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1
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What type of asexual reproduction occurs in yeast and hydra?

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budding

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The twin characteristics of growth

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Increase in mass, Increase in number

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We can easily observe unicellular organisms growth in which culture ?

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In-vitro culture

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Three examples of non-living things which exhibit groth by accumulation of material on the surface are

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Mountains, boulders and sand moulds

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Fungi produce millions of ____ to multiply and spread easily

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asexual spores

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Which organism show true regeneration ?

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Planaria

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Name three organisms which easily multiply by fragmentation

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The fungi, the filamentous algae and the protonema of mosses

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Name three living organisms which do not reproduce

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Mules, sterile worker bees and infertile human couples

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Which reactions are not living things but surely living reactions ?

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Isolated metabolic reactions

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10
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Which process affects reproduction in seasonal breeders, both plants and animals ?

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Photoperiod

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What is the range of the numbers of species that are known and described ?

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1.7 to 1.8 million

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The number and types of organisms present on earth refers to

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Biodiversity

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What is the process of standardising the naming of living organisms such that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world 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. This is ____

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Identification

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The scientific names of plants 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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The scientific names of animals are based on agreed principles and criteria, which are provided in

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International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)

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Scientific name has two components, namely -

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The generic name and the specific epithet

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18
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The system of providing a name with two components is called

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Bionomial nomenclature

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19
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Binomial nomenclature naming system was given by

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Carolus Linnaeus

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20
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The scientific name of mango is

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Magnifera indica

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21
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Magnifera indica was first described by

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Linnaeus

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In the scientific name of mango, Magnifera and indica represents ___ and ___ respectively.

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Generic & specific epithet

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Magnifera indica was first described by

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Linnaeus

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The process by which anything is grouped into convenient categories based on some easily observable characters is called

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classification

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The process of classifying all living organism into different taxa is called

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taxonomy

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External and internal structure, along with the structure of cell, development process and ecological information of organisms are essential and form the basis of

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Modern taxonomic studies

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The branch of study of knowing more about different kinds of organism and their diversities, but also the relationships among them was refered to as

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systematics

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The word systematics is derived from the Latin word-

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Systema

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29
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What is the title of publication of Linnaeus ?

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Systema Naturae

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30
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The category which is the part of overall taxonomic arrangement, it is called

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Taxonomic category

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31
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All taxonomic categories together constitute the ___

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Taxonomic hierarcy

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32
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Each category represents a rank and is commonly termed as

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Taxon

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33
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Each ____ is the unit of classification

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category / rank/ taxon

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34
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Taxonomic studies consider a group of individual organism with fundamental similarities as a ___

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species

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35
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One should be able to distinguish one species from the other closely related species based on the

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distinct morphological differences

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36
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The scientific name of potato id

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Solanum tuberosum

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37
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The scientific name of lion is

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Panthera leo

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38
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Solanum includes species like

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nigrum and melongena

39
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The scientific name of human being is

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Homo sapiens

40
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A group of related species which has more characters in common in comparison to the species of other genera -

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Genus

41
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Potato and Brinjal belong to the same genus

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Solanum

42
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The scientific name of leopard is

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Panthera pardus

43
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The scientific name of tiger is

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Panthera tigris

44
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Genus which includes cats is

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Felis

45
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A group of related genera with less number of similarities as compared to genus and species -

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Family

46
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Three different genera Solanum, Petunia and Datura are placed in the family -

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Solanaceace

47
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Genus Panthera is put along with genus Felis in the family -

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Felidae

48
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A dog is placed in the family called

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Canidae

49
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A category which is the assemblage of families and exhibit a few similar charcters is

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Order

50
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Plant families like Convolvulaceace, Solanaceace are included in the order

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Polymoniales

51
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Animal families like Felidae, Canidae are included in the order

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Carnivora

52
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Order of monkey, gorilla and gibbon -

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Primata

53
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Order Primata along with order Carnivora is placed under class -

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Mammalia

54
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In cases of animals, classes with few similar characters are assigned to a higher category called

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Phylum

55
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In cases of plants, classes with few similar characters are assigned to a higher category called

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Division

56
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All animals belonging to various phyla are assigned to the highest category called

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Kingdom Animalia

57
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The scientific name of Wheat is

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Triticum aestivum

58
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The scientific name of Housefly is

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Musca domestica

59
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Mention the Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum of man -

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Homo, Hominidae, Primata, Mammalia, Chordata

60
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Mention the Genus, Family, Order, Class, Division of mango -

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Mangifera, Anacardiaceae, Sapindales, Dicotyledonae, Angiospermae

61
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Mention the Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum of Housefly -

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Musca, Muscidae, Diptera, Insecta, Arthropoda

62
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Mention the Genus, Family, Order, Class, Division of Wheat -

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Triticum, Poaceae, Poales, Monocotyledonae, Angiospermae

63
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A stire house of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed and preserved on sheets called

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Herbarium

64
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Which sheet carries a label providing information about date and place of collection, English, local and botanical names, family, collectors’s name, etc?

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herbarium sheet

65
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What serves as quick referral systems in taxonomic studies ?

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Herbaria

66
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Name three places where the famous botanical gardens are present -

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Kew (England), Indian Botanical Garden, Howrah (India) and National Botanical Research institute, Lucknow (India)

67
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The place which have collection of preserved plant and animal specimens for study and refrence -

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museums

68
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The places where wild animals are kept in protected environments under human care and which enable us to learn about their food habits and behaviour-

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zoological parks

69
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Name the taxonomic aid used for identification of plants and animals based on their similarities and dissimilarities

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key

70
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The key are based on contrasting charcters generally in a pair called

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couplet

71
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Each statement in the key is called

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lead

72
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What provide the index to the plant species found in a particular area ?

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Flora

73
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What is useful in providing information for identification of names of species found in an area?

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Manuals

74
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____ contain information on any one taxon.

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Monographs

75
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The scientific name of Earthworm is

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Pheretima posthuma

76
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The scientific name of Cockroach is

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Periplaneta americana

77
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The scientific name of Frog is

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Rana tigrina

78
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The scientific name of Dog is

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Canis familiaris

79
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ICVN

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International Code of Viral Nomenclature

80
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Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus

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Species

81
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The scientific term for biological classification categories is

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Taxon

82
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The scientific term for biological classification categories is

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Taxon

83
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Consider the following two statements :

I : In the single celled organisms, we are not very clear about the usage of the two terms - growth and reproduction.

II : When it comes to unicellular organisms like bacteria, unicellular algae or amoeba, reproduction is synonymous with growth

  1. Both I and II are two and II explains I
  2. Both I and II are two and II does not explains I
A

1

84
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Consider the following two statements :

I. Cellular organisation of the body is the defining feature of life forms.

  1. Metabolic reactions cannot be demonstrated outside the body in cell-free systems
  2. Both I and II are two and II explains I
  3. Both I and II are two and II does not explains I
  4. I is true but II is false
  5. Both I and II are false
A

3

85
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The most obvious & complicated feature of all living organisms is :

  1. The ability to sense heir environment and responds to these environmental stimuli
  2. Reproduction - asexual or sexual
A

1

86
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____ the taxa, ___ are the characteristics that members within the taxon share

A

higher: more

87
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When it comes to ____ reproduction is synonymous with growth,i.e. increase in number in cells

A

unicellular organisms like bacteria, unicellular algae or Amoeba

88
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The scope of systematics was later enlarged to include

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identification, nomenclature and classification

89
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genus ____, comprising lion, tiger, leopard is put along with genus, _____ in the family Felidae

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Panthera; Felis

90
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Solanum includes species like ____

A

nigrum and melogena

91
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What is the order of taxons from kingdom to species

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kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, species

92
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_____ are essential and form basis of modern taxonomic studies.

A

External and internal structure, along with the structure of cell, development process and ecological information of organisms

93
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Mark A, B, C, D, E and F in the given figure:-

A

A- Phylum B- Division C- Class D- Order E- Family F- Genus

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