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Why is the criterion of interbreeding not practicable for all species ?

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Many organisms reproduce asexually and many have been known from fossils. Interbreeding is not possible in them.
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  1. Name the 3 international codes of biological nomenclature.

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  2. What are correlated characters ?

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  3. Why is the criterion of interbreeding not practicable for all species ...

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  4. Why do the species included in a genus resemble in many features ?

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  5. What is meant by revision of a group ?

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  6. Mention three aims of a zoological park.

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  7. Mark the odd ones in the series.

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  8. Name the major categories used in taxonomy and arrange them in an hier...

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  9. Write down a suitable defmition of a species.

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  10. Explain the terms systematics and hierarchical classification.

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  11. Which of the following cover the greater number of organisms . (a) ...

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  12. The common name of rice is simpler then its technical Oryza sativa. Wh...

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  13. Which of the following have more characters in common : (a) Phylum o...

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  14. Give Mayr's definition of a species.

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  15. Give the classificaf f ion o man, mentioning at least one feature of e...

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  16. Explain the terms-ancestral characters, derived characters, conservati...

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  17. Give a brief history of zoological parks or museums.

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  18. Match the items given in column I with appropriate items (one or more)...

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  19. Differentiate between the following : (i) Botanical garden and herba...

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  20. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) has provided a cod...

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