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1.

What is the full form of ICBN?

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nternational Code of Botanical Nomenclature

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What do you mean by phylogenetic?

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It is a system of classification that indicates the evolu-tionary as well as genetic relationships among organ-isms from the time of their origin to present time. Study of a species from their origin to present time is called phylogeny.

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Name the book in which Linneus first time used concept of binomial nomenclature?

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The answer is PhilosophiaBotanica

4.

Which two names are considered for writing the botanical name of a plant?

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First name is generic name while second name is specific name.

5.

Which botanical name is correct?(a) Pisum Sativum(b) Pisum sativum(c) Pisum sativum(d) pisum Sativum

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The answer is (c) Pisum sativum

6.

What is the smallest unit of plant taxonomy?(a) Intraspecific group(b) Species(c) Genus(d) Family

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The answer is (b) Species

7.

Define species.

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Species is a group of individual plants which are morphologically as well a genetically same and can freely interbreed with each other in nature to maintain the continuity of life.

8.

Which type of classification used in Indian Universities and Herberium to identify and classified plants?

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Bentham and Hooker’s Natural system of classification.

9.

Which word represent the genus in Cassia fistula?.

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 The answer is Cassia

10.

Who proposed the concept of species?

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John Ray proposed concept of species

11.

Define Binomial Nomenclature and explain rules of Binomial Nomenclature.

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Binomial Nomenclature System :

  • If name of a plant is not same all around the world than it would be difficult to share study and knowledge about plants. To solve this problem nomenclature system adopted.
  • Plant nomenclature is a system of providing distinct and proper scientific names to organisms. Each scientific name consisting of two words, first generic name and second species name.
  • Binominal nomenclature first time proposed and used by Gaspard Bauhin(1623) in his book ‘Pinax’.
  • Binomial nomenclature for scientific naming of plants was developed by Carolus Linnaeus in his book ‘Philosophia Botanica’ (1751).
  • All valid names for plant are ones given by Linnaeus in his book Species Plantarum (1753) and for animals in his book Systema Nature (1758).
  • International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) has framed certain standard norms to give scientific name to any plant.

Scientific Name of a Plant should be Written in Latin Language

  • Reasons for binomial nomenclature in Latin language:
  1. Latin language is accepted as most evident, pithy and specific language.
  2. It is precise and concise in nature.
  3. It is helpful to give correct details about plant.
  4. Each scientific name consisting of two words, first generic name and second specific name. This process of naming is called binomial nomenclature.
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Which language is used to write the botanical name of a plant at the international level and why?

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Scientific name of a plant should be written in Latin language. Latin language is accepted as most evident, pithy and specific language. It is precise and concise in nature. It is helpful to give correct details about plant.

13.

Define Binomial Nomenclature

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Plant Binomial Nomenclature is a system of providing distinct and proper scientific names to organisms, each scientific name consisting of two words, first generic name and second species name.

14.

Define Systematic.

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Systematic (Systema-whole made of part) : Systematic is the science that brings out unique properties at each level of grouping or organisms which connected with identification, nomenclature, description and classification of organisms based on unique properties of every species and groups of species at every level of classification

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How the Cruciferae family defined and explained in ancient text ‘Vrikshayurveda’?

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It was explained in trees, shrubs and herbs and their uses.

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Name the book in which Bentham and Hooker gave their classification.

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Genera Plantarum