The Living World
Test-5

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Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about taxonomy?

It involves grouping organisms into different taxa.
It includes characterisation, identification, classification and nomenclature.
It deals only with assigning names to organisms.
It helps organise the study of different kinds of organisms.
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Taxonomy is not limited to naming organisms. Characterisation, identification, classification and nomenclature are its basic processes.

Which of the following statements about systematics is incorrect?

Systematics takes evolutionary relationships among organisms into account.
Systematics is restricted only to naming species.
Its scope includes identification, nomenclature and classification.
The word systematics is derived from the Latin word systema.
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Systematics is not restricted to naming species. It includes identification, nomenclature and classification and also considers evolutionary relationships among organisms.

Which international code provides principles for the scientific naming of animals?

International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)
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The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature provides internationally accepted principles for assigning scientific names to animals.

Which of the following is NOT a rule of binomial nomenclature?

A biological name has a generic name and a specific epithet.
The generic name begins with a small letter.
The specific epithet begins with a small letter.
Both words are written in italics when printed.
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The generic name begins with a capital letter, whereas the specific epithet begins with a small letter. Both words are italicised when printed.

Which of the following is an example of a family in animal classification?

Felidae
Panthera
Carnivora
Chordata
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Felidae is a family that includes the genera Panthera and Felis. Panthera is a genus, Carnivora is an order and Chordata is a phylum.

What is meant by identification in the study of living organisms?

Grouping all organisms according to their economic uses
Assigning different local names to the same organism
Placing an organism directly into a kingdom without describing it
Determining the organism to which a particular name is attached
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Identification involves correctly describing an organism and determining the organism to which a particular name is attached.

What does “Linn.” indicate in the biological name Mangifera indica Linn.?

The species belongs to the genus Linn.
The plant was first found in India.
The species was first described by Linnaeus.
The specific epithet has been abbreviated.
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The abbreviated author name written after the specific epithet indicates the scientist who first described the species. “Linn.” indicates Linnaeus.

On what basis were the earliest classifications of organisms made?

Their usefulness to human beings
Their positions in the taxonomic hierarchy
Their scientific names
Their evolutionary relationships
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The earliest classifications were based on the uses of organisms because human beings needed sources of food, clothing and shelter.

Which of the following statements about the taxonomic hierarchy is incorrect?

A genus may contain one or more related species.
Order is ranked below family.
Related classes are grouped into a phylum in animals.
Kingdom is the highest category described in the hierarchy.
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Order is ranked above family. The ascending hierarchy is species, genus, family, order, class, phylum or division and kingdom.

Which international code provides principles and criteria for the scientific naming of plants?

International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
World Health Organization (WHO)
International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)
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The International Code for Botanical Nomenclature provides agreed principles and criteria for assigning scientific names to plants.

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