Which one of the following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses?
1. Diplontic life cycle
2. Members of kingdom-Plantae
3. Mode of nutrition
4. Multiplication by fragmentation
1. Cuttlefish – Mollusca, a class
2. Humans – Primate, the family
3. Housefly – Musca, an order
4. Tiger – Tigris, the species
ICBN stands for:
1. Indian Congress of Biological Names
2. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
3. Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature
4. International Congress of Biological Names
Select the correctly written complete scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus:
1. Mangifera Indica
2. Mangifera indica Car. Linn.
3. Mangifera indica Linn.
4. Mangifera indica
Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
1. | Botanical Gardens have a collection of living plants for reference. |
2. | A museum has a collection of photographs of plants and animals |
3. | The key is taxonomic aid for the identification of specimens. |
4. | herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens |
1. | The first word in a biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet. |
2. | The names are derived from Latin and written in italics. |
3. | When written by hand, the names are to be underlined. |
4. | Biological names can be written in any language. |
Study the four statements (I-IV) given below and select the two correct ones out of them:
1. | Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr. |
2. | Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants. |
3. | Binomial nomenclature system was given by RH Whittaker. |
4. | In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth. |
The two correct statements are:
1. II and I
2. III and IV
3. I and IV
4. I and II
Column I | Column II | ||
A. | Family | (i) | Diptera |
B. | Order | (ii) | Arthropoda |
C. | Class | (iii) | Muscidae |
D. | Phylum | (iv) | Insecta |
1. A-(iii) B-(i) C-(iv) D-(ii)
2. A-(iii) B-(ii) C-(iv) D-(i)
3. A-(iv) B-(iii) C-(ii) D-(i)
4. A-(iv) B-(ii) C-(i) D-(iii)
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 a brief description aiding identification. |
c. | Museum | 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 the identification of various taxa. |
a | b | c | d | |
1. | i | iv | iii | ii |
2. | iii | ii | i | iv |
3. | ii | iv | iii | i |
4. | iii | iv | i | ii |
The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on:
1. date of collection
2. name of collector
3. local names
4. height of the plant