MCQ on Angiosperms Systematics

1. The system of plant classification proposed by Carolus Linnaeus was artificial becausea) It was based on evolutionary relationship of plantsb) It was based on similarities and differences in floral and other morphological characters onlyc) It took into account the physiological facts along with the morphological charactersd) None of the above

2. Linnaeus is credited with introducinga) The concept of inheritanceb) Law of limiting factorc) Theory of heredityd) Binomial nomenclature

3. Out of the 4 widely known systems of classification one remains less phylogenetic and more natural and that is ofa) Engler and Prantl b) Hutchinson c) Bentham and Hookerd) Rendle

4. The chief merit of Bentham and Hookers classification is thata) it is a natural system of classification of all group of plantsb) a system based on evolutionary conceptc) it also considered the phylogenetic aspectd) The description of taxa are based on actual examination of the specimens

5. Systema Naturae written by Linnaeus contains a list of a) 4000 species of plantsb) 2000 species of plantsc) 4200 species of plantsd) 4200 species of animals

6. Natural system of classification of plants differs from artificial system of classification ina) taking into account only one vegetative characterb) taking into account only one floral characterc) taking into account all the similarities between plantsd) all of these

7. One of the best methods for understanding general relationships of plants isa) Cytotaxonomyb) Experimental Taxonomyc) Numerical Taxonomyd) Chemotaxonomy

8. Systematics deals with a) Identification of Organismb) Classification of organismsc) the kinds and diversity of all organisms and the existing relationships amongst themselvesd) identification, naming and classification of both plants and animals

9. - taxonomy deals witha) Classical taxonomyb) Chemotaxonomyc) phylogenyd) experimental taxonomy

10. Classical taxonomy is also termed a) taxonomyb) systematicsc) descriptive taxonomyd) experimental taxonomy

11. The advantage of Systematics is that ita) gives an idea of organic diversity, its origin and evolution in the plant and animal kingdomb) is complementary to other branches of biologyc) provides correct information needed in agriculture, medical, veterinary sciences etc.d) All of these

12. Syngenesious anthers and epipetalous stamens are found in a) Liliaceaeb) Malvaceaec) Solanaceaed) Compositae

13. Indefinite stamens are characteristic of familya) Malvaceaeb) Gramineaec) Labiataed) Cruciferae

14. Synandrous condition is common in the familya) Umbelliferaeb) Rosaceaec) Malvaceaed) Cucurbitaceae

15. Polyadelphous condition is found in a) Leguminosaeb) Rutaceaec) Compositaed) Liliaceae

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