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Which of the following statements are correct about herbarium?

A. It is a store house of collected plant specimens that are dried and preserved on sheets.

B. Herbarium sheets contain information about date and place of collection, names, family, collectors name, etc.

C. It serves as quick referral systems in taxonomical studies.

D. All of the above

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D. All of the above


Herbarium is a collection of plant parts that usually have been dried, pressed, preserved on sheets. The herbarium sheets also carry a label that provides information about date and place of collection.

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The disadvantage of using common names for species is that

A. the names may change.

B. one name does not apply universally.

C. one species may have several common names and one common name may be applied to two species.

D. all of the above

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

A. Species

B. Division

C. Class

D. Family

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Which one of the taxonomic aids can give comprehensive account of complete compiled information of any one genus or family at a particular time?

A. Taxonomic key

B. Flora

C. Herbarium

D. Monograph

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Study the following statements and select the correct description of botanical garden.
(i) Plant species are grown for identification purposes.
(ii) Labeling of each plant consists of its botanical name/ scientific name and its family.
(iii) Specimens are preserved in the jars and containers.
(iv) It is a type of store house which contains dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens on sheet.
(v) Plant specimen contains a labeling of information about date and place of collection.

A. (i) and (ii) only

B. (i), (ii) and (iii) only

C. (ii) and (iv) only

D. All the five statements.

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ICBN stands for

A. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

B. International Congress of Biological Names

C. Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature

D. Indian Congress of Biological Names

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?

A. Reproduction

B. Complex chemical organization

C. Adaptation to environmental changes

D. Differentiation from cells to tissues

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Which of the following statements are not correct ?
(i) Lower the taxon, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share.
(ii) Order is the assemblage of genera which exhibit a few similar characters.
(iii) Cat and dog are included in the same family Felidae.
(iv) Binomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus.

A. (i), (ii) and (iii)

B. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

C. (i) and (iv)

D. (ii) and (iii)

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Each category of taxonomic hierarchy refers to as a unit of ______.

A. systematic

B. identification

C. nomenclature

D. classification

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Which of the following organisms is not correctly matched with its particular ?

A. Human beings Sapiens, species

B. Lion Panthera, genus

C. Cats Felidae, genus

D. Datura Solanaceae, family

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In angiosperm, characters of flowers are used in classification because

A. flowers are attractive.

B. flowers are large.

C. character of flowers are conserved.

D. none of the above.

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Which of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things ?

A. Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro.

B. Increase in mass from inside only.

C. Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory.

D. Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally.

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Statement 1: Flora contains the actual account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given area.
Statement 2 : Flora helps in correct identification.

A. Statement 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation for statement 1.

B. Statement 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not a correct explanation for statement 1.

C. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.

D. Both the statements are false.

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Couplet represents the choice made between two opposite options which results in

A. rejection of both the option.

B. acceptance of both the option.

C. either acceptance or rejection of both the option.

D. acceptance of only one and rejection of the other.

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Which of the following taxonomical aids is being described by the given statements (i-iv) ?
(i) They generally established in educational institutes.
(ii) They have collections of preserved plant and animal specimens for study and reference.
(iii) Insects are preserved in boxes after collecting, killing and pinning.
(iv) They often have collections of skeletons of animals too.

A. Herbarium

B. Museum

C. Zoological parks

D. Botanical gardens

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Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Genus comprises a group of related species.
(ii) Taxon represents a taxonomic group of individual organisms.
(iii) Family comprises a group of related genera.
(iv) Taxonomic category class includes related orders.

A. (i), (ii), and (iv)

B. (ii) and (iv)

C. (i), (iii) and (iv)

D. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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Refer the botanical name of wheat Triticum aestivum and identify the statement which correctly describes it.

A. The second word belongs to genus and starts with a small letter.

B. Both the words Triticum aestivum denote the specific epithet.

C. The first word Triticum denotes the genus which starts with a capital letter.

D. The first word Triticum denotes the specific epithet while the second word denotes the genus.

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Which of the following taxonomic aid provides information for the identification of names of species found in an area?

A. Monograph

B. Manual

C. Flora

D. Periodical

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In printed scientific names, only the ______ is capitalized.

A. class

B. species

C. genus

D. family

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Match the common name given in column I with their taxonomic category family given in column II and choose the correct combination from the options given below.
Column-IColumn-II
(Common Name)(Taxonomic categoryFamily)
A. ManI. Poaceae
B. DaturaII. Anacardiaceae
C. MangoIII. Solanaceae
D. WheatIV. Hominidae

A. A IV, B III, C II, D I

B. A IV, B III, C I, D II

C. A I, B II, C III, D IV

D. A I, B III, C II, D IV

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Which one of the following is the first step in taxonomy ?

A. Naming

B. Description

C. Identification

D. Classification

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Which of the following characters given below displays the description of lowest taxonomic category of the organisms of plant and animal kingdom?

A. It includes one or more than one order.

B. It is a group containing one or more families.

C. It is a group of related individuals that resemble one another.

D. It is a group of organisms that are closely related and share similar characteristics.

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Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct combination from the options given below.
Column-IColumn-II
A. National BotanicalI. Carolus Linneaus Research Institute
B. Indian BotanicalII. Taxon Garden
C. BinomialIII. Howrah (India) Nomenclature
D. A unit ofIV. Lucknow classification

A. A III; B IV; C I; D II

B. A IV; B III; C I; D II

C. A IV; B III; C II; D I

D. A IV; B I; C III; D II

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Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category ?

A. Tiger Tigris, the species

B. Cuttle fish Mollusca, a class

C. Humans Primata, the family

D. Housefly Musca, an order

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Families are characterized on which of the following features of plant species?

A. External morphology

B. Anatomy of parts

C. Vegetative and reproductive parts

D. Seasonal similarities and variations

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Which of the following statements are correct about herbarium?

A. It is a store house of collected plant specimens that are dried and preserved on sheets.

B. Herbarium sheets contain information about date and place of collection, names, family, collectors name, etc.

C. It serves as quick referral systems in taxonomical studies.

D. All of the above

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Identify the correct sequence of taxonomic categories.

A. Species ? Genus ? Order ? Class ? Family ? Phylum/Division ? Kingdom

B. Species ? Genus ? Family ? Class ? Phylum/Division ? Order ? Kingdom

C. Species ? Genus ? Family ? Order ? Class ? Phylum/Division ? Kingdom

D. Species ? Genus ? Family ? Order ? Class ? Phylum/Division ? Kingdom

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The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring in our body is known as

A. metabolism

B. growth

C. regeneration

D. reproduction

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The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of their__________.

A. genus

B. family

C. order

D. division

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Taxa differs from taxon due to being

A. a higher taxonomic category than taxon.

B. lower taxonomic category than taxon.

C. the plural of taxon.

D. the singular of taxon.

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Each statement in the key is called _______.

A. lead

B. catalogues

C. manuals

D. monographs