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Systema Naturae was written by
[A]
Lamarck
[B]
Cuvier
[C]
Aristotle
[D]
Linnaeus
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Species are considered as
[A]
Real basic unit of classification
[B]
Lowest unit of classification
[C]
Artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms
[D]
Real unit of classification devised by taxonomists
Answer: Real basic unit of classification
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National Botanical Research Institute located in
[A]
Chenni
[B]
Lucknow
[C]
Kolkata
[D]
Darjeeling
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Which of the following has correct specific epithet
[A]
Indica mangifera
[B]
Leo Panthera
[C]
Canis familiaris
[D]
Ascris
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Which covers the largest number of organisms
[A]
Genus
[B]
Family
[C]
Phylum
[D]
Class
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Binomial nomenclature consists of two words
[A]
Genus and species
[B]
Order and family
[C]
Family and genus
[D]
Species and variety
Answer: Genus and species
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ICBN is
[A]
International Code of Biological Naming
[B]
International Code of Biological Nomenclature
[C]
International Class of Biological Nomenclature
[D]
International Classification of Biological nomenclature
Answer: International Code of Biological Nomenclature
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Which is an exclusive trait of living things
[A]
Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro
[B]
Increase in mass from inside body
[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
Answer: Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro
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The generic name of Mango is
[A]
Mangifera indica
[B]
Indica
[C]
Mangifera
[D]
Indica Mangifera
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Sequence of taxonomic categories is
[A]
Class – Phylum – tribe – Order – family -genus – Species
[B]
Division – Class – Family – tribe – Order – Genus – Species
[C]
Division – Class – Order – Family – Tribe – Genus – Species
[D]
Phylum – Order – Class – Tribe – Family – Genus – Species
Answer: Division – Class – Order – Family – Tribe – Genus – Species
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Animals are classified into hierarchical groups. In which one of the following the largest number of species is found.
[A]
Genus
[B]
Order
[C]
Family
[D]
Cohort
32
Binomial nomenclature was introduced by
[A]
De Vries
[B]
Carolus Linnaeus
[C]
Huxley
[D]
John Ray
33
Assertion: Death is regarded as the most regulatory process on earth.
Reason: It avoids over-crowding caused by continuous reproduction
[A]
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
[B]
The Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion
[C]
Assertion is true but, Reason is false
[D]
Assertion is false but, Reason is true
Answer: Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
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In nomenclature
[A]
Both genus and species are printed italics
[B]
Genus and species may be of same name
[C]
Both in genus and species the first letter is capital
[D]
Genus is written after the species
Answer: Both genus and species are printed italics
35
Which of the following is the hierarchical sequence
[A]
Phylum, class, order, family
[B]
Phylum, division, family, class
[C]
Genus, species, order, family
[D]
Division, order, class, genus
Answer: Phylum, class, order, family
36
Metabolism is
[A]
Release of energy
[B]
Gain of energy
[C]
Release or gain of energy
[D]
Catabolism of a reaction
Answer: Release or gain of energy
37
Linnaeus is credited with
[A]
Binomial nomenclature
[B]
Theory of biogenesis
[C]
Discovery of microscope
[D]
Discovery of blood circulation
Answer: Binomial nomenclature
38
In fish Catla catla, the specific name is identical with the generic name. It is an example of
[A]
Autonym
[B]
Tautonym
[C]
Phylum
[D]
Species
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A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any rank is
[A]
Species
[B]
Genus
[C]
Order
[D]
Taxon
Answer: Tiger – tigris – the species
40
Energy transformation is never 100% efficient because of
[A]
Catabolism
[B]
Entropy
[C]
Homeostasis
[D]
Anabolism
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