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Chapter 1 : The Living World Flashcards

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1
Q

Which biologist who has been called “The Darwin of the 20th century”

A

Ernst Mayr
1904-2004

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Ernst Mayr was awarded the three prizes widely regarded as the triple crown of biology
Name the three prizes

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Balzan Prize 1983
International Prize for Biology 1994
Crafoord Prize 1999

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3
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The number of species that are known and described range between _____ and _____ million

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1.7 to 1.8 Million

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4
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The number and types of organisms present on earth is known as

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Biodiversity

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Naming of living organisms such that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world. This process is called

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Nomenclature

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Nomenclature or Naming is only possible when the organism is described correctly and we know to what organism the name is attached to. This is _________________

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Identification

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7
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For plants, scientific names are based on agreed principles and criteria, which are provided in .

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International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)

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For Animals, scientific names are based on agreed principles and criteria, which are provided in .

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International Code for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)

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9
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The system of providing a name with two components (Scientific names) to known organisms is called

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Binomial nomenclature

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10
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Binomial nomenclature has two components 1st is ___________ and 2nd is ____________

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Generic name
specific epithet

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11
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Binomial nomenclature naming system is given by _______________

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Carolus Linnaeus

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12
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The scientific name of Mango is ______

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Mangifera indica

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13
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In Mangifera indica , Mangifera represents __________ while indica is a particular ________

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Genus
Species

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14
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Biological names are generally represent in __________ language and written in italics

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Latin

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15
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___________ is the process by which anything is grouped into convenient categories based on some easily observable characters

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Classification

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16
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_______ can indicate categories at very different levels

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taxa

17
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Based of characteristics, all living organisms can be classified into different taxa, This process of classification is _________________

A

Taxonomy

18
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Basic to taxonomy is

A

Characterisation
identification
classification
nomenclature

19
Q

Relationship among different kinds of organisms and their diversities, This branch of study was referred to as _________

A

Systematics

20
Q

Who wrote the book titled as Systema Naturae

A

Linnaeus

21
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The Category is a part of overall taxonomic arrangement, it is called the _____________ and all categories together constitute the _____________

A

Taxonomic category
Taxonomic hierarchy

22
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each taxonomic category referred to as a unit of classification or represents a rank and is commonly termed as ____________

A

taxon

23
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Taxonomical studies of all known organisms have led to the development of common categories, namely

A

Kingdom
Phylum or Division (for plants)
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

24
Q

A group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities know as

A

Species

25
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Scientific name of potato is

A

Solanum tuberosum

26
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Scientific name of Lion is

A

Panthera leo

27
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Scientific name of Leopard is

A

Panthera pardus

28
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Scientific name of Tiger is

A

Panthera tigris

29
Q

Genus Felis includes ___________

A

Cats

30
Q

genus Felis(cats) belongs to which family

A

Felidae

31
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Dogs belongs to which Family

A

Canidae

32
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Families like Felidae and Canidae belongs to which Order

A

Carnivora

33
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Monkey , Gorilla and gibbon belongs to which order

A

Primata

34
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Monkey , gorilla and gibbon belongs to order Primata
and
Tiger,cat and dog belongs to order Carnivora

both primata and Carnivora belongs to Class _________

A

Mammalia

35
Q

Presence of notochord and dorsal hollow neural system are included in phylum ______

A

Chordata

36
Q

Scientific name for House Fly is

A

Musca domestica

37
Q

Scientific name for Wheat is

A

Triticum aestivum

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