While creating a phylogenetic tree for a genus of insects, a taxonomist finds conflicting information between a recently published monograph and a classical museum catalogue. Which resource should be prioritized and why?
The museum catalogue, due to its historical precedence and established nomenclature.
The monograph, as it likely incorporates newer molecular data and revised classifications.
Equal weight to both, synthesizing the information.
Neither, consult a field guide for practical identification.
Related Questions
Zoos are examples of which type of taxonomical aid?
In-situ Conservation
Museum
Herbarium
Ex-situ Conservation
Which of the following information is NOT typically included on a herbarium sheet label?
Scientific name
Date of collection
Location of collection
Economic importance
Largest herbarium in India is
Madras Herbarium Coimbatore (TN)
Central, National Herbarium (Indian Botanical Garden) Sibpur, Kolkata (WB)
Herbarium of National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow (UP)
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (UA)
Identify the mismatched
(A) Keys Analytical in nature,
(B) Monographs Artificial environments to animals,
(C) Zoos Natural habitats,
(D) Herbarium Quick referral systems
A
B
C
D
Which one is the first biosphere reserve?
Norkrek Biosphere Reserve
Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
National botanical research Institute is situated at
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mumbai
Chennai
A germplasm collection is a
Collection of specimens of all the species of an area in a herbarium or botanical garden
Collection of modern varieties of a crop
Collection of plants or seeds having diverse alleles of all genes in a crop
Collection of seeds or pollen of rare and threatened species of a group or area
An institution, where valuable plant material likely to become irretrievably lost in the wild or in cultivation is preserved in viable condition is known as
Genome
Gene library
Gene bank
Herbarium
Which one is the important function of botanical garden?
Allow ex situ conservation of germplasm
Are place for recreation
Plant diversity can be observed
Provide natural habitat for wildlife
A herbarium label serves as a permanent record of a plant specimen. Which of these is NOT a core element of this record?
Scientific name of the plant
Date and place of collection
Description of the ecosystem
Name of the collector
