinophylectic
In 1938, Copeland gave 4 kingdom classifications and Cavaliar-Smith gave 6 kingdom classifications in 1998. Which of the following kingdoms was present in Cavaliar Smith's classification, but absent from Copeland's classification?
- Protoctista
- Chromista
- Monera
- Animilia
In zoological nomenclature, genus and species with the same name are allowed. Such a method of nomenclature is known as
- autonymy
- tautonymy
- illegitimacy
- synapomorphy
In scientific nomenclature, a number of humorous names exist. Which of the following species is named after a mythical character from Lewis Carrol's poem named 'Jabberwocky'?
- Jackal
- Dinosaur
- Frog
- Bat
'Elementary Forms of Religious Life' is a book by Emile Durkheim. It deals with which of the following?
- Ethanotaxonomy
- Linnean taxonomy
- Religious taxonomy
- Folk taxonomy
Whch of the following is the classification system based on the pattern of overall similarities of organisms?
- Cladistics
- Phenetics
- Numerical taxonomy
- Dendrograms
What is Carl Linnaeus for homo sapiens?
- Neotype
- Hapantotype
- Lectotype
- Ergatotype
Wastebasket taxon term is used to classify
- organisms that do not fit anywhere else
- organisms that have no economic importance
- organisms that once disappeared from fossil records, but have now reappeared
- fossilised structures which are now redeposited in new sediments
In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honour a person. Match the following famous personalities with the species named after them.
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| Personalities | Organism |
| 1. Lady Gaga | a. Fish |
| 2. Arnold Schwarzenegger | b. Wasp |
| 3. Aesop | c. Spider |
| 4. Nelson Mandela | d. Beetle |
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|---|---|
|1. Lady Gaga|d. Beetle|
|2. Arnold Schwarzenegger|c. Spider|
|3. Aesop|b. Wasp|
|4. Nelson Mandela|a. Fish| - |||
|---|---|
|1. Lady Gaga|b. Wasp|
|2. Arnold Schwarzenegger|d. Beetle|
|3. Aesop|a. Fish|
|4. Nelson Mandela|c. Spider| - |||
|---|---|
|1. Lady Gaga|c. Spider|
|2. Arnold Schwarzenegger|a. Fish|
|3. Aesop|d. Beetle|
|4. Nelson Mandela|b. Wasp| - |||
|---|---|
|1. Lady Gaga|d. Beetle|
|2. Arnold Schwarzenegger|c. Wasp|
|3. Aesop|b. Spider|
|4. Nelson Mandela|a. Fish|