Taxonomy NEET Questions

Biology - Diversity in Living World

Taxonomy MCQ Questions


1.
Taxonomy is the science of:
A.
Only naming of organisms
B.
Only morphological description of organisms
C.
Identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms
D.
Only classification of organisms
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ANSWER :
C. Identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms
2.
The term 'Taxonomy' was coined by:
A.
P. de Candolle (1813)
B.
Charles Darwin
C.
Carolus Linnaeus
D.
Aristotle
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ANSWER :
A. P. de Candolle (1813)
3.
The four basic processes of taxonomy are:
A.
Only classification and nomenclature
B.
Description, evaluation, prediction, and synthesis
C.
Characterisation, identification, classification, and nomenclature
D.
Only identification and naming
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ANSWER :
C. Characterisation, identification, classification, and nomenclature
4.
Which of the following best defines 'classification'?
A.
Describing morphology
B.
Process of grouping organisms into convenient categories based on observable characters
C.
Naming organisms
D.
Identifying species
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ANSWER :
B. Process of grouping organisms into convenient categories based on observable characters
5.
Which of the following best defines 'identification'?
A.
Determining that an unknown organism belongs to a known taxon
B.
Describing organisms
C.
Naming new organisms
D.
Discovering new species
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ANSWER :
A. Determining that an unknown organism belongs to a known taxon
6.
The branch of biology that deals with classification of living organisms based on their evolutionary relationships is called:
A.
Taxonomy (in narrow sense)
B.
Morphology
C.
Anatomy
D.
Systematics
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ANSWER :
D. Systematics