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how many species have been described

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1.7-1.8 million

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,what is biodiversity

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number or types of organisms present on earth

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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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what is identification

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the organism is described correctly

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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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what organisation gave the principles and criteria for naming animals

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international code of zoological nomenclature

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what do scientific names ensure

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that the organism has only one name

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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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the system of providing a name with two components is called

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binomial nomenclature

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binomial nomenclature is given by

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carolus linnaeus

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scientific name of mango

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Mangifera indica

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scientific name of mango

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Mangifera indica

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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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rule 2 of binomial nomenclature

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names are latinised sre derived from latin

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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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where is the name of the author indicated

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after the specific epithet in abbreviated form

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who was the first to describe Mangifera indica Linn

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Carolus linnaeus; Mang

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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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what is the scientific term for categories

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taxa

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process of classifying organisms into different taxa is called

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taxonomy

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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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processes basic to taxonomy

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characterization, identification and, classification, nomenclature

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what were the earliest classification based on
the use of the organism
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what is systema
the systematic arrangement of organisms
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title oof Carl linnaeus 's publication
systema naturae
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what does the scope of systematics include
identification, nomenclature, classification
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what does systematics take in account
evolutionary relationships
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category part of a taxonomic arrangement is called
taxonomic category
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all categories together constitute the
taxonomic hierarchy
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what is the unit if classification
category
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category representing a rank is called
taxon
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all organisms have which as the lowest category
species
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where is specificity highest
species
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where is specificity lowest
kingdom
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where is the number of organisms highest
kingdom
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where is number of organisms lowest
species
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a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities is called
species
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what is genus
a group of related species
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potato abd brinjal belong to which genus
solanum
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which genus do cats belong to
felis
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what is family
a group of related genuses with comparatively more similarities than genus
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what are plant families characterized on the basis of
vegetative and reproductive features of plant species
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what family do solanum, petunia, datura belong to
solanaceae
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which family do the genera panthera, felis belong to
felidae
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which family do dogs belong to
canidar
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what are order and other higher taxonomic categories identified on the basis of
aggregates of characters
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what is order
assemblage of families with few similar characteristics
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which order do the families convlvullaceae and solanaceae belong to
polymoniales
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which order do felidae and canidae belong to
carnivore
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on what basis are convlvullaceae and solanaceae grouped under polymoniales
based on floral character
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what is class
group of related orders
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in what order do monkey gorilla, gibbon belong
primata
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what orders are included in Mammalia
carnivora, primata
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what organisms are included in phylum chordata
reptiles, birds, mammals, amphibians
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on what basis is phylum chordata grouped
presence of notochord, dorsal hollow neural system
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where are different classes of plants with few similar characters classified
division
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what are the observable features of living beings
growth, reproduction, sensitivity
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what are some other features of living beings
self replication, self organization, interaction, evolution
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describe growth as a characteristic of living beings
fundamental, intrinsic
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describe growth and reproduction
mutually exclusive events
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is growth a defining feature
no

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