Recent questions tagged the living world

Metabolism is defining feature of all living organisms without exception. Isolated metabolic reactions in vitro are not living things but surely living reactions. Comment.

asked Jul 9, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Define a taxon. What is meant by a taxonomic hierarchy? Give a diagram from the lowest to highest category for a plant and an animal. What happens to the number of individuals and number of shared characters as we go up the taxonomical hierarchy?

asked Jul 9, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What are taxonomical aids? Give the importance of herbaria and museums. How are botanical gardens and zoological parks useful in conserving biodiversity?

asked Jul 9, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Brassica campestris Linn

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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A scientist has come across a plant which he feels is a new species. How will he go about its identification, classification and nomenclature?

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What is meant by living? Give any four defining features of life forms.

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What is the similarity and dissimilarity between „whole moong dhal‟ and „broken moong dhal‟ in terms of respiration and growth? Based on these parameters classify them as living or non living?

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Do you consider a person in coma-living or dead?

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Define: a) Genus b) Family c) Order

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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The number and kind of organism is not constant. How do you explain this statement?

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Properties of cell organelles are not always found in the molecular constituents of cell organelles. Justify.

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Monographs and manuals are taxonomic aids. How do they differ from each other? Name any two other taxonomic aids of those type.

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Name the type of organisms , in which the use of two terms-growth and reproduction is not clear. Explain.

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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How are specimen preserved and pasted on a herbarium sheet?

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Give the scientific names of a) Wheat b) Human beings c) House fly

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Name the family and the order to which each of the following belongs: a) Mango b) Housefly c) Wheat

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What is an order in taxonomic hierarchy? Explain with an example from each of the plant and animal kingdom.

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What are taxonomic aids? Mention some of the taxonomic aids for identification.

asked Jul 2, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What details does an herbarium give us?

asked Jun 27, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What is a taxonomic key? How is it helpful in identification and classification of an organism?

asked Jun 27, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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“Botanical gardens are Living Herbaria”. Comment.

asked Jun 27, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What is the role of a museum in studying systematics?

asked Jun 27, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Differentiate between a species and a taxon.

asked Jun 27, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Give the role of botanical gardens.

asked Jun 27, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Give the role of botanical gardens.

asked Jun 27, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What is a taxon? Illustrate the hierarchy with an example.

asked Jun 27, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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Differentiate between taxonomy and systematics.

asked Jun 24, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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What is a taxonomic key? How is it helpful in identification and classification of an organism?

asked Jun 24, 2019 by swapnarajan1982

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