Question

In which of the following taxonomy, equal weightage is given to each of thousands of characters that a taxon exhibits?

• A. Classical
• B. Chemotaxonomy
• C. Numerical taxonomy
• D. Alpha taxonomy

Answer 1

The correct option is C Numerical taxonomy

Numerical taxonomy or phenetic, deals with the statistical analysis of all the traits of organisms and give equal weightage to all traits. It deals with the numeric algorithms rather than subjective evaluation of the traits.

Classical taxonomy is the oldest form of taxonomy which is concerned with naming, description and classification of organisms.

Chemotaxonomy considers chemical constituents of plants.

Alpha taxonomy is a level of taxonomy that is concerned with naming and characterization of species.

So, the correct answer is option C.