Question 101:
Fill in the blanks:
(i) The term taxonomy was given by ..........
(ii) Binomial nomenclature was proposed by ...........
(iii) The term taxon was used for the first time by ..........
(iv) The smallest unit of classification is known as .......
1) (i) – Linnaeus, (ii) – Mayr, (iii) – John Ray, (iv) – Family.
2) (i) – John Ray, (ii) – Aristotle, (iii) – Darwin, (iv) – Species.
3) (i) – De condole, (ii) – Linnaeus, (iii) – Mayr, (iv) – Species.
4) (i) – Aristotle, (ii) – John Ray, (iii) – Mayr, (iv) – Family.
Question 105:
Pick the correct match for their scientific names.
Column I |
Column II |
A. Hippocampus |
I. Exocoetus |
B. Flying fish |
II. Ornithorhynchus |
C. Spiny ant eater |
III. Sea horse |
D. Duck billed platypus |
IV. Echidna |
1) I- B, II- A, III- C, IV- D
2) I- B, II- D, III- A, IV- C
3) I- A, II- B, III- C, IV- D
4) I- B, II- A, III- D, IV- C