Need for Classification and Taxonomy

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What is the other name for classical taxonomy?

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What is the role of taxonomy?

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Systema Naturae' refers to

1. a publication by Darwin

2. a natural system of classification.

3. plant name proposed by Linnaeus

4. book published by Linnaeus

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Practical purpose of taxonomy or classification is

1. To know the evolutionary history

2. Explain the origin of organisms

3. Facilitate the identification of unknown species

4. Identification of medicinal plants

Q. Biosystematics aims at

1. The classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters
2. Delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships
3. The classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies
4. Identification and arrangement of organisms on the basis of cytological characteristics

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what is fulform of IUBN&ICBN? what is meant by super family and family?

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Why are living organisms classified?

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Why are the classification systems changing every now and then?

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What are the difficulties that you would face in classification of animals, if common fundamental features are not taken into account?

Q. Which is the first step in taxonomy:

1. Classification
2. Characterisation
3. Identification
4. Nomenclature

Q. The study of identification, classification and naming a living organism is called _____.

1. Phylogenetics
2. Taxonomy
3. Nomenclature
4. Classification

Q. Which one of the following criteria is/are essential and form the basis of modern taxonomic studies?

1. Ecological information of organisms
2. Developmental process
3. External and internal structure
4. All of these

Q. If you are given a specimen, what are the steps that you would follow to classify it?

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What is the difference between taxon and taxonomic catagory?