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1
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how many species have been described

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1.7-1.8 million

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2
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,what is biodiversity

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number or types of organisms present on earth

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3
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what is nomenclature

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the process of standardising the naming of living organisms such that s particular organism is known by the same name all over the world

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4
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what is identification

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the organism is described correctly

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5
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what organisation gives the principle and critera for giving scientific names of plants

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International code for botanical nomenclature

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6
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what organisation gave the principles and criteria for naming animals

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international code of zoological nomenclature

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7
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what do scientific names ensure

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that the organism has only one name

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8
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what components does each name have

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a generic name and a specific epithet

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9
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the system of providing a name with two components is called

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binomial nomenclature

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10
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binomial nomenclature is given by

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carolus linnaeus

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11
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scientific name of mango

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Mangifera indica

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12
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scientific name of mango

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Mangifera indica

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13
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rule 1 of binomial nomenclature

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biological names are usually written in latin and italics

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14
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rule 2 of binomial nomenclature

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names are latinised sre derived from latin

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15
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rule 3

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the first word is the Genus and the second is specific epithet

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rule 4

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both worde are underlined ehen handwritten or typed in italics to indicate their latin origin

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rule 5

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the first words denoting the genus starts with a capital letter whereas the specific epithet does not

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18
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where is the name of the author indicated

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after the specific epithet in abbreviated form

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19
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who was the first to describe Mangifera indica Linn

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Carolus linnaeus; Mang

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20
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what is classification

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it is the process of groupinh anything into convenient categories based of observable characters

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21
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what is the scientific term for categories

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taxa

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22
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process of classifying organisms into different taxa is called

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taxonomy

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23
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what forms the basis of taxonomical studies

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external, internal structure, structure of cell, development process, ecological information

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24
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processes basic to taxonomy

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characterization, identification and, classification, nomenclature

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25
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what were the earliest classification based on

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the use of the organism

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what is systema

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the systematic arrangement of organisms

27
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title oof Carl linnaeus ‘s publication

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systema naturae

28
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what does the scope of systematics include

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identification, nomenclature, classification

29
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what does systematics take in account

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evolutionary relationships

30
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category part of a taxonomic arrangement is called

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taxonomic category

31
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all categories together constitute the

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taxonomic hierarchy

32
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what is the unit if classification

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category

33
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category representing a rank is called

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taxon

34
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all organisms have which as the lowest category

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species

35
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where is specificity highest

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species

36
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where is specificity lowest

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kingdom

37
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where is the number of organisms highest

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kingdom

38
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where is number of organisms lowest

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species

39
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a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities is called

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species

40
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what is genus

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a group of related species

41
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potato abd brinjal belong to which genus

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solanum

42
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which genus do cats belong to

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felis

43
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what is family

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a group of related genuses with comparatively more similarities than genus

44
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what are plant families characterized on the basis of

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vegetative and reproductive features of plant species

45
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what family do solanum, petunia, datura belong to

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solanaceae

46
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which family do the genera panthera, felis belong to

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felidae

47
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which family do dogs belong to

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canidar

48
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what are order and other higher taxonomic categories identified on the basis of

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aggregates of characters

49
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what is order

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assemblage of families with few similar characteristics

50
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which order do the families convlvullaceae and solanaceae belong to

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polymoniales

51
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which order do felidae and canidae belong to

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carnivore

52
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on what basis are convlvullaceae and solanaceae grouped under polymoniales

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based on floral character

53
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what is class

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group of related orders

54
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in what order do monkey gorilla, gibbon belong

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primata

55
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what orders are included in Mammalia

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carnivora, primata

56
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what organisms are included in phylum chordata

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reptiles, birds, mammals, amphibians

57
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on what basis is phylum chordata grouped

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presence of notochord, dorsal hollow neural system

58
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where are different classes of plants with few similar characters classified

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division

59
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what are the observable features of living beings

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growth, reproduction, sensitivity

60
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what are some other features of living beings

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self replication, self organization, interaction, evolution

61
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describe growth as a characteristic of living beings

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fundamental, intrinsic

62
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describe growth and reproduction

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mutually exclusive events

63
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is growth a defining feature

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no

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