Five kingdom scheme to classify living being was given by
J B S Haldane
G G Simpson
E Mayr
R H Whittaker
Related Questions
What is the basic unit of classification?
Family
Order
Species
Genus
Ascending or descending arrangement of taxonomic categories is known as
Classification
Key
Taxonomy
Hierarchy
Local names of various plants and animals
Vary from place to place
Are used universally
Help in recognizing organisms worldwide
Are specific and distinct names
Tiger, Dog and Cat are placed in the order
Primata
Carnivora
Mammalia
Chordata
Select true statement from the following and choose the right answer from the option given below
I) Human’s scientific name is Homo sapiens
II) Systema naturae is written by John Ray
III) Highest taxonomic categories is division
IV) Taxonomic group of any rank is taxon
V) A group of closely related species of organism represent genus
VI. The term ‘systematic’ was coined by de Candolle
II, III, IV and VI
I, III, V and VI
I, IV and V
II, III and VI
Viral genome when incorporated and integrated with bacterial genome is referred as
Prophages
DNA
RNA
Both (a) and (C )
The first phylogenetic system of plant classification was proposed by
Engler
Engler and Prantl
Eichler
Bentham and Hooker
Which one of the following is not a method of in situ conservation of biodiversity?
Biosphere Reserve
Wildlife Sanctuary
Botanical Garden
Sacred Grove
Arrange the following in the ascending order of Linnaean hierarchy.
Kingdom-Order-Species-Genus-Class-Family-Phylum
Kingdom-Family-Genus-Species-Class-Phylum-Order
Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species
Species-Genus-Family-Order-Class-Phylum-Kingdom
Which of the following is a merit in the Bentham and Hooker’s system of classification?
The position of gymnosperms in between dicots and monocots
Closely related families are placed apart
The placement of family-Asteraceae in the beginning of Gamopetalae
The placement of order-Ranals in the beginning
