The Living World Welcome to your The living World Name Phone Number 1. Match the items given in column I with those in column II and select the correct option given below: [NEET-UG 2018] Column-I Coluimn-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) Mueseum (III) Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept (D) Catalogue (IV) A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in identification of various taxa. A- (III) ; B-(II) ; C-(I) ; D-(IV) A- (I) ; B-(IV) ; C-(III) ; D-(II) A- (III) ; B-(IV) ; C-(I) ; D-(II) A- (II) ; B-(IV) ; C-(III) ; D-(I) None 2. Which of the Following is not a Correct Statements? [ NEET-UG 2013 ] Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference Key is taxonomic aid for identification of specimens Herbarium houses dried,pressed and preserved plant specimens A mueseum has collection of photographs of Plants and animals None 3. The contrasting characterstics generally in a pair used for identification of animals in Taxonomic Key are referred to as [ NEET-UG 2019 (Odisha) ] Alternate Lead Doublet Couplet None 4. In the taxonomic categories which hierarchial arrangement is ascending order is correct in case of animals? [NEET (UG) 2022 Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, Genus, Species Kingdom, Order, Class, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Class, family, Genus, Species None 5. Taxa' differs from 'taxon' due to [DUMET 2010 ] This being the plural of taxon This being lower taxonomic category than taxon This being a higher taxonomic category than taxon This being the singular of taxon None 6. House fly belongs to...............family [NEET-UG (Manipur) 2023 Hominidae Cyprinidae Muscidae Calliphoridae None 7. Cohort is a group correlated with genera families order species None 8. Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN? [NEET (UG)-2019 (Odisha) Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet. Scientific names are in Latin and should be italized. Hand written scientific names should be underlined None 9. The Suffix-oideae is used for sub family class tribe family None 10. The label of herbarium sheet does not carry information on : [ NEET-II 2016 ] date of collection Local names height of the plants name of collector None 11. Nomenclatures is governed by certain universal rules.Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature? [ NEET-I 2016 ] When wirtten by hand the names are to be underlined the fist word in biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet Biological names can be written in any language The names are written in Latin and are italicized None 12. Family is placed between Genus and species Class and order Order and genus Phylum and class None 13. When organism is in same class but is not in same family. the taxonomic term is called as ( Odisha JEE 2008 ) Species Genus Order Family None 14. 'X' and 'Y' are the components of Binomial nomenclature. This naming system was proposed by 'Z': [NEET-UG (Manipur) 2023] X-Generic name, Y - Specific epithet, Z - Carolus Linnaeus X - Generic name, Y- Specific epithet, Z R.H. Whittaker X-Specific epithet, Y Generic name, Z-Carolus Linnaeus X-Specific epithet, Y - Generic name, Z-R.H. Whittaker None 15. Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they [AIPMT-2007] Have more than 90 percent similar genes Can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds Look similar and prossess identical secondary metabolites Have same number of chromosomes None 16. ICBN stands for: [ AIPMT - 2007 ] International Code of Botanical Nomenclature International Congress of Biological Names Indian code of Botanical Nomenclature Indian Ongress of Bioligical Names None 17. The smallest taxon is called [ MP PMT 2010, 11] Species Gerius Class Order None 18. Specific epithet is [Odisha JEE 2012) First word in the scientific name of a species None of these Second word in the scientific name of a species Both (a) and (b) None 19. founder of '' Taxonomy '' is Aristotle Linnaeus John ray Haeckael None 20. Match the Column-I with column-II for housefly Classification and select the Correct option using the codes given below: [ NEET-II 2016 ] Column-I Coluimn-II (A) Family (I) Diptera (B) Order (II) Arthropoda ( C) Class (III) Muscidae (D) Phylum (IV) Insecta (A)-(III); (B)-(I); (C)-(IV); (D)-(II); (A)-(III); (B)-(II); (C)-(IV); (D)-(I); (A)-(IV); (B)-(III); (C)-(II); (D)-(I); (A)-(IV); (B)-(II); (C)-(I); (D)-(III); None 21. Which is a taxon [PMT 1992: . PMT 1998] None of these Family Class Genera None 22. None 1 out of 5 Time's up
