Which of the following statements is incorrect about the rules in binomial nomenclature?

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The scientific term for biological classification categories is the:

(1) Species

(2) Taxon

(3) Phylum

(4) Domain

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What is meant by the "species problem"?

(1) The exact definition of species is still controversial.

(2) The exact mechanisms of speciation is not known.

(3) The number of species present is much more than identified species.

(4) The extinction of species is taking place at an alarming rate.

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Which of the following taxonomic categories are correctly matched to their standard termination of names with respect to biological classification of plants?

I Division: - phyta
II Class: - opsida
III Order: - ales
IV Family: - idae

(1) I, II, IV

(2) I, II, III

(3) II, III, IV

(4) I, II, III, IV

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Consider the following statements:

I. Higher the taxa, more are the characteristics that members whithin the taxon share.

II. Lower the category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.

Of the two statements:

(1) I is true but II is false

(2) I is false but II is true

(3) Both I and II are true

(4) Both I and II are false

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The Indian Botanical Garden and the National Botanical Research Institute are located respectively at:

(1) Pune and Howrah

(2) Howrah and Lucknow

(3) Darjeeling and Lucknow

(4) Shimla and Dehradun

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Subtopic:  Taxonomical Aids: Part 1 | Taxonomical Aids |

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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose your answer from the codes given below:

 

COLUMN I

Taxonomical Aid

COLUMN II

Feature

I. Flora 1.   Useful in providing information for identification of names of species found in an area
II. Manuals 2.  Contains the actual account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given area.
III.   Monographs 3. contain information on any one taxon

Codes:

 

I

II

III
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1

2

3
(2) 3 2 1
(3) 2 1 3
(4) 2 3 1

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As we go lower from kingdom to species, the number of common characters at each taxon:

1. Goes on decreasing

2. Goes on increasing

3. Remains same

4. There is no pattern to this

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Which of the following taxonomic categories contains organisms least similar to one another?

1. Class

2. Genus

3. Family

4. Species

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Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II regarding taxonomic categories of humans and chose your answer from the codes given below:

    Column I     Column II

I. Family      1. Primatata
II. Order      2. Hominidae
III. Class     3. Chordata
IV. Phylum   4. Mammalia

Codes:

   I II III IV

1. 1 2 3 4

2. 2 1 4 3 

3. 2 1 3 4

4. 1 2 4 3

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Which of the following is not true with regard to the rules of binomial nomenclature?

Answer and Explanation: The statement that is not true is that both the genus and species of an organism are capitalized in binomial nomenclature.

Which of the following is not a rule of binomial nomenclature?

6. Which among the following is not a rule for writing binomial nomenclature? Explanation: The generic epithet should start with capital letter and specific epithet should start with small letter with a gap separating them.

What is binomial nomenclature rules?

“Binomial nomenclature is the biological system of naming the organisms in which the name is composed of two terms, where, the first term indicates the genus and the second term indicates the species of the organism.”

What are the 3 rules of binomial nomenclature?

Rules of Binomial Nomenclature The full two-part name has to be written in italics (or emphasized when handwritten). The name of the genus is always read first. The name of the genus must be capitalized upon. Never capitalizing on the specific epithet.