Systematics NEET Questions

Biology - Diversity in Living World

Systematics MCQ Questions


13.
What does ‘taxonomy’ mainly deal with?
A.
Naming and classification of organisms
B.
Only naming organisms
C.
Studying environmental impacts on organisms
D.
Studying fossil records
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ANSWER :
A. Naming and classification of organisms
14.
Which of the following is an example of an artificial classification system?
A.
Linnaean classification
B.
Cladistics
C.
Phenetic classification
D.
Natural classification
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ANSWER :
B. Cladistics
15.
Which scientist introduced the binomial nomenclature system?
A.
Linnaeus
B.
Haeckel
C.
Theophrastus
D.
Aristotle
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ANSWER :
A. Linnaeus
16.
Which modern approach uses molecular data for classification?
A.
Molecular systematics
B.
Numerical taxonomy
C.
Chemo-taxonomy
D.
Phylogenetics
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ANSWER :
A. Molecular systematics
17.

Which group has the largest number of organisms?

NEET - 2016

A.

Kingdom

B.

Phylum

C.

Class

D.

Order

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ANSWER :

A. Kingdom

18.
What does the term 'cladistics' refer to?
A.
Grouping based on common ancestry
B.
Classification based on phenotypic traits
C.
Comparison of DNA sequences
D.
Evolutionary branching patterns
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ANSWER :
D. Evolutionary branching patterns