Diversity In The Living World

Question 1

the number of species that are known and describes range between

Answer 1

1.7 to 1.8 million

Question 2

ICBN full form

Answer 2

International Code for Botanical Nomenclature

Question 3

ICZN full form

Answer 3

International Code for Zoological Nomenclature

Question 4

each name has two components _____ and ______
this system of providing a name with two components is called

Answer 4

generic name
specific epithet
binomial nomenclature

Question 5

binomial nomenclature given by ____ ___ is being practiced by biologists all over the world

Answer 5

carolus linnaeus

Question 6

scientific name of mango

Answer 6

Mangifera indica

Question 7

name of the author appears where
what does it indicate

Answer 7

after the specific epithet
eg, Mangifera indica Linn
indicates that this species was first described by Linnaeus

Question 8

the scientific term for categories is

Answer 8

taxa

Question 9

______, _____, _____, ____ are the processes that are basic to a taxonomy

Answer 9

characterisation
identification
classification
nomenclature

Question 10

the earliest classifications were based on the ____ of various organisms

Answer 10

uses

Question 11

branch of study which studies relationships between various organisms

Answer 11

systematics

Question 12

systematics was derived from the word ______ from which language and what does it mean

Answer 12

systema
latin
systematic arrangement of organisms

Question 13

linnaeus used ______ ______ as the title of his publication

Answer 13

systema naturae