Match the following Columns: Columns - I Columns - II a Father of Taxonomy i Joseph Pitton de Tournefort b Father of Zoology ii Carolus Linnaeus c Father of Medicine iii Aristotle d Father of Biology iv Julian Huxley e Concept of Genus v Hippocrates f Father of Neotaxonomy vi Ernst Mayr g Darwin of 20 th century vii Hooker

a - ii , b - iii , c - v , d - iii , e - i , f - iv , g - vi

a - ii , b - iii , c - vi , d - vii , e - iv , f - i , g - v

a - ii , b - iii , c - iii , d - v , e - iv , f - i , g - vi

a - ii , b - iii , c - iv , d - vii , e - vi , f - i , g - v

Match the following lists: List - I List - II (A) Identification of Auxins (I) Frankel Conrat (B) C 4 pathway (ii) Charles Darwin (C) Discovery of genetic nature of RNA (iii) J.B.Sumner (D) Theory of evolution (iv) F.W. Went (v) Hatch & Slack The correct match is:

A = IV , B = V , C = I , D = II

A = II , B = V , C = IV , D = I

A = IV , B = III , C = V , D = II

A = III , B = I , C = II , D = V

The term New Systematics was introduced by

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Engler and Prantl published a phylogenetic system in the monograph ______

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Assertion (A): Numerical taxonomy requires mathematical methods and computers.
Reason (R): All characters are given codes, numbers and with equal importance, and hundreds of characters are to be evaluated.
The correct option among the following is:

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One of the following scientists was the earliest to attempt more scientific basis for classification __________

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on:

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Match the following lists:

	List $I$		List $II$
A)	Theophrastus	$I)$	By hybridization and genetic engineering
B)	C.G.K. Ramanujam	$II)$	Electron Microscope
C)	Progress in floriculture and forestry	$III)$	Described the internal and external characters of plants
D)	Knoll and Ruska	$IV)$	Developed the science of pollen

The correct match is

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Study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two correct ones out of them:
A. Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.
B. Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.
C. Binomial nomenclature system was given by R.H. Whittaker.
D. In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.
The two correct statements are:

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Identify and arrange the following taxonomic categories in ascending order.
A) Hominidae
B) Triticum
C) Spermatophyta
D) sapiens
E) Primata
F) Insecta

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Assertion $(A)$ : Herbariums are plant repositories which are used as reference specimens. Recently these are digitalized for global use.

Reason $(R) :$ Herbarium helps in the classification of plants and gives complete description about the taxonomy.

The correct answer is:

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Assertion (A): Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were responsible for the development of Botany into a science.
Reason (R) : They are regarded as Father of Botany.

The correct option among the following is:

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Match the following Columns:

Columns - I		Columns - II
$(a)$	Father of Taxonomy	$(i)$	Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
$(b)$	Father of Zoology	$(ii)$	Carolus Linnaeus
$(c)$	Father of Medicine	$(iii)$	Aristotle
$(d)$	Father of Biology	$(iv)$	Julian Huxley
$(e)$	Concept of Genus	$(v)$	Hippocrates
$(f)$	Father of Neotaxonomy	$(vi)$	Ernst Mayr
$(g)$	Darwin of $20^{th}$ century	$(vii)$	Hooker

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Lions in India are currently restricted to Gir, Gujarat. Efforts are being made to move them to other parts of the country. This is because they are MOST susceptible to extinction due to infectious diseases under the following conditions when present as:

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Match the following

	List - I		List - II
(a)	Charles Darwin	(i)	Systema Naturae
(b)	John Ray	(ii)	Natural History
(c)	Buffon	(iii)	Historia Generalis plantarum
(d)	Linnaeus	(iv)	The origin of species

The correct answer is

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Which of the following represents the order of 'Horse'?

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Bentham and Hooker's divided the following plants into 3 classes which include

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Match the following

	List - I		List - II
(a)	Order	(i)	nigrum
(b)	Species	(ii)	Polemoniales
(c)	Family	(iii)	Solanum
(d)	Class	(iv)	Solanaceae
		(v)	Dicotyledonae

The correct answer is

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Identify the correct sequence of hierarchy in the classification
A Phylum
B. Family
C. Order
D. Class
E. Species
F. Genus

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Match the following

	List - I		List - II
(a)	Reproductively isolated from the individuals of other species	(i)	Genetic unit
(b)	Sharing the same ecological niche	(ii)	An evolutionary unit
(c)	Showing similarity in the karyotype	(iii)	A breeding unit
(d)	Having similar structural and functional characteristics	(iv)	An ecological unit

The correct answer is

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Choose the incorrect statement among the following.

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Biology>Diversity in The Living World>The Living World>Taxonomy & Systematics

Match the following lists:

	$List - I$		$List - II$
(A)	Identification of Auxins	(I)	Frankel Conrat
(B)	$C_{4}$ pathway	(ii)	Charles Darwin
(C)	Discovery of genetic nature of RNA	(iii)	J.B.Sumner
(D)	Theory of evolution	(iv)	F.W. Went
		(v)	Hatch & Slack

The correct match is:

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Match Column-I with Column-II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below:

Column – I	Column – II
a. Family	(i) Diptera
b. Order	(ii) Arthropoda
c. Class	(iii) Muscidae
d. Phylum	(iv) Insecta

The term "New Systematics" was introduced by

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