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  1. ________ being a higher category, is the assemblage of families which exhibit a few similar characters.

  2. A.

     Order

    B.

     Species

    C.

     Genus

    D.

     Class

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  3. Subphylum vertebrata is also known as

  4. A.

     Pisces

    B.

     Craniata

    C.

     Aves

    D.

     Amphibia

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  5. How many vertebrae found in human vertebral column?

  6. A.

     22

    B.

     25

    C.

     33

    D.

     42

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  7. Biological classification of plants and animals was first proposed by

  8. A.

     Aristotle

    B.

     Plato

    C.

     Linnaeus

    D.

     Whittaker

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  9. Bacteria is included in the kingdom classification of

  10. A.

     Protista

    B.

     Plantae

    C.

     Animalia

    D.

     Monera

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  11. The plants which live in soil, but depends on water for reproduction is known as

  12. A.

     Algae

    B.

     Pteridophytes

    C.

     Bryophytes

    D.

     Angiosperms

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  13. The branch of botany which deals with identification, nomenclature and classification of an organism is known as

  14. A.

     Morphology

    B.

     Phytochemistry

    C.

     Taxonomy

    D.

     Paleobotany

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  15. Who is known as the father of Taxonomy?

  16. A.

     Galen

    B.

     Darwin

    C.

     Lamarck

    D.

     Carolus Linnaeus

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  17. Bat can fly in dark because they

  18. A.

     Have strong wings

    B.

     Have sharp eyes

    C.

     Produce ultrasonic wave

    D.

     Are nocturnal

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  19. The term "taxon" is first used by

  20. A.

     Francesco Cetti

    B.

     Adolf Meyer-Abich

    C.

     Nathan Cobb

    D.

     Gregor Mendel

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