Tag: history of classification

Quizzes (0) Questions (78)

Questions Related to history of classification

Multiple choice zoology why classification? nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification nomenclature of animals

Zoological name of north Indian hare is

  1. Lepus nigricollis

  2. Sorex araneus

  3. Lepus ruficaudatus

  4. Orynctalogus cuniculus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Lepus nigricollis is zoological name of north Indian hare.
  • Sorex araneus is scientifc name of Common shrew.
  • Lepus ruficaudatus is not a correct name for any organism. Rather Lepus nigricoliis ruficaudatus is a sub species of Indian hare.
Orynctalogus cuniculus is scientific name of European rabbit. So, the correct option is 'Lepus nigricollis'.

Multiple choice zoology why classification? nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification nomenclature of animals

Which one of the following is an example of the binomial scientific name?

  1. Green algae

  2. Snow leopard

  3. Rana tigrina

  4. China-rose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The binomial name of frog is Rina tigrina. The study of frogs is called batrachology, belonging to class amphibian of Phylum Chordata. The most common species of frog found in India is Rana Tigrina.

So, the correct option is 'Rana tigrina'.

Multiple choice biology plant taxonomy nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification

Match the following.

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

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice biology plant taxonomy nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification

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

  1. Heterotrophs

  2. Photoautotrophs

  3. Symbionts

  4. Parasites

  5. Herbivores
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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'.
Multiple choice botany plant taxonomy nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification

Bentham and Hooker's system of classification is based on

  1. AP de Candolle's system

  2. Engler and Prantl system

  3. Eichler system

  4. Wilkins system
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.'

Multiple choice botany plant taxonomy nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification

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?

  1. P and Q

  2. P and R

  3. R and S

  4. P, R and S
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.