MCQ Chapter 2 Biology Class 11 Maharashtra Board Systematics of Living Organisms 1. What is the study of kinds and diversity of organisms and their comparative and evolutionary relationships called?TaxonomySystematicsClassificationPhylogenyQuestion 1 of 202. Who introduced the term taxonomy?Carl LinnaeusR.H.WhittakerA.P.de CandolleCarl WoeseQuestion 2 of 203. What is the classification based on very few easily observable and non-evolutionary features called?NaturalArtificialPhylogeneticChemotaxonomyQuestion 3 of 204. Which classification is based on common evolutionary descent?ArtificialNaturalPhylogeneticNumericalQuestion 4 of 205. How many domains of life were proposed by Carl Woese in 1990?TwoThreeFourFiveQuestion 5 of 206. Which domain includes organisms with prokaryotic cells that survive in extreme conditions?EukaryaBacteriaArchaeaMoneraQuestion 6 of 207. What is the classification based on similarities and differences in the structure of certain compounds called?Numerical taxonomyChemotaxonomyPhylogenyDNA barcodingQuestion 7 of 208. What is the basic aim of numerical taxonomy?To study evolutionary relationshipsTo create taxonomy using numeric algorithmsTo identify species using DNA sequencesTo classify based on chemical constituentsQuestion 8 of 209. What is a cladogram?A numerical algorithmA branching pattern showing relationshipsA chemical classification methodA DNA sequence databaseQuestion 9 of 2010. What is phylogeny used for in classification?To quantify charactersTo study evolutionary relationshipsTo identify chemical compoundsTo sequence DNAQuestion 10 of 2011. What is the primary purpose of DNA barcoding?To classify based on morphologyTo identify species using DNA sequencesTo quantify evolutionary traitsTo study cell wall compositionQuestion 11 of 2012. Which taxonomic category is the lowest natural unit?GenusFamilySpeciesOrderQuestion 12 of 2013. What is a group of closely related genera called?SpeciesFamilyOrderClassQuestion 13 of 2014. Which taxonomic rank is a group of closely related families?ClassOrderDivisionKingdomQuestion 14 of 2015. What is the highest taxonomic category?DivisionClassKingdomSub-kingdomQuestion 15 of 2016. What is the science of naming objects called?TaxonomyNomenclatureSystematicsPhylogenyQuestion 16 of 2017. What type of names have limited usage due to regional variations?Scientific namesVernacular namesBinomial namesGeneric namesQuestion 17 of 2018. Who introduced the binomial system of nomenclature?A.P.de CandolleCarl LinnaeusR.H.WhittakerCarl WoeseQuestion 18 of 2019. What is the correct format for a scientific name according to binomial nomenclature?Two Latin words, both capitalizedTwo Latin words, generic capitalized, specific lowercaseOne Latin word, capitalizedTwo Greek words, both lowercaseQuestion 19 of 2020. What is the minimum number of letters allowed for generic and specific epithets in binomial nomenclature?TwoThreeFourFiveQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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