Which of the following does not hold true for couplet?

  • . Basis of Keys
  • . Contrasting characters
  • . Has use in Museum
  • . Choice is made between two opposite characters.

Key at a time shows

  • Acceptance of one character

  • Acceptance of multiple factors

  • Rejection of another character

  • Both a and c

What is wrong with respect to Key of a taxanomical aid?

  • Each statement in the key is called a lead.

  • A single key works for each taxonomic category.

  • Keys are analytical in nature

  • Used for Identification purposes

Which of the following is not the means of recording description?

  • Flora

  • Manuals

  • Keys

  • Catalogues

Monographs can be used as

  • Recording descriptions

  • Correct Identification

  • Both a and b

  • None of the above

Index of plant species of a particular area can be studied by means of

  • Keys

  • Biological Garden

  • Manuals

  • Flora

Information on any one taxon can be taken out by

  • Monographs

  • Catalogues

  • Flora

  • Manuals

For the identification of the name of species found in an area, one would use

  • Manuals

  • Catalogues

  • Monographs.

  • Museum

Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option

 

Column-I

 

Column-II

(a)

Ex-situ conservation

(i)

Central National Herbarium

(b)

Quick referral system

(ii)

Museum

(c)

Preserved plants and animals

(iii)

Flora

(d)

Actual account of habitat and distribution of plants in a given area

(iv)

Royal Botanical Garden, Kew

 

  • (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c) – (iv), (d) – (i)

  • (a) – (i), (b) – (iv), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)

  • (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (iii), (d) – (ii)

  • (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)

Select correct match between Column I and II
      Column I                            Column II
a. As quick referral system        (i) Monograph
    in taxonomical studies

b. Collection of preserved          (ii) Herbaria
   plants and animals

c. Index to the plant species      (iii) Museum
   found in a particular area

d. Complete information of        (iv) Flora
    any one taxon

  • a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)

  • a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)

  • a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i)

  •   a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i)

Growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events in

  •   Bacteria and protista.

  •   Protista and unicellular fungi.

  •   Yeast and Paramoecium.

  •   Higher plants and animals.

Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below- 
Column I Column II
a.  Herbarium  i. It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals. 
b. Key  ii. A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with brief description aiding identification. 
c.  Museum  iii. Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets is kept. 
d.  Catalogue  iv. A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in identification of various taxa.


  • a-I b-iv c-iii d-ii
  • a-iii b-ii c-I d-iv
  • a-ii b-iv c-iii d-i
  • a-iii b-iv c-i d-ii

Match column I with column II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below: 
Column I Column II
A. Family 1. Diptera
B. Order 2. Arthropoda
C. Class 3. Muscidae
D. Phylum 4. Insecta

  • 4.  -4 B-2 C-1 D-3

  • 3.  A-4 -3 C-2 D-1

  • 2.  A-3 B-2 -4 D-1

  • 1.  A-3 B-1 C-4 -2

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomemclature?

 
  • The first word in a biological name represents the genus name and second is specific epithet
  • The names are derived from latin and written in italics.
  • When written by hand, the names are to be underlined.
  • Biological names can be written in any language

Which of the following characters, are defining features
of all living organisms?
(A) Growth from inside
(B) Sexual reproduction
(C) Metabolism
(D) Response to stimuli
(E) Cellular organisation

  • Only (C), (D) and (E)

  • Only (A) and (B)
  • Only (B), (C) and (D)
  • All except (B) 

Select the correct sequence of taxonomic categories
of Mango in ascending order

→ Sapindales → Angiospermae.

→ Dicotyledonae → Angiospermae.

→ Anacardiaceae → Mangifera.

→ Dicotyledonae → Mangifera.

  • Mangifera → Anacardiaceae → Dicotyledonae

  • Mangifera → Anacardiaceae → Sapindales

  • Angiospermae → Dicotyledonae → Sapindales

  • Angiospermae → Sapindales → Anacardiaceae

What do A, B and C represent in the given scientific name respectively?

Mangifera                      Indica                 Linn

C                                       B                       A

  • Generic name, specific name and author's name

  • Specific name, generic name and author's name

  • Author's name, specific name and generic name

  • Generic name, author's name and specific name

Which of the following statements about classification is not true?
I. Members of a family are less similar than members of an included genus.
II. An order has more members than the number of members in an included genus.
III. Families have more members than phyla.
IV. The number of species in a taxon depends on their relative degree of similarity.
  • Only III
  • Only IV
  • Only II
  • Only I

In how many organisms present below in the box in which reproduction is synonymous with growth?

Amoeba, Yeast, Diatom, Mules, Spirogyra, Mangifera, Panthera, Datura and Gonyaulax

  • 7

  • 5
  • 4
  • 6

The contrasting characteristics generally in a pair used for identification of animals in Taxonomic Key are referred to as :

  • Lead

  • Couplet

  • Doublet

  • Alternate 

Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?

  •  Hand written scientific names should be underlined.

  •  Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet.

  •  Scientific names are in Latin and should be italized.

  •  Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters.

Species are considered as 

  • artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms
  • real units of classification devised by taxonomists
  • real basic units of classification
  • the lowest units of classification

Select correct combination of the statements regarding
the taxonomical aids.
A. Herbaria serve as quick referral systems in
    taxonomical studies.
B. Keys are generally analytical in nature.
C. Manuals provide the index to the plant species
    found in a particular area.
D. Museums have collections of preserved animal
    specimens only, for study and reference.

  • A, B, C

  • B, D

  • A, B

  • A, C

What is incorrect statements-

  • Organisms that can respond to stimuli are with a well developed nervous system..

  • Generally growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events in higher organism.

  • Mules and sterile worker bees do not reproduce.

  • Metabolic reactions may take place in isolated cell-free systems

Mark the incorrect one (w.r.t. taxonomic key)

 

  • Based on contrasting characters

  • Generally analytical in nature

  • Each statement is called couplet 

  • used for identification of plants or animals

Animals, dogs and mammals represent

 

  • Taxa at different levels

  • Taxonomic hierarchy

  • Taxa at equivalent level

  • Categories at equivalent level

Living organisms exhibit distinctive characteristics to differentiate from non-living objects. Which one of the following statements can be considered as defining property of living things?

 

  • 1 Increse in body mass as a criterion for growth

  • 2 Reproduction is synonymous with growth in unicellular organisms

  • 3 Ability of living organisms to sense their surroundings

  • 4 Metabolic sections that can be emonstrated outside the body in cell-free system only

First step of taxonomy is

 

  • 1 Clssification

  • 2 Nomenclature

  • 3 Identifiation

  • 4 Characterisation

Biologists have established certain procedures and techniques to store and preserve the information as well as specimens. Amongst these which one has collection of both preserved plant and animal specimens?

 

  •  1 Zoologicl parks

  • 2 Herarium

  • 3 Museum

  • 4 Botanical garens

Mark the correct statements w.r.t. living organisms 

  • 1 Growth nd cellular organisation are considered as defining properties of living organisms

  • 2 Reproduction can e all inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms

  • 3 Living organisms are self repliating, self regulating and evolving interesting systems

  • 4 isolate metabolic reactions in vitro are living things

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