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  1. ________ being a higher category, is the assemblage of families which exhibit a few similar characters.

  2. A.

     Order

    B.

     Species

    C.

     Genus

    D.

     Class


  3. Subphylum vertebrata is also known as

  4. A.

     Pisces

    B.

     Craniata

    C.

     Aves

    D.

     Amphibia


  5. How many vertebrae found in human vertebral column?

  6. A.

     22

    B.

     25

    C.

     33

    D.

     42


  7. Biological classification of plants and animals was first proposed by

  8. A.

     Aristotle

    B.

     Plato

    C.

     Linnaeus

    D.

     Whittaker


  9. Bacteria is included in the kingdom classification of

  10. A.

     Protista

    B.

     Plantae

    C.

     Animalia

    D.

     Monera


  11. The plants which live in soil, but depends on water for reproduction is known as

  12. A.

     Algae

    B.

     Pteridophytes

    C.

     Bryophytes

    D.

     Angiosperms


  13. The branch of botany which deals with identification, nomenclature and classification of an organism is known as

  14. A.

     Morphology

    B.

     Phytochemistry

    C.

     Taxonomy

    D.

     Paleobotany


  15. Who is known as the father of Taxonomy?

  16. A.

     Galen

    B.

     Darwin

    C.

     Lamarck

    D.

     Carolus Linnaeus


  17. Bat can fly in dark because they

  18. A.

     Have strong wings

    B.

     Have sharp eyes

    C.

     Produce ultrasonic wave

    D.

     Are nocturnal


  19. The term "taxon" is first used by

  20. A.

     Francesco Cetti

    B.

     Adolf Meyer-Abich

    C.

     Nathan Cobb

    D.

     Gregor Mendel