What Is Biological Classification

Q.

R.H. Whittaker proposed a five-kingdom system of classification that is not based on which of the following option/options?

1. Presence or absence of a well-defined nucleus.

2. Mode of nutrition

3. The complexity of body organization

4. Mode of reproduction

Q.

What is a natural system of classification?

Q.

What is numerical taxonomy in microbiology?

Q. Classification given by Bentham and Hooker is

1. artificial
2. natural
3. phylogenetic
4. numerical

Q.

What is meant by artificial and natural classification?

Q.

What are the five demerits of Engler and Prantls system of classification?

Q.

Phenetic classification of organisms is based on?

1. sexual characteristics

2. the ancestral lineage of existing organisms

3. dendrogram based on DNA characteristics

4. observable characteristics of existing organisms

Q.

The Five Kingdom Classification suggested by R. H. Whittaker was based on

1. complexity of body organization

2. mode of nutrition

3. presence or absence of a well-defined nucleus

4. all of the above

Q.

What are the 8 kingdoms?

Q. Who proposed the Artificial System of Classification?

1. Linnaeus
2. Aristotle
3. Pliny the Elder
4. Leeuwenhoek

Q.

Artificial system of classification was given by

1. R H Whittaker

2. Engler and Prantl

3. Carolus Linnaeus

4. John Ray

Q.

Who coined the term systematics?

Q.

Write two advantages of classification.

Q. refers to the evolutionary relationship between organisms.

1. Ontogeny
2. Systematics
3. Phylogeny
4. Taxonomy

Q. Aristotle divided the animals into:

1. Protozoa and Metazoa
2. Enaima and Anaima
3. Chordata and Non-Chordata
4. Vertebrata and Invertebrata

Q.

Cyanobacteria are classified under

1. Plantae

2. Algae

3. Monera

4. Protista

Q. The modern day classification is mainly based on

1. resemblance in morphology
2. breeding habits
3. presence or absence of notochord
4. anatomical & physiological traits and the phylogeny

Q. Carl Linnaeus coined the term Systematics to include

1. identification, classification and nomenclature
2. relationships among organisms
3. diversity of organisms
4. all of the above

Q.

What is the primary characteristic of classifying organisms?

Q.

Question 30.4

Brassica campestris Linn

What is the meaning of Linn written at the end of the name?

Q. Which of the following branches of taxonomy is being described by the given statements?
(i) It can easily done by using computers based on all observable characters.
(ii) Numbers and codes are assigned to all the characters and the data are then processed.
(iii) Each character is given equal weightage and at the same time Hundreds of characters can be considered.

1. Chemotaxonomy
2. Numerical taxonomy
3. Cytotaxonomy
4. β – taxonomy

Q.

First act in taxonomy is _____________.

Q. Bentham and Hooker’s classification was not based on:

1. ultrastructure
2. phytochemistry
3. embryology
4. presence or absence of notochord

Q. As per Whittaker’s classification, an organism possessing eukaryotic cell structure, multicellular organisation with a cell wall and a nuclear membrane showing heterotrophic nutrition can be placed under the kingdom -

1. Fungi
2. Plantae
3. Animalia
4. Monera
5. Protista

Q. On what basis is the Natural System of Classification based on?

1. Ontogeny
2. Phylogeny
3. Morphology
4. Morphology and affinities

Q. Select the correct system of classification among the following which is based on the evolution, order and ancestry.

1. Natural System
2. Analogous System
3. Phylogenetic System
4. Homologous System

Q. Which among the following is a system of classification where a large number of traits are considered?

1. Artificial system
2. Phylogenetic system
3. Synthetic system
4. Natural system

Q. Which of the following books has left the maximum influence of the thinking of taxonomists?

1. Species Plantarum
2. Origin of Species
3. Systema Naturae
4. Historia Plantarum

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Q. What do you call the new systematics that is based on genetic interrelationships?

1. Chemotaxonomy
2. Cytotaxonomy
3. Numerical taxonomy
4. Experimental taxonomy