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By R.H. Whittaker's Five Kingdom Classification Assertion (A) : Kingdom Protista has brought together Chlamydomonas, Chlorella (earlier placed in Algae within Plants and both having cell walls) with Paramoecium and Amoeba (which were earlier placed in the animal kingdom which lack cell wall). Reason (R) : It has put together organisms which, in earlier classifications, were placed in different kingdoms. Regarding (A) and (R)

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Which of the following is more general in characters as compared to class

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Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus

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Assertion (A) : Monera and Protista both are of cellular in body organisation; Monera is Eukaryotic and Protista is Prokaryotic Reason (R) : Eukaryotic organisms have nuclear membrane and Prokaryotic organisms do not have nuclear membrane Regarding (A) and (R)

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The taxonomic studies of various species of plants and animals are useful in:

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Regarding Keys choose the incorrect one:

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Regarding 1 and 2 <br> 1. The keys are based on the contrasting characters generally in a pair called compliment. <br> 2. Each statement in the key is called a cue.

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Regarding 1 and 2 1. The keys are based on the contrasting characters generally in a pair called compliment. 2. Each statement in the key is called a lead.

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Zoological Parks are the places:

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Indian Botanical Garden and National Botanical Research Institute are located at

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Regarding Assertion (A) and its Reason (R) :- <br> A: Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds are placed in Phylum Chordata but not mammals . <br> R: They are placed in a single phylum based on the common features like presence of notochord and dorsal hollow neural system

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Identify the wrong statement:

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Pick the Incorrect statement:

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1. All categories together constitute the taxonomic category. 2. Each category represents a rank and is commonly termed as taxon

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Regarding systematics which among the following is incorrect

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Some universal rules of nomenclature are as follows: ( Identify the correct one)

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Say True or False: 1. Properties of tissues are present in the constituent cells 2. Properties of cellular organelles are present in the molecular constituents of the organelle

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ICN, The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) was formerly called ICBN. What does ICBN stand for?

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4. (1) The sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in our body is metabolism (2) Metabolic reactions cannot be demonstrated outside the body in cell free systems Regarding 1 and 2:

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3. Assertion (A): Growth & Reproduction are mutually exclusive events Reason (R): Growth is increase in body mass & Reproduction is production of progeny possessing features more or less similar to those of parents Regarding the statements A and R:

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1. Distinctive Characteristics exhibited by organisms are:

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What is antisense technology ?

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Which one of the following pairs of organs includes only the endocrine glands ?

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Cornea transplant in humans is almost never rejected. This is because :

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Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of :

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Consider the following four measures (a - d ) that could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common :

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Main objective of production / use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to :

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