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What is the primary purpose of a herbarium?

  • To provide a natural habitat for living plants
  • To display a collection of living plants to the public
  • To study the behavior of wild animals
  • To preserve and store plant specimens for future reference (correct)

    • What is the term for a complete global record of a taxon?

  • Manual
  • Monograph (correct)
  • Key
  • Catalogue

    • What is the purpose of a zoological park?

  • To study the behavior of plants in their natural habitat
  • To display a collection of living plants to the public
  • To provide a natural habitat for wild animals under human care (correct)
  • To preserve and store animal specimens for future reference

    • What is the term for a list that methodically enumerates all species found in a particular place?

    <p>Catalogue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a museum in taxonomy?

    <p>To preserve and store specimens for future study and reference</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a key in taxonomy?

    <p>To identify an unknown organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of systematics?

    <p>Describing evolutionary relationships among organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct order of taxonomic categories from most specific to most general?

    <p>Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of taxonomy in understanding organisms?

    <p>It enables identification, naming, and description of organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between taxonomy and systematics?

    <p>Taxonomy is the study of classification, while systematics includes taxonomy and nomenclature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of morphological characters in taxonomy?

    <p>They are used to describe and identify organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between taxonomy and abiotic conditions?

    <p>They are indirectly related</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms?

    <p>Taxon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of taxonomy?

    <p>To identify and classify organisms based on their characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of taxonomy in understanding living organisms?

    <p>It helps in grouping organisms into convenient categories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the earliest basis of classification?

    <p>Uses of various organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the naming of organisms according to the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature?

    <p>Nomenclature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an organism with the same name for both genus and species?

    <p>Tautonym</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the primary focus of systematics?

    <p>Study of evolutionary relationships among organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct order of taxonomic categories from most specific to most general?

    <p>Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of nomenclature in taxonomy?

    <p>To give a proper scientific name to an organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between taxonomy and systematics?

    <p>Taxonomy deals with classification, while systematics deals with evolutionary relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of morphology in taxonomy?

    <p>To describe the morphological characters of organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of arranging organisms into categories?

    <p>Classification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of taxonomy in relation to organisms?

    <p>To identify and classify organisms based on their characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of modern classification of organisms?

    <p>External characteristic features</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the taxonomic hierarchy, which category is most specific?

    <p>Species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the scientific study of the classification and naming of organisms?

    <p>Taxonomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of tautonyms in organism naming?

    <p>Same genus and species names</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary focus of the earliest classification systems?

    <p>Uses of organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of using binomial nomenclature in taxonomy?

    <p>It provides a universal system for naming species, eliminating confusion caused by multiple vernacular names</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct format for writing a biological name in binomial nomenclature?

    <p>The genus name starts with a capital letter and the specific epithet starts with a small letter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Carolus Linnaeus' work in Systema Naturae?

    <p>He applied the binomial nomenclature system to name 4,400 animal species and 7,700 plant species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using a single scientific name in binomial nomenclature?

    <p>To ensure that a name has not been used for more than one known organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of using Latin or Latinised names in binomial nomenclature?

    <p>It provides a universal language for scientific communication, avoiding confusion caused by vernacular names</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct sequence of a biological name in binomial nomenclature?

    <p>Genus name followed by the specific epithet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Taxonomical Aids

    • Herbarium: a collection of dried, pressed, and preserved plant specimens with labels indicating date and place of collection, English and local names, botanical names, and collector's name.
    • Botanical garden: a specialized garden with collections of living plants, used for identification purposes, with plants labeled with botanical/scientific name and family.

    Museums

    • Collections of preserved plant and animal specimens used for study and reference.
    • Zoological parks: protected environments for wild animals, used to study food habits and behaviors, with animals provided with natural living conditions.
    • Specimens preserved in containers with preservative solutions.

    Catalogue

    • A list that methodically enumerates all species found in a particular place.
    • Monograph: a complete global record of a taxon.
    • Manual: a record of species found in an area, providing ecological information.
    • Key: a tool used to identify an unknown organism.

    Taxonomy

    • Steps involved in modern taxonomy:
      • Characterization: describing morphological and other characters.
      • Identification: determining similarities with already known organisms.
      • Classification: placing the organism under a particular taxa or category.
      • Nomenclature: giving a proper scientific name.
    • Taxonomic categories: Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom.

    Systematics

    • Study of evolutionary relationships among organisms.
    • Involves taxonomy, nomenclature, and morphology.
    • Importance: identifies, names, and describes organisms, and describes evolutionary relationships.

    Nomenclature

    • Two major codes for naming organisms:
      • International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) for plants.
      • International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for animals.
    • Binomial nomenclature: a two-term system consisting of a generic name and a specific epithet (e.g., Mangifera indica).
    • Rules of binomial nomenclature:
      • Biological names are in Latin or Latinized.
      • The first word represents the genus, and the second component is the specific epithet.
      • Both words are underlined or in italics to indicate their Latin origin.
      • The genus starts with a capital letter, and the specific epithet starts with a small letter.

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