Biosystematics aims at
The classification of organism based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies
Identification and arrangements of organism on the basis of their cytological characteristics
The classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters
Delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships
Related Questions
Binomial system of nomenclature was given by
Engler
Linaeus
Prantl
Both (a) and (c )
ICBN stands for
Indian Congress of Biological Name
International Code for Botanical Nomenclature
International Congress of Biological Name
Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature
Most names in biological nomenclature of living organisms are taken from which language?
Hindi
Latin
German
French
Certain members of the kingdom Protista exhibit characteristics of both plants and animals. Which of the following combinations correctly identifies a protist with plant-like and animal-like features, respectively?
Diatoms (plant-like: cell wall of silica); Paramecium (animal-like: cilia for movement)
Euglena (plant-like: photosynthetic); Amoeba (animal-like: heterotrophic by phagocytosis)
Slime molds (plant-like: saprophytic); Dinoflagellates (animal-like: bioluminescence)
Amoeba (plant-like: pseudopodia); Paramecium (animal-like: heterotrophic)
Binomial nomenclature means that every organism has
Two names one scientific and other popular
One scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet
One name given by two scientist
Two names, one Latinize and other of the person
The number of species classified in “Species Plantarum” is
Around 6,000
Around 2,000
Around 10,000
Around 20,000
Which one of the following branch is applicable to both plants and animals?
Herpetology
Saurology
Taxonomy
Ichthyology
ICVCN stands for
International Code of Virus Nomenclature
International Code of Valuation in Nomenclature
International Code of viral Classification and Nomenclature
International Code of Virulence Nomenclature
ICBN stands for
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
International Classification of Biological Names
International Congress of Biological Nomenclature
International Code of Biological Naming
Diatoms belong to which kingdom and are characterized by their unique cell walls made of what?
Plantae, cellulose
Protista, silica
Fungi, chitin
Monera, peptidoglycan
