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Which classification system for flowering plants was proposed by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker?
Which classification system for flowering plants was proposed by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker?
- Numerical Taxonomy
- Phylogenetic classification (correct)
- Chemotaxonomy
- Cytotaxonomy
What assumption is made in phylogenetic classification systems?
What assumption is made in phylogenetic classification systems?
- Organisms have similar observable characteristics
- Organisms have common ancestors (correct)
- Organisms have supporting fossil evidence
- Organisms have different taxa
What is Numerical Taxonomy based on?
What is Numerical Taxonomy based on?
- Cytological information
- Fossil evidence
- Observable characteristics (correct)
- Chemical constituents
What is the advantage of using computers in Numerical Taxonomy?
What is the advantage of using computers in Numerical Taxonomy?
What is Cytotaxonomy based on?
What is Cytotaxonomy based on?
What is Chemotaxonomy based on?
What is Chemotaxonomy based on?
Who proposed the phylogenetic classification system for flowering plants?
Who proposed the phylogenetic classification system for flowering plants?
What is the purpose of using information from many other sources in classification?
What is the purpose of using information from many other sources in classification?
What is the main focus of Numerical Taxonomy?
What is the main focus of Numerical Taxonomy?
What are the two additional methods used by taxonomists these days?
What are the two additional methods used by taxonomists these days?
Which classification system proposed the Five Kingdom classification?
Which classification system proposed the Five Kingdom classification?
Which Kingdom has now excluded Fungi, Monera, and Protista?
Which Kingdom has now excluded Fungi, Monera, and Protista?
What are cyanobacteria commonly referred to as?
What are cyanobacteria commonly referred to as?
Which classification systems were based on superficial morphological characters?
Which classification systems were based on superficial morphological characters?
What were the artificial systems of classification based on?
What were the artificial systems of classification based on?
What did the artificial systems of classification give equal weightage to?
What did the artificial systems of classification give equal weightage to?
What are the natural classification systems based on?
What are the natural classification systems based on?
What do natural classification systems consider in addition to external features?
What do natural classification systems consider in addition to external features?
What does the chapter describe under Kingdom Plantae?
What does the chapter describe under Kingdom Plantae?
What did the earlier classifications place in the same kingdom as Plantae?
What did the earlier classifications place in the same kingdom as Plantae?
