Classification Flashcards
Practical classification is based on
economic importance
Natural classification is based on
Gross morphology
Phenetic or numerical classification is based on
External characteristics and similarities and dissimilarities
The standard size of a herbarium
11.5” x 16.5” or 41 x 29 cm
Class of Mango
Dicotyledonae
Class of wheat
Mopnocotyledonae
Order of Wheat
Poales
Order of mango
Sapindales
Family of mango
Anacardiaceae
Family of wheat
Poeaceae
ICBN adopted from
1978
Order of humans
Primata
family of Humans
Hominidae
Class of housefly
Insecta
Order of housefly
Diptera
Family of housefly
Muscidae
ICBN was established in
1961
Define Manuals
Contains info on plants available in any one region
Give an example of a preservative solution
Formalin
………….. contains info on anyone taxa
Monograph
Father of botany
Theophrastus
father of zoology and biology
Aristotle
ICBN came into use in
1978
Name a book written by Carolus Linnaeus
Systema Naturae/ Genera plantarum
What are the defining characters of living organisms
-metabolism
-conscience
cellular organistaion
Morphollaxis or true regeneration is observed in
planaria, filamentous algae, protonema of moss
Epimorphosis is found in
starfish, lizards
6 system of classification was introduced by
Carl Woese
5 system of classification was introduced by
R.H Whittaker
4 system of classification was introduced by
Copeland
3 system of classification was introduced by
Haeckel
2system of classification was introduced by
Linnaeus
The term species was defined by
Ernst Mayr
Define living organisms
They are self-replicating, self-evolving and reproducing organisms
NAme the phylogenetic relationship of plants
thallophyta- bryophyta- pteridophyta- gymnosperae- angiospermae-dicot-monocot
Maximum diversity is seen in
Tropical rainforests
Second max diversity is seen in
Coral Reefs
How many species have been identified
1.7-1.8 MILLION
A.P Candolle coined the term
Taxonomy
Linnaeus system of classification is
artificial
Bentham and Hooker system of classification is
Natural