Taxonomy and Systematic Botany: Important Questions

Plant Taxonomy of Angiosperm

Taxonomy and Systematic Botany

Evaluation

1. Specimen derived from non-original collection serves as the nomenclatural type, when original specimen is missing. It is known as

a. Holotype

b. Neotype

c. Isotype

d. Paratype

2. Phylogenetic classification is the most favoured classification because it reflects

a. Comparative Anatomy

b. Number of flowers produced

c. Comparative cytology

d. Evolutionary relationships

3. The taxonomy which involves the similarities and dissimilarities among the immune system of different taxa is termed as

a. Chemotaxonomy

b. Molecular systematics

c. Serotaxonomy

d. Numerical taxonomy

4. Which of the following is a flowering plant with nodules containing filamentous nitrogen fixing micro - organisms?

a. Crotalaria juncea

b. Cycas revoluta

c. Cicer arietinum

d. Casuarina equisetifolia

5. Flowers are zygomorphic in

a. Ceropegia

b. Thevetia

c. Datura

d. Solanum

6. What is the role of national gardens in conserving biodiversity – discuss

7. Where will you place the plants which contain two cotyledons with cup shaped thalamus?

8. How does molecular markers work to unlock the evolutionary history of organisms?

9. Give the floral characters of Clitoria ternatea.

10. How will you distinguish Solanaceae members from Liliaceae members?