Introduction to Classification

Q. Who proposed the five kingdom classification?

1. Charles Darwin
2. Robert Whittaker
3. Carolus Linnaeus
4. Ernst Haeckel

Q. The branch of biology that deals with the identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms is called .

1. ecology
2. taxonomy
3. morphology

Q.

What is the basic unit of Linnaeus's system of classification?

1. Species

2. Genus

3. Order

4. Family

Q.

A scientific name of an organism contains information about its

1. Order and Family
2. Genus and Species
3. Genus and Family
4. Family and Species

Q.

Who, among the following, is known as the Father of Taxonomy?

1. E.H Haeckel

2. Eichler

3. Robert Whittaker

4. Carolus Linnaeus

Q.

What is a genus?

Q. What is the order of steps in taxonomy?

Q. The largest division of the living world is

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1. Family
2. Phylum
3. Kingdom
4. Order

Q. A tree shows evolutionary relationship between organisms.

1. phenetic
2. phylogenetic
3. taxonomic

Q.

Hierarchical system of classification of living organisms was proposed by:

1. Linnaeus

2. Whittaker

3. Theophrastus

4. Aristotle

Q.

In Linnaeus general plan of classification, a class has a number of ______.

Q.

The branch of biology which deals with the identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms is called ___

1. Morphology

2. Ecology

3. Taxonomy

4. Phytogeography

Q. What is the correct descending sequence of the hierarchy of classification?

1. Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species
2. Species, Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family and Genus.
3. Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Division and Kingdom.
4. Kingdom, Division, Order, Class, Family, Genus and Species.

Q. Charles Darwin is considered as the 'father of evolutionary biology'.

1. Carl Linnaeus
2. Charles Darwin

Q. The scientific name of an organism contains information about it ____ and ____.

1. order and family
2. genus and species
3. genus and family
4. family and species

Q.

Who wrote the book ' The Origin of Species'?

1. Robert Whittaker
2. J.B.S. Haldane
3. Carolus Linnaeus
4. Charles Darwin