What is the range of living types in the world described as?
Amazing.
What is the need for standardizing the naming of living organisms?
To ensure that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world.
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Biodiversity and Living Organisms

What is the range of living types in the world described as?

Amazing.

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Nomenclature and Taxonomy

What is the need for standardizing the naming of living organisms?

To ensure that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What does systematics take into account?

Evolutionary relationships between organisms.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

How are taxonomic categories arranged from species to kingdom?

In ascending order, with decreasing common characteristics.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

How is the scientific name of mango written?

Mangifera indica.

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Species and Genus

How is a species defined in taxonomic studies?

A group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What does the term 'systematics' refer to?

The systematic arrangement of organisms.

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Classification of Organisms

What does systematics include?

Identification, nomenclature, and classification.

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Taxonomic Categories

What is a taxonomic category?

A part of the overall taxonomic arrangement representing a rank.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What happens to the number of common characteristics as you move from species to kingdom?

The number of common characteristics decreases.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

What does the first word in a biological name represent?

The genus.

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Nomenclature and Taxonomy

What title did Carl Linnaeus use for his publication?

Systema Naturae.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

How is the specific epithet written in a biological name?

It starts with a small letter.

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Genus and Species

What are the species included in the genus Panthera?

Lion (Panthera leo), leopard (P. pardus), and tiger (P. tigris).

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Importance of Taxonomy in Biology

What is the relationship between the complexity of classification and taxonomic categories?

Higher categories make determining relationships more complex.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

What does the second component of a biological name denote?

The specific epithet.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What constitutes a taxonomic hierarchy?

Various categories or ranks of organisms.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Can you name the taxonomic categories in the correct sequence?

Species, Genus, Order, Phylum.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

What is the scientific name for human beings?

Homo sapiens.

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Genus and Species

Which genus do potato and brinjal belong to?

Solanum.

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Classification of Organisms

What is the process of grouping organisms into categories based on observable characters called?

Classification.

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Family and Order in Taxonomy

Which family do the genera Solanum, Petunia, and Datura belong to?

Solanaceae.

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Taxonomic Categories

What taxonomic category does mango belong to?

Kingdom Plantae, Division Angiospermae, Class Dicotyledonae.

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Nomenclature and Taxonomy

What is the process of naming organisms called?

Nomenclature.

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Habitats of Living Organisms

What types of habitats are mentioned for living organisms?

Cold mountains, deciduous forests, oceans, fresh water lakes, deserts, hot springs.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

What system is used for naming organisms scientifically?

The binomial system of nomenclature.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What are the basic processes involved in taxonomy?

Characterisation, identification, classification, and nomenclature.

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Taxonomic Categories

What is the taxonomic classification of wheat?

Kingdom Plantae, Division Angiospermae, Class Monocotyledonae.

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Taxonomic Categories

What are some examples of taxonomic categories?

Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What is the highest category in the classification system of animals?

Kingdom Animalia.

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Nomenclature and Taxonomy

What does the abbreviation after the specific epithet indicate?

The author who first described the species.

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Taxonomic Categories

What is a family in taxonomy?

A group of related genera with fewer similarities compared to genus and species.

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Taxonomic Categories

What taxonomic category does the housefly belong to?

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What does the class Mammalia include?

Related orders such as Primata and Carnivora.

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Importance of Taxonomy in Biology

What was the basis for the earliest classifications of organisms?

The uses of various organisms.

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Taxonomic Categories

What does the genus comprise?

A group of related species with more characters in common compared to species of other genera.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What is the branch of knowledge that deals with the identification, nomenclature, and classification of organisms?

Taxonomy.

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Biodiversity and Living Organisms

What evokes awe and a deep sense of wonder in the living world?

The beauty of a galloping horse, migrating birds, valleys of flowers, and attacking sharks.

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Taxonomic Categories

What does a taxon represent?

A place or position in the system of classification.

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Nomenclature and Taxonomy

How are biological names typically formatted?

They are generally in Latin and written in italics, with both words underlined when handwritten.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

What is the correct scientific name format for an organism?

It comprises two words, with the genus capitalized and the species in lowercase.

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Nomenclature and Taxonomy

What are the two main codes for naming organisms?

International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) for plants and International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for animals.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

What are the two components of a scientific name?

Generic name and specific epithet.

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Importance of Taxonomy in Biology

Why is taxonomy important in the study of living organisms?

It helps in understanding the diversity of organisms and their bio-resources.

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Importance of Taxonomy in Biology

What two implicit questions arise from the inquiry about life?

What living is as opposed to the non-living, and what the purpose of life is.

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Taxonomic Categories

What are the basic components of taxonomy?

Identification, naming, and classification of organisms.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What is the next higher category after class?

Phylum.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

What is the first word in a biological name that denotes the genus?

It starts with a capital letter.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What are some common taxonomic categories?

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

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Importance of Taxonomy in Biology

What is the scientific study of classification called?

Taxonomy.

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Species and Genus

What distinguishes one species from another?

Distinct morphological differences.

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Biodiversity and Living Organisms

What happens to the variety of organisms observed when the area of observation increases?

The range and variety of organisms seen would increase.

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Classification of Organisms

What common features are used to classify organisms in the phylum Chordata?

Presence of notochord and dorsal hollow neural system.

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Taxonomic Categories

What does the Kingdom Plantae comprise?

All plants from various divisions.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

Who developed the binomial nomenclature system?

Carolus Linnaeus.

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Species and Genus

What is the lowest taxonomic category?

Species.

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Biodiversity and Living Organisms

What is the estimated range of known and described species?

Between 1.7 to 1.8 million.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

What are the specific epithets in the examples given?

Indica, tuberosum, and leo.

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Nomenclature and Taxonomy

What is the significance of scientific names?

They ensure that each organism has only one name and that the name is universally accepted.

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Taxonomic Categories

What is a taxon?

A unit of classification representing a rank.

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Taxonomic Categories

What term is used to refer to the categories used to study organisms?

Taxa.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

What is the order that includes families like Felidae and Canidae?

Carnivora.

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Species and Genus

What does each different kind of plant, animal, or organism represent?

A species.

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Binomial Nomenclature System

What do the first words in the scientific names represent?

Genera.

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Biodiversity and Living Organisms

What is the term used to describe the number and variety of species in the living world?

Biodiversity.

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