Prepare for NEET with Botany-specific practice questions. Covering all major Botany chapters, this is perfect for your NEET Biology needs.
A museum researcher discovers an unknown arthropod specimen. Which taxonomical aid would be LEAST helpful in its initial broad classification?
Manual
Monograph
Flora
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.
Which of the following taxonomical aids provides information about the habitat, distribution, and external features of a plant species?
Museum
Botanical garden
Herbarium
Key
A taxonomical aid that contains actual preserved specimens of plants and animals is:
Herbarium
Key
Flora
Museum
Which taxonomical aid uses preserved specimens of animals?
Museum
Herbarium
Botanical Garden
Key
Select the incorrect statement
In multicellular organism growth and reproduction are not synonymous
A scientific name should be printed in italics according to binomical nomenclature
A museum has preserved plant and animals specimens
Taxonomy includes phylogeny as the basis of classification of orgnamisms
“Ex- Situ conservation” This is main objective of
Botanical garden
Museum
Zoological garden
Both 1 & 3
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 one of the following is not a correct statement?
Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens
Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens
A museum has collection of photography of plants and animals
Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference
A place used for storing, preservation and exhibition of both plants and animals is known as
Museum
Zoos
Botanical gardens
Herbarium
