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Importance of herbarium - class-XI

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Choose the incorrect statement regarding herbarium.

  1. Dried specimens are poisoned by using DDT

  2. The collections are kept inside metallic vasculum

  3. Herbarium sheet is $41\times 29$cm

  4. It is used for alpha taxonomic research


Correct Option: A

Which of the following chemicals is used for poisoning the specimens in herbarium technique?

  1. $Hg _2Cl _2$

  2. $AgNO _3$

  3. $HCl$

  4. $HgCl _2$


Correct Option: A

How many collection of specimen in central national herbarium (Sibpur)?

  1. $888000$

  2. $2500000$

  3. $8880000$

  4. $250000$


Correct Option: A

Duplicate of holotype from same collection of same locality, date and same branch of plant is called

  1. Syntype

  2. Paratype

  3. Neotype

  4. Isotype


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Isotype (in plant taxonomy) A plant specimen that is a duplicate of or very similar to the type specimen and can be used as a reference specimen if the type specimen is lost. In simple language, the isotype is the duplicate of the holotype.
So the correct option is 'Isotype'.

Find out the correct sequence of various stages in a herbarium preparation:
$(i)$ Drying. $(ii)$ Poisoning. $(iii)$ Collection. $(iv)$ Labelling. $(v)$ Mounting. $(vi)$ Deposition. $(vii)$ Stitching.

  1. $(iii)\, \rightarrow \, (i)\, \rightarrow \, (ii)\, \rightarrow \, (v)\, \rightarrow
    \, (vii)\, \rightarrow \, (iv)\, \rightarrow \, (vi)$

  2. $(iii)\, \rightarrow \, (ii)\, \rightarrow \, (i)\, \rightarrow \, (v)\, \rightarrow
    \, (vii)\, \rightarrow \, (iv)\, \rightarrow \, (vi)$

  3. $(iii)\, \rightarrow \, (i)\, \rightarrow \, (ii)\, \rightarrow \, (v)\, \rightarrow
    \, (vii)\, \rightarrow \, (vi)\, \rightarrow \, (iv)$

  4. $(iii)\, \rightarrow \, (i)\, \rightarrow \, (ii)\, \rightarrow \, (vii)\, \rightarrow
    \, (v)\, \rightarrow \, (vi)\, \rightarrow \, (v)$


Correct Option: C

Herbarium is used to

  1. Map distribution of plants

  2. Study plant taxonomy

  3. Study molecular taxonomy

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Herbarium is used to know the geographical distributions of  the plants,where are they found etc.
they have also been useful in studying plant taxonomy as information related classification is given.
and also useful as sources of plant DNA for use in molecular systematics.
So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Which of the following is preserved in their three-dimensional structure?

  1. Mosses

  2. Lichens

  3. Conifer cones

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Herbarium is a store house of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed and preserved on sheets. Mosses, Lichens and Conifer cones are preserved in the form of herbarium sheets, in their two-dimensional structure.

So, the correct option is 'None of the above'.

We can get data for floristic study from

  1. Genomic library

  2. Gene bank

  3. Museum

  4. Herbarium


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The floristic study is the study related to the distribution of plants. A herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens. It gives the permanent record of plant specimen. The specimens are stored with a data label. The label describes useful information including the plants' scientific name, the origin of the collection, the date and time of collection and the name of the collector. Herbariums are essential for the study of plant taxonomy, the study of geographic distributions and the stabilizing of nomenclature. Herbaria may also be a repository of viable seeds for rare species.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

The repository of plant taxonomy and systematics is

  1. Red data book

  2. Herbarium

  3. Botanical garden

  4. Genomic library


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens. It gives the permanent record of plant specimen. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts. These are in a dried form mounted on a sheet. The specimens are stored with a data label. Herbariums are essential for the study of plant taxonomy, the study of geographic distributions and the stabilizing of nomenclature. Herbaria may also be a repository of viable seeds for rare species and new taxonomy

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Lectotype is 

  1. Duplicate of holotype.

  2. Specimen described along with holotype.

  3. Specimen cited by author without making one hlotype.

  4. Specimen cited by author from original material for nomenclature type when there is no holotype.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lectotype refers to the new specimen selected among the original material collected to serve as holotype when the author didn't designate a holotype. It means the type which is declared later from the original material if the type specimen is not described, missing or damaged.

So, the correct option is 'Specimen cited by the author from original material for nomenclature type when there is no holotype'.

The standard size of herbarium sheet is 

  1. 42 cm, 29 cm

  2. 41 cm, 29 cm

  3. 41 cm, 28 cm

  4. 40 cm, 30 cm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A herbarium is a collection of dried plant specimens carefully preserved and labelled. Plant collections are essential for taxonomic researchers because they serve as voucher specimens. They also help to identify the family. Once mounted and deposited in the herbarium, the collections are referred to as herbarium specimens. Mounting is the process by which a specimen is attached to an herbarium sheet and a label affixed to the lower right corner. Specimens are mounted on sheets of standard size herbarium paper 42 cm x 29 cm.

So, the correct answer is option A.

Labels are pasted on the herbarium sheets over 

  1. Right hand top

  2. Right hand bottom

  3. Left hand top

  4. Left hand bottom


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Labels are pasted on the herbarium sheets over the right-hand bottom. The label should indicate the information about the locality, altitude, habit, date, and time of collection, the name of collector, common name, complete scientific name etc.

So, the correct option is 'Right-hand bottom'.

The common fungicide used in preventing growth of fungus on herbarium specimens is 

  1. Copper sulphate

  2. Lime

  3. Mercuric chloride

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The common fungicide used in preventing growth of fungus on herbarium specimens is mercuric chloride. It is highly toxic compound that volatilizes slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees Celsius. Mercuric chloride is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant. 

So, the correct option is 'Mercuric chloride'.

The standard size of herabrium sheet is :

  1. $ 29 \times 41.5 cm $

  2. $ 15 \times 30 cm $

  3. $ 21 \times 36 cm $

  4. $ 25 \times 38 cm $


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A herbarium sheet is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts which are usually in dried form mounted on a sheet of standard size 29 × 41.5 cm. 

So, the correct option is '29 × 41.5 cm'.

Isotype is a specimen 

  1. Duplicate of holotype

  2. Described along with holotype

  3. Nomenclature type when the original is missing

  4. Cited by author when there is no holotype


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A holotype is an original specimen used in herbarium sheet.
  • An Isotype is referred to as the duplicate specimen of the holotype.
  • A paratype is a specimen described along with holotype.
  • A lectotype is cited by the author when there is no holotype.
So, the correct option is 'Duplicate of holotype'.

Bombyx mori (silk worm) belongs to the order _____________.

  1. Lepidoptera

  2. Diptera

  3. Hymenoptera

  4. Coleoptera


Correct Option: A

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Botanical gardens remain important for their records to local fauna and as basis for continued monographic work.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The botanical garden is the specialized gardens have the collection of living plants for reference.  Plant species in these gardens are grown for identification purposes and each plant is labeled indicating its botanical/scientific name and its family. Whereas zoological park is for fauna.
So, the correct answer is option B.

Which of the following serves as a quick referral systems in taxonomical studies?

  1. Museum

  2. Zoological park

  3. Herbarium

  4. Botanical garden


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The herbarium is a quick referral system in taxonomic studies. It is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. So, the correct answer is (C).

Study the following statements regarding the preparation of herbarium sheets.


(i) The plant should be collected in the flowering stage.
(ii) Every detail regarding the plant such as locality, ecological conditions, vegetative and floral characters, etc. should be noted.
(iii) Plants are evenly pressed by unfolding all the plant parts between blotting papers (or newspapers) with the help of plant pressers.
(iv) Blotting papers need not be changed until the plant gets dried.
(v) After drying, the plant specimen is carefully mounted/pasted on the herbarium sheets.
(vi) The herbarium sheet is labeled on the lower right-hand corner representing the number of plant specimens, date of collection, etc.

Which of the given statements is/are not correct?

  1. (i) only

  2. (iv) only

  3. (i) and (iv)

  4. (iii) and (iv)


Correct Option: B

Which name is invalid?

  1. Name not published in Species Plantarum.

  2. Name proposed prior to 1961.

  3. Name which is not in Latin.

  4. Name for which holotype is not designated.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Linnaeus described all plant species known to him in his book “Species Plantarum, 1753” in which he used the system of binomial nomenclature for first time. This makes option A incorrect as not all the plant species were described in this book. The scientific names of species are treated as in Latin regardless of their origin; this makes option C incorrect. According to principle of Priority, names published on or after May 1753 (the date of publication of The Species Plantarum) are considered valid; option B is incorrect. According to principle of typification, holotype is a specimen or illustration which is designated as representative of a species and is used for identification of new specimen. It is mandatory to mention the holotype during publication of new species on or after 1 January 1958; option D is correct. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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