Question 1

Taxonomic aids are:

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Techniques, procedures and stored information that help in identification and classification. Taxonomical aids are the collections, techniques and information sources that assist in the identification, naming and classification of organisms.

Question 2

A herbarium is a store house of:

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Collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed and preserved on sheets. A herbarium stores plant specimens that have been dried, pressed and preserved on sheets.

Question 3

In a herbarium, the sheets are arranged according to:

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A universally accepted system of classification. Herbarium sheets are arranged according to a universally accepted system of classification.

Question 4

A herbarium sheet carries a label that provides information such as:

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Date and place of collection, botanical (and local) name, family and collector's name. The herbarium label records the date and place of collection, the English/local/botanical names, the family, and the collector's name.

Question 5

Herbaria are useful because they serve as:

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Quick referral systems in taxonomic studies. Herbaria act as quick referral systems for taxonomic studies and as repositories of plant records.

Question 6

Botanical gardens are collections of:

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Living plants maintained for reference. Botanical gardens have collections of living plants grown for reference; each plant is labelled with its botanical name and family.

Question 7

In a botanical garden, each plant is labelled indicating its:

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Botanical (scientific) name and its family. Plants in botanical gardens bear labels giving the scientific/botanical name and the family.

Question 8

Which of the following is a world-famous botanical garden?

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (England). The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew (England) is one of the most famous botanical gardens; others include the Indian Botanical Garden (Howrah) and NBRI (Lucknow).

Question 9

The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) is located at:

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Lucknow. The NBRI is located at Lucknow, India; the Indian Botanical Garden is at Howrah (Kolkata).

Question 10

Museums are places that maintain collections of:

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Preserved plant and animal specimens for study and reference. Museums keep collections of preserved plant and animal specimens for study and reference.

Question 11

In museums, animal and plant specimens are usually preserved in:

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Containers/jars in preservative solutions such as formalin. Specimens are commonly preserved in jars/containers in preservative solutions such as formalin.

Question 12

In a museum, insects are usually preserved by:

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Collecting, killing and pinning them in insect boxes. Insects are collected, killed, pinned and preserved in insect boxes.

Question 13

In museums, larger animals such as birds and mammals are usually:

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Stuffed and preserved. Bigger animals like birds and mammals are generally stuffed and preserved; museums may also keep skeletons.

Question 14

Zoological parks (zoos) are places where:

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Wild animals are kept in protected environments under human care. Zoological parks keep wild animals in protected environments under human care, letting us study their food habits and behaviour.

Question 15

A major advantage of zoological parks is that they allow us to learn about the animals':

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Food habits and behaviour. Zoos enable the study of the food habits and behaviour of wild animals under near-natural, protected conditions.

Question 16

A taxonomic key is an aid used for:

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Identification of organisms based on similarities and dissimilarities. A key is an analytical aid used for identifying organisms based on their similarities and dissimilarities.

Question 17

Taxonomic keys are generally based on contrasting characters usually presented in pairs called:

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Couplets. A key uses contrasting characters arranged in a pair known as a couplet.

Question 18

Each individual statement (one of the two contrasting choices) in a couplet of a taxonomic key is called a:

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Lead. Each statement in a couplet is called a lead; the two leads offer contrasting choices.

Question 19

Because they are based on a pair of contrasting characters, taxonomic keys are said to be:

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Dichotomous (analytical). Keys are analytical and dichotomous — at each step one chooses between two contrasting leads.

Question 20

Separate taxonomic keys are generally required for each:

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Taxonomic category (e.g. family, genus, species). Keys are used for identification and separate keys are needed for each taxonomic category such as family, genus and species.

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