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BOTANY Higher Secondary Second Year - Textbooks Online

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Self Evaluation<br />

I . Choose and write the correct options.<br />

1. Artificial system of classification of plants was proposed by a<br />

a. British botanist b. Swedish botanist<br />

c. German botanist d. Indian botanist<br />

2. Which of the following classification is a sexual system of<br />

classification?<br />

a. Artificial system b. Natural system<br />

c. Phylogenetic system d. Natural selection<br />

3. The botanist who introduced binomial system is<br />

a. Carolus Linnaeus b. Gaspard Bauhin<br />

c. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker d. Adolf Engler<br />

II. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.<br />

4. What are the defects of artificial system of classification of plants?<br />

5. Define biosystematics.<br />

6. What is Binomial nomenclature?<br />

7. Write the objectives of classification of plants.<br />

8. What are the aims of biosystematics.<br />

9. How is ICBN evolved?<br />

10. What is called nomen ambiguum?<br />

11. Define tautonym. Give an example.<br />

12. Define Herbarium.<br />

13. Write precautions to be taken in preserving specimens in<br />

herbarium.<br />

14. What is called author citation? Give an example.<br />

15. What is a type specimen?<br />

III. Answer the following questions in about 100 words<br />

16. Write any five salient features of ICBN.<br />

17. Bring out the significance of herbarium.<br />

18. Define biosystematics. Briefly write a note on it.<br />

19. What are the types of classification of plants? Add note on each<br />

type.<br />

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