20 Questions
Which classification system for flowering plants was proposed by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker?
Phylogenetic classification
What assumption is made in phylogenetic classification systems?
Organisms have common ancestors
What is Numerical Taxonomy based on?
Observable characteristics
What is the advantage of using computers in Numerical Taxonomy?
Easy processing of data
What is Cytotaxonomy based on?
Cytological information
What is Chemotaxonomy based on?
Chemical constituents
Who proposed the phylogenetic classification system for flowering plants?
George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker
What is the purpose of using information from many other sources in classification?
To resolve difficulties in classification
What is the main focus of Numerical Taxonomy?
All observable characteristics
What are the two additional methods used by taxonomists these days?
Cytotaxonomy and Chemotaxonomy
Which classification system proposed the Five Kingdom classification?
Whittaker
Which Kingdom has now excluded Fungi, Monera, and Protista?
Plantae
What are cyanobacteria commonly referred to as?
Algae
Which classification systems were based on superficial morphological characters?
Artificial systems
What were the artificial systems of classification based on?
Vegetative characters
What did the artificial systems of classification give equal weightage to?
Vegetative and sexual characteristics
What are the natural classification systems based on?
Natural affinities among organisms
What do natural classification systems consider in addition to external features?
Internal features like ultrastructure, anatomy, embryology, and phytochemistry
What does the chapter describe under Kingdom Plantae?
Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms
What did the earlier classifications place in the same kingdom as Plantae?
Fungi, Monera, and Protista
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