History of Taxonomy

Q.

The term 'species' was coined by ______.

1. Taxon John Ray

2. Class Robert Whittaker

3. Grade Carl Linnaeus

4. Taxon Charles Darwin

Q. Modern classification is based on _____.

1. Phylogeny

2. Morphology

3. Physiology

4. Fossils

Q. Which division among plants do fungi and algae belongs?

1. Thallophyta
2. Pteridophyta
3. None of the above
4. Bryophyta

Q.

What is Cladistics used for?

Q.

Who was Aristotle? What were the drawbacks of his classification?

Q.

Key is a taxonomical aid used for the identification of organisms. Each statement in the key is called a

1. Couplet

2. Lead

3. Both A and B

4. None of the above

Q.

What is the main goal of Cladistics?

Q.

What is the difference between phylogeny and taxonomy?

Q. Find the incorrect match from the following-

1. Bryophyta - Funaria, Ulothrix
2. Thallophyta - Spirogyra, Chara
3. Pteridophyta - Marsilea, ferns
4. Gymnosperms - Pinus, Cycas

Q.

Who classified plants into annuals, biennials and perennials?

1. Theophrastus

2. John Ray

3. Carl Linnaeus

4. Aristotle

Q.

The plants with roots, stems and leaves belong to the group Bryophyta.

1. True
2. False

Q. ___ is known as The Father of Biology.

Q. Biological classification is important as it helps the scientists to:

1. to identify organisms
2. to group organisms
3. to scientifically name organisms
4. to discover new organisms

Q.

Monocotyledon and dicotyledons are two groups present in

1. Angiosperms

2. Gymnosperms

3. Pteridophytes

4. Bryophytes

Q. Who has written the book 'Genera Plantarum'?

1. Hutchinson
2. Engler and Prantal
3. Eichler
4. Carolus Linnaeus

Q.

A phylogenetic system of classification depends upon

1. floral characters

2. genetic characters

3. evolutionary relations

4. Both (b) and (c)

Q.

Who is the author of Charaka Samhita?

1. Primates

2. Tetrapoda

3. Anthropoidea

4. Theria

Q. ___is the process by which scientists group living organisms.

Q. The system of classification based on evolutionary and genetic relationships among organisms, ignoring the morphological similarities or differences, is called as

1. Phenetics
2. New systematics
3. Classical systematics
4. Cladistics

Q. Assertion :Aristole classified plants into trees, shrubs and herbs, on the basis of morphological characters. Reason: Aristotle divided animals into group Anaima and Enaima.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Q. Discuss how the classification system has undergone several changes over a period of time?

Q. Who is known as the Father of Biology?

1. Huxley
2. Lamarck
3. Theophrastus
4. Aristotle

Q.

Full form of iucn

Q.

Pogonatum microstomum is the scientific name of

1. Mushroom

2. Fern

3. Moss

4. Yeast

Q.

How are bryophytes different from a plant like mint?

Q. Classification system given by Linnaeus was based on

1. Androecium structure
2. Flower arrangements
3. Leaf morphology
4. Plant habit

Q. Binomial system of nomenclature was given by

1. Julian Huxley
2. Bentham and Hooker
3. Linnaeus
4. Caspar Bauhin

Q.

Which organisms are outgroups?

Q. The binomial system of classification was developed by _____.

1. Darwin

2. Wallace

3. Linnaeus

4. Malthus

Q. Monocots generally have ____ flowers.

1. trimerous
2. tetramerous
3. pentamerous
4. hexamerous