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

 
 
 
 

Which of the following is required as equivalent to subspecies of classical taxonomy?

 
 
 
 

The sorting out of identified and accessioned herbaria sheets family. Genus and species wise and their arrangement according to a standard system of classification are a step in making herbarium. This step is known as

 
 
 
 

Identify from the following the only taxonomic category that has a real existence

 
 
 
 

ICBN stands for

 
 
 
 

Choose the correct sequence of taxonomic categories in Linnaeus Hierarchy

 
 
 
 

Identification of plants and animals based on the

 
 
 
 

Who proposed phylogenetic classification of plants?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

Largest herbaria of the Asia is at

 
 
 
 

Species is :

 
 
 
 

Which of the following is a category?

 
 
 
 

Taxonomic hierarchy refers to

 
 
 
 

What is true for individuals of same species?

 
 
 
 

The U.S. National Herbarium is situated in

 
 
 
 

CNH (Central National Herbarium) is located at

 
 
 
 

A duplicate of nomenclature type is termed by a taxonomist as

 
 
 
 

Which one of the following has least similar characters?

 
 
 
 

Intermediate category is

 
 
 
 

A taxon with reference to classification of living organisms can be defined as

 
 
 
 

Holotype is a

 
 
 
 

The head quarter of BSI (Botanical survey of India) is at

 
 
 
 

First national park developed in India is

 
 
 
 

Biosystematics aims at

 
 
 
 

The ascending or descending arrangement of taxonomic categories is called as

 
 
 
 

Which one of the following is not includes in taxonomical aids

 
 
 
 

Which taxonomic category contains organisms belonging to same class but not to same family?

 
 
 
 

Study of number of chromosomes for resolving difficulties in classification is used in

 
 
 
 

Of the following taxonomic categories which is the most inclusive (i.e., is the highest in the hierarchy)?

 
 
 
 

The usage of binomial names, for plant species was accepted by all after the publication of the work by :

 
 
 
 

Maximum diversity is seen amongst

 
 
 
 

Linneaus system of classification is :

 
 
 
 

The recent branch of taxonomy is

 
 
 
 

Taxon is

 
 
 
 

Species belonging to different time period are called

 
 
 
 

Which of the following is most important for speciation?

 
 
 
 

Which is not a taxon in Linnaeus hierarchy?

 
 
 
 

The immense biological diversity (1.7 million species of living organisms -1.2 million animals and 0.5 million plants) that we see is the result of

 
 
 
 

Which of the following is a name for a taxon that is identical to other such name?

 
 
 
 

Five kingdom classified was given by

 
 
 
 

A binomial nomenclature has

 
 
 
 

Which of the following is not a taxon?

 
 
 
 

Most recent branch of Taxonomy is

 
 
 
 

Five phyllogenetic system of classification was proposed by

 
 
 
 

No non-living object is capable of reproduction or replication by itself. Although reproduction can not be an all-inclusive defining characteristics of living organisms because

 
 
 
 

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