What are the various taxomical aids

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Part -1:

1. Define taxonomy.

2. Name the four groups in which the Greek scholars classified the animals.

3. Who is known as the father of taxonomy? Name the book published by him.

4. Expand ICBN, ICZN

5. Define classification, species, identification, systematic& taxon

6. What is meant by binomial nomenclature? Who introduced it?

7. Name the genus to which each of the following belongs (a) Potato (b) cat

8. Define species.

9. What are the various taxomical aids used for understanding the principles of Taxonomy?

Part -2:

Understanding Based

1. What are the various guidelines to be followed for naming of an organism?

2. What are the various features of living organisms?

3. Write short notes on herbarium, botanical gardens, museum, andZoological parks.

4. Fill in the blanks in the following table

Common name

Biological name

genus

Family

order

class

Phylum /

division

Man

Homo

sapiens

Hominidae

Primata

Chordate

Housefly

Musca

Muscidae

Insecta

Arthopoda

Mango

Mangifera

indica

Mangifera

Sapindales

Dicotyledonae

Wheat

Triticumaestivum

Triticum

Poaceae

Poales

Monocotyledonae

Angiospermae

Part -3:

1. Given below is the scientific name of the tiger. Identify the correctly written name:
Panthera Tigris Panthera tigris

2. Show the heirarchial arrangements of different taxonomic categories.

3. What is the difference between botanical garden &museum?

4. How is monograph different from a flora?

Part -4:

1. If you look around you will see a large variety of living organisms- plants and animals with your naked eyes and the microbes with the help of microscopes. Classification of all these are not a single step process, but involve a hierarchy of steps where each step represents a rank/ category.

a) What is a taxonomic hierarchy?

b) Name the lowest and the highest category?

c) What is the value shown by arranging the organisms into these categories?

Part -5:

1. Brinjal and potato belong to the same genus, Solanum but to two different species. What defines them as separate species?

2. Amoeba multiplies by mitotic cell division. Is the phenomenon growth or reproduction? Justify.

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