Related Questions
A comprehensive treatise on a particular taxon is known as a:
Flora
Manual
Monograph
Key
Which taxonomical aid uses contrasting characters to identify an organism?
Manual
Monograph
Catalogue
Key
You discover an unusual marine organism. To determine its taxonomic classification, you consult a key, but it leads to conflicting results with a previously published monograph. Assuming both resources are reliable within their scope, what is the MOST likely explanation for the discrepancy?
The key is outdated and needs revision.
The monograph is too specialized and overlooks common variations.
The organism may represent a newly discovered species or a variant not yet documented in the monograph.
There's a fundamental error in the taxonomic system itself.
The taxonomical aid used for identification of plants and animals based on the similarities and dissimilarities is
Catalogues
Key
Museum
Herbarium
Which of the following are true with reference to taxonomical aids?
Botanical gardens have a collection of dead plants of reference
Museums have a collection of preserved plant and animal specimens
Herbariums have pictures of plant specimens
The key is used for the identification of plants and animals
Which of the following taxonomical aids provides information about the habitat, distribution, and external features of a plant species?
Museum
Botanical garden
Herbarium
Key
Keys are based on contrasting characters called:
Couplets
Tripletes
Quartets
Singlets
Which taxonomical aid serves as a quick referral system in taxonomic studies?
Keys
Museums
Herbarium
Zoological parks