Existing living species are the outcomes of about 3.5 billion years of the evolutionary process on earth. About 1.7 million species of animals and plants have been identified, classified and assigned their respective phyletic status. Systematics is the scientific study of types, diversities of the organism and their evolutionary relationships based on comparative - anatomy, physiology, ecology, biochemistry, etc. The number of common characters is maximum in the organisms placed in the lowest category, and this number decreases with the rise in the category. So, take this quiz and check your knowledge about the diversity of life and systematics.
1. Who is known as the father of taxonomy?
A. Santapau
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Robert Hook
D. Robert Brown
2. Who is known as the father of Indian taxonomy?
A. Porter
B. Linnaeus
C. Henry Santapau
D. Morgan
3. How many obligate categories present in taxonomy?
A. 7
B. 3
C. 5
D. 9
4. Who proposed five kingdom classification?
A. Linnaeus
B. Santapau
C. R.H. Whittaker
D. None of these
5. Which one provides a convenient way for easy identification of an organism by using diagnostic/distinguishing characters?
A. Identification
B. Classification
C. Nomenclature
D. Key
6. Which one is the process of providing scientific names to the organism?
A. Key
B. Identification
C. Nomenclature
D. Classification
7. Which of the following is to determine the exact place or position of an organism in the set plan of classification?
A. Identification
B. Classification
C. Key
D. Nomenclature
8. Which one of the following is the study of the identification, nomenclatureand classification of living organisms?
A. Identification
B. Key
C. Taxonomy
D. Nomenclature
9. Which of the following is the lowest and basic in the taxonomic category?
A. Class
B. Species
C. Phylum
D. Order
10. Which one is the highest taxonomic category?
A. Kingdom
B. Phylum
C. Class
D. Order
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