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Taxonomy (GATE)

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Which of the following disciplines of classification of ranks higher than species was defined by Ernst Mayer in 1968?

  1. Alpha taxonomy

  2. Beta taxonomy

  3. Gamma taxonomy

  4. Ethano taxonomy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1968, Ernst Mayer defined beta taxonomy as the classification of ranks higher than species. It requires biological meaning of variation and the evolutionary origin of groups of the related species.

Neomura clade was proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith. Which of the following is false about neomurans?

  1. All neomurans have histones.

  2. All neomurans use methionine molecules during protein synthesis.

  3. All neomurans use several kinds of RNA polymerase.

  4. Neomura clade is composed of domain bacteria and archea.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is false. Neomura clade is composed of archea and eukarya.

Subclass is one of taxonomic ranks which come between order and class. Which of the following organisms belongs to subclass Theria?

  1. Homo sapiens

  2. Lepisma saccharina

  3. Calocalanus pavo

  4. Anchiornis huxleyi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Homo sapiens belong to subclass Theria. Theria subclass of mammals gives birth to live young ones without using a shelled egg.

'Zoonomia' deals with pathology, anatomy, psychology and functioning of the body. It was written in 1794 by

  1. Carl Linnaeus

  2. Charles Darwin

  3. Erasmus Darwin

  4. Thomas Henry Huxley


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Erasmus Darwin wrote 'Zoonomia' in 1794. It deals with pathology, anatomy, psychology and functioning of the body.

Subclasses come under zoological classification. Which of the following denotes the subclass of fruit-fly?

  1. Diptera

  2. Brachycera

  3. Pterygota

  4. Insecta


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pterygota denotes the subclass of fruit-fly.

ICZN stands for

  1. International Criterion of Zoological Nomenclature

  2. International Council of Zoological Nomenclature

  3. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

  4. International Center of Zoological Nomenclature


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

ICZN stands for International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.  

In 1960, phylogenetic nomenclature was commenced. Based on phylogeny, dinosaurs are classified as

  1. paraphyletic

  2. polyphyletic

  3. monophyletic

  4. dinophylectic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Groups that have their descendant groups removed from them are termed as paraphyletic. Dinosaurs are paraphyletic.

In 1938, Copeland gave 4 kingdom classifications and Cavaliar-Smith gave 6 kingdom classifications in 1998. Which of the following kingdoms was present in Cavaliar Smith's classification, but absent from Copeland's classification?

  1. Protoctista

  2. Chromista

  3. Monera

  4. Animilia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chromista kingdom was present in Cavaliar-Smith's classification and absent from Copeland's classification. 

In zoological nomenclature, genus and species with the same name are allowed. Such a method of nomenclature is known as

  1. autonymy

  2. tautonymy

  3. illegitimacy

  4. synapomorphy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tautonymy is practiced in zoological nomenclature. 

In scientific nomenclature, a number of humorous names exist. Which of the following species is named after a mythical character from Lewis Carrol's poem named 'Jabberwocky'?

  1. Jackal

  2. Dinosaur

  3. Frog

  4. Bat


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Genus name Borogovia, which is an extinct dinosaur, is named after the borogove, a mythical character from Lewis Carrol's poem named 'Jabberwocky'.

'Elementary Forms of Religious Life' is a book by Emile Durkheim. It deals with which of the following?

  1. Ethanotaxonomy

  2. Linnean taxonomy

  3. Religious taxonomy

  4. Folk taxonomy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Elementary Forms of Religious Life' is a book by Emile Durkheim that deals with folk taxonomy.

Whch of the following is the classification system based on the pattern of overall similarities of organisms?

  1. Cladistics

  2. Phenetics

  3. Numerical taxonomy

  4. Dendrograms


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In phenetics, organisms are classified on the pattern of overall similarities.

What is Carl Linnaeus for homo sapiens?

  1. Neotype

  2. Hapantotype

  3. Lectotype

  4. Ergatotype


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Carl Linnaeus is lectotype for the species Homo sapiens

Wastebasket taxon term is used to classify

  1. organisms that do not fit anywhere else

  2. organisms that have no economic importance

  3. organisms that once disappeared from fossil records, but have now reappeared

  4. fossilised structures which are now redeposited in new sediments


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wastebasket taxon is used to classify organisms that do not fit anywhere else.

In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honour a person. Match the following famous personalities with the species named after them. Personalities|Organism| |1. Lady Gaga|a. Fish| |2. Arnold Schwarzenegger|b. Wasp| |3. Aesop|c. Spider| |4. Nelson Mandela|d. Beetle|

  1. 1. Lady Gaga d. Beetle
    2. Arnold Schwarzenegger c. Spider
    3. Aesop b. Wasp
    4. Nelson Mandela a. Fish
  2. 1. Lady Gaga b. Wasp
    2. Arnold Schwarzenegger d. Beetle
    3. Aesop a. Fish
    4. Nelson Mandela c. Spider
  3. 1. Lady Gaga c. Spider
    2. Arnold Schwarzenegger a. Fish
    3. Aesop d. Beetle
    4. Nelson Mandela b. Wasp
  4. 1. Lady Gaga d. Beetle
    2. Arnold Schwarzenegger c. Wasp
    3. Aesop b. Spider
    4. Nelson Mandela a. Fish

Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct match. Wasp (Aleiodes gaga) is named after Lady Gaga. Beetle (Agra schwarzeneggeri) is named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. Fish (Aesopichthys) is named after Aesop. Spider (Anelosimus nelsoni) is named after Nelson Mandela.

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