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A major problem with polynomial names was that they were

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  1. Inaccurate

  2. Cumbersome

  3. Not descriptive

  4. In Latin

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • The term nomenclature means the scientific naming of organisms according to an established system. In earlier days common vernacular names were used which generally changes with change of language. Later in the haunt of one common internationally accepted name for a species, scientific names (Technical names) have been introduced in the form of polynomial, binomial and trinomial systems of nomenclature.
  • In the early seventeenth century, taxonomists started using a string of descriptive Latin words to designate a species. For example, in the herbal of Clusius (1583) a species of willow is named as Salix pumila angustifolia altera.
  • Polynomial nomenclature was discarded for the two main reasons that it was lengthy and difficult to remember, it often varies from place to place, scholar to scholar based on the characters chosen by them.
So the correct option is 'Cumbersome'.

Organisms in kingdom Plantae have cell wall made up of__________

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  1. Lipid

  2. Cellulose

  3. Glucose

  4. Chitin

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Cell wall is the outermost covering/membrane of organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Their cell wall is made up of cellulose which is a form of sugar.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Match the following.

Column (A) Column (B)
a. Kingdom (i) Pteridophyta
b. Subkingdom (ii) Plantae
c. Division (iii) Cryptogams
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  1. a- i, b- ii, c- iii

  2. a- iii, b- i, c- ii

  3. a- ii, b- iii, c- i

  4. a- ii, b- i, c- iii

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plantae is a kingdom, cryptogams is a subkingdom of planate. They include all non-flowering plants. Pteridophyta is a division of subkingdom cryptogams.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

  Organisms such as  plants that use light to make their own food are known as 

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  1. Heterotrophs

  2. Photoautotrophs

  3. Symbionts

  4. Parasites

  5. Herbivores

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
A. Heterotrophs are the organisms that feed on autotrophs or producers for their food.
B. Photoautotrophs are the organisms that use the light energy and convert it into chemical energy to make their food. For example, plants.
C. Symbionts are the organisms that form association with other organisms. The association may be commensalism, mutualism, parasitic etc.
D. Parasites are the organisms that live within or on an other organism which is called the host.
E. Herbivores are the primary consumers that feed directly on the producers (plants).
Hence organisms such as plants that use light to make their own food are known as photoautotrophs.
So, the correct answer is 'Photoautotrophs'.

Bentham and Hooker's system of classification is based on

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  1. AP de Candolle's system

  2. Engler and Prantl system

  3. Eichler system

  4. Wilkins system

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bentham and Hooker's system of classification is the natural system of clarification. It is based on AP de Candolle's system. AP de Candolle gave a new system of classification of plants based on characteristics of vascular tissues much before Bentham and Hooker's system. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'AP de Candolle's system.'

P: The taxonomic hierarchy for Brassica campestris can be written as.
Plantae $\rightarrow$ Phanerogamae $\rightarrow$ Angiospermae $\rightarrow$ Dicotyledonae $\rightarrow$ Parietales $\rightarrow$ Brassicaceae $\rightarrow$ Brassica $\rightarrow$ campestris.
Q: Tautonym is the taxonomic designation used for certain plants having trinomial nomenclature.
R: A character present in an ancestral species and shares exclusively by its evolutionary descendants is referred to as synapomorphy.
S: Family Fabaceae is divided into three sub-families, i.e., Leguminosae, Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae.
Which of the following combinations of given statements is correct?

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  1. P and Q

  2. P and R

  3. R and S

  4. P, R and S

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tautonym is the taxonomic designation used for certain animals assigned with same generic name and specific name. E.g. Rattus rattus (rat), Catla catla (catla), etc. Family Leguminosae is divided into three sub-families, i.e., Papilionacea ($=$Fabaceae), Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae.