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What are the twin characteristics of growth?
Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals.
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What are the twin characteristics of growth?
Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals.
Mule is the hybrid of?
Male donkey and female horse
Hinny is the hybrid of?
Female donkey and male horse
The number and type of organisms present on earth comprise
Biodiversity
The process of grouping things into categories based on easily observable characters is called
Classification
Process of classification in which organisms are classified into taxa is known as
Taxonomy
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What are the twin characteristics of growth? | Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals. |
Mule is the hybrid of? | Male donkey and female horse |
Hinny is the hybrid of? | Female donkey and male horse |
The number and type of organisms present on earth comprise | Biodiversity |
The process of grouping things into categories based on easily observable characters is called | Classification |
Process of classification in which organisms are classified into taxa is known as | Taxonomy |
The branch of biology that deals with identification, nomenclature and classification while also taking into account the evolutionary relationship between organisms is called | Systematics |
What is difference between taxa and category? | Taxa- a group of living organisms Category- rank of the taxa |
A group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities is known as | Species |
Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae are included in which order? What is this classification based on? | They are included in order Polymoniales based on floral characters. |
As we go higher from species to kingdom the number of common characteristics goes on | Decreasing |
Give the taxonomical classification of humans. | sapiens (species) Homo (genus) Homonidae (family) Primata (order) Mammalia (class) Chordata (phylum) Animalia (kingdom) |
Give the taxonomical classification of housefly. | domestica (species) Musca (genus) Muscidae (family) Diptera (order) Insecta (class) Arthropoda (phylum) Animalia (kingdom) |
Give the taxonomical classification of mango. | indica (species) Mangifera (genus) Anacardiaceae (family) Sapindales (order) Dicotyledonae (class) Angiospermae (division) Plantae (kingdom) |
Give the taxonomical classification of wheat. | aestivum (species) Triticum (genus) Poaceae (family) Poales (order) Monocotyledonae (class) Angiospermae (division) Plantae (kingdom) |
What serve as quick referral systems in taxonomical studies? | Herbariums |
What is the size of a herbarium sheet? | 29 cm by 41 cm |
What information does the herbarium sheet label provide? | 1) Date and place of collection 2) English, local and botanical names 3) Family 4) Collector’s name |
Herbarium sheets are arranged according to which system of classification? | Bentham and Hooker classification |
What do the labels on specimens in a botanical garden describe? | Scientific name and family |