NEET Daily Practice Papers - Biology - Systematics

The science of naming the plant is known as

The branch of Botany concerned with the classification, nomenclature and identification of plants is

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

A person who studies about the origin, evolution and variations in plants and also about the classification of plants, is called as

ICBN stands for

Who amongst the following is regarded as the 'Father of Taxonomy''

If a botanist has to nomenclate a similar species, he will use

Which of the following taxonomical ranks contain organisms least similar to one another

In a hierarchical system of plant classification, which one of the following taxonomic ranks generally ends in ‘ceae’

Binomial nomenclature means writing the name of plant / animal in two words, which designate

The basic unit of classification /taxonomy is

Which is a taxon

A group of plants with similar traits of any rank is

Identify the correct sequence of taxa in Linnaean hierarchy

In Botanical nomenclature of plants

What criteria one has to follow for naming a plant technically at present

A system of classification is needed

A system of classification in which a large number of traits are considered is

Evolutionary classification is called

Who proposed the Binomial Nomenclature System

Linnaeus is credited for introduction of

Binomial nomenclature system of Linnaeus means that every organism has

The complete name of a plant in binomial nomenclature has

Linnaeus system of plant classification is

In plants Latin names are suggested because

Binomial nomenclature means

Who did propose natural classifications of plants

Who proposed phylogenetic classification of plants

The evolutionary history of a particular group of organisms is called

Five kingdom classification was proposed by

In Whittaker's 'Five Kingdom Classification', eukaryotes were assigned to

In five kingdom system, the main basis of classification is

Most of the unicellular organisms are kept under

Which of the two kingdoms have equal rank in the five kingdom classification

Which of the following is grouped under phanerogams

Division of plant kingdom providing dominant terrestrial flora of the present day is

No. of plants species reported in India are

Genus is a group of similar and related

Metazoans without tissue grade organization are called as

Systema Naturae is concerned with

Founder of 'Taxonomy' is

The meaning of taxon in the classification of animals

Most important criteria used for the present day classification of living organisms is based on

The non-nucleated, unicellular organisms of Whittaker’s (1969) classification are included in the kingdom

The suffix 'idae' refers to

Two or more species occupying identical or overlapping areas are known as

The term ‘New systematics’ was introduced by

Studies under karyotaxonomy are based upon

The third name of the trinomial nomenclature is of

In which book has “binomial nomenclature” been used for the first time

Who developed the “key” for identification of animals

What is the name of the book written by Aristotle

The replacement of two kingdoms grouping by five kingdom classification was proposed in the year

Aristotle classified the animals into two groups. Mark the correct one

Scientific name of organisms is written

The binomial nomenclature laid the foundation of

The language used in writing the name of animals is

The recent branch of taxonomy is

Interbreeding natural population of animals are referred to as belonging to the same

Natural system of classification is based on

Best definition of a species is:

The correct sequence of the various taxons while naming an organism is:

In zoological name of an organism the first word will be:

International code of “Biological nomenclature” is applicable to:

The term “phylum” in animal classification was coined by:

The main purpose of classification is:

Four kingdom classification was proposed by:

Phylogeny and inter-relationship found between taxa on the basis of number, type and arrangement of chromosomes is:

Cytotaxonomy is connected with:

The suffix-phyta indicates:

Which one is the species:

Species living in different geographical areas are:

A scientist having made significant contribution in the field of classification is:

Classical systematics embodies/concept of classical taxonomist is:

Species is:

Two plants are taxonomically related if:

Naming of cultivars is determined by:

Natural system of classification differs from artificial system in

In the scientific name of Mangifera indica L.

Plant classification proposed by Carolus Linnaeus was artificial because it was based on

Phylogenetic system bring out

Carolus Linnaeus (Carl Linne) was from

First act in taxonomy is

Taxonomy based on determination of genetic relationships is

Branch connected with nomenclature, identification and classification is

Sequence of taxonomic categories is

A unicellular organism often considered connecting link between plants and animals is

An attribute found in plants but not animals is

Systema Naturae was written by

The suffix-oideae is used for

Mayr's biological concepts of species is mainly based on

Two morophologically similar populations are intersterile. They belong to

Which one possess characters of both plants and animals

Distinction of prokaryota and eukaryota is mainly based on

Algae with photosynthetic pigments possess nutrition

In five kingdom classification which kingdom incorporates prokaryotes

Which kingdom incorporates photoautotrophs, chemoautotrophs and heterotrophs

Biochemical resemblance is generally used for the identification of which group of individuals

In five kingdom classification actinomycetes are include in

In the five kingdom system of classification, which single kingdom out of the following can include blue-green algae, nitrogen fixing bacteria and methanogenic archaebacteria

Floral features are commonly used for identification of angiosperms because

Two similar holotypes are called

Binomial system of nomenclature for plants is effective from

A system of classification that is based on evolution, order and ancestry is known as

Characteristics which delimit a family are more general than those which delimit a

First great taxonomist was

Holophytic nutrition occurs in

Latest classification of biological kingdoms has been proposed by

Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus

What is correct

Which covers the largest number of organisms

Which of the following is not taxon but a category

Chemotaxonomy is connected with

Descending arrangements of categories is called

Holotype is

Keystone species are

Nicotiana is

Which one is not a category

In hierarchical classification class is interpolated between

Binomial nomenclature is

A true species consists of a population

Species are considered as

Biosystematics aims at

Phenetic classification of organisms is based on

Aristotle is associated with

The term species was coined by

Who published the book Species Plantarum and provided a basis for classification of plants

Which of the following taxonomist described classification of plant kingdom in 'Families of flowering plants'

Cohort is a group of correlated

Angler and Prantel published a phylogenetic system in monograph

Barophilic prokaryotes

Modern system of classification classified organisms in ....... Kingdom

Classification based on chromosome number is