Introduction to Taxonomy

Question 1

Zoologist have named more than—- individuals

Answer 1

1.5million

Question 2

Zoologist estimates that less than —% of living organisms have been named so far and less than —% of those that exist before have been named

Answer 2

20% and 1%

Question 3

What is systematics?

Answer 3

This is the study of the diversity of living organisms 😩 and the evolutionary trend btw them

Question 4

—- is the first individual to take serious interest into taxonomy, and what was his basis?

Answer 4

Aristotle a green philosopher in 300BC. He classified them based on structural similarities..

Question 5

John ray is —-

Answer 5

A British naturalist

Question 6

—-classified organism based on natural affinities? In what year? And what century?

Answer 6

John ray in 1627-1705 and 17th century

Question 7

Carolina von Linnaeus is a —-

Answer 7

Swedish botanist

Question 8

Systema naturae was written in what year?

Answer 8

1758

Question 9

Carolus classification is based on—

Answer 9

Similarities in physical traits

Question 10

How many plants and animals was named by carolus?

Answer 10

12000

Question 11

List 4 principles initiated by the systema naturae

Answer 11

1. Hierarchical system
   Taxonomy ranking
   Binomial system
   Astrological symbols for male and female

Question 12

Carolus in year —- was following the same line of view as Aristotle

Answer 12

1707-1778

Question 13

Aristotle two major groups are based on what??

Answer 13

Whether they have Red blood cells(enaima )and those that did not have (anaima)

Question 14

The first letter of the genus are written in —-

Answer 14

Uppercase

Question 15

The binomial nomenclature contains two names which are

Answer 15

Generic name and specific epithet

Question 16

Specific name are written in —- when in print and — when handwritten

Answer 16

Italics when in print and underlined when hand written

Question 17

To ensure conformity to a standard of Normenclature, list the guidelines to follow

Answer 17

Specific names are never written alone they must stand with there genus

The names is first written in full when first mentioned and later abbreviated with a full stop e.g H. sapient

Question 18

When the genus was given and the specific name was not known how do we write it?

Answer 18

If it is a single organism we denote it has (sp) in lower case and as (spp) if many.. note 📝 it should not be capitalized

Question 19

If we are to write the name of the organism, the person who discovered it, and the year it was discovered how do we go about it?

Answer 19

Name of the species first + name of the discoverer + year

Eg Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758

Question 20

How should common name start ?

Answer 20

It should start with lower case eg rat

Question 21

Aristotle classified plant into —-

Answer 21

Trees,shrubs and herbs

Question 22

Artificial system of classification was proposed by? And it is based on what?

Answer 22

Theophrastus

It’s based on preselected outstanding characters

Question 23

Natural classification was proposed by —- and it is based on?

Answer 23

George Bentham and Joseph hooker

It’s based on the way the similarities of animals relate with their phylogeny (evolutionary trend)