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1. Scientific grouping of organisms on the basis of similarities and dissimilarities is called ______.
A. Nomenclature
B. Identification
C. Classification
D. All of these
ANSWER: C.Classification
SOLUTION :Taxonomy is the branch of biology that deals with the classification of organisms. Grouping organisms on the basis of their similarities and dissimilarities is called classification. The process of giving name to an organism is called nomenclature.
2. What is the purpose of classification ?
A. To identifying organisms easily
B. It helps in identification of new organisms
C. To knowing relationship between organisms
D. All of these
ANSWER: D.All of these
SOLUTION:All of these
3. Who gave the artificial system of classification?
A. Bentham
B. Hooker
C. Linnaeus
D. Robert Brown
ANSWER : C.Linnaeus
SOLUTION:Linnaeus (1754) classified plants into 24 groups on the basis of number, length and union of stamens and of carpels (sexual characters) in his book “Species Plantarum”, these are examples of artificial systems of classification.
4. Who gave the natural system of classification?
A. Bentham
B. Linnaeus
C. Hooker
D. Both A &C
ANSWER: D.Both A &C
SOLUTION:Bentham and Hooker gave the natural system of classification
5. Who gave the phylogenetic system of classification?
A. Engler
B. Pranti
C. Both a & b
D. Linnaeus
ANSWER: C.Both a & b
SOLUTION:The phylogenetic system was given by Engler and Prantl. The ancestor and other related organisms were studied for the classification of the organism. Adolf Engler (1843-1930) and Karl Prantl (1849-1893) were German Botanists.
6. Aristotle is not known as _______
A. Father of biology
B. Father of Zoology
C. Father of botany
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C.Father of botany
SOLUTION: Aristotle is not known as the father of botany. He is, however, known as the father of biology and zoology, and is considered one of the greatest philosophers and scientists in history.
7. In which group plants were not classified by Aristotle?
A. Trees
B. Shrubs
C. Herbs
D. Bryophyte
ANSWER: D.Bryophyte
SOLUTION:Bryophytes are a group of land plants, sometimes treated as a taxonomic division, that contains three groups of non-vascular land plants: the liverworts, hornworts, and mosses. In the strict sense, Bryophyta consists of the mosses only.
8. Who did the biological classification on the scientific basis first ?
A. Aristotle
B. Banthem
C. Hooker
D. Linnaeus
ANSWER: A.Aristotle
SOLUTION:The history of biological classification began with Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, who is often called the father of biology. He described animal classification based on their habitat, i.e., air, water and land.
9. Who gave the two kingdom classification?
A. Carlos Linnaeus
B. Ernst Haeckel
C. Herbert Copeland
D. R H Whittaker
ANSWER: A.Carlos Linnaeus
SOLUTION: Carolus Linnaeus proposed the Two Kingdoms Classification in 1758. He divided all living things into two kingdoms: the animal kingdom and the plant kingdom. He gave the animal kingdom the name Regnum Animale and the plant kingdom the name Regnum Vegetable.
10. Which of the following is/are drawback(s) of two kingdom classification of Linnaeus?
A. Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes were kept together
B. Fungi & plants were kept together
C. Unicellural & multicellular organisms were kept together
D. All of these
ANSWER: D.All of these
SOLUTION:All of these.