Taxonomy (GATE)
Description: Taxonomy | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Sundari Chatterjee | |
Tags: Taxonomy Animal World Systematics and Classification of Animals |
Which of the following disciplines of classification of ranks higher than species was defined by Ernst Mayer in 1968?
Neomura clade was proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith. Which of the following is false about neomurans?
Subclass is one of taxonomic ranks which come between order and class. Which of the following organisms belongs to subclass Theria?
'Zoonomia' deals with pathology, anatomy, psychology and functioning of the body. It was written in 1794 by
Subclasses come under zoological classification. Which of the following denotes the subclass of fruit-fly?
ICZN stands for
In 1960, phylogenetic nomenclature was commenced. Based on phylogeny, dinosaurs are classified as
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?
In zoological nomenclature, genus and species with the same name are allowed. Such a method of nomenclature is known as
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'?
'Elementary Forms of Religious Life' is a book by Emile Durkheim. It deals with which of the following?
Whch of the following is the classification system based on the pattern of overall similarities of organisms?
What is Carl Linnaeus for homo sapiens?
Wastebasket taxon term is used to classify
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|