The Living World PYQ

Which one of the following statements refers to Reductionist Biology?

' $X$ ' and ' $Y$ ' are the components of Binomial nomenclature. This naming system was proposed by ' $Z$ ' :

House fly belongs to family.

In the taxonomic categories which hierarchial arrangement in ascending order is correct in case of animals?

Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?

Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?

Select the correctly written scientific name of mango, which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.

Study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two correct ones out of them: A. Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr. B. Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants. C. Binomial nomenclature system was given by R.H. Whittaker. D. In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth. The two correct statements are:

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?

Match Column-I with Column-II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below: <table class="pyq-table"><tbody><tr><td>Column – I</td><td>Column – II</td></tr><tr><td>a. Family</td><td>(i) Diptera</td></tr><tr><td>b. Order</td><td>(ii) Arthropoda</td></tr><tr><td>c. Class</td><td>(iii) Muscidae</td></tr><tr><td>d. Phylum</td><td>(iv) Insecta</td></tr></tbody></table>

The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of their:

Which group of animals belong to the same phylum?

Which of the following are correctly matched with respect to their taxonomic classification?

Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?

Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?

Which one of the following animals is corectly mathed with its particular named taxonomic category?

Phylogenetic system of classification is based on

ICBN stands for:

Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they:

The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for:

Cellular totipotency is demonstrated by:

Species are considered as:

Biosystematics aims at: