Term ‘Taxonomy’ was coined by
De Candolle
Takhtajan
Linnaeus
Aristotle
Related Questions
Who proposed binomial system of nomenclature?
Candolle
Linnaeus
Bentham
Hutchinson
Which of the following combinations of characters is unique to the phylum Chordata?
Bilateral symmetry, triploblastic, coelomate
Notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, post-anal tail
Closed circulatory system, segmented body, jointed appendages
Radial symmetry, diploblastic, acoelomate
Which of the following best describes the Komodo dragon, found only on a few Indonesian islands?
Keystone Species
Invasive Species
Cosmopolitan Species
Endemic Species
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
The number of species classified in “Species Plantarum” is
5000
6000
4000
3800
Which of the following features distinguishes fungi from plants?
Presence of cell wall
Eukaryotic cell structure
Heterotrophic mode of nutrition
Reproduction by spores
Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong?
Cation is named first in ionic compounds.
For covalent compounds, the less electronegative element is named first.
The name of metallic element is followed by its oxidation state in roman numeral if the metal has variable valency.
The ending of the more electronegative element is changed to ‘-ium’ in the names of covalent compounds.
Species is considered as
Real units of classification devised by taxonomists
The lowest unit of biosystematics
Real basic unit of classification
Artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms
Tautonym is
Unscientific explanation of a phenomenon
Common name used as a scientific name
Nonlatinised name
Same name for genus and species
The 'slime molds' are classified under which division of Kingdom Protista?
Chrysophyta
Euglenophyta
Myxomycota
Dinoflagellata
