The Living World
Test-6

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Who used Systema Naturae as the title of his publication?

Aristotle
Carolus Linnaeus
Gregor Mendel
Robert Hooke
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Carolus Linnaeus used Systema Naturae as the title of his publication. The word systematics is derived from the Latin word systema, meaning the systematic arrangement of organisms.

Which of the following statements about the taxonomic hierarchy is correct?

Family includes multiple orders.
Genus is ranked above family.
Species is the lowest taxonomic category.
Kingdom is the lowest taxonomic category.
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Species is the lowest taxonomic category. The ascending hierarchy is species, genus, family, order, class, phylum or division, and kingdom.

Which taxonomic category is used for plants in place of phylum?

Order
Family
Class
Division
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In plants, classes with a few similar characters are assigned to the higher category called division. The corresponding category in animals is phylum.

Which of the following correctly represents a family in animal classification?

Felidae
Felis
Carnivora
Panthera
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Felidae is a family containing genera such as Panthera and Felis. Carnivora is an order.

Which international code provides principles for the scientific naming of animals?

International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature provides internationally accepted principles for assigning scientific names to animals.

Which of the following forms the basis of modern taxonomic studies?

Only the external appearance of organisms
Only the economic uses of organisms
Only the habitat and geographical distribution of organisms
External and internal structure, cell structure, development and ecological information
4

Modern taxonomic studies use external and internal structure, cell structure, developmental processes and ecological information.

Who introduced the system of binomial nomenclature described in the chapter?

Charles Darwin
Ernst Mayr
Carolus Linnaeus
Robert Hooke
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Carolus Linnaeus introduced the system of binomial nomenclature, in which every biological name has a generic name and a specific epithet.

Which statement correctly describes the relationship between taxonomic rank and shared characteristics?

Members of lower taxa share more characteristics.
Members of higher taxa always share more characteristics.
All taxonomic categories have the same number of shared characteristics.
Members of a species share fewer characteristics than members of a kingdom.
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Members of lower taxa share more characteristics. As one moves from species towards kingdom, the number of common characteristics decreases.

What does the abbreviated author name in Mangifera indica Linn. indicate?

The organism belongs to the genus Linn.
The plant was first found in India.
The specific epithet has been abbreviated.
The species was first described by Linnaeus.
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The abbreviated author name written after the specific epithet indicates the scientist who first described the species. “Linn.” indicates Linnaeus.

Which combination of features is mentioned for animals placed in phylum Chordata?

Jointed legs and an external skeleton
A notochord and a dorsal hollow neural system
External ears and body hair only
Vegetative and reproductive plant structures
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Animals such as fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals are included in Chordata based on common features such as a notochord and a dorsal hollow neural system.

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