1. Taxonomy is the
science of
a) Classification b) Nomenclature
c) Identification d) All of above
2. The taxonomic rank in plant classification
equivalent to phylum of animal classification is
a) Order b) Subkingdom
c) Division d) Class
3. Phylogenetic system means
a) Grouping of plant according
to evolutionary trends
b) Grouping of plant according
to floral
similarities
c) Grouping according to morphological
characters
d) Grouping of plant according
to their
increasing complexities
4. The natural system of
classification
was proposed by
a) Bentham and Hooker
b) Hooker and Linnaeus
c) Bentham and huxley
d) Darwin and Lamoure
5. Grouping of organism on the basis
of common character is known as
a) Taxonomy b) Nomenclature
c) Classification d) Identification
6. An artificial system of
classification is based on
a) One-character b) Few characters
c) Many character d) Either a or
b
7. Taxon refers to
a) Genus b) Family
c) Order d) All the above
8. The basic unit of classification
of
plants and animal are
a) Genus b) Species
c) Variety d) Sub - species
9. Hierarchical level of
classification is
related to
a) Species and genus
b) Family, order and class
c) Phylum and kingdom
d) All of these
10. Which of following is not in hierarchical
order?
a) Series - order - genus
b) Division - class - series
c) Family - genus - series
d) Order - family - genus
11.Identify the correct hierarchical order
from the fallowing
a) Division -class- order- species-family
b) Dicotyledonae- thalami
florae- polypetalae
malvales
c) Angiosperm- glumacea- Gramineae-
sorghum
d) none of above
12. Identify the taxon from the following
a) Series b) Polypetalae
c) Class d) Species
13. 'Di naturalichen
pflanzenfamilian'
contain the phylogenetic systems of
classification of plant given
by
a) Bentham and Hooker
b) Linnaeus
c) Engler and Prantle
d) None of above
14.Binomial nomenclature means writing
the name of an organism in two words
which designates
a) Order and family
b) Family and genus
c) Species and family
d) Genus and species
15. The concept of morphospecies is given by
a) Linnaeus b) Darwin
c) John Ray d) Ernst May
16. In taxonomic hierarchy the various
categories are arranged in
a) Descending series
b) Horizontal series
c) Ascending series
d) None of the above
17. The smallest inbreeding group is
a) Phylum b) Kingdom
c) Species d) Family
18. The taxonomic rank in plant classification equivalent to phylum of animal classification is
a) Order
b) Kingdom
c) Species d) Family
19. According to John Ray the species
refer to a group of
a) similar individuals
b) Individual with common ancestry
c) Interbreeding members
d) All of above
20. Taxonomy is a science of
a) Classification b) Nomenclature
c) Identification d) All of above
21. Where the taxonomy is concerned with plants it is known as
a) Applied botany
b) Systematic botany
c) Ecological botany
d) None of these
22. The concept of numeric
evaluation of character similarities was advocated by
a) Sokal and Smith
b) Bentham and Hooker
c) Hutchinson
d) Linnaeus
23. The following chemical compound
are useful in chemotaxonomy
a) Amino
acid b) Nucleic acid
c) Glucose d) Both a and b
24. Point out the correct sequence of taxa
a) family, order, class, genus
b) Class, order, family, genus
c) Class, order, genus, family
d) Order, class, family, genus
25. A group of species which resemble each other both structurally and functionally called
a) Genus b) order
c) Sub- order d) Class
26. Linnaeus was borne in
a) Sweden b) U.K.
c) Holland d) France
27. In plants the Latin names are suggested because
a) Latin is a simple language
b) In whole world there would
be only one name
c) It is easy to write
d) Most of the names in other language
are not correct
28.The branch of biology which deals
with classification of plant is called
a) Phylogeny b) Systematics
c) Biochemistry d) Nine of the above
29.The aim of classification is to
a) Study evolutionary aspects
b) Establish relationships
c) Locate organism
d) All of above
30. There are four basic components of the taxonomy they are classification,
identification......... and
nomenclature
a)
Structure b) Description
c) Feature d) None of these
31. It is desirable to place the organism
in the categories according to their
a) Structural features
b) Similarities and
dissimilarities
c) Character of reproductive
bodies
d) Identification
32. The variations shown by the living
organisms are called
a) Biodiversity b) Diversity of life
c) Bio species d) Both a and b
33. Systematics deals with
a) Identification,
classification,
nomenclature
b) Diversity and inter-
relationship
c) Phylogeny
d) All of above
34. The father of Taxonomy
a) Charles Darwin b) John Ray
c) Linnaeus d) Julian Huxley
35. The biological concept of species was elaborated by
a) Lamarck b) Linnaeus
c) Piny d) Ernst Mayer
36. The term species was coined by
a) Linnaeus b) Darwin
c) John ray d) Aristotle
37. Which of the following taxonomic category is morphologically similar and maintains its genetic isolation
a) Order b) Family
c) Genus d) Species
38. Species in biological sense was used by or biological species concept was given by
a)
Buffon b) Aristotle
c) John Ray d) Ernst Mayer
39.
The taxonomic category 'family' is in between
a) Phylum and order
b) Order and genus
c) Kingdom and class
d) Genus and species
40. The highest unit of classification is
a) Kingdom b) Class
c) Phylum d) Species
41.The various ranks or levels of classification are called
a) Taxa b) Categories
c) Variety d) Taxonomy
42. Category is abstract term because
a) Do not represents any living organism
b) Represents any living
organism
c) Represents only animals
d) Represents only plants
43. Which taxonomic term may be substituted for any rank in the classification?
a) Class b) Order
c) Species d) Category
44. Taxon is
a) A genus
b) A species
c) A taxonomic unit of any
rank
d) none of above
45. The arrangement of categories is
called
a) Hierarchy
b) Natural classification
c) Key
d) Taxonomy
46. In taxonomic hierarchy the various categories are arranged in
a) Descending series
b) Horizontal series
c) Ascending series
d) None of above
47. The obligate categories used in classification are
a) 7 b) 10
c) 12 d) 14
48. Point out the correct sequence of taxa
a) Family, order, class, genus
b) Class, order, family, genus
c) Class, order, genus, family
d) Order, class, family, genus
49. Linnaeus published Binomial nomenclature in
a) Genera plantarum
b) Species plantarum
c) Origin of species
d) Systema naturae
50. In binomials first parts
indicates
a) Genus of the individual
b) Species of the individual
c) Sometimes genus and
sometimes
d) None of above
51. which one of the
following is correct
a)
Linnaeus proposed the system of
binomial nomenclature in 1735
b) Systema naturae by Linnaeus
was published in 1753
c) Genera plantarum by Linnaeus was
published in 1753
d) Species plantarum by
Linnaeus was published in 1753
52. Prior to the proposal of binomials
the plant names were
a) polynomials b)
Mononomial
c) Trinomial d) Tetranomial
53. Most of the biological names
have been derived from
a) Latin b) English
c) German d) Sanskrit
54. Binomial system of nomenclature
means that every organism has
a) two names one scientific and generic
b) One name given by scientist
c) One specific name
consisting of a generic and a specific epithet
d) A number in an
international
by which it is identified
55. A smallest unit of classification is
a) Family b) Order
c) Genus d) species
56. An international code of botanical
nomenclature come into being in
the
year
a) 1930 b) 1830
c) 1913 d) 1813
57. The valid suffix for family is
a) aceae b) aceae
c) acae d) acceae
58. Who is credited with the establishment of binomial system of nomen-
clature of plants
a) Charles Darwin
b) Hugo de Varis
c) Carolus Linnaeus
d) William Roxburgh
59. The term taxon refers to
a) Name of a species
b) Name of genus
c) Name of family
d) A taxonomic group of any
rank
60.Head office of botanical
survey of
India is located at
a) Lucknow b) Pune
c) Calcutta d) Allahabad
61.The largest herbarium in the world is
located at
a) Geneva b) Berlin
c) New York d) Kew
62. Plant were given name on Latin by
scientist because
a) Latin was comparatively simple
language
b) in medical practice
prescription is
written in Latin
c) Scientist liked two impress
people
by their knowledge
d) Latin was common language
known
to scientist
63. In hierarchical classification the number of obligate categories included are
a) 3 b) 7 c) 9 d) 5
64. the similarity between organisms at
molecular level is termed as
a) Phylogeny
b) Chemotaxonomy
c) Molecular homology
d) Taxonomy
65. The term species was given by
a) John
Ray b) Linnaeus
c) Darwin d) Aristotle
66.Touch me not is the common name for
a) Balsum b) Impatiens Balsamifera
c) Darwin d) All of these
67. The specimen used by author as the
nomenclature type is
a) Neotype
b) Lectotype
c) Holotype d) Isotype
68. A new category introduced between
genus and sub - family is called
a) Variety b) Sub - species
c) Sub- genus d) Tribe
69. The fundamental and mathematical
basis as an aid to the
classification of organism is called
a)
Numerical taxonomy b) Taximatrices
c) Both a and b d) Palynology
70. The term taxon for the first time was used by
a) Mayor b) ICBN
c) ICZN d) De Candolle
71. Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature called
a) Monomial b) vernacular
c) Binomial d) Polynomial
72. 2 or more species occupying same or overlapping areas are
a) Sympatric b) Sibling
c) Sub-species d) Allotropic
73. Binomial nomenclature seems to be
difficult because a scientific
name is
derived from
a) English b) Sanskrit
c) Latin d) French
74. Polygenetic system of classification
was proposed by
a) Hutchinson b) Bentham & hooker
c) Linnaeus d) Santapu
75. Smaller taxon of taxonomy classification
a) Species b) Kingdom
c) Family d) Variety
76. International code of 'Biological
nomenclature' is applicable to
a) Virus b) Plants
c) Animals d) b and c
77. Species is
a) Specific unit of evolution
b) Specific unit in the
evolutionary history of a race
c) Specific class of evolution
d) Not related to evolution
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