Which taxonomical aid serves as a quick referral system in taxonomic studies?
Keys
Museums
Herbarium
Zoological parks
Related Questions
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
Select the incorrect statement.
In unicellular organisms growth is synonymous with reproduction
A scientific name has two words in binomial nomenclature
Herbarium contains pressed and preserved plant specimens
Botanical gardens are ‘in situ’ conservation strategies.
Which one of the taxonomic aids can give comprehensive account of complete compiled information of any one genus or family at a particular time?
Taxonomic key
Flora
Herbarium
Monograph
… is a book (taxonomic aid) which contain information about habitat, distribution, climate description and index of plant found in a particular area
Manual
Flora
Monograph
key
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.
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
National botanical research Institute is situated at
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mumbai
Chennai
Largest herbarium in the world is
Conservatory and Botanical Garden, Geneva
New York Botanical Garden
Royal Botanical Garden, Kew (London)
British, Museum of Natural History
A preserved specimen lacks a label indicating its origin. Which taxonomical aid would be LEAST useful in determining its geographical distribution?
Manual
Catalogue
Key
Herbarium
Where labelling is done/pasted on herbarium sheet?
Lower RHS
Lower LHS
Upper RHS
Upper LHS
